The document describes the features and characteristics of three products. The first product is the Explorer 16 Starter Kit, which is used for application development using the PIC24F, PIC24H, and dsPIC33F 16-bit families. The second product is the PICkit 2 Debug Express, which provides in-circuit programmer/debugger functions for selected PIC MCUs. The third product is the PICkit Serial Analyzer, which is a low-cost development kit for emulating and displaying data from serial systems.
The Low‑Cost Development Tools Guide introduces Microchip’s range of evaluation kits, starter kits and accessories for 8‑bit, 16‑bit PIC® MCUs, dsPIC® DSCs and related peripherals. It highlights the Explorer 16 Starter Kit (Part DV164033) and provides part numbers, key components and brief descriptions for each kit.
The document also covers linear, interface, mixed‑signal and power‑management product families, as well as specialized boards such as the PICDEM™ HPC Explorer Board, Ethernet PICtail™ Daughter Boards, and the ZENA™ Network Analyzer. Each entry includes a short overview of functionality and the associated part number.