Hardware/PICEBS/Welcome

Revision as of 15:38, 13 July 2015

Welcome to the PICEBS2 wiki

If you don't know what the PICEBS2project is, have a look a the presentation.

Presentation

PICEBS2(hardware details) is the name of a small embedded computer board targeted at teaching embedded system programming. As it's name suggests, it's the second iteration of a successful family of Microchip PIC board, this time focused on a stronger system.

We, the PICEBS2 team, provide a comprehensive solution for

• Practical work for HEI courses Information systems
• All kind of project featuring a low-sized micro-controller.

What can be done with the PICEBS2 ?

The board is powerful enough to run applications with:

• LCD and touch screen interface
• Serial port usage (UART)
• CAN interface
• FIXME complete this list
• This board includes the PICKIT3 for programming and debugging

Hardware

(hardware details).

Here is a list of the main PICEBS2's characteristics

• CPU PIC18F87K22
  • High range PIC18 family with 128kB Flash & 4kB RAM
  • RTC
  • 12 bits ADC
  • 11 timers
  • UART, SPI, I2C
  • ...
• Onboard PICKIT3 debugger
  • Compatible with MPLABX
• LCD Display
  • 320x240
  • Touch screen
• Networking and communication
  • CAN
  • RS232
  • PS2 keyboard
  • Olimex UEXT

Software

• Source files for assembler laboratories
  • Configuration bits for PICEBS2 in assembler
• Source files for C laboratories
  • Configuration bits for PICEBS2 in C
  • All libraries files in C
• Tools
  • incbin.exe -> Transform any file in a 'C' table of characters (for bitmaps, ...)
  • TheDotFactory.exe -> Transform any font on your PC in a 'C' table of characters for graphical use

Bugs, issues, questions and comments

Feel free to contact the PICEBS2 team when you encounter a problem. Don't forget to have a look at the troubleshooting section ;)