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Chipkit basic i/o shield hardware overview – Digilent 410-216P-KIT User Manual

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chipKIT Basic I/O Shield Reference Manual

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chipKIT Basic I/O Shield Hardware Overview


The Basic I/O Shield has the following hardware features:

1) Push Buttons

Four push buttons provide momentary contact discrete digital inputs. These can be
accessed using the

digitalRead

function.

2) Slide switches

Four slide switches that provide discrete digital inputs. These can be accessed using the

digitalRead

function.

3) J2 – Shield Power Connector

This connector powers the board, receiving power from the chipKIT microcontroller board.