PIC32 Development Board

Hi,

I've been trying to get into playing around with micro-controllers. I found Bens video on making a PIC32 development board interesting, but was surprised to find no clear diagrams on how to replicate it.

So my question is does anyone have diagrams for a PIC32 development board they are willing to share with me ? I tried to reverse engineer the board from the YouTube video but I'm not experienced enough to do this reliably.

I am ordering an Arduino starter kit (outrageously overpriced where I live) so I have the Atmel side of micro-controllers covered. And I feel like I should try out Microchips line of micro-controllers before I move on to advanced projects with either.

I'm currently playing around with circuits on Fritzing, if anyone has Fritzing specific files by chance. Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated .

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johnbeetem over 9 years ago

Have you tried microchip.com? I checked a starter kit and development board and both have documentation with schematics. Start at the PIC32 page and select "Tools" from the tree.
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Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

Hi thank you for the tip, are the Microstick II and Microchip curiosity good board to base off of ? Or even to buy to get started with PIC development ?
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johnbeetem over 9 years ago in reply to Former Member

Wouter Badenhorst wrote:

Hi thank you for the tip, are the Microstick II and Microchip curiosity good board to base off of ? Or even to buy to get started with PIC development ?

I don't have any experience with PICs. I've used other Microchip products and always had good luck with their web site and data sheets.
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shabaz over 9 years ago

Hi Wouter,

I think the Curiosity board supports the 8-bit range, not a PIC32 I think?
But it is easy to get overwhelmed with the choices, there are many manufacturer boards not just Atmel/Microchip.
Regarding Fritzing, it doesn't have much going for it, better maybe to just get some practice in with EAGLE or KiCAD
because they are far better programs for documenting your circuits. They may look more complicated but there are good
tutorials, user manuals and videos - just takes a day or two to get started.
Some people use Fritzing, but for real-world designs engineers won't.
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adilmalik over 9 years ago

If your wondering how to get started with PICs i would recommend the curiosity board, see my review here:http://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/2109

As to how to make your own Dev board, i recently made one for DSPIC33, its great fun. Ask for info if you wish.
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Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to shabaz

Yeah after using Fritzing for a bit longer I found the component library a bit lacking. And the routing when switching from schematic to pcb design to not exactly replicate what I made originally.
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Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to adilmalik

Great review on the curiosity board enjoyed reading it, more info on that DSPIC33 development board will be great !
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hlipka over 9 years ago

The Pinguino boards are quite simple to make by yourself: PIC32MX - Pinguino-Wiki . You need to program them initially by using a breadboard (for that you need just a resistor for MCLR and a capacitor for Vcc), after that you can use the boot loader.
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Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to hlipka

Thanks for the nice link !
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