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Summary

The PICDEM MC development board provides designersa quick method to evaluate and develop both AC and DCmotor control applications utilizing Microchip's family of28 and 40-pin enhanced microcontrollers. Thedevelopment tool is ideal for beginning motor controldesigners, as well as those new to the PIC18F2331/2431/4331/4431 family of motor control devices.

The development board provides a complete solution forprototyping motor control applications. Both brushlessDC motors (BLDC) and AC Induction Motors* (ACIMs)can be driven by the board and directly controlledthrough a simple hardware interface provided on theboard itself. The board can also be configured innumerous ways, using jumpers and component selectionto control a range of motor control designs, and canaccommodate both AC and DC power inputs. Withcomplete isolation between the control circuitry andpower circuitry, users can safely plug-in the MPLAB®In-Circuit Emulator or MPLAB In-Circuit Debugger (ICD)while high power is connected.

Finally, users can develop their application with a simplegraphical interface, known as the Motor ControlGraphical User Interface (MC-GUI). The MC-GUI providesa quick and easy way for designers to configure andmonitor their motor system parameters such as motortype, motor speed, rotational direction, current, voltage,heat sink temperature and fault status.

FeaturesKey features of the PICDEM MC Development Boardinclude:• Two sockets supporting 28 and 40-pin DIP devices• Motor terminal strip• 3-phase inverter power module• Motion sensor inputs• Speed control potentiometer• Active RS-232 port• Full automatic protection of power circuits• Electrical isolation from power circuits• ICD Connector• FREE! Motor Control GUI software

*AC Induction Motor support available Q2/2004

PICDEM™ MC Development Board

Package Contents• PICDEM MC Development Board with a

pre-programmed (BLDC firmware) PIC18F4431Device

• A 28-pin, PIC18F2431 microcontroller• RS-232 Cable• Software and Documentation CD containing the

MC-GUI, User's Guide and other supportingdocuments

Host System Requirements• PC-compatible system with an Intel Pentium®

class or higher processor, or equivalent• A minimum of 16 MB RAM• A minimum of 16 MB available for hard drive

space• CD-ROM drive• One available standard serial port with a

matching COM port available through theoperating system

• Microsoft Windows®98, Windows NT®4.0,Windows 2000 or Windows XP

The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo, Accuron, dsPIC, KeeLoq, MPLAB, PIC, PICmicro, PICSTART, PRO MATE and PowerSmart are registered trademarks of Microchip TechnologyIncorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. AmpLab, FilterLab, microID, MXDEV, MXLAB, PICMASTER, SEEVAL, SmartShunt and The Embedded Control Solutions Company are registeredtrademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. Application Maestro, dsPICDEM, dsPICDEM.net, dsPICworks, ECAN, ECONOMONITOR, FanSense, FlexROM, fuzzyLAB, In-CircuitSerial Programming, ICSP, ICEPIC, Migratable Memory, MPASM, MPLIB, MPLINK, MPSIM, PICkit, PICDEM, PICDEM.net, PICtail, PowerCal, PowerInfo, PowerMate, PowerTool, rfLAB, rfPIC,Select Mode, SmartSensor, SmartTel and Total Endurance are trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. Serialized Quick Turn Programming (SQTP) is aservice mark of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies.© 2004, Microchip Technology Incorporated, Printed in the U.S.A., All Rights Reserved. 3/04

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Microchip Technology Inc. • 2355 W. Chandler Blvd. • Chandler, AZ 85224-6199 USA • (480) 792-7200 • FAX (480) 792-7277

Part Numbers and Ordering Information:

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As of 3/22/04

PICDEM MC Development BoardPart Number Description Availability

DM183011 PICDEM MC Development Board Now