EasydsPIC4A Development System

NOTE: LCD, GLCD, Touch Panel, Serial Cable and Pencil are not included in the price!

Overview

User-Friendly dsPIC30F Development System

EasydsPIC4A is a development system that supports a wide range of 18-, 28- and 40-pin dsPIC30F 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 dsPIC30F MCUs.

EasydsPIC4A allows dsPIC30F microcontrollers to be interfaced with a wide range of peripheral devices.

On-board potentiometers that are used for testing A/D converter inputs.

EasydsPIC4A includes an on-board Touch Screen controller with a Touch Panel connector.

What's On-Board

RS-232 communication with a PC or an MCU is available via DB9 connector and MAX232 level converter.

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

Voltage reference used for A/D or D/A converter can be either VCC (5V) or 4.096 V.

System provides support for MCUs in DIP18, DIP28 and DIP40 packages. It comes with a dsPIC30F4013.

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.

ICD2 connector is used for connecting external programmer/debugger.

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

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

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

41 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 or pull-down resistors

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

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

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

GLCD Contrast Potentiometer is used for adjusting display contrast.

Touch Screen can be connected to the board via the Touch screen connector. There is also a Touch Screen controller.

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

Quartz Crystal is replaceable. The oscillator circuit is directly connected to microcontroller pins.

Graphic LCD 128x64 can be connected to the board via the on-board connector linked to MCU pins.

All 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 connector is used to connect the on-board programmer with a PC.

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

Graphic LCD is directly connected to microcontroller pins.

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 dsPIC30F microcontroller and monitor variable values, Special Function Registers (SFRs), RAM and EEPROM memory modules while the program is running. There is also an ultra fast USB 2.0 programmer for MCU programming that now supports more dsPIC30F 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 EasydsPIC4A development system supports a wide range of dsPIC30F microcontrollers. Newly released dsPIC30F microcontrollers will be supported by a new version of dsPICprog software that is updated regularly. Here is a list of microcontrollers supported by the EasydsPIC4A development system:

dsPIC30F Family
dsPIC30F1010	dsPIC30F2010	dsPIC30F2011	dsPIC30F2012
dsPIC30F2020	dsPIC30F2023	dsPIC30F3010	dsPIC30F3011
dsPIC30F3012	dsPIC30F3013	dsPIC30F3014	dsPIC30F4011
dsPIC30F4012	dsPIC30F4013

Examples

Examples provided with this development system will show you how to connect the dsPIC30F microcontroller with other peripheral components 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.

7seg displays in multiplex mode.
A/D conversion and displaying conversion results on LCD.
A/D conversion and displaying conversion results on LEDs in binary format.
A/D conversion and sending conversion result 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.
Sending and receiving data over SPI 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.
Sending and receiving data over SPI Ethernet.
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.
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 EasydsPIC4A development tool 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: LCD, GLCD, Touch Panel, Serial Cable and Pencil are not included in the price. The package contains:

EasydsPIC4A development system.
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 dsPIC30/33 and PIC24, mikroBasic PRO for dsPIC30/33 and PIC24 and mikroPascal PRO for dsPIC30/33 and PIC24 compilers. All demo versions include a hex output limited to 6k 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 - dsPIC Offer (EasydsPIC4A Development System + mikroBasic PRO for dsPIC + Accessories)
Save $50.00 USD [more info] Easy Start 2 - dsPIC Offer (EasydsPIC4A Development System + mikroPascal PRO for dsPIC + Accessories)
Save $50.00 USD [more info] Easy Start 3 - dsPIC Offer (EasydsPIC4A Development System + mikroC PRO for dsPIC + 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.