EasyPIC6 Development System

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

Overview

EasyPIC6 is a development system that supports over 120 8-, 14-, 18-, 20-, 28- and 40-pin PIC MCUs.

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.

EasyPIC6 allows PIC microcontrollers to be interfaced with a wide range of peripheral modules.

On-board 16-bit I/O port expander MCP23S17 that uses SPI communication.

EasyPIC6 includes an on-board Touch Screen controller with a Touch Panel connector.

What's On-Board

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

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

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

System provides support for MCUs in DIP8, DIP14, DIP18, DIP20, DIP28 and DIP40 packages. It comes with a PIC16F887.

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

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

4 seven-segment digits in multiplex mode

2x16 character COG Display is used for displaying text messages. It is connected to the system via SPI.

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

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

On-board jumpers are used for pull-up/pull-down port configuration. These jumpers are available for all pins.

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

DIP switch for separating port pins from pull-up/pull-down resistors

DIP switch is used to separate port pins from pull-up/pull-down resistors.

Very fast USB 2.0 programmer with mikroICD support. 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 screen connector. There is also a Touch Screen controller.

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

Quartz Crystal is replaceable. The MCU pins can be configured via jumpers as oscillator inputs or regular I/O pins.

Graphic LCD 128x64 can be easily connected to the board via the appropriate connector. It is connected to MCU pins.

MCU pins are marked on the back of the board. These marks provide 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.

USB communication connector enables you to connect your microcontroller with a PC via USB interface.

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

PS2 connector enables the development system to be directly connected to a PS/2 device such as keyboard or mouse.

4x4 Keypad allows efficient entry of numeric data and other characters as well.

Menu Keypad enables easy and fast menu browsing for your prototype device.

Port Expander enables you to add more inputs or outputs to your prototype device.

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, mikroPascal and mikroBasic programs on a host PIC microcontroller and monitor variable values, Special Function Registers (SFRs), RAM and EEPROM memory modules while the program is running. There is an ultra fast USB 2.0 programmer for MCU programming that now supports more PIC 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 EasyPIC6 development system supports a wide range of microcontrollers including over 120 PIC microcontrollers. Newly released PIC microcontrollers will be supported by a new version of PICFlash software that is updated regularly. Here is a list of all microcontrollers supported by the EasyPIC6 development system:

PIC10 and PIC12 Microcontroller Family
PIC10F200	PIC10F202	PIC10F204	PIC10F206	PIC10F220	PIC10F222	PIC12F508	PIC12F509	PIC12F510
PIC12F519	PIC12F609	PIC12F615	PIC12F629	PIC12F635	PIC12F675	PIC12F683
PIC16 Microcontroller Family
PIC16F505	PIC16F506	PIC16F526	PIC16F54	PIC16F57	PIC16F59	PIC16F610	PIC16F616	PIC16F627A
PIC16F628A	PIC16F630	PIC16F631	PIC16F636	PIC16F648A	PIC16F676	PIC16F677	PIC16F684	PIC16F685
PIC16F687	PIC16F688	PIC16F689	PIC16F690	PIC16F716	PIC16F72	PIC16F722	PIC16F723	PIC16F724
PIC16F726	PIC16F727	PIC16F73	PIC16F737	PIC16F74	PIC16F747	PIC16F76	PIC16F767	PIC16F77
PIC16F777	PIC16F785	PIC16F818	PIC16F819	PIC16F84A	PIC16F87	PIC16F88	PIC16F882	PIC16F883
PIC16F884	PIC16F886	PIC16F887	PIC16F913	PIC16F914	PIC16F916	PIC16F917
PIC18 Microcontroller Family
PIC18F1220	PIC18F1230	PIC18F1320	PIC18F1330	PIC18F2220	PIC18F2221	PIC18F2320	PIC18F2321	PIC18F2331
PIC18F2410	PIC18F2420	PIC18F2423	PIC18F2431	PIC18F2450	PIC18F2455	PIC18F2458	PIC18F2480	PIC18F2510
PIC18F2515	PIC18F2520	PIC18F2523	PIC18F2525	PIC18F2550	PIC18F2553	PIC18F2580	PIC18F2585	PIC18F2610
PIC18F2620	PIC18F2680	PIC18F2682	PIC18F2685	PIC18F4220	PIC18F4221	PIC18F4320	PIC18F4321	PIC18F4331
PIC18F4410	PIC18F4420	PIC18F4423	PIC18F4431	PIC18F4450	PIC18F4455	PIC18F4458	PIC18F4480	PIC18F4510
PIC18F4515	PIC18F4520	PIC18F4523	PIC18F4525	PIC18F4550	PIC18F4553	PIC18F4580	PIC18F4585	PIC18F4610
PIC18F4620	PIC18F4680	PIC18F4682	PIC18F4685

Examples

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

7seg displays in multiplex mode.
A/D conversion and displaying conversion results on LCD.
A/D conversion and displaying conversion results on LED diodes in binary format.
A/D conversion and sending conversion results via USART.
Timer 0 and time measurement.
Measuring temperature with DS1820 and displaying results on LCD.
Examples of SPI communication.
Examples of CAN communication.
Examples of Sound generation.
Sending and receiving data over Ethernet.

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.
Examples of SPI Port Expander.
Touch Screen demonstration example.
Sending and receiving data over SPI Ethernet.

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.
Sending data from PS/2 keyboard.
One-wire communication with temperature sensor.
Reading date and time from PCF8583 Real Time Clock.
Examples of reading and writing data to MMC or CF cards.
Examples of Toshiba T6963 Graphic LCD.

Package Details

The EasyPIC6 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: Touch Screen, Pencil, DS1820, LCD, Serial Cable and GLCD are not included in the price. The package contains:

EasyPIC6 development system.
USB cable.
CD with software, drivers and examples in C, BASIC and Pascal.
Printed documentation that includes: EasyPIC6 Manual, EasyPIC6 Schematic Diagram, PICFlash with mikroICD Manual, mikroICD Manual and Quick Guide for Installing USB Drivers.

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.

Special Offers

This product is available with several special offers. These special offers has been carefully created to suite your needs, no matter if you are beginner or experienced user. Save time, money and get complete development solution. Purchasing one of these offers will get you an significant discount. Following special offers are available for this product:

Save $50.00 USD [more info] Easy Start 1 - PIC Offer (EasyPIC6 Development System + mikroBasic PRO for PIC + Accessories)
Save $50.00 USD [more info] Easy Start 2 - PIC Offer (EasyPIC6 Development System + mikroPascal PRO for PIC + Accessories)
Save $50.00 USD [more info] Easy Start 3 - PIC Offer (EasyPIC6 Development System + mikroC PRO for PIC + Accessories)

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.