mikromedia for PIC24EP

Name: mikromedia for PIC24EP
Brand: Mikroe
SKU: MIKROE-1160
Price: 118.80 USD
Availability: InStock

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Smart programmable touch 2.8'' display,
packed with features.

Mikromedia can be used for controlling a wide range of applications: from simple hobby projects, up to entire machine installations. It is powered by PIC24EP512GU810 microcontroller unit, it gives you true power to build GUI-centric embedded applications.

Main features

Multimedia modules

Large 320x240 TFT Color Display with Touch Screen, Stereo MP3 Codec, and Accelerometer give you true power to build full multimedial applications.

It’s really compact

Board is carefully designed and is very compact and handy. We have used the highest quality components and 4-layer PCB to achieve maximum efficiency.

Just plug-in the USB cable

Charge your batteries directly from USB port. No additional electronics, or expensive adapters. Just plug-in the cable, and this little board will handle the rest.

Many more megabytes

You can save pictures, sounds and other media files on microSD memory card and 8Mbit Serial Flash Memory and use it in your application.

What’s on Board

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TFT with Touch Panel

320x240 TFT Color Display with Touch Panel can display vivid and clear color images or advanced graphic content.

Frontal Reset Button

If you place battery shield or integrate your board so that only front TFT is accessible, this reset button can be very handy.

Audio connector

Plug-in your headphones and listen to audio output from mp3 decoder circuit.

Battery connector

Li-Polymer battery connector allows you easier connection with your battery. Autonomous power supply will give your mikromedia the wings it deserves.

Battery Charger circuit

MCP73832 Battery Charger circuit enables you to charge your Li-Polymer battery directly from USB port.

miniUSB connector

Microcontroler supports Full Speed and USB 2.0 OTG, so this connector allows you to communicate with a PC or other USB devices using USB connection.

Power Regulator

On-Board power regulator ensures that each part of the board get the right voltages.

Serial Flash Memory

Store up to 8 Mbit of data in EN25F80 Serial Flash Memory with 25 MHz SPI Bus Interface. It suports over 100,000 Erase/Program Cycles per Sector and has over 20 Year Data Retention.

Stereo Audio codec

VS1053 MPEG audio decoder with SPI interface for fast reproduction of Ogg Vorbis / MP3 / AAC / WMA / FLAC / MIDI audio files.

Reset Button

You can solder additional reset button at the backside of the boards, if you need it in your application.

PIC24EP512GU810

PIC24EP512GU810 is an exceptional 16-bit MCU. Stunning 70 MIPS power, hardware multiplier and divider, DMA controller and stunning set of integrated modules make this chip a remarkable choice.

Connection Pads

Every unsused microcontroller pin is available through connection pads. They can be used to connect your mikromedia board with additional shields or accessory boards.

Accelerometer

On-board ADXL345 Digital Accelerometer allows you to measure acceleration.

RTCC Crystal Oscillator

Board contains 32.768kHz Crystal oscillator (X1) which provides external clock for internal RTCC module.

Crystal Oscillator

8Mhz crystal oscillator circuit that provides external clock is connected to microcontroller osc pins.

Power LED

We have added power indicator LED, so you can be sure whether your board has stable power supply.

microSD card slot

microSD Card slot allows you to store large ammounts of data externally on microSD card using fast SPI communication.

mikroProg connector

Pads for connecting and programming the board with mikroProg for PIC external programmer.

ICD2/3 connector

Pads for connecting ICD2/3 connector board and programimg the MCU with external programmer.

Why choose mikromedia

Programming

On-board PIC24EP512GU810 is preprogrammed with fast USB HID bootloader, so it’s ready to work right out of the box. You don’t have to spend a dollar more on programmers. For those who need it, board can also be programmed and debugged using the external mikroProg programmer.

Compilers

mikromedia for PIC24EP is fully supported by mikroC, mikroBasic and mikroPascal compilers for dsPIC30/33 and PIC24. Compilers come with dozens of examples that demostrate every feature of the board.

GUI design with Visual TFT

Easily create fantastic colorful graphical user interfaces (GUI) for mikromedia in VisualTFT software. Even total beginners will be able to create amazing mikromedia applications.