PIC and LCD Recomendations

[ScaleRobotics]

Here are a few options from least expensive, to most expensive.


http://www.sparkfun.com/products/27 $36.95

• ICSP/ICD connector for programming with PIC-MCP-USB, PIC-MCP or PIC-PG1, PIC-PG2, PIC-PG3, PIC-PG4 and debugging with PIC-ICD2, PIC-ICD2-POCKET, PIC-ICD2-TINY or is PIC16F87X microcontroller is used PIC-ICD1
• DIL-40 for PIC microcontroller
• LCD 16x2 alphanumeric display with backlight
• 2 Buttons
• bi-color LED
• Power supply taken from USB port
• Virtual USB-RS232 port
• 20 Mhz crystal
• FR-4, 1.5 mm (0,062"), green soldermask, white silkscreen component print
• Dimensions 95x36 mm (3,7x1,4")
• Four mounting holes
• Extension headers for PIC unused ports

http://www.sparkfun.com/products/26 $38.95

• ICSP/ICD connector for programming with PIC-MCP-USB, PIC-MCP or PIC-PG1, PIC-PG2, PIC-PG3, PIC-PG4 and debugging with PIC-ICD2, PIC-ICD2-POCKET, PIC-ICD2-TINY(* for the PICs with ICD support) for PIC16F87X there is low cost PIC-ICD1
• Dallas touch button port
• Frequency input
• 0-10V and 0-5V ADC input with buffer OAMP
• RS232 DB9 female connector
• RS232 interface circuit with Tx, Rx signals
• RS232 TTL levels output connector
• Voltage regulator +5V, 78L05 and filtering capacitors
• Quartz crystall oscilator circuit 20Mhz
• DIL28 microcontroller socket
• Relay with 10A/250VAC contacts
• Buzzer
• Status LED on RB4
• Four mounting holes
• Power plug-in jack
• FR-4, 1.5 mm (0,062"), green soldermask, white silkscreen component print
• Dimensions 120x36 mm (4,7x1,4")

http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8855 $50.95 (probably shouldn't be in here, as you can't change the pic chip, but I like it.)

• MCU: PIC18F67J50 with 128KB Flash memory, 3904B SRAM, 10-bit 8-channel ADC module, PWM, SPI, I2C, EUSART, 2 Analog comparators and 8/16-bit Timer/Counters
• ICSP connector for PIC-ICD2/PIC-ICD2-POCKET debugger/programmer
• LCD NOKIA 3310 black/white 84x48 pixels
• Two status LEDs
• Joystick with LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN and CENTER action
• mini USB connector
• SD/MMC card connector
• MMA7260 accelerometer
• Extension connectors for all PIC ports
• +(4.5–6.0) battery connector
• PCB: FR-4, 1.5 mm (0,062''), soldermask, silkscreen component print
• Dimensions 65x65 mm (2.56 x 2.56")

http://www.mikroe.com/eng/products/v...opment-system/ $139.00 without blue LCD displays -- More info: http://www.mikroe.com/eng/downloads/...ticle_v100.pdf
Sure it's huge, but it does 10F, 8,14,18,28 and 40 pin chips (as long as they are 5 volt varieties)


http://store.melabs.com/prod/boards/LABX1A.html
$199.95

• Inputs: 16 switch keypad, 3 potentiometers, IR, temperature, real time clock
• Outputs: LED bargraph, 2x20 LCD module, speaker, DTMF, PWM, IR, 2 RC servo connectors
• I/O: RS232 interface, RS485 interface
• Serial EEPROM: I2C, SPI, Microwire
• Misc: Reset button, 5-volt regulator, 40-pin ZIF socket for PICmicro MCU (device optional)
• Jumper selectable oscillator from 4MHz to 20MHz
• In-circuit programming/debug connectors
• Prototyping area for additional circuits
• Available assembled, as a kit or as a bare PCB
• Size is 5.5" x 5.6"