dsPIC30F Family Reference Manual
DS70072C-page 25-12 © 2004 Microchip Technology Inc.
25.4.1 General Purpose Development Board
The dsPIC30F general purpose development board will provide the application designer with a
low cost development tool in which to become familiar with the dsPIC30F 16-bit architecture, high
performance peripherals and powerful instruction set. The development board will serve as an
ideal prototyping tool in which to quickly develop and validate key design requirements.
Some key features and attributes of the general purpose development board will be:
• Supports various dsPIC30F packages
• CAN communication channel
• RS-232 and RS-485 communication channels
• Codec interface with line in/out jacks
• In-Circuit Debugger interface
• MPLAB ICE 4000 emulation support
• Microchip temperature sensor
• Microchip Op Amp circuit, supporting user input signals
• Microchip Digital-to-Analog Converter
• 2x16 LCD
• General purpose prototyping area
• Various LEDS, switches and potentiometers
The general purpose development board will be shipped with a 9V power supply, RS-232 I/O
cable, preprogrammed dsPIC30F device, example software and appropriate documentation to
enable the user to exercise the development board demonstration programs.
Note: This product is currently under development at the time of this writing. Some of the
product details may change. Please refer to the Microchip web site or your local
Microchip sales office for the most current information and the availability of this
product.