8. Starter kits
Many microcontroller manufacturers make their own starter kits. They are usually difficult to build, because they are mostly intended as technology demonstrators. SV PIC18F2xJ50 starter kit is of a different kind. It is intended to be easy to build as well as allow a practical use.
Click here to see SV PIC18F2xJ50 Starter kit schematic and instructions to build
or choose an alternative schematic:
SV PIC18F2xJ50 Starter kit schematic - alternative 1 (Two voltage regulators enable independent operation regardless of the microcontrollers.)
SV PIC18F2xJ50 Starter kit schematic - alternative 2 (It uses independent power supply and USB sense and can continue work even when PC is removed.)
Microchip PIC32MZ Embedded Connectivity Starter kit
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PIC18F2xJ50 Starter Kit Software Pack.zip is now available from the Downloads section.
There is also a good programming support which includes:
- PIC18F26J50 firmware v2.5 or PIC18F24J50 firmware v2.5 (6. Downloads section)
- various 32-bit and 64-bit DLLs for single threaded and multithreaded applications
- PIC Programmer v2.9.9 (x64) application: 32-bit or 64-bit version
- Sample Visual Studio 2010 VB.NET applications with source code (see Downloads section and Custom projects section)