The chipKIT Starter Pak contains everything you need to develop applications with the Arduino-compatible chipKIT platform. The Uno32 (TDGL002) includes an 80 MHz PIC32 processor with 128K Flash and 16K RAM. The Basic I/O shield (TDGL005) adds a variety of useful I/O devices such as buttons, switches, OLED graphic display, temp sensor, EEPROM, transistor outputs and more. A prototype shield kit from NKC Electronics is included, along with an innovative key that can be used to separate shields easily.

chipKIT boards work with a Multi-Platform IDE (MPIDE) and software framework that is compatible with most Arduino-based applications.

A Proto Shield is a combination of a ProtoBoard with a Shield. You usually use a Bread Board to build a prototype, to test the design. Once you have it working and want to house it in a more permanent board, it is where a Proto Shield shows its benefits.

chipKIT Uno32

The chipKIT Uno32 is based on the popular Arduino open-source hardware prototyping platform and adds the performance of the PIC32 microcontroller. It is the same form factor as the Arduino Uno board and is compatible with Arduino shields. It features a USB serial port interface for connection to the IDE and can be powered via USB or an external power supply.

The Uno32 board takes advantage of the powerful PIC32MX320F128 microcontroller. This microcontroller features a 32-bit MIPS processor core running at 80Mhz, 128K of flash program memory and 16K of SRAM data memory. The Uno32 can be programmed using the Multi-Platform Integrated Development Environment (MPIDE), an environment based on the original Arduino IDE modified to support PIC32. It contains everything needed to start developing embedded applications.

In addition, the Uno32 is fully compatible with the advanced Microchip MPLAB IDE and the PICKit3 in-system programmer/debugger. The Uno32 is easy to use and suitable for both beginners and advanced users experimenting with electronics and embedded control systems. The Uno32 provides 42 I/O pins that support a number of peripheral functions, such as UART, SPI, and I2C ports and pulse width modulated outputs. Twelve of the I/O pins can be used as analog inputs or as digital inputs and outputs.

chipKIT Basic I/O Shield

The chipKIT Basic I/O Shield is an input/output expansion board designed for use with chipKIT microcontroller boards such as the Uno32 and the Max32.

The Basic I/O Shield is designed to provide a range of input/output devices suitable for beginners learning about microcontrollers and various types of I/O devices or for use by more advanced user to provide inputs or outputs for their own projects.

The Basic I/O Shield provides simple digital input devices such as switches and buttons, and digital output devices such as discrete LEDs and high current open FET drivers. It provides more advanced devices such as an I2C EEPROM, an I2C temperature sensor, and organic LED graphic display. A potentiometer is also provided for use as an analog input device.

Key Applications: Arduino-based applications.