CHIPKIT EDU STARTER PACK - MICROCHIP

BUNDLE ORDER NO. 62W4244

CHIPKIT EDU STARTER PACK

chipKIT EDU Start Pack includes a chipKIT™ uC32™ Board (TDGL017), chipKIT™ Basic I/O Shield (TDGL005)

and a PICkit 3 In-Circuit Debugger/programmer (PG164130). Items can also be ordered separately.

The chipKIT development platform is a 32-bit Arduino based solution that enables hobbyists and

academics to easily and inexpensively integrate electronics into their projects, even if they do not have an

electronic-engineering background. The platform consists of PIC32-based development boards and open-

source software that is compatible with the Arduino programming language and development

environment. The chipKIT hardware is compatible with existing 3.3V Arduino shields and applications, and

can be developed using a modified version of the Arduino IDE and existing Arduino resources, such as code

examples, libraries, references and tutorials.

TDGL017 - chipKIT™ uC32™ Board Individual item Order#: 27W2153

The chipKIT™ uC32 is based on the popular Arduino™

open-source hardware prototyping platform and adds the

performance of the Microchip PIC32 microcontroller. The

uC32 is the same form factor as the Arduino™ Uno board

and is compatible with Arduino™ shields. It features a USB

serial port interface for connection to the IDE and can be

powered via USB or an external power supply.

The uC32 board takes advantage of the powerful

PIC32MX340F512 microcontroller. This microcontroller

features a 32-bit MIPS processor core running at 80MHz,

512K of Flash program memory and 32K of SRAM data

memory.

The uC32 can be programmed using the Multi-Platform Integrated Development Environment (MPIDE), an

environment based on the original Arduino IDE modified to support PIC32. It contains everything needed

to start developing embedded applications. In addition, the uC32 is fully compatible with the advanced

Microchip MPLAB® IDE and the PICKit3 in-system programmer/debugger.

The uC32 provides 42 I/O pins that support a number of peripheral functions, such as UART, SPI, and I2C

ports and pulse width modulated outputs. Twelve of the I/O pins can be used as analog inputs or as digital

inputs and outputs.

 Microchip® PIC32MX340F512H

microcontroller (80 MHz 32-bit MIPS,

512K Flash, 32K SRAM)

 Compatible with many existing Arduino

code samples and other resources

 Arduino Uno form factor

 compatible with many Arduino shields

 42 available I/O pins

 two user LEDs

 12 analog inputs

 3.3V operating voltage

 80Mhz operating frequency

 75mA typical operating current

 7V to 15V input voltage (recommended)

 20V input voltage (maximum)

 0V to 3.3V analog input voltage range

 +/-18mA DC current per pin

TDGL005 - chipKIT™ Basic I/O Shield Individual item Order#: 55T3948

chipKIT Basic I/O Shield is a input/output expansion board

designed for use with chipKIT microcontroller boards such as the

Uno32™ and the Max32™. Designed to the same form factor as

the Uno32 board it can also be used with the Max32 board.

The Basic I/O Shield is designed to provide a range of

input/output devices suitable for beginners learning about

microcontrollers and various types of I/O devices or for use by

more advanced user to provide inputs or outputs for their own

projects.

The Basic I/O Shield provides simple digital input devices such as

switches and buttons, and digital output devices such as discrete

LEDs and high current open FET drivers. It provides more advanced

devices such as an I2C EEPROM, an I2C temperature sensor, and

organic LED graphic display. A potentiometer is also provided for

use as an analog input device.

PG164130 - PICkit 3 In-Circuit Debugger Individual item Order#: 25R8311

PICkit 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer uses in-circuit

debugging logic incorporated into each chip with Flash

memory to provide a low-cost hardware debugger and

programmer that can reprogram any PIC microcontroller

with a simple push of a button.

Working with MPLAB IDE, the PICkit 3 allows for

debugging and programming of PIC® and dsPIC® Flash

microcontrollers at a most affordable price point using

the powerful graphical user interface of the MPLAB

Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The MPLAB

PICkit 3 is connected to the design engineer's PC using a

full speed USB interface and can be connected to the

target via an Microchip debug (RJ-11) connector (compatible with MPLAB ICD 2, MPLAB ICD 3 and MPLAB

REAL ICE). The connector uses two device I/O pins and the reset line to implement in-circuit debugging and

In-Circuit Serial Programming™.

PICkit 3 Features

 USB (Full speed 12 Mbits/s interface to

host PC)

 Real-time execution

 MPLAB IDE compatible (free copy

included)

 Built-in over-voltage/short circuit monitor

 Firmware upgradeable from PC/web

download

 Totally enclosed

 Supports low voltage to 2.0 volts (2.0v to

6.0v range)

 Diagnostic LEDs (power, busy, error)

 Read/write program and data memory of

microcontroller

 Erase of program memory space with

verification

 Freeze-peripherals at breakpoint

 Program up to 512K byte flash with the

Programmer-to-Go