LV 18FJ Development System

Note: MMC/SD Card, Touch Screen, Pencil, DS1820, LCD, Serial Cable and GLCD are not included in the price!

Overview

User-Friendly PIC18FJ Development System

LV18FJ development system supports a wide range of 64-, 80- and 100-pin PIC18FJ microcontrollers.

High-Performance On-board USB 2.0 Programmer

Very fast, on-board USB 2.0 programmer with a simplified driver installation.

mikroICD is a hardware tool designed for testing and debugging programs on PIC microcontrollers.

The system comes with an 80-pin MCU card having the PIC18F87J60 microcontroller with integrated 10Mbps Ethernet soldered on it.

The system supports PIC18FJ MCUs with integrated Ethernet module.

LV18FJ features an on-board Touch Screen Controller with Touch Panel Connector.

What's On-Board

Double RS-232 communication with a PC or a microcontroller is performed via DB9 connectors.

System can be easily configured by means of DIP switches. Each DIP switch configures one part of the system.

Temperature sensor DS1820 measures temperature from -55°C to 125°C. It is connected to the system via socket.

System supports 64-, 80- and 100-pin MCU Cards. It comes with a PIC18F87J60.

2 potentiometers are used for testing multiple A/D conversions. Inputs can be configured via the on-board jumpers.

USB or external power supply source is selected by moving a jumper. Power supply switch turns the system on/off.

All microcontroller pins are connected to the IDC10 connectors for further expansion.

70 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are used to indicate the logic state of all microcontroller pins.

On-board jumpers are used for pull-up/pull-down port configuration.

70 push buttons are used to excite microcontroller digital inputs. They are connected to all microcontroller pins.

GLCD Contrast Potentiometer is used for adjusting graphic LCD contrast.

Very fast, on-board USB 2.0 programmer with mikroICD. There is no need for connecting the external programmer.

LCD can be easily connected via the on-board connector that is also connected to MCU pins.

LCD Contrast Potentiometer is used for adjusting LCD contrast.

Touch Screen can be connected to the board via Touch Panel Connector. There is also a Touch Screen Controller.

Graphic LCD 128x64 can be connected directly to the microcontroller pins via the appropriate connector.

MCU pins are marked on the back of the board. These marks give basic information on the pins.

Voltage level to be applied when a button is pressed (GND or +5V) is selected via the on-board jumper.

Reset circuit is used to reset the microcontroller. It is connected to the MCLR pin of the microcontroller.

RJ45 Connector with LED indication is available for testing various ethernet applications.

External power supply can be DC or AC. On-board jumper is used for selecting external power supply.

On-Board Programmer and In-Circuit Debugger

3in1 Development System

3 in 1 Development System - Development System + On-Board USB 2.0 programmer + On-Board mikroICD (In-Circuit Debugger): mikroICD is a highly effective tool for Real-Time debugging at hardware level. It enables you to execute mikroC PRO, mikroPascal PRO and mikroBasic PRO programs on a host PIC18FJ microcontroller and monitor variable values, Special Function Registers (SFRs), RAM and EEPROM memory modules while the program is running. There is also a fast USB 2.0 programmer for MCU programming that now supports more PIC18FJ microcontrollers.

Windows^® Certified Drivers

Drivers for the on-board programmer are Microsoft^® Windows^® XP, Windows^® Vista and Windows^® 7 certified. The Windows certificate is a proof that the programmer supports mentioned Windows operating systems and is immediately recognized by the system, which guarantees correct Plug and Play functionality. Driver certification provides users with a wide range of benefits such as stable functioning, the ability to install and delete drivers without rebooting and compatibility with future versions of Windows.

Supported Microcontrollers

The LV18FJ development system supports a wide range of microcontrollers including PIC18FJ devices. Newly released PIC18FJ microcontrollers will be supported by a new version of Lv18PICFlash software that is updated regularly. Here is a list of microcontrollers supported by LV18FJ:

PIC18FJ Microcontroller Family
PIC18F87J50-PT	PIC18F87J10-PT	PIC18F87J60-PT	PIC18F86J55-PT	PIC18F86J15-PT	PIC18F86J65-PT	PIC18F86J50-PT
PIC18F86J10-PT	PIC18F86J60-PT	PIC18F85J50-PT	PIC18F85J15-PT	PIC18F85J10-PT	PIC18F85J11-PT	PIC18F84J11-PT
PIC18F83J11-PT	PIC18F87J11-PT	PIC18F86J16-PT	PIC18F86J11-PT	PIC18F67J60-PT	PIC18F97J60-PT	PIC18F67J10-PT
PIC18F67J50-PT	PIC18F97J60-PF	PIC18F66J65-PT	PIC18F96J65-PT	PIC18F66J15-PT	PIC18F66J55-PT	PIC18F96J65-PF
PIC18F66J60-PT	PIC18F96J60-PT	PIC18F66J10-PT	PIC18F66J50-PT	PIC18F96J60-PF	PIC18F65J15-PT	PIC18F65J50-PT
PIC18F65J10-PT	PIC18F65J11-PT	PIC18F64J11-PT	PIC18F63J11-PT	PIC18F67J11-PT	PIC18F66J16-PT	PIC18F66J11-PT

Examples

Examples provided with this development system will show you how to connect the PIC18FJ device with other peripheral components or devices and how to develop your prototype device easily. Each example contains a detailed description of the relevant program including comments. All these examples can be downloaded from this page as well.

A/D conversion and displaying conversion results on LCD.
A/D conversion and displaying conversion results on LEDs in binary form.
A/D conversion and sending conversion results via USART.
Timer 0 and time measurement.
Examples of SPI communication.
Examples of CAN communication.
Examples of Sound generation.
Sending and receiving data over Ethernet.
Examples of SPI Port Expander.

Interrupt upon port B state change.
Detection of button pressed on port B.
Displaying text on LCD.
Diodes blinking on port B.
Displaying text and images on Graphic LCD.
Examples of I2C communication.
Examples of RS485 communication.
Examples of sending and receiving data using Manchester Code.
Examples of Sinusoid generation.
Examples of SPI Graphic LCD.
Touch Screen demonstration example.

Measuring temperature with DS1820 and sending data to a PC via serial communication.
Sending data to a PC via serial communication.
Creating delay with timer 0.
Creating delay with timer 1.
Creating delay with timer 2.
Examples of Toshiba T6963 Graphic LCD.
Reading date and time from PCF8583 Real Time Clock.
Examples of reading and writing data to MMC or CF cards.

Package Details

The LV 18FJ development system is packed in the protective box along with the relevant documentation and product CD. This box is very resistant to all kinds of damages and shocks. Note: MMC/SD Card, Touch Screen, Pencil, DS1820, LCD, Serial Cable and GLCD are not included in the price. The package contains:

LV18FJ Development System.
MCU Card with PIC18F87J60.
USB cable.
CD with software, drivers and examples in C, BASIC and Pascal.
Printed documentation.

This product is shipped with fully functional demo versions of mikroC PRO for PIC, mikroBasic PRO for PIC and mikroPascal PRO for PIC compilers. All demo versions include a hex output limited to 2k of program words. These compilers come with examples for easy prototype development.

Accessory Boards

Accessory Boards were designed to allow students or engineers to easily exercise and explore the capabilities of the various microcontrollers with peripheral devices such as: ADC, DAC, CAN, Ethernet, IrDA, MP3, RS485 and many more. Click on the image below to find accessory boards that suits your needs. Note: Accessory Boards are sold separately.