Microchip CURIOSITY-PIC64GX1000-KIT Evaluation Kit for PIC64GX1000 RISC-V SoC
Design and develop secure embedded Linux and industrial applications with the Microchip CURIOSITY-PIC64GX1000-KIT
The PIC64GX1000 Curiosity kit is an RoHS-compliant, cost-optimized kit that enables you to evaluate features of the PIC64GX1000 device. The low-cost PIC64GX1000 Curiosity kit is a minimalistic board design that is directed to provide boards with the lowest possible cost to customers. The Curiosity PIC64GX1000 Kit features a quad-core, 64-bit CPU cluster based on the RISC-V application-class processor that supports Linux® and real-time applications, a rich set of peripherals. The kit is ready for rapid testing of applications in an easy-to-use hardware development platform and offers a MikroBUS™ expansion header for Click boards™, MIPI® CSI 2 Rx connector, and an HDMI output. The expansion boards can be controlled using protocols like I2C and SPI. 1GB of DDR4 memory is available as well as a microSD® card slot for booting Linux. Communication interfaces include one Gigabit Ethernet connector and three UART connections via the USB type C connector and debug via the USB-to-JTAG channel.
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Kit Contents
- Curiosity PIC64GX1000 Kit Board
- USB 2.0 Cable, C Male to C Male
- SanDisk Ultra microSD UHS-I Card 32GB, 120MB/s Read
- Quickstart card
Features
- PIC64GX1000 MPU (PIC64GX1000-V/FCS)
- Four 64-bit RISC-V cores
- 1GB DDR4 memory
- One Gigabit Ethernet
- mikroBUS™ socket
- MIPI CSI-2 input (Raspberry Pi MIPI Connector)
- HDMI output
- Three UART
- One micro-SD interface
- USB debug interface
- Form factor 4” x 4"
Block Diagram
Functional Block Diagram
Board Callout
Board Callout
Applications
- Safety-Critical and System Control
- Security Applications
- Embedded Compute Platforms
- Networking and Communication
- Video and Imaging
- Data Storage and Transfer
- General Purpose Embedded Systems
Technical Documents and Resources
User Guides
Datasheets
Hardware Design Files
Application Note
Whitepapers
Videos
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Published : 15th January 2026