Overview - Digilent Basys MX3 Reference Manual

Basys MX3™ Board Reference Manual

Overview

The Basys MX3 is a true MCU trainer board designed from the ground up around the teaching experience. Basys
MX3 features the PIC32MX370 from Microchip and was designed to be used with the MPLAB® X IDE. With an
exhaustive set of peripherals, students gain exposure to a wide range of embedded systems related concepts while
using a professional grade tool set. Accompanied by free and open source coursework, including seven in-depth
teaching units and 15 complete labs, the Basys MX3 is a versatile MCU trainer board ideal for teaching introductory
embedded systems courses.
The Basys MX3.
 Power:

Powered from USB or
any 5V external power
source
 USB and Debugging:

USB-UART Bridge

USB
programmer/debugger

30-pin Analog Discovery
2 connector
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
PIC32MX370F512L Microcontroller
 Switches, Push-buttons, LEDs,
and Displays:

5 Push-buttons

1 Reset button

8 Slide switches

8 LEDs

1 RGB LED

4-digit 7-segment display

LCD character display
 Expansion Connectors:

Two standard Pmod ports
o
16 Total
microcontroller I/O

One I2C Connector
o
2 Total
microcontroller I/O

MIPS32® M4K® core runs up to
96 MHz using onboard 8 MHz oscillator

512 KB of Program Flash Memory, 12 KB
of Boot Flash Memory

128 KB of SRAM

Four Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Modules

Two SPI, Two I²C, and Five UART serial
interfaces

Parallel Master Port (PMP) for graphics
interfaces

Five 16-bit Timers/Counters

Five Input Capture Modules

Five Output Compare Modules

85 I/O pins
o
54 pins support Peripheral Pin
Select (PPS) for function
remapping
 Audio, Motor Control, and Other
Devices:

Speaker with Audio Output Jack
and volume control

Microphone with volume
control

Dual H-Bridge Motor Driver for
up to two 1.5 A Brushed DC
Motors or one stepper motor

2 Servo Connectors

FIR-compatible IrDA Module

Potentiometer

3-axis, 12-bit accelerometer

4 MB SPI Flash
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