BIGAVR6 Development System

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

Overview

BIGAVR6 is a development system that supports a wide range of 64- and 100-pin AVR MCUs.

High-Performance On-Board USB 2.0 Programmer

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

MMC/SD cards enable you to add mass storage support to your prototype device.

BIGAVR6 allows AVR microcontrollers to be interfaced with a wide range of peripheral devices.

On-board High-Speed CAN Transceiver MCP2551.

BIGAVR6 features an on-board Touch Screen controller with a 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 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 supports 64- and 100-pin TQFP MCU Cards. It comes with an ATMEGA128.

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.

Serial EEPROM 24AA01 can store up to 1Kbit of data and uses I2C communication.

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

86 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.

86 push buttons are used to excite microcontroller digital inputs. These buttons 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, on-board USB 2.0 programmer. There is no need for connecting the external programmer.

LCD can be connected to the board 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 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.

USB connector with LED indication for microcontrollers with USB facilities.

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

CAN module is used for communication with other microcontrollers.

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

GLCD Contrast Potentiometer is used for adjusting GLCD Contrast.

Real-Time Clock (RTC) DS1307 with a battery supply is used to keep track of the current time.

On-board connectors are used for programming with External programmer.

JTAG port supports in-circuit debugging and firmware programming.

MMC\SD card slot enables you to use MMC\SD memory cards easily.

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

On-board LCD and GLCD holders ensure proper display placement.

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 a 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 be connected and used with the BIGAVR6 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 BIGAVR6 development system supports a wide range of AVR MCUs. Newly released AVR microcontrollers will be supported by a new version of AVRFlash software that is updated regularly. Here is a list of microcontrollers supported by the BIGAVR6 development system:

AVR Microcontroller Family
AT90CAN128	AT90CAN32	AT90CAN64	AT90USB1286	AT90USB1287
AT90USB646	AT90USB647	ATmega103	ATmega128	ATmega1280
ATmega1281	ATmega2560	ATmega2561	ATmega325	ATmega3250
ATmega3250P	ATmega325P	ATmega328P	ATmega329	ATmega3290
ATmega3290P	ATmega329P	ATmega32C1	ATmega32HVB	ATmega32M1
ATmega32U4	ATmega32U6	ATmega406	ATmega64	ATmega640
ATmega645	ATmega6450	ATmega649	ATmega6490

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.

ADC on LEDs (Displaying conversion result on LCD).
Simple demonstration of TWI bus communication with 24AA01 EEPROM chip.
Simple introductory examples - LED Blinking and LED Curtain.
Demonstration example of one-wire communication with temperature sensor DS18x20.

Button Example - Demonstration of using Button Library.
Demonstration of usage of the GLCD library routines.
Example of using MMC/SD read and write functions.
Simple demonstration of how to read date and time from DS1307.
Demo for working with TouchPanel Controller.

Example of advanced communication with the 24AA01 EEPROM chip.
Example that demonstrates how to use LCD 4-bit library.
MMC/SD FAT16 functions demonstration example.
Example of how to set date and time on DS1307.
Demonstration of how to use UART library routines.

Package Details

The BIGAVR6 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, GLCD, MMC/SD card and Serial Cable are not included in the price. The package contains:

BIGAVR6 development system.
BIGAVR6 MCU Card with ATMEGA128 Microcontroller.
USB cable.
CD with software, drivers and examples in C, BASIC and Pascal.
Printed documentation that includes: BIGAVR6 Manual, BIGAVR6 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.