Thank you for purchasing the MX PIC24F Educational Module. This module, when combined with the MX Educational Target, provides a powerful, low- cost, development environment. This environment is equally useful to beginners just starting out or to professionals who require a rapid prototyping environment. The MX PIC24F Educational Module includes an on - board circuit that is a licensed programmer/debugger based on the PICkit3 from Microchip. This eliminates the need to use an external debugger or programming device (PICkit3, ICD3, Real ICE, … ). The MX Module series is a family of compact (65x50mm), robust, pre - engineered modules. A complete rapid prototyping environment is easily obtained when considering the off - the - shelf targets available from Stratford Digital and complete funct ional firmware projects. These modules are pre - engineered to be ready to insert into your end application. Unlike most rapid prototyping system, engineering details like ESD, signal and power integrity, and minimal power consumption are already designed i n . Each module in the MX Series conforms to this specification to allow for maximum inter- changing between the modules. The mating board (called a target) will be able to accept any module that conforms to this specification. This allows for the ability to scale processing power, high - speed connectivity solutions, and memory resources by simply switching out the module in the end application. MX PIC24F Educational Module User Manual Revision History Date Description 2011-03-29 Initial release. MX PIC24F Educational Module User Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................ 3 1.1. Package Contents................................................................................. 3 1.2. Key Hardware Features ......................................................................... 4 2. Hardware Features ..................................................................... 5 2.1. Programmer/Debugger USB Connector.................................................... 5 2.……