Audio and Video Development Boards

To follow the experiments of the most advanced chapters in the book there is now a professionally manufactured

The AV16/32 board

A PICTail Plus(tm) board and the solution of choice if you already own an Explorer 16 board. It is compatible with the PIC24 and dsPIC series of microcontrollers and digital signal controllers . Available as a bare PCB or a simple kit (no SMD components).

The AV16/32 Board is also compatible with the PIC32 I/O Expansion Board.
You will connect with:

• 1/8” Stereo Audio Output Jack (J1)
• SD Card Interface (J2)
• PS/2 Keyboard Input Port (J3)
• Composite Video Output (J4)
• VGA (monochrome) Output (J5)*
  

The stereo output circuit uses active 2nd order filter circuits to produce quality audio using two PWM outputs. The signal can be connected to high impedance headphones, PC speakers, or a PC sound card input.

The SD card socket connects to one of the SPI channels on the PIC.

The PS/2 keyboard input can be connected to the Change Notification (CN) input pin, the Input Capture (IC) input pin or a generic digital I/O.

The video output uses an Output Compare channel and a SPI channel to produce monochrome NTSC (or PAL) composite video.

Finally a VGA connector will allow you to obtain a (monochrome) high resolution output directly on a standard computer screen.

• AV16/32 Board PCB $25
  
  
  A professionally manufactured printed circuit boards (PCB)
  (First class mail - shipping included) .
  

• AV16/32 complete KIT $49
  
  
  A complete kit, including the AV16/32 printed circuit board and all the components required (NOTE: VGA connector not included)
  (First class mail shipping included, limited quantities!)

More Options

The folks at eflightworks (http://www.eflightworks.net/) have created a series of exciting development boards designed specifically to support the those among you who own a PIC32 Starter Kit or a PIC32 PIM...

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The AV-32 board, is designed to connect directly to a PIC32 Starter board (via the Hirose 120pin connector) and provide:

• Composite Video Output
• VGA Video Output (!)
  
• Stereo Sound Output
  
• MicroSD connector
• 16x 2 alphanumeric LCD
• Nokia knock off Color LCD display connector (!)
  
• Serial EEPROM
• Serial Flash
  
• RS232 Serial Port
• 9-16V additional power supply input
  
• Break out header with all the signals easily accessible
• Large prototyping area with SMD pads
  

This is the perfect expansion board for those readers that have purchased a PIC32 Starter Kit and are looking for serious expansion and prototyping capabilities.
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The AV-32/P board is designed to connect directly to a 100 pin PIC32 PIM (Plug-in Module).
It provides the same expansion options of the basic AV-32 board but it will require the use of a separate JTAG or ICD programmer/debugger.
Notice that any Microchip 100pin PIM (PIC24 and dsPIC included) can be used!
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