EasyAVR5A Development System - AVR Development Board

NOTE: Pencil, GLCD with Touch Screen, LCD, DS1820, Serial Cable and memory cards are not included in the price!

Overview

EasyAVR5A development system supports a wide range of 8-, 14-, 18-, 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.

MMC/SD card slot enables you to add mass storage support to your prototype device.

EasyAVR5A allows AVR microcontrollers to be interfaced with a wide range of peripheral modules.

Seven-segment displays in multiplex mode connected to the microcontroller socket.

EasyAVR5A contains on-board Touch Screen controller with connector.

What's On-Board

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

The system can be 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 MCUs in DIP8, DIP14, DIP18, DIP20, DIP28 and DIP40 packages. It comes with an ATMEGA16.

Very fast on-board USB 2.0 programmer.

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. They are interfaced to the microcontroller.

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

32 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. These jumpers are available for all pins.

32 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/pull-down resistors

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

USB communication connector is used to connect the programmer to a PC.

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

LCD Contrast Potentiometer is used to adjust LCD contrast in a fast and easy way.

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

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

Quartz Crystal is replaceable. Jumpers are used to configure pins as oscillator inputs or regular I/O pins.

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

All microcontroller 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 by means of the on-board jumper.

MMC\SD card slot enables you to use MMC/SD cards in your work.

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

JTAG connector supports in-circuit debugging and firmware programming.

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 for your future projects. The 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 EasyAVR5A 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 EasyAVR5A development system supports a wide range of AVR microcontrollers. 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 EasyAVR5A 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 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 LEDs 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.
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 TWI 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 EasyAVR5A 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: Pencil, GLCD with Touch Screen, LCD, DS1820, Serial Cable and memory cards are not included in the price. The package contains:

EasyAVR5A 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 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.