User manual

EXPLORER 8 DEVELOPMENT BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
 2015 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001812A-page 11
Chapter 1. Overview
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The Explorer 8 Development Board is one of the latest development boards for
evaluating and demonstrating the capabilities and features of Microchip’s 8-bit PIC
®
MCUs. This board supports 8/14/20/28/40-pin DIP and 44/64/80-pin PIM-mounted PIC
MCUs.
This board is fully populated with two fixed and one variable power supply, a 16x2
Character LCD module, a pair of mikroBUS™ Click™ board headers to accommodate
a variety of plug-in modules, a pair of Digilent Pmod™ connectors, an in-line
completely configurable connector, PICtail™ connectors and a USB-to-serial/I
2
C
converter. The Explorer 8 is fully compatible with the MPLAB
®
Code Configurator and
MPLAB X v3.00 or later.
1.2 DEVELOPMENT KIT CONTENTS
The Explorer 8 Development Board comes with the following:
• Explorer 8 Development Board (DM160228)
• Pre-programmed PIC16F1719
• Micro USB cable
If the kit is missing any of these parts, please contact the nearest Microchip sales office
listed in the back of this publication.
The MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a free, integrated
software tool set for application development and debugging. Compilers and other
board-compatible software and hardware tools can be purchased.
To download the MPLAB X IDE software and documentation, or get information on the
other tools, visit www.microchip.com/devtools.