mikroElektronika EasyPIC PRO v7 User manual

USER'S GUIDE
EasyPIC PROv7
Supports 3.3V and 5V devices
Dual Power Supply
Easily add extra boards
mikroBUS™sockets
Four connectors for each port
Amazing Connectivity
microcontrollers supported
The ultimate PIC®board
Fast USB 2.0 programmer and
In-Circuit Debugger

From the day one, we in MikroElektronika gave ourselves the highest possible goals in pursuit of excellence.
That same day, the idea of EasyPIC™development board was born. And we all grew together with EasyPIC™.
In its each and tiniest piece we had put all of our energy, creativity and sense of what’s best for an engineer.
I’ve personally assembled hundreds of early EasyPIC™boards myself with my home soldering iron.
EasyPIC PRO™follows the same path. With the new 7th generation of high pin count PIC®boards it emerged
as a unied and clear concept, supporting both 5V and 3.3V microcontrollers. Now we proudly say that it's
one of a kind in the world - good looking, powerful and easy to use.
You made the right choice. But the fun has only just begun!
To our valued customers
Nebojsa Matic,
Owner and General Manager
of MikroElektronika

Table of contents
page 3
Piezo Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LCD 2x16 characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What’s Next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ADC inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mikroBUS™sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Click Boards™are plug and play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing programmer drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DS1820 - Digital Temperature Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GLCD 128x64px . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It's good to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I2C EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Input/Output Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Programming software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LM35 - Analog Temperature Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On-board programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supported microcontrollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Touchpanel controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Output voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional GNDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction
Power Supply
Default MCU card
Programmer/debugger
Displays
Other modules
Connectivity
29
26
04
36
32
18
14
30
27
05
33
20
21
15
mikroICD™ - In Circuit Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 31
12
06
08
28
34
35
UART via RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UART via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
USB device communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethernet communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communication
22
23
24
25

Introduction
introruction
page 4
For the rst time in history we have managed to combine all the features
of BIGPIC6 and LV18F v6 boards, which supported high pin count PICs
into the unique EasyPIC™PRO v7. Supporting microcontrollers in both 5V
and 3.3V power supply technology, this board is truly fantastic tool for
development. We have put a lot of eort into board design, making it
easy to use, and we have placed lots of modules that will help you in
your work. Newly redesigned MCU sockets are here to stay. They are
well organized and cover all high-pin-count PIC®microcontrollers in
TQFP packaging. We carefully picked high-quality components and
chose a 2.4mm PCB, which makes this board especially durable.
We hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.
EasyPIC PRO™v7 Development Team
EasyPIC PRO™v7 is all about
connectivity. Having two
dierent connectors for
each port, you can connect
accessory boards, sensors and
your custom electronics easier
then ever before.
Powerful on-board mikroProg™
programmer and In-Circuit
debugger can program
and debug nearly 100
microcontrollers. You will
need it, whether you are a
professional or a beginner.
Two Connectors for each port Everything is already here
Amazing connectivity mikroProg™on board
EasyPIC PRO™v7 is among few
development boards which
support both 3.3V and 5V
microcontrollers. This feature
greatly increases the number of
supported MCUs.It’s like having
two boards instead of one!
3.3V and 5V power supply
Multimedia peripherals
Just plug in your mikroBUS™
board, and it’s ready to work.
We picked up a set of the
most useful pins you need
for development and made a
pinout standard you will enjoy
using.
For easier connections
mikroBUS™support
EasyPIC PROv7

It's good to know
Package contains
introduction
page 5
System Specication
PIC18F87K22 is the default microcontoller!
power supply
7–23V AC or 9–32V DC
or via USB cable (5V DC)
board dimensions
266 x 220mm (10.47 x 8.66 inch)
weight
475g (1.0472 lbs)
power consumption
~90mA at 5V when all peripheral
modules are disconnected
Damage resistant
protective box
EasyPIC PRO™v7
board in antistatic bag
USB cable User Manuals and
Board schematics
1 2 3 4
PIC18F87K22 is the default chip of EasyPIC PRO™v7.
Featuring nanoWatt XLP™technology, it has 16 MIPS
operation, 128K bytes of linear program memory,
3896 bytes of linear data memory, and support for
a wide range of power supply from 1.8V to 5V. It’s
loaded with great modules: 69 General purpose I/O
pins, 24 Analog Input pins (AD), internal Real time
clock and calendar (RTCC), support for Capacitive
Touch Sensing using Charge Time Measurement Unit
(CTMU), six 8-bit timers and ve 16-bit timers.It
also has ten CCP modules, three Comparators and
two MSSP modules which can be either SPI or I2C.
- Great choice for both beginners and
professionals
- Rich with modules
- Comes with examples for mikroC,
mikroBasic and mikroPascal compilers
EasyPIC PROv7

Power supply
Board contains switching power supply
that creates stable voltage and
current levels necessary for
powering each part of the
board. Power supply section
contains two power regulators:
MC34063A, which generates
VCC-5V, and MC33269DT3.3 which
creates VCC-3.3V power supply, thus making
the board capable of supporting both 5V and 3.3V
microcontrollers. Power supply unit can be powered in
two dierent ways: with USB power supply, and using external
adapters via adapter connector (CN19) or additional screw terminals
(CN18). External adapter voltage levels must be in range of 9-32V DC and
7-23V AC. Use jumper J2 to specify which power source you are using, and jumper J1
to specify whether you are using 5V or 3.3V microcontroller. Upon providing the power using
either external adapter, or USB power source, you can turn the board on using SWITCH 1 (Figure 3-1).
Figure 3-2: Dual power supply unit schematics
Figure 3-1: Dual power supply unit of EasyPIC PRO™v7
power supply
page 6 EasyPIC PROv7

How to power the board?
To power the board with USB cable, place jumper J2
in USB position, and place jumper J1 in 5V or 3.3V
position, depending on which microcontroller you are
using. You can then plug in the USB cable as shown on
images 1and 2, and turn the power switch ON.
To power the board via adapter connector, place jumper
J2 in EXT position, and place jumper J1 in 5V or 3.3V
position, depending on which microcontroller you are
using. You can then plug in the adapter cable as shown
on images 3and 4, and turn the power switch ON.
To power the board using screw terminals, place jumper
J2 in EXT position, and place jumper J1 in 5V or 3.3V
position, depending on which microcontroller you are
using. You can then plug in the adapter cable as shown
on images 5and 6, and turn the power switch ON.
Smart engineering of EasyPIC PRO™v7 develop-
ment board allowed us to support both 3.3V and
5V microcontrollers on a single board, which is
almost 100 high pin count PIC®devices.
Power supply: via DC connector or screw terminals
(7V to 23V AC or 9V to 32V DC),
or via USB cable (5V DC)
Power consumption: up to 600mA (depending on how many
on-board modules are currently active)
Set J2 jumper to
USB position
1. With USB cable
3. With laboratory power supply
Set J2 jumper to
EXT position
Set J2 jumper to
EXT position
2. Using adapter
1
3
5
2
4
6
power supply
page 7
EasyPIC PROv7

supported MCUs
page 8
Default MCU card
Microcontrollers are supported using specialized MCU cards containing 104 pins, which
are placed into the on-board female MCU socket. Currently, there are three types of cards:
Standard 80-pin TQFP, Ethernet 80-pin TQFP card and Ethernet 100-pin TQFP
PF card. Standard card supports 80-pin PIC18Fxxxx, PIC18FxxJxx and PIC18FxxKxx
microcontrollers, with or without USB support. It contains several SMD jumpers, which
are supposed to be placed or removed, depending on the microcontroller.
Default MCU card that comes with the EasyPIC PRO™v7 package is shown on Figure
4-1. It contains PIC18F87K22 microcontroller which is loaded with on-chip modules
and is a great choice for both beginners and professionals. After testing and building
the nal program, this card can also be taken out of the board socket and used in your
nal device.
PIC18F87K22 microcontroller. Featuring nanoWatt XLP™technology, it has
16 MIPS operation, 128K bytes of linear program memory, 3896 bytes of linear
data memory, and support for a wide range of power supply from 1.8V to 5V.
16MHz crystal oscillator. We carefully chose the most convenient crystal
value that provides clock frequency which can be used directly, or with the PLL
multipliers and dividers to create higher MCU clock value.
VCAP jumper. Some PIC18FK and all PIC18FJ microcontrollers have cores that
work on 1.8V-2.5V voltage range, and peripherals that work with 3.3V and
5V voltages. Internally, those microcontrollers have power regulators which
adjust the core voltage levels. In order for those devices to have a stable
operation of the core, manufacturer recommends that decoupling capacitive
lters should be provided, and connected between specic microcontroller
pins designated with VCAP and GND. This MCU card provides a VCAP jumper
which is used for this purpose. Jumper is removed by default.
USB communication lines. These two jumpers, when in USB position, connect
D+ and D- lines of the on-board USB connector with RF3 and RF4 microcontroller
pins. Since PIC18F87K22 doesn't support USB, jumpers are in I/O position.
VUSB line jumper. For PIC18F8xJ5x devices, this jumper should be connected
to VCC for enabling internal USB controller. Since PIC18F87K22 doesn't support
USB, this jumper is in I/O position.
ENVREG selection jumper. PIC18FJ and PIC18FK microcontrollers are using
internal voltage regulator which is enabled by placing this jumper in VCC
position.
EasyPIC PROv7
2
3
4
5
6
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Figure 4-1: Default MCU card with PIC18F87K22

supported MCUs
page 9
EasyPIC PROv7
RH2
RH3
RE0
RE1
RG0
RG1
RG2
RG3
RG4
MCLR#
VCAP
RF2
RF3/DM
RF4/DP
RF5
RF6
RF7
RH7
RH4 RH5
RH6
RF1/USB ENR/RF0
RA0 RA1
RA2
RA3
RA4
RA5 RC0 RC1
RC6 RC7 RJ4 RJ5
RJ6
RJ7
RC2
RC3
RC4
RC5
RB0
RB1
RB2
RB3
RB4
RB5
RB6
RB7
OSC1
OSC2
RJ0
RJ1
RJ2
RJ3
RD0
RD1
RD2 RD3 RD4 RD5
RD6
RD7 RH0
RH1
RE2
RE3 RE4 RE5
RE6 RE7
30 29
28 27
34
33
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
47
36
35
43
44
45
46
37
38
9
49
5011
12
32
72
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
4
3
78 77
24
23
18
17
16
15
14
13
5
6
7
8
10
79
80
1
2
22
21
20
19
62 61
60
59
39 40
41
42
48
71
31
51
70
26
25 76
75
74 73
GND
GND
GND GND
VDD
VDD
RB0
RB1
RB2
RB3
RB4
RB5
PGC/RB6
PGD/RB7
RC2
RC3
RC4
RC5
VDD
OSC2/RA6
OSC1/RA7
RJ2
RJ3
RJ6
RJ7
RD0
RD1
RD2 RD3
RD4
RD5 RD6
RD7
RE2 RE3
RE4
RE5 RE6 RE7
RH0
RH1
RJ0
RJ1
RE0
RE1
RH2
RH3
RG0
RG1
RG2
RG3
RG4
MCLR
RF2
RF3/D-
RF4/D+
RF5
RF6
RF7
RH6
RH7
VCCcore/Vcap/VDD
RA0 RA1 RA2
RA3
RA4 RA5 RC0
RC1 RC6 RC7
RJ4
RJ5 RH4
RH5 RF1/VUSB ENVREG/RF0 AVCC AGND
PIC18F87K22
80pin TQFP
U1
E3
10uF
VCC
VCC
X1
16MHz
C1 22pF
C2 22pF
C3
100nF
VCC
C4
100nF
VCC
C5
100nF
VCC
E6
10uF
VCC
E4
10uF
VCC
E5
10uF
VCC
E1
10uF
VCC
E2
10uF
VCC
VCC
RF0RF1
VCC
RF3/DM
RF4/DP
RF3
RF4
DM
DP
RH2RH3
RE0 RE1
RG0RG1
RG2RG3
RG4 MCLR#
RF2RF3
RF4RF5
RF6RF7
RH7 RH6
DP DM
VCC GND VCC GND
VCCGND
VCCGND
VCCGND
VCCGND
VCCGND
VCCGND
RJ0RJ1
RD0RD1
RD2RD3
RD4RD5
RD6RD7
RH0 RH1
RE2RE3
RE4RE5
RE6RE7
RB0 RB1
RB2 RB3 RB4 RB5 RB6 RJ2 RJ3
RJ6RJ7
RC2RC3
RC4RC5
RB7
RH4RH5
RA0RA1
RA2RA3
RA4RA5
RC0RC1
RC6RC7
RJ4RJ5
RF0RF1
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20
21 22
23 24
25 26
HD1A
27 28
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38
39 40
41 42
43 44
45 46 47 48
49 50
51 52
HD2B
5354
5556
5758
5960
6162
6364
6566
6768
6970
7172
7374
7576
7778
HD3C
79
80
81
82
83
84
8586
8788 89
90
91
92
9394
9596
9798
99100
101102
103104
HD4D
J2
J3
J4 J5
RF1/USB ENR/RF0
J1B
Figure 4-2: Default MCU card schematics

supported MCUs
page 10 EasyPIC PROv7
1 2 3
How to properly place your MCU card into the socket?
Before you plug the microcontroller card into
the socket, make sure that the power supply is
turned o. Images below show how to correctly
plug the card. First make sure that MCU card
orientation matches the silkscreen outline on the
EasyPIC PRO™v7 board MCU socket. Place the MCU
card over the socket, so each male header encloses
the right angle with the female socket, as shown
in Figure 4-2. Then put the MCU card slowly down
until all the pins match the socket. Check again if
everything is placed correctly and press the MCU
card until it is completely plugged into the socket
as shown in Figure 4-3. If done correctly, all pins
should be fully inserted. Only now you can turn on
the power supply.
Figure 4-2: On-board
MCU socket has silksreen
markings which will help
you to correctly orient the
MCU card before inserting.
Figure 4-3: Place the
MCU card on the socket
so the pins are aligned
correctly.
Figure 4-4 Properly
placed MCU card will
have equally leveled
pins.

supported MCUs
page 11
MikroElektronika currently oers total of ve populated MCU cards with
dierent microcontrollers. You can also purchase empty PCB cards that you
can populate on your own and solder any supported microcontroller you need in
your development. This way your EasyPIC PRO™ v7 board becomes truly exible and
reliable tool for almost any of your PIC® projects. MCU cards can also be used in your nal
devices. For complete list of currently available MCU cards, please visit the board webpage:
Other supported MCU cards
List of other available populated MCU cards
EasyPIC PROv7
1 2 3 4
Figure 4-5: Standard 80-pin
MCU card with PIC18F87J50,
which supports USB.
Figure 4-6: Standard
80-pin MCU card with
PIC18F8520.
Figure 4-7: Standard
80-pin MCU card with
PIC18F8722.
Figure 4-8: Ethernet
80-pin MCU card
with PIC18F87J60
microcontroller with
internal ethernet module.
Besides default MCU card that comes with EasyPIC PRO™ v7, MikroElektronika oers three other standard 80-pin TQFP
cards with PIC18F87J50, PIC18F8520 and PIC18F8722 microcontrollers. Additional 80-pin TQFP Ethernet card with
PIC18F87J60 enables you to utilize the ethernet connector and build ethernet applications easily. support
with
Ethernet!
http://www.mikroe.com/eng/products/view/815/easypic-pro-v7-development-system/

programming
page 12
On-board
programmer
What is mikroProg™?
How do I start?
mikroProg™is a fast USB 2.0 programmer with mikroICD™hardware In-Circuit Debugger. Smart engineering allows mikroProg™
to support all nearly 100 PIC18 devices in a single programmer. It also features a powerful mikroICD™debugger which will be of
great help in your development. Outstanding performance and easy operation are among it's top features.
In order to start using mikroProg™, and program your
microcontroller, you just have to follow two simple
steps:
1. Install the necessary software
- Install USB drivers
- Install mikroProg Suite™for PIC®software
2. Power up the board, and you are ready to go.
- Plug in the programmer USB cable
- LINK LED should light up.
DATA BUS
Figure 5-1: mikroProg™block schematics
EasyPIC PROv7
Why so many LEDs?
Three LEDs indicate specic programmer
operation. Link LED lights up when USB
link is established with your PC, Active
LED lights up when programmer is active.
Data is on when data is being transfered
between the programmer and PC software
(compiler or mikroProg Suite™for PIC®).

programming
page 13
List of microcontrollers supported with mikroProg™
Here's the list of all microcontrollers which are supported with mikroProg™programmer and debugger on EasyPIC PRO™v7 board. The list may grow with each new
release of mikroProg Suite™ for PIC®software.
EasyPIC PRO™v7 is equipped with RJ-12 connector
compatibile with Microchip®ICD2®and ICD3®external
programmers. This way you can override the on-board
mikroProg™programmer and In-Circuit Debugger, and
use other programming tools with the board. Insert your
ICD programmer cable into connector CN8, as shown in
images 1and 2.1 2
Programming with ICD2/ICD3
EasyPIC PROv7
PIC18F83J90
PIC18F84J90
PIC18F85J90
PIC18F83J11
PIC18F84J11
PIC18F85J11
PIC18F85J10
PIC18F85J15
PIC18F86J10
PIC18F86J15
PIC18F87J10
PIC18F86J11
PIC18F86J16
PIC18F87J11
PIC18F86J90
PIC18F87J90
PIC18F86J93
PIC18F87J93
PIC18F86J50
PIC18F86J55
PIC18F87J50
PIC18F85J50
PIC18F86J60
PIC18F86J65
PIC18F87J60
PIC18F96J60
PIC18F96J65
PIC18F97J60
PIC18F85K22
PIC18F86K22
PIC18F87K22
PIC18F85K90
PIC18F86K90
PIC18F87K90
PIC18F8527
PIC18F6620
PIC18F6720
PIC18F6310
PIC18F6410
PIC18F6390
PIC18F6490
PIC18F6585
PIC18F6680
PIC18F8310
PIC18F8410
PIC18F8585
PIC18F8680
PIC18F8622
PIC18F8627
PIC18F8722
PIC18F8390
PIC18F8490
PIC18F8520
PIC18F8620
PIC18F8720
PIC18F8393
PIC18F8493
PIC18F63J90
PIC18F64J90
PIC18F65J90
PIC18F63J11
PIC18F64J11
PIC18F65J11
PIC18F66J90
PIC18F67J90
PIC18F66J93
PIC18F67J93
PIC18F65J10
PIC18F65J15
PIC18F66J10
PIC18F66J15
PIC18F67J10
PIC18F66J11
PIC18F66J16
PIC18F67J11
PIC18F65J50
PIC18F66J55
PIC18F67J50
PIC18F43K20
PIC18F44K20
PIC18F45K20
PIC18F46K20
PIC18LF46K22
PIC18LF45K22
PIC18LF44K22
PIC18F44J11
PIC18F45J11
PIC18F46J11
PIC18F44J50
PIC18F45J50
PIC18F46J50
PIC18F67J60
PIC18LF43K22
PIC18F46K22
PIC18F45K22
PIC18F44K22
PIC18F43K22
PIC18F66J60
PIC18F66J65

programming
page 14
Step 1 - Start Installation
Step 3 - Installing drivers Step 4 - Finish installation
Step 2 - Accept EULA
Installing programmer drivers
In the opened folder you should
be able to locate the driver
setup le. Double click on setup
le to begin installation of the
programmer drivers.
Welcome screen of the installation. Just click on Next
button to procede.
Drivers are installed automatically in a matter of
seconds.
You will be informed if the dirvers are installed correctly.
Click on Finish button to end installation process.
Carefully read End User License Agreement. If you
agree with it, click Next to procede.
EasyPIC PROv7
On-board mikroProg™requires drivers in order to work.
Drivers can be found on the link below:
When you locate the drivers, please extract les from
the ZIP archive. Folder with extracted les contains sub
folders with drivers for dierent operating systems.
Depending on which operating system you use, choose
adequate folder and open it.
http://www.mikroe.com/downloads/get/1201/
mikroprog_for_pic_drivers_v200.zip

programming
page 15
Step 1 - Start Installation
Step 3 - Install for All users
Step 5 - Installation in progress
Step 2 - Accept EULA and continue
Step 4 - Choose destination folder
Step 6 - Finish Installation
Programming software
mikroProg Suite™for PIC®
Installation wizard - 6 simple steps
EasyPIC PROv7
On-board mikroProg™programmer requires special programming software called
mikroProg Suite™for PIC®. This software is used for programming all of Microchip®
microcontroller families, including PIC10, PIC12, PIC16, PIC18, dsPIC30/33, PIC24 and
PIC32. Software has intuitive interface and SingleClick™programming technology.
To begin, rst locate the installation archive on our website:
After downloading, extract the package and double click the executable setup
le, to start installation.
http://www.mikroe.com/downloads/get/1201/mikroprog_suite_for_pic_v229.zip

programming
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mikroICD™- In Circuit Debugger
What is Debugging?
Every developer comes to a point where he has to monitor the
code execution in order to nd errors in the code, or simply
to see if everything is going as planed. This hunt for bugs, or
errors in the code is called debugging. There are two ways
to do this: one is the software simulation, which enables
you to simulate what is supposed to be happening on the
microcontroller as your code lines are executed, and the other,
most reliable one, is monitoring the code execution on the
chip itself. And this latter one is called In-Circuit debugging.
"In-Circuit" means that it is the real deal - code executes right
on the target device.
What is mikroICD™?
The on-board mikroProg™programmer supports mikroICD™- a
highly eective tool for a Real-Time debugging on hardware
level. The mikroICD™debugger enables you to execute your
program on the host PIC microcontroller and view variable
values, Special Function Registers (SFR), RAM, CODE and
EEPROM memory along with the mikroICD™code execution
on hardware. Whether you are a beginner, or a professional,
this powerful tool, with intuitive interface and convenient
set of commands will enable you to track down bugs quickly.
mikroICD™is one of the fastest, and most reliable debugging
tools on the market.
Supported Compilers
All MikroElektronika compilers, mikroC, mikroBasic and
mikroPascal for PIC®, dsPIC®and PIC32®natively support
mikroICD™. Specialized mikroICD DLL module allows compilers to
exploit the full potential of fast hardware debugging. Along with
compilers, make sure to install the appropriate programmer
drivers and mikroProg Suite for PIC®programming software,
as described on pages 14 and 15.
When you build your project for debugging, and program
the microcontroller with this HEX le, you can start the
debugger using [F9] command. Compiler will change layout
to debugging view, and a blue line will mark where code
execution is currently paused. Use debugging toolbar in
the Watch Window to guide the program execution, and
stop anytime. Add the desired variables to Watch Window and
monitor their values. Complete guide to using mikroICD™with
your compiler is provided with the EasyPIC PRO™v7 package.
How do I use the debugger?
Figure 5-3: mikroC PRO for PIC®compiler in debugging view, with SFR registers in Watch Window
Figure 5-2: mikroICD™manual
explains debugging thoroughly
mikroICD
™
in-circuit debugger
EasyPIC PROv7

programming
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Here is a short overview of which debugging commands are supported in MikroElektronika compilers. You can see what each command does,
and what are their shortcuts when you are in debugging mode. It will give you some general picture of what your debugger can do.
Toolbar
Icon Command Name Shortcut Description
Start Debugger [F9] Starts Debugger.
Run/Pause Debugger [F6] Run/Pause Debugger.
Stop Debugger [Ctrl + F2] Stops Debugger.
Step Into [F7]
Executes the current program line, then halts. If the executed
program line calls another routine, the debugger steps into the
routine and halts after executing the rst instruction within it.
Step Over [F8]
Executes the current program line, then halts. If the executed program
line calls another routine, the debugger will not step into it. The whole
routine will be executed and the debugger halts at the rst instruction
following the call.
Step Out [Ctrl + F8] Executes all remaining program lines within the subroutine. The
debugger halts immediately upon exiting the subroutine.
Run To Cursor [F4] Executes the program until reaching the cursor position.
Toggle Breakpoint [F5] Toggle breakpoints option sets new breakpoints or removes those
already set at the current cursor position.
Show/Hide breakpoints [Shift+F4] Shows/Hides window with all breakpoints
Clears breakpoints [Shift+Ctrl+F5] Delete’s selected breakpoints
Jump to interrupt [F2] Opens window with available interrupts (doesnt work in mikroICD™
mode)
mikroICD™commands
EasyPIC PROv7

DATA BUS
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One of the most distinctive features of EasyPIC
PRO™v7 are it’s Input/Output PORT groups. They
add so much to the connectivity potential of the
board.
Everything is groupped together
It took us a while to realize that having PORT headers, PORT buttons and
PORT LEDs next to each other, and groupped together, makes development
easier, and the entire EasyPIC PRO™v7 cleaner and well organized. We have also
provided an additional PORT headers on the right side of the board, so you can access any pin you want from that side of the board too.
Tri-state pull-up/down DIP switches
Tri-state DIP switches, like SW3 on Figure 6-2, are
used to enable 4K7 pull-up or pull-down resistor on
any desired port pin. Each of these switches has three
states:
1. middle position disables both pull-up and pull-
down feature from the PORT pin
2. up position connects the resistor in pull-up state
to the selected pin
3. down position connects the resistor in pull-down
state to the selected PORT pin.
Figure 6-1: I/O group contains PORT headers, tri-state pull
up/down DIP switch, buttons and LEDs all in one place
Figure 6-3: Schematic of the single I/O group connected to microcontroller PORTC
Input/Output Group
Figure 6-2:
Tri-state DIP
switch on PORTC
connectivity
EasyPIC PROv7
Button press level tri-state DIP
switch is used to determine
which logic level will be
applied to port pins when
buttons are pressed

connectivity
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Headers Buttons LEDs
Figure 6-4: IDC10 male headers enable easy
connection with MikroElektronika accessory boards
With enhanced connectivity as one of the key features
of EasyPIC PRO™v7, we have provided two connection
headers for each PORT. I/O PORT group contains one
male IDC10 2x5 header (like CN22 Figure 6-3). There
is one more IDC10 header available on the right side
of the board, next to DIP switches. These headers are
all compatible with over 70 MikroElektronika accessory
boards, and enable simple connection.
LED (Light-Emitting
Diode) is a highly
ecient electronic
light source. When
connecting LEDs,
it is neccessary
to place a current
limiting resistor in
series so that LEDs
are provided with
the current value specied by the manufacturer. The
current varies from 0.2mA to 20mA, depending on the
type of the LED and the manufacturer. The EasyPIC
PRO v7 board uses low-current LEDs with typical
current consumption of 0.2mA or 0.3mA, depending
of VCC voltage selection.
Board contains 69 LEDs
which can be used for visual
indication of the logic state
on PORT pins. An active LED
indicates that a logic high
(1) is present on the pin. In
order to enable PORT LEDs,
it is necessary to enable the
corresponding DIP switch on
SW6 (Figure 6-6).
Figure 6-6: SW6.1
through SW6.4
switches are used to
enable PORT LEDs
Microcontroller
The logic state of all microcontroller
digital inputs may be changed using
push buttons. Tri-state DIP switch
SW13 is available for selecting
which logic state will be applied to
corresponding MCU pin when button is
pressed, for each I/O port separately.
If you, for example, place SW13.3 in
VCC position, then pressing of any
push button in PORTC I/O group will
apply logical one to the appropriate
microcontroller pin. The same goes for
GND. If the DIP switch is in the middle
position, then all push buttons of the
associated PORT will be disconnected
from the microcontroller pin.
Reset Button
In the far upper right section of the
board, there is a RESET button, which
can be used to manually reset the
microcontroller. This button is directly
connected to the microcontroller
MCLR pin.
Figure 6-5:
Button press
level DIP
switches
(tri-state)
SMD resistor
limiting current
through the LED
EasyPIC PROv7

DATA BUS
mikroBUS™pinout explained
AN - Analog pin
RST - Reset pin
CS - SPI Chip Select line
SCK - SPI Clock line
MISO - SPI Slave Output line
MOSI - SPI Slave Input line
+3.3V - VCC-3.3V power line
GND - Reference Ground
PWM - PWM output line
INT - Hardware Interrupt line
RX - UART Receive line
TX - UART Transmit line
SCL - I2C Clock line
SDA - I2C Data line
+5V - VCC-5V power line
GND - Reference Ground
Figure 7-1: Connection schematics of on-board mikroBUS™host sockets
connectivity
EasyPIC PROv7
mikroBUS™sockets
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Easier connectivity and simple conguration are imperative in modern electronic
devices. Success of the USB standard comes from it’s simplicity of usage and high
and reliable data transfer rates. As we in MikroElektronika see it, Plug-and-Play
devices with minimum settings are the future in embedded world too. This is why
our engineers have come up with a simple, but brilliant pinout with lines that most
of today’s accessory boards require, which almost completely eliminates the need
of additional hardware settings. We called this new standard the mikroBUS™.
EasyPIC PRO™v7 is a development board which supports mikroBUS™with three
on-board sockets. As you can see, there are no additional DIP switches, or jumper
selections. Everything is already routed to the most appropriate pins of the
microcontroller sockets.
mikroBUS™host connector
Each mikroBUS™host connector consists of two 1x8 female headers containing
pins that are most likely to be used in the target accessory board. There are three
groups of communication pins: SPI, UART and I2Ccommunication. There are also
single pins for PWM, Interrupt, Analog input, Reset and Chip Select. Pinout
contains two power groups: +5V and GND on one header and +3.3V and GND on
the other 1x8 header.