paul@3 | 1 | Introduction
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paul@3 | 2 | ============
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paul@3 | 3 |
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paul@3 | 4 | The CommonPIC32_VGA distribution provides schematic and circuit layout files
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paul@3 | 5 | for use with KiCad describing a circuit board for use with a PIC32
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paul@3 | 6 | microcontroller, offering VGA signal generation capabilities when used with
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paul@3 | 7 | the appropriate software (provided in the CommonPIC32 software distribution).
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paul@3 | 8 |
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paul@3 | 9 | Other interfacing options are also provided for programming the
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paul@3 | 10 | microcontroller using the ICSP mechanism, communicating with the
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paul@3 | 11 | microcontroller using UART peripherals, and connecting the microcontroller to
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paul@3 | 12 | parallel devices and to USB devices.
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paul@3 | 13 |
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paul@3 | 14 | Note that the breadboard circuit used to prototype this board only
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paul@3 | 15 | investigated VGA signal generation, ICSP functionality, and UART
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paul@3 | 16 | communication. The other interfacing support has yet to be tested and
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paul@3 | 17 | verified.
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paul@3 | 18 |
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paul@3 | 19 | The following resources are provided:
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paul@3 | 20 |
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paul@3 | 21 | CommonPIC32_VGA.kicad_pcb The circuit board layout
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paul@3 | 22 |
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paul@3 | 23 | CommonPIC32_VGA.net The netlist, generated from the schematic
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paul@3 | 24 | and distributed here for convenience
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paul@3 | 25 |
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paul@3 | 26 | CommonPIC32_VGA.pro The KiCad project file
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paul@3 | 27 |
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paul@3 | 28 | CommonPIC32_VGA.sch The circuit schematic providing the
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paul@3 | 29 | relationships between components
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paul@3 | 30 |
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paul@3 | 31 | PIC32MX270F256B.lib PIC32MX270F256B component library
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paul@3 | 32 | containing a definition for the
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paul@3 | 33 | microcontroller itself (with the PCB
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paul@3 | 34 | footprint being provided by generic KiCad
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paul@3 | 35 | footprint libraries)
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paul@3 | 36 |
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paul@3 | 37 | Board Version Notes
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paul@3 | 38 | ===================
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paul@3 | 39 |
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paul@3 | 40 | oshpark-7PB6tGOf (December 2021)
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paul@3 | 41 | --------------------------------
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paul@3 | 42 |
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paul@3 | 43 | This version provides pads for very short resistors which are rather
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paul@3 | 44 | inconvenient for mounting generally available through-hole mounted resistors,
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paul@3 | 45 | although the pad spacing is appropriate for the capacitors employed in the
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paul@3 | 46 | design. A new version is anticipated with longer footprints for the resistors.
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paul@3 | 47 |
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paul@3 | 48 | Design Rules and Production
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paul@3 | 49 | ===========================
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paul@3 | 50 |
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paul@3 | 51 | It was decided that OSHPark would be used to make the first set of boards.
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paul@3 | 52 | Thus, the design rules for OSHPark were employed by this project. Such rules
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paul@3 | 53 | can be found here:
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paul@3 | 54 |
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paul@3 | 55 | http://docs.oshpark.com/services/two-layer/
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paul@3 | 56 | http://docs.oshpark.com/design-tools/kicad/kicad-design-rules/
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paul@3 | 57 |
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paul@3 | 58 | The board uploaded to OSHPark was tagged with oshpark-7PB6tGOf in this
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paul@3 | 59 | repository. It resides on OSHPark at the following location:
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paul@3 | 60 |
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paul@3 | 61 | https://oshpark.com/projects/7PB6tGOf/view_design
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paul@3 | 62 |
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paul@3 | 63 | Contact, Copyright and Licence Information
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paul@3 | 64 | ==========================================
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paul@3 | 65 |
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paul@3 | 66 | The author can be contacted at the following e-mail address:
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paul@3 | 67 |
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paul@3 | 68 | paul@boddie.org.uk
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paul@3 | 69 |
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paul@3 | 70 | Copyright and licence information can be found in the docs directory - see
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paul@3 | 71 | docs/COPYING.txt and docs/gpl-3.0.txt for more information.
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