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TSHARC, UniWinDriver, WiperLock and ZENA are trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. SQTP is a service mark of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies.
This document describes how to use the MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board. The manual layout is as follows: • Chapter 1. “Overview” This chapter provides an overview of the MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board, including board contents and features. • Chapter 2. “Getting Started” This chapter describes how to start using your MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board.
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MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE This manual uses the following documentation conventions: DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS Description Represents Examples Arial font: ® Italic characters Referenced books MPLAB IDE User’s Guide Emphasized text ...is the only compiler...
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Interim software releases are available at the Microchip web site. RECOMMENDED READING This user's guide describes how to use the MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board. Other useful documents are listed below. The following Microchip documents are available and recommended as supplemental reference resources.
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MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are changes, updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool of interest.
Sub-GHz wireless transceiver. The features are shown in Figure 1-1. CAUTION Power to the MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board should be in the range of 2.1–3.6V. Ensure that the development/demonstration board that the daughter board is plugged into meets this voltage requirement; otherwise, damage to the MRF89XA might occur.
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A shunt on one of the two headers connects power to the MRF89XAMxA module. A current meter can be placed on the open header and when the shunt is removed from the opposite header, current consumption can be measured without interrupting power.
Explorer 16 Development Boards. PLUGGING INTO THE PIC18 EXPLORER BOARD The MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board can be plugged into the PIC18 Explorer Board PICtail connector, J3, as shown in Figure 2-1. Make sure to align pin 1 to RE2 as shown.
PLUGGED INTO PIC18 EXPLORER BOARD PLUGGING INTO THE EXPLORER 16 DEVELOPMENT BOARD The MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board can be plugged into the Explorer 16 Development Board as shown in Figure 2-2. The MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board’s 30-pin card edge connector is plugged into the top section of the PICtail Plus connector.
Getting Started FIGURE 2-2: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD PLUGGED INTO EXPLORER 16 DEVELOPMENT BOARD DOWNLOADING AND RUNNING THE DEMO PROGRAM A Quick Start Guide is included in the software installation package that explains the installation and operation of the demonstration program. It may be downloaded from the Microchip website http://www.microchip.com/miwi.
Appendix A. MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic INTRODUCTION This appendix provides the MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board schematics, PCB layout and Bill of Materials (BOM). • MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic • MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board PCB Layout •...
MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD PCB LAYOUT The MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a 2-layer, FR4, 0.062 inch, plated through hole PCB construction. FIGURE A-2: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD TOP SILKSCREEN FIGURE A-3: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD...
MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BILL OF MATERIALS TABLE A-1: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BILL OF MATERIALS Reference Value Description Vendor Vendor P/N Comments C1, C2, C3, 0.1 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, Panasonic ECJ-1VB1C104K...
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