The PIC24 “GB610” family is supported by Microchip’s standard suite of world-class development tools, and the PIC24FJ1024GB610 Plug-In Module is available for the Explorer 16 development board. Due to the flexibility allowed by the PPS feature, the plug-in module is compatible with most of the PICtail Plus daughter boards for the Explorer 16, including the USB PICtail Plus daughter board. In addition, there is a free graphical programming environment with an intuitive interface to enable and configure the rich set of peripherals and functions found on the GB610 family.