BV513 PIC32 Microcontroller
New A cut down version of the BV513, this is supplied without the USB and SD-Card interface making it ideal for building into other applications. It still has all of the other features such as PIC32-Basic and RTC, it is completely compatible with the BV513. It is supplied with only the serial connector, the other connectors are optional.
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BV513-M PIC32 Microcontroller (Cut Down version) £16.52 |
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BV513-MC Connector Pack & Crystal (Optional) £3.10 |
Notes about this board on the PIC32 site
Notes in PDF Format
There are three versions of this board, Flexible, Pluggable and Experimenters. The only difference is the type and position of the sockets that are mounted onto the board. The best option is to buy the flexible version and choose which sockets you require and solder them on for yourself. If you do not have access to a soldering iron then one of the other two options is ideal.
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BV513 PIC32 Microcontroller (Flexible version no sockets) £33.00 |
Flexible No-Sockets Version: this version is not fitted with any sockets, ideal for minimal systems or specialist applications. Buy your own sockets and fit them to save money, see the accessories page in the resources section bellow.
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BV513 PIC32 Microcontroller (Experimenter type sockets) £37.55 |
Experimenters Version: this version is fitted with precision turned sockets that are ideal for using with a bread board.
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BV513 PIC32 Microcontroller (Pluggable type sockets) £37.50 |
Pluggable: A self contained microcontroller board based on the PIC32MX340F512 running at 80MHz. This comes with an operating system that will read and write FAT16 to the attached Micro-SD Card. In addition to the operating system is a fully operational floating point BASIC interpreter. The BV513 flash can be programmed through the USB via the boot program or it can be programmed with a PICkit2.
Advantages
- PIC32 based - has familiar architecture
- Runs BASIC - easy to program, ideal for learning
- On Board SD Card - for storing programs and data, 1 or 2 GB
- FAT16 filing system - full compatibility with PC
- Up to 2,000,000 Baud - for high speed data transfer
- Task Scheduler - run background tasks and capture events
- User programs can run from SD Card, RAM or Flash
- Update firmware via USB - no need for specialised programmer
- Support for second SD Card - greater storage and flexibility
- 14k user RAM & 250k User Flash available (values approximate)
- USB interface, this is the main communication channel, from here programs can be run, written to RAM or Flash. The USB becomes a COM port.
- Power selector, the board can be powered from the USB of from an external DC source of up to 10V.
- Optional external power input for when the board is not powered by the USB, ideal for stand alone applications.
- Micro SD Card socket to take up to 2GB (FAT16 limit) Micro SD card. On board is an operating system that enabled the creation / deletion etc. of files, commands for example like 'DIR', 'DEL' etc. Files can be created on this system and read on a PC or vice-versa.
- A choice of 3 socket options, shown is the experimenters version with sockets that can readily take hookup wire for breadboarding, the BV513 also comes with sockets on the underside for plugging into a mother board and with no sockets so the user can provide the required sockets.
- General purpose I2C and UART interface with power, also available at the main sockets but here as well for convenience.
- Second SD Card interface, can take a standard SD Card and the operating system will recognise that it is there. See the eBay shop for a card that plugs directly into this socket.
- Clock crystal for the low power oscillator and real time clock.
- PIC32MX340F512 Microcontroller uses familiar PIC architecture and has 512k Flash, 32k RAM. The Flash contains over 200k of operating system and application
- Programming connector. All programs including Flash updates can be carried out via the USB there is no need for an additional programmer. However this interface is provided for the PICKit2 programmer
- Standard FTDI UART chip to provide a virtual COM port interface, drivers are built into some Linux systems and are freely available for MAC and PC.
- 5V and 3V3 voltage regulators. The PIC does not use 5V and so this has been provided for 5V peripherals that may be attached. The regulators also provide short circuit protection for the host USB.
Resources
All of the documentation for the BV513 and PIC32 basic is on line at the links below.
Documentation for the complete BV513 system
Hardware description
See also the accessories such as prototyping boards and sockets.