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The EasyPIC v8 for PIC24/dsPIC33 is a development board designed
for the rapid development of embedded applications, based on 16-bit
PIC24/dsPIC33 microcontrollers (MCUs). Redesigned from the ground
up, EasyPIC v8 for PIC24/dsPIC33 offers a familiar set of standard
features, as well as some new and unique features, common for the
8th generation of development boards: programming and debugging
over the WiFi network, connectivity provided by USB-C connectors,
support for a wide range of different MCUs, and more.
The development board is designed so that the developer has everything
that might be needed for the application development, following the
Swiss Army knife concept: a highly advanced programmer/debugger
module, a reliable power supply module, a huge set of connectivity
options including USB HOST/DEVICE, USB to UART, CAN, LIN etc.
EasyPIC v8 for PIC24/dsPIC33 board offers a number of different DIP
sockets, covering a wide range of 16-bit PIC24/dsPIC33 MCUs, from
the smallest PIC24/dsPIC33 MCU devices with only 14 pins, all the way
up to 28-pin ones.
The development board supports the well-established mikroBUS
™
connectivity standard, offering five mikroBUS
™
sockets, allowing
access to a huge base of Click boards
™
.
EasyPIC v8 for PIC24/dsPIC33 offers two display options, allowing
even the basic 16-bit PIC24/dsPIC33 MCU devices to utilize them and
display graphical or textual content. One of them is the 1x20 graphical
display connector, compatible with the familiar Graphical Liquid Crystal
Display (GLCD) based on the KS108 (or compatible) display driver, and
EasyTFT board that contains TFT Color Display MI0283QT-9A, which
is driven by ILI9341 display controller, capable of showing advanced
graphical content. The other option is the 2x16 character LCD module,
a four-bit display module with the embedded character-based display
controller, which requires minimal processing power from the host
MCU for its operation.
There is a wide range of useful interactive options at the disposal:
high-quality buttons with selectable press levels, LEDs, pull-up/pull-
down DIP switches, and more. All these features are packed on a
single development board, which itself uses innovative manufacturing
technologies, delivering fluid and immersive working experience. The
EasyPIC v8 for PIC24/dsPIC33 development board is also an integral
part of the Mikroe rapid development ecosystem. Natively supported
by the Mikroe Software toolchain, backed up by hundreds of different
Click board
™
designs with their number growing on a daily basis, it
covers many different prototyping and development aspects, thus
saving precious development time.
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