This low-cost demo board is for evaluation of our PIC18 MCU families. The PIC18 is our highest performance 8-bit architecture and has three different families: standard PIC18, PIC18 J-series and PIC18 K-series. This single development board supports dozens of the general-purpose PIC18 families using various processor Plug-In Modules (PIMs). PICtail daughter boards enable many different accessory boards to connect to the PIC18 Explorer board for a flexible and complete development environment. This board is the ideal complement to the MPLAB® PICkit 3 or ICD 3 debugger and programmer for a full-featured, economical, PIC18 development environment.*Features:**
* Multiple PIC18 processors, both a PIC18F8722 on board (128KB Flash, 80 pins, superset of traditional PIC18 family), and a PIC18F87J11 Plug-In Module (128KB Flash, 80-pins, superset of J-series, PIM adjusts to accommodate 3 V device). A switch selects the desired processor.
* Supports many other PIC18 devices with Plug-In Modules, supporting 28 to 80-pin PIC18 devices
* PICtail ™ daughter board connector for connection to standard expansion boards such as Ethernet, speech playback, and the many different sensors
* Expansion connector accesses full device pin-out and breadboard prototype area
* Convenient connection for MPLAB PICkit 3, ICD 3 or REAL ICE for in-circuit programming and debugging
* Alpha-numeric LCD display
* USB interface for USB to RS-232 communication
* 25LC256 SPI EEPROM
* Crystal oscillator
* Potentiometer (connected to 10-bit A/D, analog input channel)
* Analog output temperature sensor
* LEDs
* RS-232 port
* Power supply connector and programmable voltage regulator, capable of operation from 2.0 V to 5.5 V
* Demo software including temperature sensor demo included (illustrates Microchip"s analog temperature sensor MPC9701A) and 32 kHz crystal for Real Time Clock demonstration
