Earlier this week SXRguyinMA and Myself were contacted by Microchip PR asking if we would like to check out a new Arduino compatible board based around the PIC32. We of course replied with a yes. We should have our sample in our hands within a week. Microchip teamed up with Digilent Inc. to design and distribute the board, and today Digilent Inc released the chipKIT Max32™ Arduino-Compatible Prototyping Platform.
We plan on posting a ton of info and photos once our testing sample arrives but until then the official specs from Digilent’s site will have to do.
Originally Posted by Digilent
- Microchip® PIC32MX795F512 processor
- 80 Mhz 32-bit MIPS
- 512K Flash, 128K RAM
- USB 2.0 OTG controller
- 10/100 Ethernet MAC
- Dual CAN controllers
- Provides additional memory and advanced communications peripherals
- Compatible with Arduino IDE and libraries
- Can also be programmed using Microchip's MPLAB (along with a PICkit 3 or 6-pin header)
- Arduino Mega form factor
- Compatible with Arduino shields
- 83 available I/O
- User LED
Yes you read that right. It is compatible with the Arduino IDE as well as the Arduino Library. What does this mean for the future of Arduino? We foresee a lot of more powerful projects in the future.