The TFT Developer Kit 1 for PIC32 gives you a jump start in developing graphical user interfaces on TFT displays using the BASIC programming language.

It bundles a mikromedia for PIC32 with a USB license dongle of mikroBASIC for PIC32, a license key for the Visual TFT design software, plus a stylus for the mikromedia touchscreen and a 2GB microSD card with adapter. Purchasing this bundle affords you a discount over purchasing the items separately.

There are 18 versions of this kit, made from six different mikromedia boards and three different programming languages. The following table provides a breakdown of the differences between the mikromedia boards, so you can decide which one is right for you. Use the links on the top row to visit each mikromedia board's page for detailed information and user manuals for each one. Use the links in the second row to switch to the order page for a different version of this kit if you decide upon a different mikromedia board and/or programming language IDE.

mikromedia	PIC18FJ	PIC24	PIC24EP	dsPIC33	dsPIC33EP	PIC32
Kit with BASIC IDE Kit with Pascal IDE Kit with C IDE	MIKROE-880 MIKROE-881 MIKROE-882	MIKROE-886 MIKROE-907 MIKROE-887	MIKROE-1223 MIKROE-1224 MIKROE-1225	MIKROE-883 MIKROE-884 MIKROE-885	MIKROE-1219 MIKROE-1220 MIKROE-1221	This kit MIKROE-892 MIKROE-893
Microcontroller	PIC18F87J150	PIC24FJ256GB110	PIC24EP512GU810	dsPIC33FJ256GP710A	dsPIC33EP512MU810	PIC32MX460F512L
Architecture	8-bit	16-bit	16-bit	16-bit	16-bit	32-bit
CPU speed	12 MIPS	16 MIPS	70 MIPS	40 MIPS	70 MIPS	120 MIPS
Flash memory	128 KB	256 KB	512 KB	256 KB	512 KB	512 KB
RAM (bytes)	3904	16384	53248	30720	53248	32768
MCU Operating Voltage	2V to 3.6V	2V to 3.6V	3V to 3.6V	2V to 3.6V	3V to 3.6V	2.3V to 3.6V
USB Device	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
USB-UART	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Consumption (backlight on)	51.7 mA	56.2 mA	57 mA	59.7 mA	56.2 mA	113 mA
Backlight current	42 mA	42 mA	42 mA	42 mA	42 mA	42 mA
Max. I2C speed	400 kHz	400 kHz	400 kHz	400 kHz	400 kHz	400 kHz
Max. microSD SPI speed	12 MHz	16 MHz	35 MHz	16 MHz	35 MHz	20 MHz
Max. Serial Flash SPI speed	12 MHz	16 MHz	35 MHz	16 MHz	35 MHz	40 MHz
Max. Audio codec SPI speed	3 MHz	2 MHz	2.1 MHz	4 MHz	2.1 MHz	3.33 MHz

If you love 8-bit programming, use mikromedia for PIC18FJ. If you need a 16-bit microcontroller with peripheral pin select and loads of modules, choose mikromedia for PIC24 or PIC24EP. If you need motor control, FFT or DSP, choose mikromedia for dsPIC33 or dsPIC33EP. If you want top performance and high processing power, choose mikromedia for PIC32.

Each mikromedia board is a compact development system with lots of on-board peripherals which provides a convenient platform for development of devices with multimedia content. The microcontroller on each board comes with a fast USB HID bootloader installed so that you can program from your PC without any extra hardware. It also can be programmed with a Microchip ICD2, ICD3 or compatible external programmer (header pins are provided loose). The mikromedia features integrated modules such as audio module, TFT 320×240 touch screen display, USB connector for communication with the microcontroller, accelerometer, Flash memory, and microSD card connector.

The system is powered by your PC via USB. Simply plug in the USB cable and the TFT display will turn on automatically. It also can be battery powered.

The board measures 8 × 6 cm (3.14 × 2.36 inches). All unused microcontroller pins are available via pads along the sides of the board (header pins are provided loose). These allow you to add on mikromedia shields (see options below), or to add the board to the mikromedia WorkStation.

Visual TFT Overview

mikroBASIC Overview

Each compiler license includes free upgrades and tech support for the lifetime of the product. The software features a Live Update service so you can get new features and improvements instantly.