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The Automotive Networking Development Board is a low-cost modular development system for Microchip’s 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers targeting CAN and LIN network related applications. The board supports devices using the 100 pin Plug-In Module (PIM) connector for easy device swapping. The board has four Mikrobus™ sockets which allow the user the ability to develop with a variety of MikroElectronika Click™ add-on boards. The board also includes a PICtail Plus edge connector for backwards compatibility to PICtail Plus boards used with the Explorer 16 Development board.

Power supply and PIMs (Plug-in Modules) are not included. See recommended add-ons below
- 12V power Supply (PS0019) or 9V power supply (AC002014)
- MCP2003B click LIN Transceiver
- MCP25625 click CAN Controller with integrated Transceiver
- Microchip PIM (Plug-in Module) boards.

Getting Started:
Read the Automotive Networking Development Board User’s Manual (download section of this page)

Download the free development tool MPLAB X IDE

Download the suitable MPLAB XC Compiler

Download and unzip the appropriate firmware demo code (download section of this page)

Overview:

The PIC32MM Curiosity Development Board features the new eXtreme Low Power (XLP), PIC32MM “GPL” family (PIC32MM0064GPL036) of low cost microcontrollers. This board is a simple and easy to use platform that facilitates quick PIC32MM evaluation, experimentation and application prototyping. The board also includes an integrated programmer/debugger and offers seamless integration with Microchip’s MPLAB® X IDE and MPLAB Code Configurator for easy set-up and development.

Expand your Curiosity:

Owing to its low power, low cost and expansion capabilities, the PIC32MM Curiosity Development Board is ideal for developing battery operated applications, portable medical monitoring devices and IoT sensor nodes. The board also offers various user interfaces like switches, LEDs, potentiometer and supports a MikroElektronika mikroBUS™ interface that lets you tap into an ecosystem of over 300+ add-on click boards™ enabling customers to accelerate application prototype development. Additionally, Bluetooth® Low Energy communication can easily be added using Microchip’s BM71 module footprint.

Get Started: 

To help you hit the ground running right out of the box, we have pre-programmed the PIC32MM Curiosity Development Board with a RGB color mixing application. In this demo, the potentiometer can be used to adjust each color channel intensity, independently, while the push buttons are used to select the channel to be adjusted. The RGB color mixing demo can be downloaded from the Documentation & Software section below.

To further enable you to expand your applications, we have created various MikroElektronika click boards™ demos that can be downloaded from the click boards™ Examples tab below:
Overview:
The PIC32MM USB Curiosity Development Board features the new eXtreme Low Power (XLP), PIC32MM “GPM” family (PIC32MM0256GPM064) of low cost microcontrollers. This board is a simple and easy to use platform that facilitates quick PIC32MM GPM evaluation, experimentation and application prototyping. The board also includes an integrated programmer/debugger and offers seamless integration with Microchip’s MPLAB® Code Configurator, MPLAB® Xpress Cloud-based IDE and MPLAB® X IDE for easy set-up and development.

Benefits:
The PIC32MM USB Curiosity Development Board features 2 MikroElektronika mikroBUS™ expansion interfaces that gives the user access to over 300+ add-on click boards™, USB micro B connector and two X32 Interfaces that facilitates access to the PIC32 Audio Codec Daughter Card making this an ideal evaluation board for Audio noise cancellation, USB headphones, Hi-Resolution audio, Bluetooth audio and other general purpose applications.

Out of Box Demo: RGB color mixing 
To get started quickly, the PIC32MM Curiosity Development Board is pre-programmed with a RGB color mixing application. In the demo, the potentiometer can be used to adjust each color channel intensity, independently, while the push buttons are used to select the channel to be adjusted. Additionally, when connected to a Windows® system-based host computer via USB2, the board enumerates as a custom/vendor class USB device, which can interface with a custom demo application. For additional USB demos, please visit Microchip Libraries for Applications

USB Audio Headset Demo:
For customers who want to develop USB audio applications with the PIC32MM GPM family, the USB audio headset demo is a perfect starting point that leverages the X32 headers populated on the PIC32MM USB Curiosity Development Board. 

Demo Highlights:
  • Implements USB isochronous digital audio streaming to I2S conversion
  • Works with the AC320100 audio codec daughter board to implement:
    • Full stereo 48kHz digital audio playback
    • Simultaneous microphone sampling and I2S streaming input capability
  • Implements fine resolution fractional clock division for eliminating audio playback rate mismatch with the host
  • Implements an HID audio control interface for digitally adjusting volume/pause/play, etc.
  • The demo supports:
    • Apple*
    • Windows
    • Google/Android AOA Audio
*For Apple USB Authenticated applications contact applesupport@microchip.com
The PIC32MM0256GPM064 Plug-in Module(PIM) is designed to plug into the Explorer 16/32 Development Boards and is designed to enable users to explore the innovative features and capabilities of the eXtreme low-power PIC32MM “GPM” family. The PIM includes the PIC32MM0256GPM064 64-pin TQFP device, which has the most memory and highest pin-count of all devices in this family.

The entire family of PIC32MM devices is supported by Microchip’s development ecosystem including the MPLAB® X IDE and the MPLAB XC32 Compiler.