User Manual

ChipKIT Pro MX4 Reference Manual
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Overview
ChipKIT Pro MX4 is the new name for Cerebot MX4ck. This board retains all functionality of the Cerebot MX4ck.
The ChipKIT Pro MX4 is a microcontroller development board based on the Microchip PIC32MX460F512L, a
member of the 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller family. It is compatible with Digilent’s line of Pmod™ peripheral
modules, and is suitable for use with the Microchip MPLAB
®
IDE tools. The ChipKIT Pro MX4 is also compatible for
use with the MPIDE development environment. ChipKIT combined with MPIDE is a PIC32 based system compatible
with many existing Arduino™ code examples, reference materials and other resources.
ChipKIT Pro MX4]
Features of the ChipKIT Pro MX4 Include:
a PIC32MX460F512L microcontroller
support for programming and debugging within
the Microchip MPLAB development
environment
support for programming within the chipKIT
MPIDE development environment
nine Pmod connectors for Digilent peripheral
module boards
eight hobby RC servo connectors
USB 2.0 Device, Host, and OTG support
two push buttons
four LEDs
multiple power supply options, including USB
powered
ESD protection and short circuit protection for
all I/O pins.
Features of the PIC32MX460F512L Include
512KB internal program flash memory
32KB internal SRAM memory
USB 2.0 compliant full-speed On-The-Go (OTG)
controller with dedicated DMA channel
two serial peripheral interfaces (SPI)
two UART serial interfaces
two I
2
C serial interfaces
five 16-bit timer/counters
five timer capture inputs
five compare/PWM outputs
sixteen 10-bit analog inputs
two analog comparators