Microchip Technology supporting MikroElektronika click boards™ in MPLAB® Code Configurator
March 08 2017 - 12:38PM
MikroElektronika today announced that Microchip Technology Inc., a
leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and
Flash-IP solutions, will start supporting MikroElektronika click
boards™ in its MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC). MCC is a free
graphical configuration and code generation tool for PIC
microcontrollers. Starting March 7, Microchip will add
support for the first 50 click boards in 50 days. For more
information, visit www.microchip.com/50in50
The initiative follows Microchip’s previous endorsement of
MikroElektronika’s popular add-on board standard for rapid hardware
prototyping. As of 2017, Microchip produces several development
boards with mikroBUS™ sockets for click boards™, including the
popular Curiosity, Xpress, Explorer and PICDEM™ Lab development
boards for 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit MCUs.
“This endorsement from Microchip is a clear indicator that click
boards™ have become the add-on board standard for embedded
developers. The inclusion of mikroBUS™ socket introduces a high
level of system expandability which brings incredible value to
Microchip’s users,” said Dr. Djordje Marinkovic, Business
Development Director at MikroElektronika.
“The mikroBUS™ socket brings a new level of design ease and
flexibility to our hardware development platforms,” said Greg
Robinson, senior director of marketing for Microchip’s MCU8
division. “Adding click support into MCC makes designing with
our MCUs even easier. A designer can now have a working application
with just a few clicks.”
The MCC plugin provides a graphical interface to configure
peripherals and functions specific to your application. MCC
is part of Microchip’s free downloadable and award-winning MPLAB X
and MPLAB Xpress Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). With
the newly added click support, the tool can now generate the code
necessary to configure and control a number of click boards,
reducing software development time.
The vast selection of click boards™ (250+ boards available)
allows for easy interfacing to a variety of sensors, wireless
modules, and other technologies that developers may wish to
implement in their embedded applications.
The click board™ ecosystem is based on the mikroBUS™ standard.
Conceived and developed by MikroElektronika, mikroBUS™ is an open
standard that allows vendors and manufacturers to take advantage of
the fast-growing add-on board ecosystem. Standard specifications
are available on MikroElektronika’s website
(www.mikroe.com/mikrobus)
About MikroElektronika
MikroElektronika is a renowned producer of a wide range of
hardware and software development tools for various microcontroller
architectures, including compilers for three languages: mikroC,
mikroBasic and mikroPascal. The company is also known as the
originator of mikroBUS™ — a well-established standard for add-on
boards compatible with their offering of hundreds of sensor and
transceiver add-on boards called click boards™. MikroElektronika's
goal is to provide software and hardware tools that are easy to
use, save time and help get the job done quickly. This approach
attracts both hobbyist and professionals. Learn more at
www.mikroe.com
About Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) is a leading provider of
microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions,
providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and
faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer
applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona,
Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with
dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit
the Microchip website at www.microchip.com.
Contact:
office@mikroe.com
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