 While
PIC Proto boards allow you
to create your own projects with a minimum of hassle, the LAB-X1
Experimenter Board goes one step further. It provides an assembled
testbed including most of the circuitry commonly used with PIC microcontrollers
(MCUs).The LAB-X1 includes the circuitry required by the PIC
microcontroller to operate: 5-volt power supply, oscillator, reset
circuit, as well as additional application circuits. The crystal
controlled oscillator includes jumpers to set speeds of 4MHz, 8MHz,
10MHz, 12MHz, 13.32MHz, 16MHz and 20MHz.
Application circuits include a switch matrix, potentiometers,
LEDs, LCD module, serial EEPROMS*, real time clock*, temperature
sensors*, servo connectors, RS232 interface, RS485 interface*, IR
interface* and speaker. A prototyping area is also included in case
we missed your favourite circuit.
*Some applications require additional devices
that are not included with the LAB-X1. See below for details.
Many different projects may be created using the LAB-X1. Some
examples include calculators, LCD clock, digital thermometer, LCD
backpack, tone dialer, TV remote control and many more. The LAB-X1
can run programs written in assembler, C and
PicBasic or
PicBasic Pro.
The LAB-X1 includes in-circuit programming connectors so the
resident PIC microcontroller may be reprogrammed on the fly (requires
flash device) using programmers that support this feature. Because
the LAB-X1 itself is not a programmer, a separate PIC microcontroller
programmer, such as the
EPIC Plus Programmer,
Serial Programmer,
USB Programmer or
U2 USB Programmer
is required to program a PIC microcontroller.
| Compatible with the 40-pin PIC16C64(A), 16C65(AB),
16C662, 16C67, 16C74(AB), 16C77, 16C774, PIC16F871, 16F874(A),
16F877(A), 18C442, 18C452, 18F442, 18F448,
18F452, 18F458. The
PIC16F877 is recommended.
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All of the PIC microcontroller I/O pins are brought out to headers
next to a 40-pin ZIF socket. This allows connection to off-board
circuits as well as allowing on-board circuits to be connected to
other pins, if desired. The LAB-X1 is designed to work with 40-pin
PIC microcontrollers, but may be jumpered to work with smaller devices.
It is recommended the LAB-X1 be used with the 40-pin
PIC16F877. This flash device has 8K of code space, 33 I/O pins,
8 ADC channels and may be reprogrammed again and again.
The LAB-X1 is also available in convenient, cost-saving bundles.
See our Experimenter Bundles page
for more information.
LAB-X1 Board Features:
- Inputs: 16 switch keypad, 3 potentiometers, IR, temperature,
real time clock
- Outputs: LED bargraph, 2x20 LCD module, speaker, DTMF, PWM,
IR, 2 RC servo connectors
- I/O: RS232 interface, RS485 interface
- Serial EEPROM: I2C, SPI, Microwire
- Misc: Reset button, 5-volt regulator, 40-pin ZIF socket
for PIC microcontroller (device optional)
- Jumper selectable oscillator from 4MHz to 20MHz
- In-circuit programming/debug connectors
- Prototyping area for additional circuits
- Size is 5.5" x 5.6"
The standard version includes:
- 40-pin ZIF socket for PIC microcontroller (device optional)
- 5-volt regulator
- Jumper selectable oscillator from 4MHz to 20MHz
- Reset button
- 16 switch keypad
- 3 potentiometers
- LED bargraph
- 2 line by 20 character LCD module
- Speaker
- 2 RC servo connectors
- RS232 interface
- Socket for RS485 interface (device not included)
- Socket for I2C serial EEPROM (device not included)
- Socket for SPI serial EEPROM (device not included)
- Socket for Microwire serial EEPROM (device not included)
- Socket for real time clock/serial analogue to digital converter
(devices not included)
- Socket for Dallas 1620/1820 temperature ICs (devices not
included)
- EPIC in-circuit programming connector
- Wiring for Microchip in-circuit debug connector
- Prototyping area for additional circuits
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