PIC24F LCD Curiosity
Development Board
Quick Start Guide
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PIC24F LCD CURIOSITY
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
QUICK START GUIDE
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1. Overview....................................................................................................... 9
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2. Board Power-up......................................................................................... 11
2.1 Powering Up the Board ................................................................................ 11
Chapter 3. Getting Started........................................................................................... 13
3.1 Getting Started with the PIC24F LCD Curiosity Development Board ........... 13
3.1.1 USB Powered Mode .................................................................................. 13
3.1.2 Battery-Powered Mode .............................................................................. 13
Appendix A. Schematics ............................................................................................. 15
A.1 PIC24F LCD Curiosity Development Board Schematics ............................. 15
Appendix B. LCD Operation........................................................................................ 21
Worldwide Sales and Service .................................................................................... 24
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Preface
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our website
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each
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For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB
Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available online help files.
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INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
PIC24F LCD Curiosity Development Board. Items discussed in this chapter include:
• Document Layout
• Conventions Used in this Guide
• Recommended Reading
• The Microchip Website
• Product Change Notification Service
• Customer Support
• Document Revision History
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This user’s guide provides an overview of the PIC24F LCD Curiosity Development
Board. The document is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Overview” – This chapter introduces the PIC24F LCD Curiosity
Development Board and provides a brief overview of its various features.
• Chapter 2. “Board Power-up” – This chapter describes how to power up the
board and the main circuit elements of the board.
• Chapter 3. “Getting Started” – This chapter describes the modes of operation
for the PIC24F LCD Curiosity Development Board.
• Appendix A. “Schematics” – This appendix provides schematic diagrams for
the PIC24F LCD Curiosity Development Board.
• Appendix B. “LCD Operation” – This appendix describes the pin and LCD
segment assignments.
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CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE
This manual uses the following documentation conventions:
DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS
Description Represents Examples
Arial font:
Italic characters Referenced books MPLAB® IDE User’s Guide
Emphasized text ...is the only compiler...
Initial caps A window the Output window
A dialog the Settings dialog
A menu selection select Enable Programmer
Quotes A field name in a window or
dialog
Underlined, italic text with
right angle bracket
Bold characters A dialog button Click OK
N‘Rnnnn A number in verilog format,
Text in angle brackets < > A key on the keyboard Press <Enter>, <F1>
Courier New font:
Plain Courier New Sample source code #define START
Italic Courier New A variable argument file.o, where file can be
Square brackets [ ] Optional arguments mcc18 [options] file
Curly brackets and pipe
character: { | }
Ellipses... Replaces repeated text var_name [,
A menu path File>Save
A tab Click the Power tab
where N is the total number of
digits, R is the radix and n is a
digit.
Filenames autoexec.bat
File paths c:\mcc18\h
Keywords _asm, _endasm, static
Command-line options -Opa+, -Opa-
Bit values 0, 1
Constants 0xFF, ‘A’
Choice of mutually exclusive
arguments; an OR selection
Represents code supplied by
user
“Save project before build”
4‘b0010, 2‘hF1
any valid filename
[options]
errorlevel {0|1}
var_name...]
void main (void)
{ ...
}
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RECOMMENDED READING
This quick start guide describes how to use the PIC24F LCD Curiosity Development
Board. The device-specific data sheet contains current information on programming
the specific microcontroller devices. The following Microchip document is
recommended as a supplemental reference resource:
PIC24FJ128GL306 Family Data Sheet (DS30010198)
Refer to this document for detailed information on the PIC24FJ128GL306 16-bit
general purpose family of MCUs with integrated segmented LCD controller. Reference
information found in this data sheet includes:
• Device memory maps
• Device pinout and packaging details
• Device electrical specifications
• List of peripherals included on the devices
and are available for download from the Microchip website (www.microchip.com).
THE MICROCHIP WEBSITE
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Preface
PRODUCT CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE
Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip
products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are changes,
updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool of
interest.
To register, access the Microchip website at www.microchip.com, click on Product
Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels:
• Distributor or Representative
• Local Sales Office
• Corporate Application Engineer (CAE)
• Embedded Solutions Engineer (ESE)
• Field Application Engineer (FAE)
Customers should contact their distributor, representative or Embedded Solutions
Engineer (ESE) for support. Local sales offices are also available to help customers.
A listing of sales offices and locations is included in the back of this document.
Technical support is available through the website at:
http://www.microchip.com/support.
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
Revision A (June 2019)
This is the initial release of this document.
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