Microchip Technology DV164039 Data Sheet

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PIC24FJ256DA210 Development Board User’s Guide
DS51911A-page 18
 2010 Microchip Technology Inc.
• Language: this shows how multiple languages can be integrated into one applica-
tion. Text examples in Roman, Cyrillic, simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean 
alphabets are shown.
• Game: this is a simple, interactive adaptation of a “snake” video game. Its 
operation is self-explanatory.
• Animation: this shows animation of stored graphics, along with image scaling and 
interactivity.
• Drawing: this demo implements free-hand drawing with a selectable color palette 
using the touch screen.
• ECG: this simulates an electrocardiogram display, demonstrating how analog data 
can be used to produce a graphic output. The “Ext” option switches between the 
fixed ECG display and a graphing display based on the potentiometer’s position.
FIGURE 2-2:
DEMO APPLICATION, SECOND MENU SCREEN
The demos available from the second screen are:
• Clock: this is a simple numeric date and time display, based on the 
microcontroller’s RTCC.
• Graph Demo: this demo uses the Chart widget from the Microchip Graphics 
Library to generate a wide range of bar and pie charts based on a fixed set of 
data.
• External Flash: this demo shows images or pictures stored in the on-board Flash 
memory.
• Thumb Drive: this uses the USB Host interface to read a thumb drive connected to 
J4 and scan it for graphics files (JPEG or BMP formats only). The application then 
produces a directory of graphics images, and displays the corresponding file 
when selected.
2.2.1
Other Considerations
The demonstration application described here is the most current version as of the date 
of original publication of the user’s guide. Microchip Technology reserves the right to 
update this application and its appearance in future releases of the development board 
kit.