[SOLVED] Suggestions about Development Board for dspic33

[Andrew2]

I am looking for a good development board with as many functionality as possible to the lower cost.

I am thinking about this

https://uk.farnell.com/microchip/dm330012/dspic33e-usb-otg-mplab-starter/dp/1936565?Ntt=DM330012

But i am not sure if i can connect sensors, to this one?
If anyone can give me any opinion for this board or even suggest me any other development board it would be nice.

 

[wp100]

Hi,

If you are starting with Pics a dspic33 its a very advanced chip and will require C programming.

Also you will find typical web base diy projects and help rather limited as not many hobbyists use them.

That board has its own inbuilt programmer but thats all you can use it for in practical terms, to program other chips, I believe, you will have to buy a Pickit3 or ICD3.

Have you seen this new board, it contains 3 micros on one board and has plenty of functions and connectivity plus is comes with a Pickit3 programmer.
One of the micros is a 16F chip which is much more suited to a beginner, which I assume you are ?

This board and programmer is the same price of the Pk3 alone.
https://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=2082441&MER=baynote-2082441-pr

 

[Andrew2]

I am not experience but i have the basic knowledge for pic16,pic18 and i will like to move to dspic33.The proposed board is nice but is not include any dspic30/dspic33 which i will like to learn. Do you know any board with these microcontrollers?

 

[wp100]

Hi,

That board you show has a large i/o connector on the underside of its board so everything is accessible.

Think it depends on how much you want to add on yourself or pay for it to be provided.

MikroE do a variety of boards for the 33.

Probably the best board from Microchip is the Explorer 16.

However neither are cheap.

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[Andrew2]

If i buy this one is able to program with pickit3 ?
(or is necessary to use with MPLAB ICD 2, MPLAB REAL ICE)?????

(I have a pickit3 but not the others programmers)

https://uk.farnell.com/microchip/dm240001/pic24-explorer-16-dev-board/dp/1146554

 

[wp100]

Hi,

As you can see they do say Pk3
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Worth double checking the connector when you get your board
https://www.microchip.com/forums/m571593.aspx

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edit - assume you have seen that you need your own 9v psu as mentioned in the user guide

 

[Andrew2]

No wp100 in the microchip's website they say that the explorer 16 board

"Coupled with the MPLAB ICD 2 In Circuit Debugger or MPLAB REAL ICE, real-time emulation and debug facilities speed evaluation "

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The first link (that you post in the preview answer)is speak about PIC18 Explorer Board.

The microchip forum speak about explorer 16 board and pickit 3 but is this a formal committed by the microchip?

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No wp100 in the microchip's website they say that the explorer 16 board

"Coupled with the MPLAB ICD 2 In Circuit Debugger or MPLAB REAL ICE, real-time emulation and debug facilities speed evaluation "

http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en024858

The first link (that you post in the preview answer)is speak about PIC18 Explorer Board.

The microchip forum speak about explorer 16 board and pickit 3 but is this a formal committed by the microchip?

 

[wp100]

Hi,

Right I got the first link wrong, though if you search yourself you will see there are similar entires to say you can use a pk3 with the EX16
https://www.edaboard.com/threads/241951/

I have not used those boards so you would be better posting in Microchips forum or direct to them to get a definative answer

Also in Farnells is this complete dspic33 board, if thats your development interest, though there does not seem to be an expansion socket.
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[Andrew2]

Thanks wp100 , yous opinions are very helpful.

Do you think can i find something like the link that you post before (https://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=2082441&MER=baynote-2082441-pr)
but with a dspic30/33.It's cost is very good

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Thanks wp100 , yous opinions are very helpful.

Do you think can i find something like the link that you post before (http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=2082441&MER=baynote-2082441-pr)
but with a dspic30/33.It's cost is very good

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The link is :

http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=2082441&MER=baynote-2082441-pr

 

[wp100]

Hi,

Have not seen any other such boards as complete as the Explorer16 apart from the MikroE ones which have so many add ons.

Not sure what country you are in but a web search does show various other dspic33 boards in various countries though none as complete as the explorer; they will cost your a lot in carriage and taxes to import.


Considered building your own ..? probably teach yourself a lot more doing that ...