User manual

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Board Technical Information
2010 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51662C-page 47
A.6 OSCILLATOR OPTIONS
The on-board firmware uses the internal RC oscillator running at 8 MHz.
Internal RC oscillator running at 8 MHz can be used.
Pads provided for user-furnished crystal/resonator (Y2) and two capacitors
(C16 and C17).
Socket provided for a canned oscillator (Y3). This oscillator can be disabled by
removing jumpers, JP9, JP11 and JP12.
32.768 kHz (watch-type) crystal for Timer1 (Y1) is always connected to RC0 and
RC1.
A.7 RS-232 SERIAL PORT
An RS-232 level shifting IC has been provided with all necessary hardware to support
connection of an RS-232 host through the DB9 connector (PI). The port is configured
as DCE and can be connected to a PC using a serial cable.
A.8 REAL-TIME CLOCK
This circuit allows the user to configure a PIC microcontroller for timekeeping using a
32.768 kHz clock crystal connected to Timer1 module’s T1OSO and T1OSI pins.
A.9 SERIAL EEPROM
A socket for a Microwire EEPROM is provided on the board to illustrate usage of
the Synchronous mode of operation of the USART module. For its operation:
Jumpers, JP15 and JP16, should be connected.
In the jumper, J6, U9-CS should be connected with RB5.
In the jumper, J13, U9-ORG (pin 6) should be connected to GND.
A.10 ANALOG INPUT
A 10 k potentiometer is connected through a series of 100 resistors to AN0. The
potentiometer can be adjusted from V
CC to GND. The jumper, J11, should be
connecting the potentiometer to AN0.
Note 1: For the PIC18F85J90 and PIC18F87J90 PIM, the RG2 and RG3 pins are
connected to RC3 and RC4 of U1A, respectively.
2: For the PIC16F917 PIM, the RD1 and RD2 pins are connected to RC3
and RC4 of U1A, respectively.
3: For the PIC18F8490, PIC16F946 and PIC16F/LF/1946/7 PIMs, the RC3
and RC4 pins are connected to RC3 and RC4 of U1A, respectively.