OLIMEX PIC32-PINGUINO-MX220, User Manual

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OLIMEX© 2012 PIC32-PINGUINO-MX220 User's Manual
this board outperform ARDUINO-UNO as hardware capabilities as you can see from the table
below while being considerably cheaper:
PIC32-PINGUINO-MX220 ARDUINO-UNO
CPU 32bit 32bit
CLOCK 40MHz 20MHz
FLASH
32KB 32KB
RAM
8KB 1KB
USB
YES NO
LOW PWR YES NO
GPIO MAX 40MHz 5MHz
ADC 1.1MSPS 15KSPS
DMA
YES 4 Channel NO
UEXT
YES NO
PIC32-PINGUINO-MX220 is a powerful considering its low price but yet a starter board for the
PINGUINO family. If you are searching for powerful Pinguino board with a faster processor, more
memory, more peripherals, wider range of options be sure to check the PIC32-PINGUINO-OTG:
http://olimex.com/dev/pic32-pinguino-otg.html
1.3 Organization
Each section in this document covers a separate topic, organized as follow:
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Chapter 1 is an overview of the board usage and features
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Chapter 2 has a short introduction to Arduino platform and its derivatives Pinguino and
Maple
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Chapter 3 provides a guide for quickly setting up the board
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Chapter 4 contains the general board diagram and layout
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Chapter 5 describes the component that is the heart of the board: the PIC32MX220F032D
microcontroller
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Chapter 6 is an explanation of the control circuitry associated with the microcontroller to
reset. Also shows the clocks on the board
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