Digilent 410-185P-KIT User Manual
Digilent Hardware
 
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Revision: September 28, 2011 
Note: This document applies to REV F of the board. 
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Overview
 
The Cerebot MC7 board is microcontroller 
development board based on a Microchip 
dsPIC 16-bit Digital Signal Controller. 
 
The Cerebot MC7 is primarily intended to be 
used as a controller for electro-mechanical 
devices such as DC motors. The micro-
controller used, a dsPIC33FJ128MC706A, is a 
member of a dsPIC family optimized for motor 
control applications. 
 
The Cerebot MC7 provides four Half-Bridge 
circuits that are rated for 24V at up to 5A. Each 
of these Half Bridge circuits is connected to the 
dsPIC A/D converter to measure voltage and 
current for closed loop feedback control. These 
half bridges can be used to control two 
brushed DC motors, two bi-polar stepper 
motors, one brushless DC motor, one uni-polar 
stepper motor. In addition, the board can be 
used to implement controllers for switched DC-
DC converters. 
 
The Cerebot MC7 works with the Microchip 
MPLAB
®
development environment and
provides built in programming and debugging 
support within the MPLAB
®
IDE.
 
Features include: 
•
a dsPIC33FJ128MC706A 
microcontroller 
•
four 24V/5A Half Bridge circuits with 
current and voltage feedback and 
provision for over-current interrupt 
•
power supply voltage up to 24V
•
5V/4A switching power supply
•
integrated programming/debugging 
circuit 
•
one CAN network interface
•
three Pmod connectors for Digilent 
peripheral module boards 
•
eight RC servo connectors
•
two I2C daisy chain connectors
•
256Kbit I2C EEPROM
•
two push buttons and four LEDs
•
ESD protection and short circuit 
protection for all I/O pins. 
 
 
 
 
Cerebot MC7 Circuit Diagram