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UBMP4.1 (USB-Based Beginner Multipurpose Project 4 rev. 1) KiCad schematic and PCB design files.

README

UBMP4.1

UBMP4.1 (USB-Based Beginner Multipurpose Project 4 rev. 1) KiCad schematic and PCB design files.

UBMP4.1 is a development board for learning or teaching PICmicro programming in C using almost any device – including Chromebooks!

UBMP4.1 Hardware Features

• Microchip PIC16F1459 USB-capable microcontroller with 8k words of program FLASH (6k words free when using the USB bootloader), 128B of user FLASH, 1kB of RAM, 10-bit ADC, and a built-in temperature sensor
• 5 built-in pushbuttons
• 5 visible light LEDs
• 1 piezo beeper output
• optional 8-pin header for PORTC I/O pin expansion (great for servos, a SONAR module, NeoPixels, an LCD, etc.)
• optional IR LED output for remote control transmitter applications (or a high-current transistor-driven output)
• optional IR demodulator for remote control decoding
• optional IR phototransistor or visible-light ambient light sensor for light sensing
• USB 2.0 type-C port for power and programming
• 6-pin ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming) header for PICkit-4

UBMP4.1 Software Features

UBMP4.1 uses the USB uC bootloader, which makes UBMP4.1 appear as a USB mass storage device. Programs can be developed in C or assembly code using Microchip Technology's MPLAB X IDE or the MPLAB Xpress web-based IDE, or in any programming language or software that creates a Microchip-compatible .hex output file.

Just plug UBMP4.1 into a USB port, wait for it to appear on your computer as drive PIC16F1459, and drag your compiled .hex file onto the drive. UMBP4.1 starts running your program as soon as the .hex file is transferred.

UMBP4.1 is Open

UBMP4.1 is open hardware and uses open source software. The following permissions and conditions apply to UBMP4.1:

• the KiCad UBMP4.1 files stored in GitHub are open hardware licensed under the terms of the MIT license (except the mirobo.tech logo - see below)
• UBMP4.1 programs stored in GitHub are open source software licensed under the terms of the MIT license
• UMBP4.1 learning materials on the mirobo.tech website are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license
• the USB uC bootloader is open source and licensed under the terms of the GPL3.0 license by John Izzard
• the mirobo.tech logo mark is a trademark of mirobo Technolgy and may not be used without prior permission

Where can I buy UBMP4.1?

UBMP4.1 boards and kits are available at mirobo.tech.
Bare UBMP4.1 printed circuit boards are also available from OSHPARK.