START STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX!
Overview
The SnadPIC is a microcontroller board based on the Microchip PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC families. It is designed to be easy to use and suitable for use by anyone from beginners to advanced users for experimenting with electronics and embedded control systems. It contains everything needed to start developing embedded applications.
It is designed to provide a low cost small control solution. It is intended to introduce and
demonstrate the capabilities and features of PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC with on- chip USB OTG. The board also comes with all the basic components needed for the Microchip PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC families, so you can use it straight out of the box. Except for a single connection to a computer, no additional hardware or configuration is
necessary. A USB connection to a host computer supplies communications and power to the board. For independent host-side USB operation, the starter kit may be disconnected from the PC and powered through DC Power Jack for independent functionality. The starter kit provides 83 I/O pins that support a number of peripheral functions, such as UART, SPI and I2C™ ports and pulse width modulated outputs. Use of these advanced peripherals requires an add on board to provide the additional hardware required.
Through the USB interface, it can also be programmed without the need of a programmer, as there is a built in Microchip boot loader.
The starter kit can be powered via USB, an external DC power adapter, or batteries.
The SnadPIC is a microcontroller board based on the Microchip PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC families. It is designed to be easy to use and suitable for use by anyone from beginners to advanced users for experimenting with electronics and embedded control systems. It contains everything needed to start developing embedded applications.
It is designed to provide a low cost small control solution. It is intended to introduce and
demonstrate the capabilities and features of PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC with on- chip USB OTG. The board also comes with all the basic components needed for the Microchip PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC families, so you can use it straight out of the box. Except for a single connection to a computer, no additional hardware or configuration is
necessary. A USB connection to a host computer supplies communications and power to the board. For independent host-side USB operation, the starter kit may be disconnected from the PC and powered through DC Power Jack for independent functionality. The starter kit provides 83 I/O pins that support a number of peripheral functions, such as UART, SPI and I2C™ ports and pulse width modulated outputs. Use of these advanced peripherals requires an add on board to provide the additional hardware required.
Through the USB interface, it can also be programmed without the need of a programmer, as there is a built in Microchip boot loader.
The starter kit can be powered via USB, an external DC power adapter, or batteries.
Features
• PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC33 with on-chip USB OTG
• Microchip bootloader Firmware
• USB serial interface easily can be used as USB host and USB device
• On-board Micro USB Connector
• On-board Micro SD Card holder
• On-board External Power Connector
• On-board Power Supply Switch (ON OFF ON)
• On-board 5V regulator
• On-board 3.3V regulator
• On-board Shield Power Connector
• On-board RESET (MCLR) Switch
• On-board General purpose Switch
• On-board LED Power Supply indicator
• On-board 8 User LEDs, and 1x8 male/female pin header that provides connections to these LEDs
• Most of the processor pins available, and the breakout pins can be soldered with standard 0.1″male/female header
to easily plug it into a mother board
• 4 holes to fix the board into a mother board
• On-board 8Mhz Crystal and two capacitors
• On-board 32.768Khz Crystal and two capacitors for RTCC/Timer1
• On-board 1x6 footprint for ICSP connection that provides Microchip Debug Tool Connector
• Board Size Inches (mm) : 3.94 (100.25) x 2.39 (60.95)
• PIC32, PIC24 and dsPIC33 with on-chip USB OTG
• Microchip bootloader Firmware
• USB serial interface easily can be used as USB host and USB device
• On-board Micro USB Connector
• On-board Micro SD Card holder
• On-board External Power Connector
• On-board Power Supply Switch (ON OFF ON)
• On-board 5V regulator
• On-board 3.3V regulator
• On-board Shield Power Connector
• On-board RESET (MCLR) Switch
• On-board General purpose Switch
• On-board LED Power Supply indicator
• On-board 8 User LEDs, and 1x8 male/female pin header that provides connections to these LEDs
• Most of the processor pins available, and the breakout pins can be soldered with standard 0.1″male/female header
to easily plug it into a mother board
• 4 holes to fix the board into a mother board
• On-board 8Mhz Crystal and two capacitors
• On-board 32.768Khz Crystal and two capacitors for RTCC/Timer1
• On-board 1x6 footprint for ICSP connection that provides Microchip Debug Tool Connector
• Board Size Inches (mm) : 3.94 (100.25) x 2.39 (60.95)
users_manual_snadpic100_rev1.02_.pdf | |
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dspic33e.rar | |
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sdcard_rtcc_test.rar | |
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SnadPIC Reviews
I could never get the PC side bootloader working so I got a PICKit3 programmer and I was so happy your SnadPIC had the 6-pin programming header position. Now it works like a champ!
I also ordered a 320 x 240 LCD with an ILI9341 controller and have been tweaking a graphics library to use with the dsPIC33EP512MU810. Attached are a couple of pictures after I finally got it working in SPI mode.... Thought you might enjoy seeing your board in action!
Oregon, USA customer
Good to hear from you!
Sure you can use the pictures if you want to, but please not any of my personal information. You can say an "Oregon, USA customer" if you want to. I attached a couple more pictures that may be more to your liking...
The LCD display has been fun to debug and get the Chinese demo to work the way I wanted it to. I would be happy to share the code with you if you ever play with one of these displays... It is still a bit crude but is a start and much simpler / faster than some other graphics libraries!
Thanks again and good luck with your business!
Best Regards, ---
Oregon, USA customer