CCS prototype card

[Amnon]

Hi
As a newbie on pic and CCS , I am learning a lot from the example code added to the CCS.
A lot of times the code header tell you to connect PIN_x to jumper y on the "CCS prototype card".
Can any body give me a schema of the prototype bored , so I'll be able to understand what every connection mean ?

Thanks

[jma_1]

The schematics for the prototyping boards are included with the data sheets as part of the compiler installation package. If you are using the windows IDE, 'View' ->'Data Sheets'. Use the drop down list to select the prototyping board you are using.

Cheers

[kender]

At the risk of being negative, I will say that I have never had much success with canned prototyping boards for PICs.

PICs are straightforward, and usually one can build a protoype on a breadboard as quickcly as one can explore his prototyping board. The additional huge benefit is that one get a hands-on experience in making microcontroller hardware.

[Mark]

[kender]

I have to admit that canned prototyping boards (CPB) have several advantages:

1. One gets all the parts for the basic functionality, and he doesn’t have to worry about the missing parts, until he blows something up.
2. CPB eliminates the need for the surfacemount-to-DIP adaptors, which are fairly expensive.
3. CPB is resistant to vibration, so it will probably survive in the industrial, automotive or mobile (e.g. handheld) environment, if the wiring was done appropriately.

As I was writing my first message, I was actually putting together a breadboard with an 18LF258 and a Xilinx CPLD on the adaptor (plus clock, discretes, switches and connectors). I didn’t time myself precisely, but the whole endeavor took about one (1) hour. Shipping of the CPB will take at least a day.

[Amnon]

Thanks you all for your quick answers.

kender , I am not using any prototype board , but it will be much easier to work with the examples , if I'll know what JUMPER_X mean!