The Cerebot MC7 board is microcontroller development board based on a Microchip dsPIC 16-bit Digital Signal Controller.

The Cerebot MC7 is primarily intended to be used as a controller for electro-mechanical devices such as DC motors. The microcontroller used, a dsPIC33FJ128MC706A, is a member of a dsPIC family optimized for motor control applications.

The Cerebot MC7 provides four Half-Bridge circuits that are rated for 24 V at up to 5 A. Each of these Half Bridge circuits is connected to the dsPIC A/D converter to measure voltage and current for closed loop feedback control. These half bridges can be used to control two brushed DC motors, two bi-polar stepper motors, one brushless DC motor, one uni-polar stepper motor. In addition, the board can be used to implement controllers for switched DC-DC converters.

The Cerebot MC7 works with the Microchip MPLAB development environment and provides built in programming and debugging support within the MPLAB IDE.

Features

• IC: Microchip dsPIC33 digital signal controller (dsPIC33FJ128MC706A)
• Four 24 V / 5 A Half Bridge circuits with current and voltage feedback and provision for over-current interrupt
• Power supply voltage up to 24 V
• 5 V / 4 A switching power supply
• Integrated programming/debugging circuit
• One CAN network interface
• Three Pmod connectors for Digilent Pmod peripheral modules
• Eight RC servo connectors
• Two I2C daisy chain connectors

Connectors

• 2x12-pin Pmod headers
• 1x6-pin Pmod header
• 1xUSB port for programming / debugging
• 1xCAN port
• 2xI2C daisy chain connectors
• 8xRC servo connectors

Programming

• Program using MPLAB via onboard programming circuit

References

• Manufacturer name: Digilent
• Manufacturer's part name(s): Cerebot MC7
• Manufacturer's part code(s): CEREBOT-MC7

Resources

• Manufacturer product page
• Documents