Microchip’s Infrared products are designed to meet a variety of application needs with distinct advantages that enable the embedded system designer to easily add infrared wireless connectivity.
Microchip’s product offering includes simple bit encoding/decoding devices to complex products that embed the IrDA® protocol stack PLUS bit encoding/decoding functionality on one small 18-pin device.
| Product | Description | Baud Rate | Pins | Most Recent Data Sheet |
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| MCP2120 | IrDA® Encoder/Decoder | 2400-312,500 | 14 |  |
| MCP2122 | IrDA® Encoder/Decoder | 2400-115,200 | 8 | |
| MCP2140 | IrDA® IrCOMM Protocol Handler with Encoder/Decoder | 9600 | 18 | |
| MCP2140A | IrDA® IrCOMM Protocol Handler with Fixed 9600 Baud Comm Rate | 9600 | 18-20 | |
| MCP2150 | IrDA® IrCOMM Protocol Handler with Encoder/Decoder | 9600-115,200 | 1 |
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| MCP2155 | IrDA® IrCOMM Protocol Handler with Encoder/Decoder | 9600-115,200 | 1 | |
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| Application Note | Description | MCP2150 | MCP2155 | MCP2140 | MCP2122 | MCP2120 |
| AN946 | Interfacing the MCP2122 to the Host Controller |
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| AN941 | Programming Windows XP for Embedded IR Applications |
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| AN926 | Programming the Pocket PC OS for Embedded IR Applications |
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| AN927 | Data Throughput and the MCP215x |
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| AN923 | Using the MCP2120 Developer’s Board for "IR Sniffing" |
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| AN888 | Programming the Palm OS for Embedded IR Applications |
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| AN243 | Fundamentals of the Infrared Physical Layer |
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| TB073 | Selecting an MCP21xx Device for IrDA Applications |
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| AN858 | Interfacing the MCP215x to Host Controller |
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| AN756 | Using the MCP2120 for Infrared Communications |
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| AN758 | Using the MCP2150 to add IrDA® Standard Wireless Connectivity |
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| TB59 | Using the MCP2150 Developer’s Board with MCP2155 |
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| TB49 | Connecting the MCP2150 to the Palm® Operating System |
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| TB48 | Connecting the MCP2150 to the Windows Operating System |
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| TB47 | Connecting the MCP2150 to the Psion Operating System |
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| TB46 | Connecting the MCP2150 to the Windows CE Operating System |
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| Resource | Description | MCP2150 | MCP2155 | MCP2140 | MCP2122 | MCP2120 |
| DS51246A | MCP2120/MCP2150 Developer's Kit User's Guide |
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| ADN006 | Wireless Communication using the IrDA® Standard Protocol |
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| Webinar | "Wireless Communication using the IrDA® Standard Protocol" - 20-Minute Web Seminar Presentation |
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