Microchip | DM240001-2

The Explorer 16/32 Development Board is a flexible and convenient development, demonstration and testing platform for 16-bit PIC24 MCUs, dsPIC® DSCs and 32-bit PIC32 MCUs from Microchip Technology.

It features all the necessary hardware to begin developing and debugging a complete embedded application.

The board accepts Processor Plug-In Modules (PIMs) designed for the Explorer 16 or Explorer 16/32 development board for easy device swapping. In addition to the hardware features provided by the board, hardware expansion is possible through the use of PICtail™ Plus daughter cards and mikroBUS™ accessory boards.

Features:

• 100 pin Plug-In Module (PIM) socket,
• Power supply
       -USB Power through PICkit™-On-Board (PKOB), USB Type-C™ or USB-Serial Converter
       -9-15V DC Power Supply
• On board USB to UART/I2C™ adapter for data exchange with PC/Mac/Linux based host
• USB Type-C™ (host/device) and Type-A (host) support for apps using USB MCU
• Hardware functionality extension by attaching accessory boards via
       -PICtail™ Plus interface
       -2x MikroElektronika mikroBUS™ interface
       -2x Digilent Pmod™ footprint
• Alpha-numeric 16 x 2 LCD display, 8x User LEDs, 4x Push Buttons, 10k pot
• Microchip's TC1047A high accuracy, analog output temperature sensor
• Programmer/Debugger
       -Integrated USB programmer/debugger - PICkit™-On-Board (PKOB)
       -Interfaces to MPLAB ICD 3, MPLAB REAL ICE™, PICkit™
• Support for all the existing and new PICtail™ Plus Daughter Cards

Kit Contents:

• Explorer 16/32 main development board