EasyAVR6 Development System

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

Overview

EasyAVR6 is a development system that supports a wide range of 8-, 14-, 20-, 28- and 40-pin AVR MCUs.

High-Performance On-Board USB 2.0 Programmer

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

Serial COG Display that uses SPI interface ia available for displaying text messages.

EasyAVR6 allows AVR microcontrollers to be interfaced with a wide range of peripheral devices.

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

EasyAVR6 features 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, DIP20, DIP28 and DIP40 packages. It comes with an ATMEGA16.

Potentiometer is 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 displays in multiplex mode

2x16 Character COG Display is used for displaying text messages. It is connected via SPI.

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

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

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

35 push buttons are used to excite microcontroller digital inputs. They are connected to all microcontrollers 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. There is no need for connecting the external programmer.

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

LCD Contrast Potentiometer is used for adjusting LCD 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 MCU pins can be configured via jumpers as oscillator inputs or regular I/O pins.

Graphic LCD 128x64 can be connected to the board via the on-board connector that is connected 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 on-board jumper.

GLCD Contrast Potentiometer is used for adjusting Graphic LCD Contrast.

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

USB UART module features the FT232RL - an interface between a USB device and the microcontroller.

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 the system to add more inputs or outputs if needed.

External connector is used for programming with External programmer.

JTAG port supports in-circuit debugging and firmware programming.

COG 2x16 Display contrast potentiometer is used for adjusting COG.

On-Board USB 2.0 Programmer

On-board USB 2.0 programmer AVRprog2 doesn't use bootloader or any similar software for programming. The whole AVR memory and all pins are available to you. This is a fast USB AVR InSystem programmer ideal for your future projects. Our latest AVRprog2 Programmer is driven and powered by a single USB port on your PC. No additional AC power adapter is needed. The programmer is recognized by Windows, which simplifies the driver installation. The programmer board is specifically designed for In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP). The External Programmer and JTAG can also be connected and used with the EasyAVR6 development system.

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 EasyAVR6 development system supports a wide range of AVR microcontrollers. Newly released AVR microcontrollers will be supported by a new version of AVRProg software that is updated regularly. Here is a list of microcontrollers supported by the EasyAVR6 development system:

AVR Microcontroller Family
AT90PWM2	AT90PWM216	AT90PWM2B	AT90PWM3	AT90PWM316
AT90PWM3B	AT90S1200	AT90S2313	AT90S2323	AT90S2343
AT90S4433	AT90S8515	AT90S8535	ATmega16	ATmega161
ATmega162	ATmega163	ATmega164P	ATmega164PA	ATmega165
ATmega165P	ATmega168	ATmega168P	ATmega169	ATmega169P
ATmega32	ATmega323	ATmega324	ATmega324P	ATmega324PA
ATmega32A	ATmega48	ATmega48P	ATmega48PA	ATmega644
ATmega644P	ATmega644PA	ATmega8	ATmega8515	ATmega8535
ATmega88	ATmega88P	ATmega88PA	ATmega8A	ATtiny12
ATtiny13	ATtiny15	ATtiny2313	ATtiny24	ATtiny25
ATtiny26	ATtiny261	ATtiny44	ATtiny45	ATtiny461
ATtiny84	ATtiny85	ATtiny861

Examples

Examples provided with this development system will show you how to connect AVR microcontrollers 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.
Displaying text on COG Display.

Measuring temperature with DS1820 and displaying results on 7seg displays in multiplex mode.
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.
Demonstration of Menu Keypad and Keypad 4x4.

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 EasyAVR6 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: Touch Screen, Pencil, DS1820, LCD, Serial Cable and GLCD are not included in the price. The package contains:

EasyAVR6 development system.
USB cable.
CD with software, drivers and examples in C, BASIC and Pascal.
Printed Documentation that includes: EasyAVR6 Manual, EasyAVR6 Schematic Diagram, AVRprog Manual and Quick Guide for Installing USB Drivers.

This product is shipped with fully functional demo versions of mikroC PRO for AVR, mikroBasic PRO for AVR and mikroPascal PRO for AVR 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.