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PICDEM™ PIC18 EXPLORER

DEMONSTRATION BOARD

USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 2. Getting Started

The PICDEM™ PIC18 Explorer Demonstration Board may be used in a variety of

ways. Table 2-1 lists the three primary configurations and the required equipment and

capabilities of each.

This chapter describes:

• How to implement each of the uses described in Table 2-1

• How to reprogram the main and RS-232 to USB microcontrollers

• How to connect the demonstration board to a host PC for RS-232 communication

2.1

BOARD AS STAND-ALONE DEVICE

In using the PICDEM PIC18 Explorer Demonstration Board as a stand-alone device,

an implementation can:

• Use the board as is, utilizing the firmware loaded on the main, PIC18F8722

microcontroller and RS-232 to USB PIC18LF2450 microcontroller

• Reprogram the main, PIC18F8722 microcontroller or the RS-232 to USB,

PIC18LF2450 microcontroller and demonstrate user programs

TABLE 2-1:

PICDEM™ PIC18 EXPLORER DEMONSTRATION BOARD CONFIGURATIONS

Configuration

Board Connections

Board Capabilities

Stand-alone board

Power supply

• Access board’s full functionality

• Demonstrate sample code

• Display functionality with LCD or LEDs

• Connect ICD/programmer for debugging or

programming

• Connect PICtail™ daughter cards

Board with in-circuit

debugger/programmer

• Power supply

• In-Circuit Debugger (ICD) that

also can be used as a

programmer

• Access board’s full functionality

• Demonstrate sample code

• Develop and debug code

• Reprogram microcontrollers

• Connect PICtail daughter cards

Board with alternate

microcontroller, attached

through a Plug-In Module

(PIM)

• Power supply

• ICD that also can be used as a

programmer

• PIM with mounted microcontroller

• Substitute PIM-mounted device as main

microcontroller†

• Use 3.3V or 5V devices as main microcontroller

• Demonstrate sample code

• Develop and debug code

• Reprogram microcontrollers

• Connect PICtail daughter cards

† PIM enables 80, 64, 44 and 28-pin devices to be used as the main microcontroller. For information on the

available PIMs, go to

http://microchip.com.

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