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Kit with demonstration board has 10 and 100 Ethernet interface

Microchip has introduced the Digilent Cerebot 32MX7 development kit to address issues in embedded-control and networking applications. The kit includes a demonstration board with a 10 and 100 Ethernet interface and dual CAN and I2C interfaces. It also uses Digilent Pmod peripheral modules and an integrated programming and debugging circuit that is compatible with the company’s MPLAB integrated development environment. The kit is suitable for university embedded-systems and communications classes and senior capstone projects.

The Cerebot board features numerous I/O connectors, and power-supply options such as USB power, which enables users to use it for a range of embedded networking and control applications. The PIC32 MCU operates at 80MHz and features 512kbytes of Flash programme memory and 128kbytes of RAM, as well as numerous peripherals, such as a full speed USB on-the-go, host, and device controller, Ethernet controller, dual CAN controllers, timer and counters, serial-interface controllers, and an ADC. The board combines three push buttons, four LEDs, Ethernet, CAN and I2C bus connectors, and six connectors for Digilent Pmod peripheral modules, including H-bridges, ADCs, DACs, RF transceivers, speakers and switches.