Breakout Board for PIC24HJ64 - mini-Bully

Breakout Board for PIC24HJ64 - mini-BullyThe 'mini Bully' is a simple breakout for the very powerful 16 bit PIC24HJ64 microcontroller. The board has a 3. 3V regulator and runs a serial bootloader developed by Mississippi State (the 'Bull Dogs'). The mini Bully comes fully assembled as shown without connectors populated so that you can solder in any connector or wire with any orientation you need. No programmer required, only a serial connection provided by the USB to Serial (TTL) cable such

The 'mini-Bully' is a simple breakout for the very powerful 16-bit PIC24HJ64 microcontroller. The board has a 3.3V regulator and runs a serial bootloader developed by Mississippi State (the 'Bull Dogs'). The mini-Bully comes fully assembled as shown without connectors populated so that you can solder in any connector or wire with any orientation you need. No programmer required, only a serial connection provided by the USB-to-Serial (TTL) cable such as the FTDI Basic board listed below.

PIC24 code examples that are compatible with the mini-Bully and source code for the bootloader can be found here.

Features

• PIC24HJ64GP502, 64K flash, 8K RAM, 40MIPs from internal PLL, DMA, 5 timers, 2 UARTS, 2 SPI, ECAN, I2C, RTCC, 10/12 bit ADC, analog comparator
• Low-voltage board needs no interfacing circuitry to popular 3.3V devices and modules (GPS, accelerometers, sensors, etc)
• Program using serial/USB connection off board
• Supports auto-reset
• 3.3V regulator
• Reverse polarity protected
• DC input 3.3V up to 12V
• On board Power/Status LED
• Dimensions: 0.17 x 0.83 x 1.55" (4.2 x 21 x 39.5mm)

Documents

• Schematic
• Bootloader
• Firmware
• PIC24HJ64 Datasheet
• Video Tutorial
• A good tutorial showing Kalman Filter stabilization using mini-Bully and the SparkFun 5DOF