USB MICROSTAK

USB MICROSTAK is a Pic microcontroller development system consisting of a main controller board with USB to UART connectivity and optional Flash Lab stackable prototyping boards. Installation of the Microcode Loader software automatically installs a virtual Com port on a pc or laptop enabling direct connection of MicroStak via a USB cable. As with the Flash Lab system, no hardware programmer is then needed as long as a pic with bootloader firmware is installed in the MicroStak board and additionally the board can take it's power from the USB bus. All necessary hardware is provided on board including a selectable 3.3V regulator which can be used to power the main board or proto board or both. A second USB socket is also provided which optionally connects to the on board USB port of a suitable Pic. The virtual Com port also allows simple serial communication via the USB1 connection for control or data logging for example.