USB MICROSTAK

USB MICROSTAK is a Pic microcontroller development system consisting of a main controller board with USB to UART connectivity and optional Flash Lab stackable prototyping boards. Installation of the Microcode Loader software automatically installs a virtual Com port on a pc or laptop enabling direct connection of MicroStak via a USB cable. As with the Flash Lab system, no hardware programmer is then needed as long as a pic with bootloader firmware is installed in the MicroStak board and additionally the board can take it's power from the USB bus. All necessary hardware is provided on board including a selectable 3.3V regulator which can be used to power the main board or proto board or both. A second USB socket is also provided which optionally connects to the on board USB port of a suitable Pic. The virtual Com port also allows simple serial communication via the USB1 connection for control or data logging for example.

• Rapid PC104 style prototyping with plug and play modular architecture
• USB to UART connectivity (USB1)
• Does not require a programmer
• Compatible with most 40 pin pics with UART on RC6 and RC7
• Extra USB socket for use with USB enabled pic chips (USB2)
• Powered by either USB1 or USB2 bus or an external 5V supply
• On board selectable 3.3V regulator
• Main board can be 5V, proto board 3.3V for example
• Auto reset enable/disable jumper for boot loader programming
• Gold contacts on pass through I/O connections for superior electrical contacts

Applications

Automotive, Industrial, Consumer Electronics, Sensing & Instrumentation, Communications & Networking, System Monitoring, Audio, Imaging, Video & Vision

Contents

Microcontroller board, Prototyping board, CD.