PICtail Daughter Board Buy AC164120

The Signal Analysis PICtail™ Daughter Board works as an extension to 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.PICtail board for SD and MMC Buy AC164122

The PICtail Daughter Board for SD and MMC cards (AC164122) is a universal board that interfaces 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 a multitude of 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.PICtail board for Ethernet Buy AC164121

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.Speech Playback PICtail Plus Daughter Board Buy AC163027The PICDEM Z Motherboard has all of the features necessary to begin developing ZigBee protocol-based applications using the Microchip PIC18 family of microcontrollers.

MCP2515 CAN Controller PICtail Demo Board Buy MCP2515DM-PCTLThe 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..

MCP6S22 PGA PICtail Demo Board Buy MCP6S22DM-PICTL

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 demonstrate firmware integration between the PIC MCU and PGA devices, while allowing you to modify and develop firmware for your specific requirements

MCP6SX2 PGA Photodiode PICtail Demo Board Buy MCP6SX2DM-PCTLPDThe 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.This board works with the PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit (see DS40051) and the Signal Analysis PICtail™ Daughter Board (see DS51476). With these additional tools, a complete solution is achieved: PC software interface, PIC® microcontroller, firmware programmability, 10-bit ADC (on the microcontroller), and firmware (with re-locatable assembler code) for the microcontroller.

MCP6SX2 PGA Thermistor PICtail Demo Board Buy MCP6SX2DM-PCTLTHThe MCP6SX2 PGA Thermistor PICtail Demo Board features the MCP6S22 and MCP6S92 Programmable Gain Amplifiers (PGA). These devices help:Two on-board variable resistors allow users to experiment 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 (see DS51476).

Humidity Sensor PICtail Demo Board Buy PIC16F690DM-PCTLHSThis 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.

MCP3551 Delta-Sigma ADC Demo Board Buy MCP3551DM-PCTL

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 and optional stimulus board (sold separately).The board is designed to evaluate the MCP3551 with minimum Printed Circuit Board (PCB) noise. The PCB layout practices low-noise design to reduce the signal noise as much as possible in order to demonstrate the 22-Bit performance of the MCP3551.

Mixed Signal PICtail Demo Board Buy MXSIGDMThe 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.MCP3221 PICtail Demo Board Buy MCP3221DM-PCTLThe 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.

TC77 Thermal Sensor PICtail Demo Board Buy TC77DM-PICTLThe 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.

TC1047A Temp-to-Voltage Converter PICtail Demo Board Buy TC1047ADM-PICTL

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.

TC72 Digital Temperature Sensor PICtail Demo Board Buy TC72DM-PICTLThe 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.

MCP9800 Temperature Sensor PICtail Demo Board Buy MCP9800DM-PCTLThe 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 (PCB) and an interface via a standard 100 mil header.

MCP9700 Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail Demo Board Buy MCP9700DM-PCTLThe 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 of how to integrate an analog temperature sensor into systems.