Chapter 2. Setup And Installation; Introduction; Required Tools; Setting Up The Humidity Sensor Pictail™ Demo Board - Microchip Technology Humidity Sensor PICtail User Manual

Chapter 2. Setup and Installation

2.1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter shows how to set up the Humidity Sensor PICtail™ Demo Board. Items
discussed in this chapter include:

• Required Tools

• Connecting the Humidity Sensor PICtail™ Demo Board
• Set-up Verification
2.2 REQUIRED TOOLS
The PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit User's Guide explains how to set up the PC and the
PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit. Use firmware version 2.0.2 or later.
The PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit CD-ROM (DS40049) contains many of the necessary
files.
The capacitance.exe PC program comes with the Humidity Sensor PICtail™ Demo
Board CD-ROM (Version v1.07.01 or later).
2.3 SETTING UP THE HUMIDITY SENSOR PICTAIL™ DEMO BOARD
This section discusses the primary method for setting up the Humidity Sensor PICtail™
Demo Board. An exploded view of how the different boards connect is shown in
Figure 2-1.
To PC
FIGURE 2-1:
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HUMIDITY SENSOR PICTAIL™
DEMO BOARD USER'S GUIDE
USB Cable
Expansion
Header (J3)
PIC16C745 Firmware
Version 2.0.2 or later
Board Connections for PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit.
ICSP™ Header
Humidity Sensor
PICtail™ Demo Board
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Remove PICmicro MCU
Evaluation Socket
PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit
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