Best Prototype Board for PIC and Microcontroller Compatibility Recommendations

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What protoboard or development board should I use for programming PICs and other microcontrollers across different vendors?

Choose a board for one MCU family rather than expecting a single truly universal board, because different vendors often have different pinouts; if you need flexibility, use a board where you can manually route Vcc, GND, reset, and other needed lines. [#21659425] For PICs, mikroElektronika’s PIC development tools and universal development tools were recommended as extensive options. [#21659425] [#21659427] Another suggestion was breadboard-style products such as ReadyBoard-01 and ReadyBoard-02, which are intended for MCU prototyping. [#21659428] If you want more options, Digikey also has a searchable list of MCU/PIC prototype boards. [#21659432]

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#1 21659423 07 Aug 2011 09:22

Khaba Bulu Khaba Bulu

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21659423 07 Aug 2011 09:22

Can someone please suggest me a good proto board which can easily be used with a wide variety of PICs and other microcontrollers. I would benefit much from your personal advice and experience on them.

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#2 21659424 07 Aug 2011 09:25

Khaba Bulu Khaba Bulu

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21659424 07 Aug 2011 09:25

The reason I ask is the protoboards in my country are not very reliable, and i will also like suggestins on Development boards.
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Different dev kits needed for different microcontroller vendors
#3 21659425 08 Aug 2011 16:10

Henrik Sandaker Palm Henrik Sandaker Palm

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Different dev kits needed for different microcontroller vendors
Post #3 21659425 08 Aug 2011 16:10

The ones from mikroelektronika are pretty extensive, and I've heard they're good.
http://www.mikroe.com/eng/categories/view/6/pic-development-tools/
I don't think you can expect one development kit to fit several microcontrollers from different vendors, as they don't always have the same pin-outs. Maybe there is an universal one where you manually route the Vcc, gnd, reset +++ but learning several architectures and development environments at the same time is not recommended (by me).

I'm sorry to say you cannot benefit from my personal experience on this one, unless you're asking for advice on AVRs, which are the ones I know the best. And even then, the one and only dev kit I own is the STK500 which I'm very comfortable with, and can highly recommend for DIP packaged AVR microcontrollers.
Move from prototyping to real circuits early
#4 21659426 08 Aug 2011 16:15

Henrik Sandaker Palm Henrik Sandaker Palm

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Move from prototyping to real circuits early
Post #4 21659426 08 Aug 2011 16:15

I want to add something here.

When you're comfortable and confident with the programming and architecture of you're chosen microcontroller, start placing the chips in real circuits as soon as possible as this is a highly underestimated learning process in the universities today. You learn how it's done in real life, how to route the layout and use your own crystals/oscillators and what not. Even in-system programming is a good experience to have.
#5 21659427 08 Aug 2011 16:19

Henrik Sandaker Palm Henrik Sandaker Palm

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21659427 08 Aug 2011 16:19

Hey, look at these
http://www.mikroe.com/eng/categories/view/60/universal-development-tools/
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#6 21659428 08 Aug 2011 17:42

Olin Lathrop Olin Lathrop

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21659428 08 Aug 2011 17:42

There are a lot of breadboard products out there. Sometimes the microcontroller vendors make them available at a good price because they want people to get familiar with their chips.

We also make two with more coming. Our current products are the ReadyBoard-01 (http://www.embedinc.com/products/ready01) and the ReadyBoard-02 (http://www.embedinc.com/products/ready02).
#7 21659429 09 Aug 2011 09:28

Khaba Bulu Khaba Bulu

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21659429 09 Aug 2011 09:28

Thanks a lot, I value that advice on concentrating on learning a specific architecture instead of all.
#8 21659430 09 Aug 2011 10:47

Khaba Bulu Khaba Bulu

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21659430 09 Aug 2011 10:47

Thanks a lot they look really interesting
#9 21659431 05 Jun 2013 02:37

susanc woodruff susanc woodruff

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21659431 05 Jun 2013 02:37

Do share your experience and results once you done with the entire process.
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#10 21659432 07 Jun 2013 02:11

Blair Babida Blair Babida

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21659432 07 Jun 2013 02:11

You can check this site for list of MCU/PIC prototype boards:
http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=MCU+prototype+board
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The discussion focuses on recommendations for prototype boards compatible with PIC and various microcontrollers. It highlights the challenge of finding reliable protoboards locally and the difficulty of using a single development kit across different microcontroller vendors due to varying pinouts. Advice emphasizes mastering one microcontroller architecture before expanding to others, with practical experience in real circuit implementation and in-system programming being crucial. Several development and universal boards are suggested, including those from mikroelektronika, known for extensive PIC development tools, and Embed Inc.'s ReadyBoard-01 and ReadyBoard-02. Additional resources include Digi-Key's catalog of MCU/PIC prototype boards and CCS International Circuits for PCB prototype services.
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