INTRODUCTION TO MICROENGINEERING LABS’ LAB-X1 EXPERIMENTAL BOARD
THE MICROCONTROLLER
The PIC 16F877A microcontroller (which is a necessary component on the board) is not provided because each of the compatible PIC microprocessors available has varying features, and you need to select a unit that suits the application that you have in mind. We will be using the recommended PIC 16F877A and 18F4331 microcontrol- lers for all our experiments. If you want to use a different processor, be sure to check for pin-to-pin compatibility on the web. Data sheets can be downloaded for all the
microcontrollers at no charge from the Internet. The commonly used 40-pin for pin- compatible MCUs are the 16F873, 16F874, 16F876, 16F877, 18F4331, and 18F4431.
They share similar power and pinout layouts but exhibit different capabilities. Other PICs may also be used.
The following 40-pin PICs will work in the LAB-X1
