Microchip 18F4520 Dev Kit

Open18F4520 is a PIC development board that features a PIC18F4520 device as the microcontroller. It supports further expansion with various accessory boards for specific application. The modular and open design makes it the ideal for starting application development with PIC microcontroller.

Quick Spec

• Core: PIC 8-bit RISC
• Operating Frequency: 40MHz Max
• Operating Voltage: 2-5.5V
• Package: DIP40
• I/Os: 36
• Memories: 32kB Flash, 1536B RAM, 256B EEPROM
• Communication Interfaces: 1 x MSSP(SPI/I2C), 1 x A/E/UART, 2 x PWM, 8 x ADC
• Debugging/Programming: ICSP interfaces

Board Layout

1. PIC18F4520-I/P: The high performance PIC MCU which features:
   • Core: PIC 8-bit RISC
   • Operating Frequency: 40MHz Max
   • Operating Voltage: 2-5.5V
   • Package: DIP40
   • I/Os: 36
   • Memories: 32kB Flash, 1536B RAM, 256B EEPROM
   • Communication Interfaces: 1 x MSSP(SPI/I2C), 1 x A/E/UART, 2 x PWM, 8 x ADC
   • Debugging/Programming: ICSP interfaces
2. AMS1117-3.3: 3.3V voltage regulator
3. Power switch
4. Power indicator
5. LEDs: convenient for indicating I/O status and/or program running state
6. User keys: for I/O input test and/or program control
7. Joystick: five positions
8. Reset button
9. Buzzer
10. Infrared receiver
11. 4M crystal oscillator
12. 16 I/Os interface | 8-bit AD interface
    • for connecting accessory boards which using I/O control, such as FT245 USB FIFO, 8 SEG LED, etc.
    • there's also 8-bit AD interface can be used for AD testing
13. 8 I/Os interface: for connecting accessory boards which using I/O control, such as 8 Push Buttons, Motor, etc.
14. SPI interface: for connecting SPI peripherals, such as DataFlash (AT45DBxx), SD card, MP3, etc.
15. I2C interface: for connecting I2C peripherals, such as I/O expander (PCF8574), EEPROM (AT24Cxx), etc.
16. 1-WIRE interface: for connecting 1-WIRE devices (TO-92 package), such as temperature sensor (DS18B20), electronic registration number (DS2401), etc.
17. UART interface: for connecting UART peripherals, such as RS232, RS485, USB TO UART, etc.
18. PS/2 interface: for connecting PS/2 keyboard and/or mouse
19. Graphic multi-color LCD interface: for connecting 2.2 inch multi-color touch screen LCD which using SPI control
20. Character LCD interface: for connecting character LCD, such as LCD1602 (3.3V blue backlight)
21. 5V DC jack
22. Custom crystal socket
23. VCC power input/output: usually used for power supply output, and/or common ground with other application board
24. MCU pins connector: all the MCU pins are accessible on expansion connectors for further expansion
25. ICSP interface: for debugging/programming
26. LEDs jumper
27. User keys jumper
28. Joystick jumper
29. PS/2 jumper
30. 1-WIRE jumper
31. Buzzer jumper
32. IR jumper
33. VCC selection jumper
34. Crystal selection jumper
35. RA4 pull-up jumper

ICSP Interface

Resources

• Product Page
• Product Wiki
• Schematic
• Datasheets
• Demo
• Software

Shipping List

• 1 x Open18F4520 development board
• 1 x PIC18F4520
• 2 x 4-pin wire
• 2 x 2-pin wire
• 1 x USB power cable
• 1 x USB type A plug to mini-B plug cable
• 1 x PL2303 USB UART Board (mini)
• 1 x 2.2inch 320x240 Touch LCD (A)
• 1 x AD Keypad (for testing embedded ADC)
• 1 x FT245 USB FIFO Board (mini) (16 I/Os)
• 1 x AT45DBXX DataFlash Board (SPI)
• 1 x PCF8563 RTC Board (I2C)
• 1 x Micro SD Storage Board (SDIO/SPI)
• 1 x NRF24L01 RF Board (B) (SPI) 2pcs
• 1 x DS18B20 (ONE WIRE)
• 1 x Infrared Remote Controller (IR)
• 1 x LCD1602 (3.3V Blue Backlight) (parallel)
• 1 x 8 SEG LED Board (16 I/Os)
• 1 x 8 Push Buttons (8 I/Os)