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PIC24FJ256DA210
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
 2010 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51911A-page 3
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1. Introducing the Development Board
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 11
1.2 Development Board Features ...................................................................... 11
1.3 Power Requirements .................................................................................... 13
1.4 Companion Display Boards .......................................................................... 14
1.5 Typical Development Board Configurations ................................................. 15
1.6 Development Board Demonstration Programs ............................................. 15
1.7 Additional Software for Application Development ....................................... 16
Chapter 2. The Demonstration Application
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 17
2.2 About the Application ................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3. Programming and Debugging the Board
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 19
3.2 Tutorial overview .......................................................................................... 19
3.3 Loading the Project ...................................................................................... 20
3.4 Building the Code ......................................................................................... 22
3.5 Programming the PIC24FJ256DA210 .......................................................... 23
3.6 Running the Code ........................................................................................ 26
3.7 Debugging the Code .................................................................................... 27
Chapter 4. Development Board Hardware
4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 31
4.2 Functional Overview ..................................................................................... 31
4.3 General Hardware Features ......................................................................... 32
4.4 Setup and Configuration ............................................................................... 34
Appendix A. Development Board Schematics
A.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 49
A.2 Hardware Features ...................................................................................... 49
A.3 Development Board Schematics .................................................................. 51
Appendix B. Modifications for PICtail Plus Daughter Boards
B.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 59
B.2 Overview of the PICtail Plus Interface ......................................................... 59
B.3 Modifications for Specific Daughter Boards ................................................. 62
Index ............................................................................................................................. 63
Worldwide Sales and Service ....................................................................................64