User manual

 2015 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001814A-page 13
1.7 INSTALLING EXPANSION BOARDS AND AN LCD MODULE
Installing an expansion board on the PICDEM Lab II Development Board is very simple,
provided the expansion board uses a single row 0.100” right angle, or vertical header.
Simply push the pins of the header into the horizontal sockets of J8. Power, output and
input pins from the expansion board can then be connected to the on-board circuitry
using the vertical sockets of J8. The pins of the horizontal and vertical sockets of J8 are
connected one-to-one, so any connection made in a horizontal socket will be
connected to the adjacent vertical pin. This combination makes it very simple to
connect to an expansion board without the need for a cumbersome wire connection off
the PICDEM Lab II.
Installing an LCD module is equally easy, provided the LCD module uses a single-row
0.100” right angle, or vertical header. Note a horizontal header is more convenient in
that it allows the LCD module to lay flat next to the PICDEM Lab II. Once installed,
connections to the power, outputs and inputs of the LCD module are the same as for
the expansion board mentioned above.