SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-18T20:37:51-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsL-Long on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardL-Longurn:uuid:01b40b49-39ce-51ba-2652-6af3365c12ec2015-09-13T05:27:38-06:00<p>Does anyone know if I can use this bootloader with other PIC32MX chips? In particular I'm using a PIC32MX250F128D on this wireless PIC32 development board <a href="http://modtronicsaustralia.com/shop/tinywireless-pic32-wireless-dev-board/" rel="nofollow">http://modtronicsaustralia.com/shop/tinywireless-pic32-wireless-dev-board/</a> and would like to get away from need to use my pickit3 or ICD3 to program it each time. Less wires on the couch would make the family happy!</p>
Customer #90911 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #90911urn:uuid:55c55d1c-779a-dfb8-1e78-54f3c6a0a0ce2015-09-03T17:41:33-06:00<p>If you are new to PIC32 you might find it intimidating. There is a lot of reading for sure. Just to avoid having to go back to the datasheets all the time when I change the device I created a library to streamline the process. It is available for free at http://rad32.gear.host with instructions, code examples and Fritzing schematics.
Enjoy!</p>
Customer #601395 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #601395urn:uuid:ea4e03dd-3c13-984d-186a-e052dfc5006d2014-10-01T06:56:31-06:00<p>We use the same bootloader in RFIDler, so you can download the precompiled hex here:<p>https://github.com/ApertureLabsLtd/RFIDler/tree/master/firmware/Pic32/HIDBoot_MX795_Hex_Load.X</p></p>
prittsjm on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardprittsjmurn:uuid:ec3f8427-beac-c013-e302-9e7881cd6bcc2014-09-27T17:12:13-06:00<p>Brian Schmalz's website is down. Are there any other websites where I can download the UBW32 bootloader and find documentation/example code?</p>
kiaas on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardkiaasurn:uuid:776e27bd-3d8a-5fc4-3a54-6c83f082fa002013-03-14T02:30:42-06:00<p>I'm looking to make a DIY ARM based laptop, and I'm wanting to use a laptop keyboard and mouse (the little dot), as well as monitor battery levels. Would I be able to configure this to act as a HID mouse and keyboard, as well as something to report battery levels to the OS via USB?</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:8684ddba-4747-cf13-b127-1f47967e44b62012-11-27T06:04:17-07:00<p>I use C32 exclusively (the free version). I've heard lots of great things about Hi-Tech though. But now that Microchip owns both, they've merged them and created XC32, which is a very good compiler (complete C++ support). The UBW32 code is all written with C32, but should be usable in XC32 with very few changes. The free version of XC32 is not limited in any way except you can't use -O2 or -O3 (they give you -O1 for free).</p>
Sleepwalker3 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardSleepwalker3urn:uuid:220c89b2-21b3-2f42-fc9f-dbfe5527d88e2012-11-27T00:08:35-07:00<p>Would you recommend the C32 compiler or the free Hi-tech one?</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:690efea8-cfc6-06f3-490a-daea2712584d2012-11-12T11:09:33-07:00<p>The UBW32 does NOT need a separate programmer hardware. There is a free application (HIDBootloader.exe) that you can download from the UBW32 website that will allow you to send a new HEX file over to the UBW32 via USB.<p>*Brian</p></p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:dd5ac781-3528-5b9c-f9cf-3d3511d0e85b2012-11-12T11:08:38-07:00<p>Please let me know at my e-mail address brian@schmalzhaus.com if you are still having trouble and I can walk you through the process.<p>*Brian</p></p>
Microneeds on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardMicroneedsurn:uuid:a29765be-e2ee-9552-7162-d9bd801a1cd72012-11-10T02:16:15-07:00<p>Hey All,<p>I bought the UBW32 from sparkfun and I was trying an example after I downloaded and installed MPLAB IDE ,C-32 Compiler and Microchip Solutions. Now I am trying to upload the code via the HID bootloader, but when for example I upload HelloUSBworld code, it uploads and when I reset the device it does not work. Can you please help me? are there any step by step instructions how to set the settings in the mplab ide. I used http://www.schmalzhaus.com/UBW32/doc/How-To%20Compile%20Projects%20for%20the%20UBW32.pdf but still cannot work properly.</p></p>
Microneeds on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardMicroneedsurn:uuid:32e5ad29-9523-fc56-ced1-0cc67105d5672012-10-18T02:19:55-06:00<p>I wish to ask you guys some questions about the 32-bit whacker, does it need a programmer such as pic kit ? or it can work with the USB and download the code to the PIC?</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:0200dfdd-f319-0c44-e1fd-53dd810695e92012-10-07T07:24:55-06:00<p>Do do the bootloading, you will not need a driver (because it is a HID device and all OSes have HID drivers already). But if you run the stock firmware, it will want to enumerate as a CDC ACM serial port, and you can get the .inf file for that here : http://www.schmalzhaus.com/UBW32/FW/UBW32inf.zip</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:cadffcb9-9fb9-a9b5-cd87-88bd178c27362012-10-07T07:20:47-06:00<p>Dizzy, you are absolutely correct on all fronts. I'll try to separate out MX795 and MX460 projects with updated procdfs.ld files soon. Thanks-</p>
Dizzy on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardDizzyurn:uuid:9398b95d-fced-6fc7-cbed-1bb5d214ca9b2012-07-14T03:50:02-06:00<p>This is a great product! I have both the MX460 and MX795 versions.<p>I needed a logic analyzer and made one with the MX795 board and OpenBench LogicSniffer, CoreTimer is a great MIPS core feature!</p><p>By the way, procdefs.ld should be updated as MX795 has more ram...</p></p>
Bogdan Kecman on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardBogdan Kecmanurn:uuid:6272d5df-1c01-3e6a-a325-9f16fbefd9222012-06-27T15:58:57-06:00<p>If you are upgrading from 460 to 795, don't forget to setup compiler parameters for new config, mplabx do not copy them (I spent a week figuring out why is usb host not working only to see that no heap was allocated in ld settings)</p>
Customer #332935 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #332935urn:uuid:532a7a7a-c263-c33a-9d11-2eca8ba283fd2012-06-21T21:18:05-06:00<p>Do I need the windows driver to get this working? I can't install it in my computer.<p>Do I need a driver if I am using the HIDbootloader.exe</p></p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:549b8f27-fdf5-f572-2e2a-0ba4ae2c6d9a2012-06-08T21:01:36-06:00<p>And both UBW32s are supported under the MPIDE (chipKIT Arduino fork) environment as well. They're very useful boards when you need more permanent access to the pins than with a chipKIT UNO32 or MAX32 board.
*Brian</p>
Anunakin on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardAnunakinurn:uuid:9db025ee-305c-5c01-ebb9-6aedd762826a2012-04-03T11:37:19-06:00<p>UBW32 with PIC32MX460 and PIC32MX795 are supported by Pinguino project, that give you the power of a full open source gcc, with optimized code and easy way of Arduino language.<p>http://pinguino.cc</p></p>
Customer #117293 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #117293urn:uuid:899ac19a-9474-105f-83f1-cf459b9ae3772012-02-20T17:17:33-07:00<p>Is there any hope of being able to pay a buck or so more and get one prepopulated with the crystal for RTC? You don't carry the caps, I'm trying with the crystal, but on a breadboard it feels like it'll be impossible to get the timings right, and I hate soldering SMD. If you'd build it, I'd buy it. A lot of them possibly. :)</p>
ndrizza on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardndrizzaurn:uuid:12442afa-b746-f831-80de-91f769ffba072012-01-24T14:11:48-07:00<p>i just found the footprint for adding the crystal.. where can i buy the suitable crystal and the pfs? (I have the lates version of the UBW32)</p>
ndrizza on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardndrizzaurn:uuid:16d54b5c-c1df-3511-c6b5-7bca8e042fbf2012-01-14T07:10:52-07:00<p>I found it: for new useres this is a good place to start:<p>http://www.johnloomis.org/microchip/pic32/resources.html</p></p>
ndrizza on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardndrizzaurn:uuid:a5cfbaad-ef41-909c-27cd-c985fbc55d3d2012-01-14T05:13:48-07:00<p>Could someone please give me a short example of how i can set a pin HIGH/LOW including the definitions.<ul>
<li>#define ... ...Pin assignment...</li>
<li>set it to high</li>
<li>set it to low</li>
</ul><p>I'm trying to understand the LATE, LATEbits.LATE3, TRISE but i dont understand it.</p><p>If you have a link to an informative beginner website I'd be happy too.</p><p>Thanks!</p></p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:3399e935-141b-0fb1-e846-d8bf1d36a4a22012-01-03T09:38:32-07:00<p>If you want, the design files are available on my UBW32 website, - you could have the board made at BatchPCB or any of the other PCB vendors out there.<p>*Brian</p></p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:b4dc3b23-3692-9d29-f2ee-9d28b866e3be2012-01-03T09:31:27-07:00<p>Nope, you're not daft. Once you solder on any connector to the underside, you will not be able to mount to a breadboard unless you use longer pins. This is just the nature of putting connectors on the bottom of the board - it can't really be helped.<p>*Brian</p></p>
Customer #15807 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #15807urn:uuid:ec3112b0-0bbc-190c-165a-a26922dc3e152011-12-11T01:54:58-07:00<p>Am I being daft or can you not mount the Sparkfun recommended USB connector to the bottom and still plug the board into a solderless breadboard? It seems that the height of the USB type A plug is exactly the same as the commonly available .100" header pins. There isn't enough room to hang the USB plug off the end of the breadboard either. I'm going to fire up the belt sander and see if I can remove some metal.</p>
Jan Rune on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardJan Runeurn:uuid:f18c8c60-3f12-e807-c494-1a9e395362622011-10-28T22:23:13-06:00<p>The ICD2 should be able to program the 795. I ordererd a PK3 before i knew...</p>
TitanMKD on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardTitanMKDurn:uuid:a6aef3ad-33a9-1f58-1624-aa182d6473f62011-10-02T01:30:05-06:00<p>Hi SparkFun,<br>
I would like to buy only the UBW32 PCB (without any components) can you make me an offer ?<br>
Best Regards</p>
SomeGuy123 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardSomeGuy123urn:uuid:1fb2c4a2-2b9d-5c14-4beb-82fd714d36b92011-08-30T12:32:11-06:00<p>Sparkfun doesn't use Gold Phoenix. Only Batchpcb does.</p>
Serge V. on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardSerge V.urn:uuid:d604837b-25de-5b7c-0915-115468ec4fdb2011-08-06T23:43:40-06:00<p>MIPS developer's blog: http://developer.mips.com/2011/08/06/about-retrobsd-a-port-of-bsd-unix-to-a-microchip-pic32-microcontroller/</p>
Customer #241599 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #241599urn:uuid:496279ea-25e1-0198-4804-9828a8bee53e2011-07-31T06:27:46-06:00<p>http://code.google.com/p/retrobsd/</p>
Customer #241599 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #241599urn:uuid:803db277-bcf3-ca85-7bb3-f1db283796ec2011-07-31T06:26:44-06:00<p>RetroBSD is a port of 2.11BSD that run on the UBW32<br>
http://code.google.com/p/retrobsd/wiki/Board_Sparkfun_UBW32</p>
Customer #232506 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #232506urn:uuid:db0318ad-2358-dcc4-29a8-214f9724301a2011-07-19T14:46:34-06:00<p>problem solved</p>
w0fms on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardw0fmsurn:uuid:e73a9948-aadc-0b3a-3d08-4f0965ecd2d12011-07-13T10:47:15-06:00<p>Great that the version with the 'MX795 came out. When is the plug in PHY board for Ethernet coming out? :O)</p>
skip2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardskip2urn:uuid:33fdb967-1fa7-d3e4-61f7-a1ee0f2153702011-07-13T06:38:53-06:00<p>Well it was time well spent. I am making a code archive database / IDE for the StickOS. I know people want C but this StickBasic is just fine for all but the tightest applications. really though it can do it all.</p>
skip2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardskip2urn:uuid:8c80cd85-11b2-ed82-d467-052e684e11252011-07-13T06:34:55-06:00<p>I havent had this much fun since I found a box of blasting caps near an old bridge. This uP is fast, lots of room for all kinds of data and code. the StickOS makes this a so simple thing to program. the IC/sp com code makes io a breeze.<br>
thanks to all theose who have contributed.</p>
Sleepwalker3 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardSleepwalker3urn:uuid:885e3da4-4f5f-519c-7364-7b44afc27d3a2011-06-03T10:25:28-06:00<p>@Assanchez -<br>
Because it has a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) internally and the core freq can be set by software parameters to be via the PLL up to 80MHz - Pretty cool.<br>
The Oscillator Freq (ie. 8Mhz) can be Divided before going to the PLL and the PLL can be Multiplied/Divided, so you can run at lower frequencies if you like = lower power drain<br>
Hope that helps explain it (I know I was confused at first) :)</p>
Aasanchez on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardAasanchezurn:uuid:a0bd00ff-9741-6a5a-41ab-4519900a2a9f2011-05-20T11:03:20-06:00<p>this board say CPU runs at 80MHz but in the schematic appear 8Mhz??? Why is this...</p>
Customer #69809 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #69809urn:uuid:acfc0576-56e9-bc7f-fa12-02586e2431002011-04-21T07:25:18-06:00<p>I'm the proud owner of one of these dev boards and i've used it with great joy. Up untill now, I've powered the device through the USB connection but since I'm now using it to control my lego robot, I want to use the little white powersocket that is attached tot the board.<br>
Problem is, and this might be a really stupid question, I don't know what kind of connector it is and where I can get the plugcounterpart. Are they available on sparkfun?</p>
rys on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardrysurn:uuid:5e2f6178-117c-6150-3535-61263b607a042011-04-17T14:37:35-06:00<p>I have a question and hope someone can provide the info:<br>
I need to be able to drive 2 brushed DC motors with incremental encoder feedback. The motors draw about 1 amp each.<br>
I want to use the PIC32MX795 Development Board to do that but I cannot do any hardware development and was wondering if someone can suggest: is there an H-bridge that plugs directly into this dev board's PWM outputs and if there is a an opto-isolated encoder daughter board that can also be used by the PIC32MX795 Development Board.<br>
This is a simple system but I cannot spend the money on industrial components that cost $100's.<br>
Thanks</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:6badd087-b8f7-1575-9e4c-f241c7b4933e2011-04-13T06:53:17-06:00<p>Yes, but everyone should be aware that the PICKit2 does NOT support the new MX795 CPUs. So you'll need a PK3 or better to program/debug this new guy.</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:60e5d203-06e3-1288-e220-39304a4eafc62011-04-13T06:52:35-06:00<p>Send me your e-mail address and I can send it to you. Because the two chips are so similar, I did not update the schematic symbol to the new part, so you'll find there are no pinout differences.</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:030c35df-bb2f-e25e-d756-5102b208d7292011-04-13T06:51:33-06:00<p>Yes. The MX795 is <em>source</em> level compatible with the MX460. So you should re-compile your code. It is also pin compatible, I believe. It is not binary compatible, although it is close. The location of the UART registers are the only thing I know of right now that will prevent a binary built for the MX460 from failing on the MX795.</p>
Phoenix2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardPhoenix2urn:uuid:ec30cb54-cad8-813b-2806-510e8c9073ce2011-04-04T17:44:50-06:00<p>Hey just a helpful comment for those of you that are porting MX460 code to the new MX795, check out the "APPENDIX A: MIGRATING FROM PIC32MX3XX/4XX TO PIC32MX5XX/6XX/7XX DEVICES" in the PIC32MX795 datasheet above. The way that certain interrupts are handled is different.<br>
Hopefully my couple hours of digging can save someone else some time.</p>
Phoenix2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardPhoenix2urn:uuid:adb373e2-b8af-d1f3-7338-1ba98143ba022011-04-04T17:42:27-06:00<p>Yes, I am using a PICKit3 with MPLAB v8.66 and programming/source debugging the new MX795 model.<br>
OS: Windows 7 64-bit.</p>
tcmichals on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardtcmichalsurn:uuid:7198b8ce-ccc9-0681-bf79-5da2256d902f2011-03-25T14:05:58-06:00<p>Can the PICKit3 do source level debugging for this version of the UBW32?</p>
tcmichals on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development Boardtcmichalsurn:uuid:f466ba1c-4137-99bb-1ae7-5832a2f18bb52011-03-25T13:51:45-06:00<p>is there a way to get a Schematic of the old USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX460? I need to compare the pinout to see where things changed</p>
Rich T on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardRich Turn:uuid:937d7b81-dc71-bd6c-7433-bf6195ba83172011-03-25T12:14:54-06:00<p>I just posted a quick port of StickOS to the UBW32 with PIC32MX7.<br>
You can find a bootloader version at: <a href="http://www.cpustick.com/downloads.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cpustick.com/downloads.htm</a><br>
Happy on-chip software development! :-)<br>
-- Rich</p>
Prodtos on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardProdtosurn:uuid:18689403-31b2-5645-0bdd-95d5d88d954b2011-03-24T08:04:17-06:00<p>Just a quick question @EmbeddedMan, maybe you would know if i can use this new ubw32 as a replacement in a project for an old one, like in pinout compatibility or something (Not planning to use CAN or Ethernet yet for my project)</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:61e6ad18-eac4-9de2-7327-72a35d3e234c2011-03-07T12:38:16-07:00<p>You know, I hear this at least once a week. For some reason, there are a large number of people who believe that you have to pay for Microchip's C compilers. This is NOT TRUE! I use the free versions every day, and they work great. They have free versions of C18 (for their 8-bit PICs), C16 (for their 16-bit PICs) and C32 (for the 32 bit PICs like on the UBW32). The latter 2 are GCC based. Are they as awesome as the relatively expensive Hi-Tech compilers? Nope. But Hi-Tech has free versions of it's amazing compilers too. Lack of a C compiler is not a good reason to stay away from Microchip parts. Do I wish C18 were a better compiler? Hell-yah, twice over. But all of Microchip's sample code works with their free versions, and works well.<br>
The only thing 'cripple-ware' about Microchip's free compilers is some extra optimizations are left out. Other than in one very rare circumstance related to a USB bootloader with C18 has this <em>ever</em> been a problem for me.</p>
Rooster on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardRoosterurn:uuid:230d6477-5425-a94b-e506-62ca2c78daad2011-03-07T10:59:27-07:00<p>Don't forget that it does CAN and Ethernet too !</p>
Superteck on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardSuperteckurn:uuid:2a070f5a-d242-d327-c948-8ea35d33b97c2011-03-07T08:50:34-07:00<p>The reason I do not use Microchip is the cost of a decent C compiler. AVR has a good C compiler, and FREE. Any recommendations, I am kinda attached to my arm and leg and do not want to give either up for a C compiler, or have to use cripple-ware...</p>
Jason2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardJason2urn:uuid:fe99ed15-de2f-b9c2-d01d-a670159042012011-03-05T04:21:15-07:00<p>Not sure if anyone noticed a typo:<br>
"All of the 78(!) of the PIC32's I/O pins are broken out. "<br>
should be more like<br>
"All 78(!) of the PIC32's I/O pins are broken out. "</p>
Jason2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardJason2urn:uuid:5337dd31-9362-4cdb-eb7c-796b087f37092011-03-05T04:03:52-07:00<p>thanks for the info. I hear batchPCB is great. I never used a PCB Fab. before. I hope my first time doesnt go bad heh :D</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:10d1c3dd-fb04-1fc9-fe23-c5cdf37692612011-03-04T21:24:15-07:00<p>Well, SparkFun makes the boards and they have their boards made at Gold Phoenix. So does BatchPCB. That doesn't mean that they use the exact same 'rules' for all SparkFun boards and BatchPCB board though.</p>
Customer #44100 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #44100urn:uuid:2cda3b08-9e4e-56b0-97e2-e2bd5123925c2011-03-04T18:44:07-07:00<p>Same here... I wish I knew... Nevertheless, great news!</p>
Jason2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardJason2urn:uuid:84d7546b-263b-c81b-03e6-095447cb817c2011-03-04T16:27:15-07:00<p>cool thanks . i know it had to be a huge headache to do :)<br>
i assume batchpcb produces these PCBs? i was going to make my own after buying this but realized my vias would be too large to get the size you achived. ill get one or two this month.<br>
thanks for quick response!</p>
Customer #26607 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardCustomer #26607urn:uuid:6d8dde35-5809-bfa4-20fe-0bf6baed17682011-03-04T15:13:44-07:00<p>What a coincidence. My (now deprecated) DEV-08971 just arrived today.</p>
EmbeddedMan on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardEmbeddedManurn:uuid:959f3536-70e5-b6c1-fc50-e1899bc039d22011-03-04T14:18:40-07:00<p>Nope, just a 2-layer board that took me for-freeking-ever to route because of the much larger 8MHz crystal and the new 32KHz crystal footprints.<br>
Sorry about those couple pins on the edge - what I do is put male headers pointing down on each of the 2 long sides, then male headers pointing <em>up</em> on the remaining short edge. That way I can plug in my PICKit3 really easily for debugging/programming.<br>
*Brian</p>
Jason2 on DEV-09713 - USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX795 Development BoardJason2urn:uuid:e40842d5-c621-4e1a-7cdc-a8c46491493e2011-03-04T12:50:11-07:00<p>Just wondering, is this a 4 layer pcb?<br>
side note... i want one heh but the bottom pins including icsp gets me upset since theyre on edge</p>