PIC32 Microcontrollers and the Digilent Chipkit

Chapter 4

The Cerebot MX3cK (chipKIT MX3) Development Board

Abstract

This chapter is about the chipKIT MX3 development board. It describes the board layout, power supply options, board jumpers, Pmod connectors, SPI interface, I²C interface, ADC converter and analogue inputs, and the PWM module. In addition, most of the commonly used Pmod peripheral modules are described briefly.

Keywords

chipKIT MX3 development board

MX3cK development board

Board layout

Pmod connectors

Pmod peripheral modules

Chapter Outline

4.1 The chipKIT MX3 Development Board 86

4.1.1 Power Supply 86

4.1.2 LEDs 88

4.1.3 Reset 88

4.1.4 Pmod Connectors 90

4.1.5 CPU Clock 92

4.1.6 I²C Bus Interface 92

4.1.7 SPI Bus Interface 93

4.1.8 UART Interface 94

4.1.9 Analogue ...