The Digient I/O Explorer USB is a USB peripheral device that allows programmatic access from a personal computer to various external Input/Output (I/O) devices. Using the Digilent Adept Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) and the Digilent Adept Runtime System it is possible to write application programs running under either the Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems that perform various kinds of I/O operations to devices on the I/O Explorer board itself, or through the I/O Explorer to devices external to the computer. The I/O Explorer provides a number of I/O devices on the board itself, as well as RC servo connectors, and Digilent Pmod connectors that allow access to devices external to the I/O Explorer. In addition to its use as a dedicated USB peripheral device, the I/O Explorer can also be used as a microcontroller development board. It features two Atmel AVR microcontrollers, one having USB device capability. Digilent makes available the firmware images needed to restore it to the factory configuration as a USB peripheral device if it has been reprogrammed with user defined firmware.

Features

• Two Atmel AVR microcontrollers: AT90USB646 and ATmega165P
• USB 2.0 Full Speed device
• Fully software compatible with the Digilent Adept Runtime system
• C / C++ / C# / Visual Basic callable API set using the Digilent Adept System Software Developer`s Kit (SDK)
• 5 x 12-pin and 1 x 6-pin Pmod connector
• 16 discrete LED`s
• 8 slide switches
• 4 push buttons
• 4 position DIP switch
• 2 rotary encoders with integral push button
• Speaker / buzzer
• 2 x 10-bit A/D inputs
• 4 x 12-bit D/A outputs
• Up to 52 digital input / output pins
• Connectors for up to 8 RC pins
• 1 hardware SPI master port
• Up to 3 additional software SPI master ports
• UART interface port
• Provision for 4 additional RC servos using Digilent PmodCON3
• Provision for 2 additional quadrature encoders via Pmod connector
• Provision for up to 8 additional 10-bit A/D inputs using servo connectors
• Multiple power supply options, including USB powered
• ESD protection and short circuit protection for all I/O pins.

Programming

• Digilent USB2 port providing board power, programming, and data transfers

Package Content

• 1 x Digilent I/O Explorer USB

References

• Manufacturer name: Digilent
• Manufacturer's part name(s): I/O Explorer USB
• Manufacturer's part code(s): IOEXPLORER-USB

Resources

• Manufacturer product page
• Documents