This bundle includes everything you need to rapidly develop a fully working PIC microcontroller system. The kit includes the E-Blocks LED board, E-Block LCD board, E-Blocks Switch board, E-Blocks Relay board, Opto-isolator board, E-Block ECIO Application board, ECIO 40-pin USB programmable device, a Universal power supply, USB cable and the professional version of Flowcode V4. All circuit diagrams for the boards are supplied which allows you to develop your own circuit board having prototyped your system. Flowcode 4 facilitates extremely rapid development of your system, and the combination of Flowcode and the ECIO means that you can develop systems that are fully USB reprogrammable in the field. Package Contents Flow Chart Programming for Microchip PIC Microcontrollers Flowcode 4 is a very high-level language programming system for PICmicro microcontrollers based on flowcharts. Flowcode allows you to design and simulate complex PIC-based robotics and control systems by simply drawing a flow chart of your desired program in a matter of minutes, even without any prior programming skills. Flowcode is a powerful language that uses macros to facilitate the control of complex devices like 7-segment displays, motor controllers and LCDs. The use of macros allows you to control highly complex electronic devices without getting bogged down in understanding the programming involved. For more detailed description, see Flowcode's separate order page. 2-line, 16-character display for E-blocks systems  This 2-line, 16-character alphanumeric LCD with contrast control uses 6 lines of an E-blocks port to allow the display of numbers and characters. The LCD is fully supported within the PIC Flowcode flowchart programming software, which makes adding an LCD character display to your application as easy as placing a single flowchart symbol and typing in the text message you want to display. The LCD Module uses a Samsung KS0066U controller, which is similar to the Hitachi HD44780 controller. More information can be found on the E-Blocks 2x16 LCD Board's order page. E-Blocks board with 8 Push-to-Make-Contact Switches  This simple switch panel contains 8 push-to-make-contact switches – one for each line on the E-blocks port. It contains both an upstream E-blocks connector, for connection to a processing module, and a downstream E-blocks connector, which can be used to connect to other E-blocks modules, forming an 8-line bus. This switch circuit board assumes that to operate correctly, each input on the upstream processor board will be configured as a high-impedance input. With this in mind, each circuit consists of a 47k pull-down resistor which, when the switch is open, ensures a logic level 0 at the output from the switch board and processor input pin. When a switch is pressed, the output from the switch board is connected effectively to a 390-ohm resistor to the positive rail (usually 5V), or to logic 1. When the switch is pressed, the effect of the 47k pull-down resistor in each circuit can be deemed to be negligible. The board requires a +5V connection, which can be achieved easily by running a wire to an E-blocks processing module. A detailed description on this product can be found in E-Blocks 8 Push Button Board's order page. 8 LEDs for E-blocks systems  This board contains eight LEDs -- one for each line on the E-blocks port. When connected to an E-block processor board it can be used to visually monitor an output port's logical status. An additional downstream port connector enables another E-block module to be connected to the same port. The board's LEDs are on when the connected port pin is "1" and off when the corresponding port pin is "0". Each high-efficiency LED draws approx. 8mA at 5Vcc when on (560 Ohm resistor to Vcc). More information can be found on the E-Blocks LED Board's order page. E-Blocks Quad Channel Opto-Isolated Input Board The Quad Channel Opto-Isolated Input Board is designed to allow electrical isolation between circuits. Because the Opto-Isolator board uses light to transmit information, it can be used to protect circuits operating at lower voltages (e.g. microcontrollers) from circuits operating at higher voltages (e.g. motors). More information can be found on the E-Blocks Quad Channel Opto-Isolated Input Board . E-Block Quad Channel Relay Output Board The E-Block Quad Channel Relay Output Board was designed to switch four relays on and off as a direct response to the low voltage input of an EB006 Multiprogrammer Board. This in turn allows you to switch multiple devices (e.g. motors) simultaneously. More information can be found on the E-Block Quad Channel Relay Output Board . E-blocks ECIO Application Board This ECIO Base Board board allows you to use E-blocks modules with either of the ECIO-28P or ECIO-40P USB-programmable PIC microcontroller boards. It provides five downstream E-blocks ports, for you to build a custom electronics system containing anything from simple LED and push button boards to Bluetooth, IrDA, internet communications boards and more. More information can be found on the E-blocks ECIO Application Board . Microchip PIC18F4455 DIP module The ECIO family of USB programmable microcontrollers provides an incredibly simple way of adopting PIC microcontroller technology into your projects. The device behaves just like a normal microcontroller -- but when you plug in a USB cable and press the reset switch, you can send a new program to the device. There is no need for an expensive external programmer. More information can be found on the Microchip PIC18F4455 DIP module.
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