
The centerpiece of the MPLAB Xpress evaluation board is the PIC16F18855 MCU an 8-bit device with the unique combination of low power consumption, performance to handle almost any application task, and on-chip peripherals that enable you to control your system with a minimal amount of code. This simplified & distilled application is a faithful reproduction of our desktop-based program, which allows users to easily transition between the two environments. MPLAB Xpress is an online development environment that contains the most popular features of our award-winning MPLAB X IDE. The MPLAB Xpress Evaluation board offers seamless integration with our software tool chain, including the MPLAB Xpress cloud-based IDE. The MPLAB Xpress Evaluation Board (P/N: XXXXX) was designed with a single objective – to help your ideas take the shortest journey from imagination to reality. The tasks of selecting a target MCU, finding the appropriate tool chain, and setting everything up on your PC can keep your best ideas from becoming great products.

In embedded design, the creative process is often blunted by the massive array of choices required to simply begin the development cycle. As soon as they are recognized, they must be captured quickly, and made real with the highest possible urgency.
