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Part Number: RN-171-PICTAIL

Wi-Fi® PICtail Daughter Boards

Part # RN-171-PICtail

Part # RN-131-PICtail

The Roving Networks Wi-Fi PICtail™/ PICtail Plus Daughter Boards allow customers to easily develop Wi-Fi applications using Microchip’s 8, 16 and 32-bit PIC® microcontrollers. Includes a fully integrated TCP/IP stack allowing for a simple serial to Wi-Fi connection to the microcontroller.

Key Features:

§ FCC/CE/IC certified 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11b/g transceiver

§ Plugs into Microchip’s Explorer 16 and PIC18 Explorer development boards

§ Adds wireless capability to designs targeting the Microchip development eco-system.

§ Compatible with 4, 8, 16, and 32-bit MCUs

§ Ultra-low power: 4 µA sleep, 38 mA Rx, 120 mA Tx at 0 dBm (RN-171-PICTAIL) and 4 µA sleep, 40 mA Rx, 210 mA Tx (RN-131-PICTAIL)

§ Configurable transmit power

§ PCB trace antenna (RN-171-PICtail) and on-board ceramic chip antenna (RN-131-PICtail)

Kit Contents:

§ RN-171-PICtail or RN-131PICtail Daughter Board

§ 2 jumpers (for use with the PIC18 Explorer board only)

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