Quantity   Component name
1 × Microchip PIC32 Several from this line
1 × Motorola DCT700 Cable Box with Freescale Processor Not necessary for PIC32 development, but was a huge tool in my MIPS/JTAG learning-process.
3 × 0.1uF Ceramic Capacitors
1 × 10uF Tantalum/Ceramic Capacitor (low ESR) I used two parallel 4.7uF Tantalums
1 × JTAG adapter openOCD-compatible: e.g. I used an FTDI FT2232H breakout-board
1 × 10k Resistor
1 × 1k Resistor
1 × LED (optional)
1 × ~330ohm Resistor (optional) For LED
1 × breadboard, wires, etc.