User manual

EXPLORER 8 DEVELOPMENT BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
 2015 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001812A-page 19
Chapter 2. Getting Started
The Explorer 8 Demo Board is very flexible and may be used in a variety of ways. This
section provides the different configurations of the board, and the required tools and
equipment for each of them.
2.1 EXPLORER 8 WITH PRE-PROGRAMMED DEVICE
Several features of the Explorer 8 Demo Board can be demonstrated immediately by
following the steps listed below:
1. Place the pre-programmed PIC16F1719 on the 40-pin socket of the Explorer 8
Development Board.
2. Ensure that the jumpers are on their proper configuration as shown in Tab le 2-1 .
See Section 1.4 “On-Board Jumper Configurations” for jumper description
and location.
Note: The table contains only a list of jumpers that are required to be setup for
proper demonstration of the Explorer 8 Development Board using the
pre-programmed device. Jumpers not listed in the table will have no effect
on the demo program.
TABLE 2-1: JUMPER SETUP USING THE PRE-PROGRAMMED DEVICE
Jumper/s Description Configuration
J2 Power the board via USB
J4 Use RA5 as an I/O pin
J7 Use LEDs D4 through D1
J14 Use +5.0V Supply
J21 Use LEDs D8 through D5
J36 Connect the 8 MHz Crystal to the device OSC1
pin to function as primary oscillator
USB
+5V
BRD
+5V
RA5
VCAP
LED_D_EN
+3.3V
+5V
LED_B_EN
RA7
RA4