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The LAB-XUSB is a platform for experimenting with PIC(R) microcontroller (MCU) applications. It contains the circuitry required by the
PIC MCU to operate: 5-volt power supply, oscillator, reset circuit, as well as
additional application circuits including switches, potentiometers, LEDs, LCD module, RS232 interface, USB interface and speaker, among others.
A prototyping area is also included in case we missed your favorite circuit.
Many different projects may be created using the LAB-XUSB. Some examples include a calculator, LCD clock, digital thermometer, LCD backpack, data
logger and many more. All of the PIC MCU I/O pins are brought out to a header that allows connection to off-board circuits.
The LAB-X1 can run programs written in assembler, C and PICBASIC™
or PICBASIC PRO™. It includes an in-circuit programming connector so the
resident PIC MCU may be reprogrammed on the fly (requires flash device) using programmers that support this feature like the
EPIC™ Programmer and the melabs Serial Programmer.
The LAB-XUSB is designed to work with 40-pin PIC MCUs (PIC18F4550 recommended) and is available in either assembled or bare-board form. A parts list and schematic, along with
PICBASIC™ and PICBASIC PRO™ example programs, are included. It has the following features:
The LAB-XUSB includes in-circuit programming
connectors so the resident PICmicro MCU may be reprogrammed on the fly (requires flash device) using programmers that support this feature. Because the
LAB-XUSB itself is not a programmer, a separate PICmicro microcontroller programmer, such as the
melabs Serial Programmer is required to program a PICmicro MCU.
The LAB-XUSB is designed to work with 40-pin PICmicro MCUs. It is recommended the LAB-X1 be used with the 40-pin
PIC18F4550. This flash device has is equipped with the USB module necessary to
build USB peripherals.
The assembled version includes:
- 40-pin ZIF socket for PIC MCU
- 5-volt regulator
- 20MHz oscillator
- Reset button
- 16 switch keypad
- 2 potentiometers
- 4 LEDs
- 2 line by 20 character LCD module
- Speaker
- RC servo connector
- RS232 interface
- USB connector
- Socket for digital to analog converter (device not included)
- Socket for I2C serial EEPROM (device not included)
- Socket for Dallas DS1307 real time clock (device not included)
- Pads for Dallas DS18S20 temperature sensors (device not included)
- In-Circuit programming connector
- Prototyping area for additional circuits