Proton Development Suite Starter

This starter deal includes the Proton Development Suite, which incorporates a world class PICBasic compiler, a brand new Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and also a virtual simulation environment.

The Development Board is programmed via a serial cable connected to your PC. Your PICBasic code can be compiled, assembled and programmed into the target board with a single mouse click. It really is that simple. But don't just take our word for it, download a free proton development suite lite version from here and try for yourself.


Proton Starter £209.95 buy item view cart
Proton Starter (with LCD) £219.95 buy item view cart
Proton Starter (with GLCD) £229.95 buy item view cart
Proton Starter (with LCD and GLCD) £239.95 buy item view cart
12v 500mA PSU - UK use only £4.95 buy item view cart

If you do not order a Power Supply Unit (PSU) with this starter deal, you will need an additional 12 volt PSU (centre positive) for the Proton Development Board.

The Proton Development Board comes supplied with a 16F877 microcontroller. However, we offer microcontroller upgrade packs which come supplied with a new MCU with loader firmware pre-loaded and also a new crystal. Just slot into the development board and start programming. An extremely versatile system.

16F877A @ 4MHz £6.95 buy item view cart
16F877A @ 20 Mhz £6.95 buy item view cart
18F452 @ 4Mhz £6.95 buy item view cart
18F452 @ 20Mhz £6.95 buy item view cart
18F452 @ 40Mhz* £6.95 buy item view cart

*For 40MHz use, we supply a 10MHz crystal with the Phased Locked Loop (PLL) option enabled on the MCU. The PLL option multiplies the external clock frequency by four, giving an effective internal MCU speed of 40MHz.