User Manual

E a s y P I C v 8 M a n u a l
P A G E 7
O V E R V I E W
system (OS). The USB-C connector is also used to power the development board,
simplifying the cable management.
The EasyPIC v8 development board off ers fi ve improved mikroBUS
™
sockets,
allowing interfacing with a vast amount of electronic circuits and reference designs,
standardized under the Click board trademark. Click boards
™
are simple to use, require
no additional hardware confi guration and can be easily connected to the development
board by inserting them into any of the available mikroBUS
™
sockets. A new design
of the mikroBUS
™
socket allows even easier interfacing with the Click board
™
line
of products: it has a sturdier design which helps to align the Click board
™
correctly.
To read more about development improvements and huge benefi ts off ered by the
mikroBUS
™
and Click board
™
line of products, visit the offi cial Mikroe web page at
www.mikroe.com
The EasyPIC v8 development board is equipped with two display connectors, located
in the middle section of the board. One connector is a 1x16 pin header used for
connecting a character-based LCD in 4-bit mode. The second display connector is a
single row 20 pin header, which supports monochromatic GLCD and EasyTFT board.
The 1x20 pin graphical display connector is accompanied by two 4-pin connectors
(4-pin FFC connector and 1x4 pin header), which are used for the touch panel
connection. The development board also provides the required circuitry, allowing the
resistive touch panel to be interfaced with the installed MCU. Both the LCD and GLCD
display connectors support a PWM-driven (dimmable) or fi xed backlight functionality.
The I/O section occupies the lower part of the development board and contains
available MCU pins routed to 2x5 pin headers for easy access. There are confi gurable
pull-up or pull-down resistors and buttons for applying logic states to MCU pins.
LED indicators provide visual feedback of logic states for each pin. The MCU pins are
divided into groups, following the grouping concept used on the MCU itself (PORTA,
PORTB, PORTC, PORD and PORTE). The I/O section is where the most interaction with
the MCU takes place.
Communication options such as USB-UART, USB (DEVICE) and CAN are also included.
All the connectors are positioned at the edges of the development board, so they can
be easily accessed. This is also true for the power connectors, as well as for an external
RJ12 ICD connector. This allows clean and clutter-free cable management.
The EasyPIC v8 development board is equipped with the onboard CODEGRIP module
and supported by a powerful CODEGRIP Suite, enabling complete control over the
programming and debugging tasks. It is also used to confi gure various other options
and settings, providing visual feedback through its clean and comprehensive Graphical
User Interface (GUI). Detailed explanation on how to confi gure and use the CODEGRIP
module fi nd at the following link: www.mikroe.com/debuggers/codegrip