georgia-market.com moderated newsgroup and market bazzar > Valdosta
> Industrial
> Universal mpu development board (bare)
Universal mpu development board (bare)
It is great to test and debug processor circuits on a breadboard. But when it is time to put your design in the field, you can't depend on a solderless breadboard. With the GPMPU40 board, you don't have to choose one way or the other. The GPMPU40 plugs directly into a standard solderless breadboard and provides access to all 40 pins right to the breadboard. It also provides a customizable connector for a programmer or other external connection.
The unique header arrangement used by the GPMPU40 allows you to connect the various subsystems to the CPU. Of course, you can also use the breadboard header to connect to any real-world device you like after your design is off the breadboard. Four mounting holes allow the GPMPU to install permanently, if desired.
The high-quality double sided board has plated through holes, solder mask, and silk screen markings to make assembly simple. The included instructions show the schematic, parts list, and it also discusses many possible customizations you may wish to make.
The board accepts virtually any 40, 32, 28, 24, 18, 16, or 8 pin processor with either .6" or .3" spacing. If you use a chip smaller than 40 pins, you can use the unused area for other ICs like EEPROMs, A/Ds, etc. For example, you could use a 24 pin Basic Stamp and still have room for 2 8 pin EEPROMs!
The board can be configured for a wide variety of chips including:
Any Microchip PIC in DIP packaging (18F254, 18F252, 16F877, 16F873, 16F628, 16F84, etc.)
Any Atmel AVR/ATTiny/ATMega in DIP packaging
Basic Stamp and compatible variants (BS2P/40, BS2, Javelin Stamp, etc.)
Cypress PSoC in DIP packaging
Zilog Z8 and Encore in DIP packaging
Cygnal processors in DIP packaging
Many Intel processor in DIP packaging
National Semiconductor COP in DIP packaging
Many DIP processors from Dallas
Many DIP processors from Motorola
Virtually any DIP microcontroller
The RS232 system is flexible allowing you to connect the DB9 as a DTE or DCE device. You can also use jumpers on the board to select one auxiliary input and one output (that is, RTS and CTS, for CD and DTR).
If you are breadboarding or you just want a robust platform for your microprocessor projects, you want the GPMPU40!
This is the bare PCB and manual only. Our store also offers complete kits of parts. The parts shown in the picture are for illustration purposes only.
You also need a processor and resonator (or crystal/capacitor) which will vary, of course, depending on your specific application (see our store page for a choice of PICs and low-cost ceramic resonators. The board will also accept an optional 2mm power connector and a three-terminal reset controller, for those processors that require it. The picture above shows an assembled board with an Atmel AtMega32 installed.
This is a kit, so you'll have a chance to customize it as you assemble it. All the parts are through hole and the PCB is silk screened and solder masked.
