DM160228

DM160228 is an Explorer 8 development kit that comes with a 40-pin DSTEMP. This is one of the latest development board for evaluating and demonstrating the capabilities and features of Microchip’s 8-bit PIC® MCUs. This board supports 8/14/20/28/40-pin DIP and 44/64/80-pin PIM-mounted PIC MCUs. This board is fully populated with two fixed and one variable power supply, a 16x2 Character LCD module, a pair of mikroBUS™ Click™ board headers to accommodate a variety of plug-in modules, a pair of Digilent Pmod™ connectors, an in-line completely configurable connector, PICtail™ connectors and a USB-to-serial/I2C converter. The Explorer 8 is fully compatible with the MPLAB® Code configurator and MPLAB X v3.00 or later.

• MCP2221 USB-to-UART/I2C serial converter, 16x2 Character LCD (LCD1)
• MCP23S17 I/O expander for LCD interface, eight blue LEDs (D1 to D8)
• Male header pins for attaching Plug-in-Modules
• mikroBUS headers for attaching mikroBUS compatible boards
• Two push button switches for external stimulus
• 8MHz crystal for device external oscillator
• Digilent Pmod compatible connectors and 10kohm potentiometer for analog inputs
• Variable power indicator LED, 3.3V power indicator and 5V power indicator
• 6-pin male header for ICSP programming/debugging using PICkit 3
• Micro USB socket for USB communication and/or USB power

Contents

Explorer 8 development board (DM160228), Pre-programmed DSTEMP, Micro USB cable.