Wi-FIRE: WiFi Enabled PIC32MZ Microcontroller Board

Building on the previous successes with the WF32, the Wi-FIRE uses the same 43 available I/O pins, 12 analog inputs, 3.3 operating voltage, 4 user LEDs, potentiometer, buttons, uses MRF24 on-board wireless module, microSD Card, dedicated SPI Signals and high efficiency switching 3.3V switching power supply for low-power operation.

Where the boards differ is in what the PIC32MZ processor can deliver.

The Wi-FIRE is significantly faster than its WF32 counterpart, with 200 MHz operation speed, 2MB of Flash, 512kB RAM, High-Speed USB and a 50MHz SPI. The PIC32MZ core includes the MIPS M5150 CPU Core from OpenOCD.

The Wi-FIRE can be programmed using MPIDE and with the addition of a compatible in-system programmer/debugger, can be used with the more fully featured/advanced Microchip MPLAB X IDE.

Features

• Processor:
  Microchip PIC32MZ2048EFG100 microcontroller (32-bit MIPS, 2MB Flash, 512K RAM)
  - 200 MHz/330 DMIPS, microAptiv core
  - DSP-enhanced core: Four 64-bit accumulators, Single-cycle MAC, saturating and fractional math
• Microchip MRF24WG0MA WiFi module
• Micro SD card connector
• USB 2.0 Full-Speed / Hi-Speed OTG controller with A and micro-AB connectors
• 50 MHz SPI
• 43 available I/O pins with on-board user interfaces:
  - 4 LEDs
  - 2 Buttons
  - 1 Potentiometer
• PC connection uses a USB A > mini B cable (not included)
• Fully supported by MPIDE:
  - Example network libraries and code given in support documentation
  - Community at chipkit.net
• For more advanced users, Microchip MPLABX IDE is available with separate programmer.
• Imagination Technologies FlowCloud enabled for IoT based projects.

Scope of Delivery

• 1 x Wi-FIRE, WiFi Enabled PIC32MZ Microcontroller Board

References

• Manufacturer: Digilent Inc.
• Manufacturer's article name: Wi-FIRE: WiFi Enabled PIC32MZ Microcontroller Board
• Manufacturer's article number: 410-302

Resources

• Product page at Digilent Inc.
• Digilent Inc. Support Forum