The PICDEM 2 Plus board demonstrates the capabilities of Microchip’s 8-bit microcontrollers, specifically, 18-, 28- and 40-pin PIC16FXXX, PIC16F1XXX, and PIC18 devices.

It can be used as a standalone demonstration board with a programmed part. Alternatively, it can be used with an in-circuit emulator (for example, MPLAB® Real ICETM) or with an in-circuit programmer/debugger (such as MPLAB® ICD 3 or PICkitTM 3). Microchip offers a bundle of the PICDEM 2 PLUS and the MPLAB® ICD 3, called the MPLAB® ICD 3 Evaluation Kit (with PICDEM 2 Plus), product number DV164036. Sample programs are provided to demonstrate the unique features of the supported devices.

Key Components

•     LCD display
•     Piezo buzzer
•     Temperature Sensor
•     4x LEDs
•     Microchip TC74 thermal sensor
•     32K x 8 Serial EEPROM
•     5 kΩ pot for devices with analog inputs
•     On-board external oscillators
•     Three pushbutton switches for external stimulus and reset
•     Works off of a 9v battery or DC powerpack

Connectivity options

•     Programmer/debugger connectivity using MPLAB ICD 3, MPLAB Real ICE and PICkit 3
•     PICkitTM Serial Connector for analysis of serial communications peripherals such as SPI or I2C
•     Active RS 232 port
•     Expansion

Features:

•     Demonstration program displaying a real time clock, ambient temperature and much more
•     A demonstration program loaded on the installed PIC16F1937 (40-pin) MCU
•     Sample kit with PIC16F1827 (18-pin), PIC16F1936 (28-pin) and PIC18F46K22 (40-pin) MCUs
•     Source code for all programs
•     Generous prototyping area
   

Header for PICtailTM daughter card connectivity, or for user access to MCU pins