I/O Explorer USB

I/O Explorer USB

The Digilent 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.

Key Features:

• AT90USB646 and ATmega165P AVR microcontrollers by Atmel
• 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)
• 16 discrete LEDs, 8 slide switches, 4 push button switches, 4-position DIP switch, 2 rotary encoders w/ 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
• Multiple power supply options, including USB-powered
• ESD protection and short circuit protection for all I/O pins