Item: LAB-X2 PIC Development Board
Price: $79.95
Part Number: LAB-X2

The LAB-X2 Experimenter Board combines the convenience of the LAB-X1 with the simplicity and flexibility of the PICProto boards.

The LAB-X2 contains the circuitry required by the PICmicro MCU to operate: 5-volt power supply, oscillator, reset circuit, as well as an RS-232 serial port and basic analog and digital I/O. Both 40 and 28-pin DIP microcontrollers are accommodated. All of the pins on the MCU are wired to a 40 pin connector which can be used to connect your prototype circuitry.

The LAB-X2 can run programs written in assembler, C and PicBasic or PicBasic Pro. The in-circuit programming connector allows the resident PICmicro MCU to be reprogrammed on the fly (requires flash device) using programmers that support this feature like our EPIC Plus PICmicro Programmer.

It is recommended the LAB-X2 be used with the 40-pin PIC16F877 or the 28-pin PIC16F876 (available separately). These flash devices may be reprogrammed again and again. They are also available with pre-programmed Boot Loader software that allows you to download your code directly to the X2 without a programmer, using the serial port on your computer.

Since you build your project on a separate proto board, you can use the LAB-X2 for concurrent development of several projects without the hassle of disassembly or the expense of multiple development boards. Just reprogram the X2 and move it to the next project. Proto boards are available with matching connectors that allow easy ribbon cable hook-up to the X2.

The interface connector on the X2 will also accept individual wires, allowing you to use solder less circuit strips for quick, easy prototyping.

The LAB-X2 includes a parts list and schematic.

Sample PicBasic Pro programs included with the LAB-X2 (Courtesy of MicroEngineering Labs).

Sample PicBasic programs included with the LAB-X2 (Courtesy of MicroEngineering Labs).

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