Wi-Fi PICtail Daughter Boards
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Buy RN-171-PICtail
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The Wi-Fi PICtail daughter board allows you 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.
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M2M PICTail Plus Daughter Board
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Buy AC320011
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Microchip’s Machine-to-Machine (M2M) PICtail Daughter Board (part # AC320011) based upon u-blox GPS and GSM/GPRS modules makes it easy to create low-cost M2M applications with location-awareness capabilities. The daughter board can be interfaced with Microchip’s Multimedia Expansion Board and a PIC32 starter kit to provide developers with a turn-key platform to get started with apps such as texting, email and GPS.
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Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board
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Buy AC164120
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The Signal Analysis PICtail™ Daughter Board extends the PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit. When combined with PICkit 1 firmware version 2.0.0 or later and the signal-analysis PC program, the Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board can perform signal-analysis capabilities such as: real-time strip chart, oscilloscope, Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT), histogram and programming. The Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board comes populated with a PIC16F684 and two 25LC640 SPI™ compatible serial EEPROM memory devices.
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PICtail board for SD and MMC
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Buy AC164122
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The PICtail Daughter Board for SD and MMC cards (AC164122) is a universal board that links the Secure Digital (SD) and Multi-Media Card (MMC) to the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus of the microcontroller. This PICtail board is designed to operate with many demonstration boards, including all those having PICtail signals, those with PICtail Plus signals (utilizing the card-edge connectors like the Explorer 16), and those with non-standard PICtail signals.
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PICtail board for Ethernet
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Buy AC164121
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The Ethernet PICtail Daughter Board provides a cost-effective method of evaluating and developing ethernet control applications. The board is designed for flexibility and can be plugged into any a selection of Microchip’s standard PICDEMTM demonstration boards. The development board is populated with the 28-Pin ENC28J60 ethernet controller, which interfaces to the RJ-45 female connector. With a standard 28-pin PICtail pin out, the board is easily interfaced to Microchip demonstration boards.
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Smart Card PICtail
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Buy AC164141
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The Smart Card/SIM Card (SC) PICtail™ Daughter Board is an expansion board used for evaluating, reading and writing data on Smart Cards and SIM card. This daughter board requires an Explorer-16 Development Board, or PIC18 Explorer board to complete the board configuration. It supports a wide range of Smart cards and SIM cards, operates on a wide range of voltages from 3.3V – 5.0V DC and includes PICtail™ Daughter Board and PICtail™ Plus Board connection interfaces
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CAN/LIN PICtail (Plus) Daughter Board
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Buy AC164130-2
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The CAN/LIN PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board is used with the PIC18 Explorer Board or Explorer 16 Development Board to facilitate rapid implementation and evaluation of applications that use Controller Area Network (CAN) and Local Interconnect Network (LIN) interfaces and are implemented on PIC18 8-bit microcontrollers, dsPIC33F Digital Signal Controllers and PIC24H 16-bit microcontrollers. Features include: PICtail™ and PICtail™ Plus interface, two CAN nodes with MCP2551 transceivers, two LIN nodes with MCP2021-330 transceivers, LIN Master or Slave selectable option, external power supply input, and CD-ROM with a User’s Guide and Readme file.
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Speech Playback PICtail Plus Daughter Board
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Buy AC164125
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The Speech Playback PICtail Plus Daughter Board is for evaluation and development of speech recording and playback applications using Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM). The daughter board is designed to interface with both the PICtail interface used on many PIC16 and PIC18 evaluation boards and the PICtail Plus card edge connector used on PIC24 and dsPIC evaluation boards. Reference AN643 for information on implementing an ADPCM solution.
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MCP2515 CAN Controller PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MCP2515DM-PCTL
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The MCP2515 PICtail™ Demo Board implements a simple CAN bus using two nodes. One node uses the MCP2515 Stand Alone CAN controller and the other node uses the MCP25020 CAN I/O Expander. Each node utilizes one input (push button) and one output (LED). The boards demonstrate a simple, inexpensive implementation of a CAN bus. The MCP2515 node transmits its input (push button) information at regular intervals and request input (push button) information from the MCP25020 at regular intervals. An LED on each node reflects the state of the other node's push button..
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MCP6S22 PGA PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MCP6S22DM-PICTL
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Use the MCP6S22 PGA PICtail™ Demo Board to evaluate and demonstrate Microchip Technology’s MCP6S21/2/6/8 Programmable and MCP6S91/2/3 Gain Amplifier (PGA) families. Interface this board with Microchip’s PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit to evaluate firmware integration between the PIC MCU and PGA devices.
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MCP6SX2 PGA Photodiode PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MCP6SX2DM-PCTLPD
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The MCP6SX2 PGA Photodiode PICtail™ Demo Board features a PNZ334 photodiode, MCP6001U op amp, and MCP6S22 and MCP6S92 Programmable Gain Amplifiers (PGA).The op amp converts the photodiode’s output current to voltage (transimpedance amplifier). Its output goes to one of the PGA’s inputs. The other PGA input is available for any other desired source. This opens the possibilities of processing other sensor signals, and of increasing the number of PIC® microcontroller I/O pin available for other purposes.
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MCP6SX2 PGA Thermistor PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MCP6SX2DM-PCTLTH
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The MCP6SX2 PGA Thermistor PICtail Demo Board features the MCP6S22 and MCP6S92 Programmable Gain Amplifiers (PGA). Two on-board variable resistors allow experimentation with different designs on the bench. DIP switches on the board select certain resistors (in a binary weighted sequence) to add together, thereby emulating the series resistor in the voltage divider and the thermistor’s change in resistance over temperature. A complete solution is achieved by interfacing this board to the PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit (see DS40051) and the Signal Analysis PICtail™ Daughter Board.
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Humidity Sensor PICtail Demo Board
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Buy PIC16F690DM-PCTLHS
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This board supports the capacitive humidity sensor application note AN1016. It measures the capacitance of a relative humidity sensor plugged into the board. The on-board microcontroller sends the measured and calculated relative humidity (RH) to a PC for display. The board can also measure small capacitors in different ranges of values using a dual slope integration method. The board can be modified, if desired, to achieve better measurement resolution.
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MCP3551 Delta-Sigma ADC Demo Board
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Buy MCP3551DM-PCTL
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The MCP3551 Delta-Sigma ADC Demo Board is designed to demonstrate Microchip Technology’s MCP3551 22-Bit Delta-Sigma Analog-to-Digital (ADC) Converter performance using DataView™ software installed on a PC. The demo board can be used with MPLAB® ICD 2, PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit, or PICkit™ 2 for developing demonstration/evaluation firmware. Optionally, a second installed MCP3551 can be used with an optional stimulus board (sold separately). The board is designed to evaluate the MCP3551 with minimum printed circuit board noise.
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Mixed Signal PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MXSIGDM
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The Mixed Signal PICtail™ Evaluation Board enables quick and accurate evaluation of the performance of several Microchip DACs, ADCs, LDOs, Vrefs and Operational Amplifiers. The board interfaces to the PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit or can utilize the on-board PIC16F767 for “stand-alone” operation. The user can take advantage of the existing PIC® microcontroller library of software routines or develop their own routines. The PIC® microcontroller can select which DAC to configure, which ADC channel to read, and utilize a dual op-amp for various buffer implementations.
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MCP3221 PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MCP3221DM-PCTL
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The MCP3221 PICtail™ Demonstration Board is designed to demonstrate Microchip’s MCP3221 device. The demonstration uses DataView™ Windows® software for a graphical real time data analysis from the board through USB. This demo board can also be used for firmware development to the MCP3221 device using the PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit.
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TC77 Thermal Sensor PICtail Demo Board
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Buy TC77DM-PICTL
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The TC77 Thermal Sensor PICtail Demo Board demonstrates how to interface the TC77 Thermal Sensor device to a microcontroller. This board can connect directly to the PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit, providing a platform for code development and evaluation. The system designer will be able to use this design as an example of how to integrate a digital temperature sensor in their system.
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TC1047A Temp-to-Voltage Converter PICtail Demo Board
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Buy TC1047ADM-PICTL
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The TC1047A Temperature to Voltage Converter PICtail Demo Board demonstrates how to interface the TC1047A Temperature to Voltage Sensor device to a microcontroller. This board can connect directly to the PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit, providing a platform for code development and evaluation. The system designer will be able to use this design as an example of how to integrate an analog temperature sensor in their system.
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TC72 Digital Temperature Sensor PICtail Demo Board
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Buy TC72DM-PICTL
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The TC72 Digital Temperature Sensor PICtail Demo Board demonstrates how to interface the TC72 Temperature Sensor device to a microcontroller. This board can connect directly to the PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit, providing a platform for code development and evaluation. The system designer will be able to use this design as an example of how to integrate a digital temperature sensor in their system.
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MCP9800 Temperature Sensor PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MCP9800DM-PCTL
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The MCP9800 Thermal Sensor PICtail™ Demo Board demonstrates how to interface the MCP9800 to a PIC® microcontroller using the PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit as a platform. The MCP9800 Thermal Sensor PICtail Demo Board can also be used as a stand-alone module to quickly add thermal sensing capability to any existing application. This basic sensor functionality is implemented on a small printed circuit board and an interface via a standard 100 mil header.
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MCP9700 Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail Demo Board
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Buy MCP9700DM-PCTL
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The MCP9700 Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board demonstrates how to interface the MCP9700 to a microcontroller. This can be used by the system designer as an example analog temperature sensor integration.
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MRF24J40MA PICTail™ Plus 2.4 GHz RF Card
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Buy AC164134
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The AC164134 PICTail Plus 2.4 GHz RF card includes the Microchip MRF24J40MA transceiver module. The MRF24J40MA is an agency certified module with an integrated PCB antenna mounted on a PICTail Plus edge connector board for the Explorer 16 Development Environment
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MRF24J40MB PICTail™/PICTail Plus
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Buy AC164134
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The MRF24J40MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and development daughter board for the MRF24J40MB 2.4GHz IEEE Std. 802.15.4 20 dBm RF Tranceiver Module. The daughter board can plug into multiple Microchip Technology Demonstration and development boards. For example, for 8-bit microcontroller development using the PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032) or 16-bit microcontroller development using the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001)
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MRF49XA PICTail™ Plus Daughter Board (433.92 MHz)
MRF49XA PICTail™ Plus Daughter Board (868/915 MHz)
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Buy AC164137-1
Buy AC164137-2
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The MRF49XA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and development daughter board for the MRF49XA ISM Band Sub-GHz RF Transceiver. The daughter board can plug into multiple Microchip Technology demonstration and development boards. For example, for 8-bit microcontroller development using the PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032) or 16-bit microcontroller development using the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001). A simple demonstration program has been written for the PIC18 Explorer Board.
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MRF24J40MA PICTail™/PICTail Plus
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Buy AC164134-1
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The MRF24J40MA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and development daughter board for the agency-certified MRF24J40MA 2.4GHz IEEE Std. 802.15.4™ +0 dBm RF Transceiver Module.
The module is surface-mounted to a PICtail/PICtail Plus daughter board that allows it to plug into multiple Microchip Technology Demonstration and development boards like the PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032) for 8-bit microcontroller development or the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001) 16-bit microcontroller development. Targeted for ZigBee, MiWi, and MiWi P2P wireless protocol applications, the MRF24J40MA is a perfect solution for low-cost, low-power complete embedded wireless PAN applications. Supporting software stacks and application notes may be downloaded from the Microchip website.
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MRF24J40MC PICTail™/PICTail Plus
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Buy AC164143
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The MRF24J40MC PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and development daughter board for the MRF24J40MC 2.4GHz IEEE Std. 802.15.4™ 20 dBm RF Transceiver Module with external antenna.
The daughter board can plug into multiple Microchip Technology Demonstration and development boards. For example, for 8-bit microcontroller development using the PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032) or 16-bit microcontroller development using the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001). Supporting software stacks and application notes may be downloaded from the Microchip website.
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MRF24WB0MA PICTail™/PICTail Plus Daughter Board
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Buy AC164136-4
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The Wi-Fi PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration board for evaluating Wi-Fi connectivity using PIC microcontrollers and the MRF24WB0MA module. This product is compatible with the Explorer 16 Development Board and other Microchip development platforms with the PICtail/PICtail Plus connector.
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