PIC18F57Q84 Curiosity Nano PIC18F57Q84 Curiosity Nano Hardware User Guide Preface The PIC18F57Q84 Curiosity Nano evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate microcontrollers in the PIC18- Q84 family. This board has the PIC18F57Q84 microcontroller (MCU) mounted. Supported by MPLAB X IDE, the board provides easy access to the features of the PIC18F57Q84 to explore how to integrate the device into a custom design. The Curiosity Nano series of evaluation boards include an on-board debugger. No external tools are necessary to program and debug the PIC18F57Q84. MPLAB X IDE - Software to discover, configure, develop, program, and debug Microchip microcontrollers. Code examples on GitHub - Get started with code examples. PIC18F57Q84 website - Find documentation, data sheets, sample, and purchase microcontrollers. PIC18F57Q84 Curiosity Nano website - Kit information, latest user guide, and design documentation. User Guide DS50003011B-page 1 2021 Microchip Technology Inc. PIC18F57Q84 Curiosity Nano Table of Contents Preface...........................................................................................................................................................1 1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1. Features....................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Board Overview............................................................................................................................3 2. Getting Started........................................................................................................................................4 2.1. Quick Start....................................................................................................................................4 2.2. Design Documentation and Relevant Links................................................................................. 4 3. Curiosity Nano.........................................................................................................................................6 3.1. On-Board Debugger Overview.....................................................................................................6 3.2. Curiosity Nano Standard Pinout.................................................................................................12 3.3. Power Supply............................................................................................................................. 13 3.4. Low-Power Measurement.......................................................................................................... 17 3.5. Programming External Microcontrollers..................................................................................... 18 3.6. Connecting External Debuggers................................................................................................ 21 4. Hardware User Guide........................................................................................................................... 23 4.1. Connectors.................................................................................................................................23 4.2. Peripherals................................................................................................................................. 24 5. Hardware Revision History and Known Issues..................................................................................... 28 5.1. Identifying Product ID and Revision........................................................................................... 28 5.2. Revision 4...................................................................................................................................28 6. Document Revision History...................................................................................................................29 7. Appendix............................................................................................................................................... 30 7.1. Schematic...................................................................................................................................30 7.2. Assembly Drawing......................................................................................................................32 7.3. Curiosity Nano Base for Click boards ...................................................................................... 33 7.4. Disconnecting the On-Board Debugger..................................................................................... 34 The Microchip Website.................................................................................................................................36 Product Change Notification Service............................................................................................................36 Customer Support........................................................................................................................................ 36 Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature................................................................................................36 Legal Notice................................................................................................................................................. 37 Trademarks.................................................................................................................................................. 37 Quality Management System....................................................................................................................... 38 Worldwide Sales and Service.......................................................................................................................39 DS50003011B-page 2 User Guide 2021 Microchip Technology Inc.