Due to the flexibility allowed by the PPS feature, the 48-pin device is capable of performing all of the base functions on the 100-pin Explorer 16/32 board. In addition, the PIM is compatible with most of the PICtail Plus daughter boards for the Explorer 16/32 development board
The PIC24FJ256GA705 Plug-in Module is designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the PIC24FJ256GA705 family using the Explorer 16/32 Demonstration Boards. Most of the pins from the device are mapped directly to the PIM connector. The exceptions are those pins that are remapped to provide remappable functionality to the pins in the PICtail™ Plus socket.