IO Explorer
The Digilent I/O Explorer USB is a USB peripheral device that allows programmatic access from a personal computer to various external Input/Output (I/O) devices.
Using the Digilent Adept Software Developer's Kit (SDK) and the Digilent Adept Runtime System it is possible to write application programs running under either the Microsoft® Windows® or Linux® operating systems that perform various kinds of I/O operations to devices on the I/O Explorer board itself, or through the I/O Explorer to devices external to the computer.
The I/O Explorer provides a number of I/O devices on the board itself, as well as RC servo connectors, and Digilent Pmod ports that allow access to devices external to the I/O Explorer.
In addition to its use as a dedicated USB peripheral device, the I/O Explorer can also be used as a microcontroller development board. It features two Atmel® AVR microcontrollers, one having USB device capability. Digilent makes available the firmware images needed to restore it to the factory configuration as a USB peripheral device if it has been reprogrammed with user-defined firmware.
Note: The I/O Explorer USB is a legacy product and is no longer supported by Xilinx's newer toolsets. As a result we will no longer be producing the board, and once current stock is depleted there will be no more. If you need help finding a replacement product, please visit Digilent's forum.
There are two UART signal pin assignment conventions in use on Digilent products. This product uses the old signal assignment convention. Connecting a product using the old convention with one using the new convention requires the use of a Digilent Pmod Crossover Cable (not included).