Low-Cost Development Tools

Low-Cost Development Tools Guide

For use with Analog and Interface Products, Microcontrollers, Digital
Signal Controllers, Memory, KEELOQ® and Wireless Products

Microchip offers a wide range of GETTING STARTED

development tools – all designed to All Products
help you achieve faster time to market.
For a complete listing of Microchip PIC32 Starter Kit NEW
products, users guides, data sheets Part Number: DM320001
and technical information, visit our web The fully integrated PIC32 Starter Kit features simple
site at: www.microchip.com installation, getting started tutorial and PIC32 Starter Kit
board with easy USB connection to your PC. The starter
kit includes: MPLAB® IDE and MPLAB C32 C Compiler
(Student Edition), PIC32 Starter Kit board with integrated debugger, code
Winter 2007 examples, full documentation, tutorials and sample projects.
Getting Started Explorer 16 Starter Kit
All Products ....................................... 1 Part Number: DV164033
A complete set of tools for application development
Analog and Memory Products using the PIC24F, PIC24H and dsPIC33F 16-bit
Linear Products .................................. 2 families. The kit includes MPLAB ICD 2, Explorer 16
Development Board, 9V universal power supply, serial
Interface Products .............................. 3 cable and both a PIC24FJ128GA010 and dsPIC33F256GP710 PIM. Tutorials,
Mixed Signal Products ........................ 4 user manuals, MPLAB IDE and MPLAB C30 C Compiler (student edition) are
included.
Power Management Products .............. 5
Thermal Management Products ........... 9 PICkit™ 2 Starter Kit
Blank and Other Eval PCBs .................10 Part Number: DV164120
PICkit 2 is small, easy-to-use starter kit that enables
Analog Software Tools.........................10 users to start writing code and programming with
Wireless Products PIC® MCUs. Features full-speed USB support and
firmware upgradeability in a low-cost tool. Includes
Infrared Products (IrDA) .....................11 a low pin-count demo board. Upgrade firmware for
debugger function.
Radio Frequency Products (RF)...........11
PIC® MCU and dsPIC® DSC Products SEEVAL®32 Serial EEPROM Eval Kit
Part Number: DV243002
Standard Demo Boards.......................12
An evaluation and programming system supporting
Communication and Display Products ..15 all Microchip Serial EEPROMS. Using a ZIF socket,
Programmers .....................................16 standard DIP packages are directly supported. The
SEEVAL 32 kit gives the designer the ability to read,
Software Tools ...................................16 write or erase any byte, page or the entire array,
Application Software and Libraries .......17 and to display, save or load this data as a file. The SEEVAL 32 kit provides
support for Windows® XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT® 4.0
and Windows 95/98.
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ANALOG AND MEMORY PRODUCTS MCP6S2X PGA Eval Board

Linear Products Part Number: MCP6S2XEV
This board provides a versatile selection of
MCP6XXX Amplifier Eval Board 1 NEW input channels and gains to evaluate device
Part Number: MCP6XXXEV-AMP1 performance and supports multiple input signal
This board is designed to support voltage sources. Two devices can be cascaded to
followers, inverting/non-inverting amplifiers, produce gain to 1024 V/V.
comparators and differentiators.
MCP6SX2 PGA Photodiode PICtail™ Demo Board
Part Number: MCP6SX2DM-PCTLPD
MCP6XXX Amplifier Eval Board 2
NEW Opens possibilities to process other sensor signals.
Part Number: MCP6XXXEV-AMP2
Increases the number of PIC MCU I/O pins available
This amplifier evaluation board supports for other purposes. Features a PNZ334 photo-diode,
inverting/non-inverting summing amplifiers. MCP6001U op amp and MCP6S22 and MCP6S92
Programmable Gain Amplifiers (PGA).

MCP6SX2 PGA Thermistor PICtail™ Demo Board

MCP6XXX Amplifier Eval Board 3 NEW
Part Number: MCP6SX2DM-PCTLTH
Part Number: MCP6XXXEV-AMP3 Features MCP6S22 and MCP6S92 PGAs.
This board is designed to support the Helps overcome non-linear response of the
difference amplifier circuits which are generated on-board NTC thermistor. Opens possibilities
by the Mindi™ Amplifier Designer. of temperature-correcting another sensor,
and increasing the number of PIC MCU I/O pins available for other
purposes.
MCP6XXX Amplifier Eval Board 4 NEW
Part Number: MCP6XXXEV-AMP4 Humidity Sensor PICtail™ Demo Board
The MCP6XXX Amplifier Evaluation Board 4 Part Number: PIC16F690DM-PCTLHS
is designed to support the inverting integrator This board supports the capacitive humidity
circuit. sensor application note AN1016. It measures
the capacitance of a relative humidity
Mindi™ Amplifier Designer can be used to design, simulate and sensor plugged into the board. The on-board
validate op amp circuits. microcontroller sends the measured and
calculated relative humidity (RH) to a PC for display. The board can
MCP6271 Active Filter Eval Kit also measure small capacitors in different ranges of values using a
Part Number: MCP6XXXDM-FLTR dual slope integration method.
This kit supports active filters designed by
FilterLab® V2.0. These filters are all pole and
are built by cascading first and second order
sections. The kit includes: one PCB designed
to provide mid-supply biasing to the other
printed circuit boards, four PCBs that support active filter designs
with filter order between n = 1 and 8 (output test point for lab
equipment provided) and op amps, zero ohm jumpers, resistors and
capacitors that can be used to help build filters.

MCP6S22 PGA PICtail™ Demo Board

Part Number: MCP6S22DM-PICTL
This board evaluates/demonstrates Microchip’s
MCP6S21/2/6/8 Programmable Gain Amplifier
(PGA) family. Interface this board with the
PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit to demonstrate
firmware integration between the PIC MCU
and PGA devices, while allowing modification and development of
firmware for specific requirements.

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Interface Products MCP23X08 8-bit GPIO Expander Eval Board

Part Number: MCP23X08EV
PICkit™ Serial I2C™ Demo Board NEW Demonstrates simple input/output functionality
Part Number: PKSERIAL-I2C1 of the MCP23008 (I2C interface) and the
This board was designed to easily connect MCP23S08 (SPI interface). The system
to the PICkit Serial Analyzer (DV164122). demonstrates the simplicity of monitoring four
The serial analyzer provides the I2C master mode serial inputs and applying the level to associated
communications and power for the PICkit Serial I2C demo board. outputs.
The devices on the demo board operate in the I2C slave mode
and can easily be connected to virtually any demo or development MCP23X17 16-bit GPIO Expander Eval Board
board by connecting the communications lines to connector P1. Part Number: MCP23X17EV
This board demonstrates the simple input/
PICkit™ Serial SPI Demo Board NEW output functionality of the MCP23017 (I2C
Part Number: PKSERIAL-SPI1 interface) and the MCP23S17 (SPI interface).
This demo board was designed to easily The system demonstrates the simplicity of monitoring four pins
connect to the PICkit Serial Analyzer configured as inputs and applying a predetermined pattern on LEDs
(DV164122). The serial analyzer provides the SPI master mode connected to the remaining 12 pins configured as outputs.
serial communications and power for the PICkit Serial SPI demo
board. The devices on the demo board operate in the SPI slave MCP250XX CAN I/O Expander Developer’s Kit
mode and can easily be connected to virtually any demo or Part Number: DV250501
development board by connecting the communications lines to Supporting CAN V2.0B active with bus rates up
connector P1. to 1 Mb/s, this kit includes everything needed
to demonstrate, design, develop and configure a
GPIO Expander Keypad and LCD Demo Board CAN node using the MCP250XX CAN I/O Expander
Part Number: GPIODM-KPLCD family of products.
The GPIO Expander Keypad and LCD Demo Board is
designed to demonstrate the use of the MCP23S08/17
(SPI interface) and the MCP23008/17 (I2C interface) MCP2510/2515 CAN Developer’s Kit
devices in a keypad and LCD example. The MCP23X17 Part Number: DV251001
(16-bit) devices interface to a 2x16 LCD module and This developer’s kit offers a unique combination of
the MCP23X08 (8-bit) devices interface to a 4x4 keyed a software development tool and a CAN message/
matrix. communication tool. This kit helps speed up
software development and enable introduction of
MCP212X Developer’s Daughter Board CAN to those who are unfamiliar with the protocol.
Part Number: MCP212XEV-DB
Evaluates and demonstrates the MCP2122 or MCP2515 CAN Controller PICtail™ Demo Board
MCP2120 IrDA® Standard Encoder/Decoder Part Number: MCP2515DM-PCTL
devices. A header allows the MCP212X daughter This demo board implements a simple CAN
board to be easily jumpered into systems bus using two nodes. One using the MCP2515
for development purposes. This board also stand alone CAN controller and the other
interfaces with these new low-cost PIC MCU using the MCP25020 CAN I/O Expander. Each
demo boards: PICDEM™ HPC Explorer, PICDEM FS USB and node utilizes one input (push button) and one
PICDEM LCD demo board. output (LED). The boards demonstrate a simple, inexpensive
implementation of a CAN bus.
MCP215X/40 Developer’s Daughter Board
Part Number: MCP215X/40EV-DB
Used to evaluate and demonstrate the
MCP2150, MCP2155 or the MCP2140 IrDA
Standard Protocol Handler with Encoder/Decoder
devices. Headers allow the MCP215X/40
Developer’s daughter board to be easily
jumpered into systems for development
purposes. This board also interfaces with these new low-cost
PIC MCU demo boards: PICDEM HPC Explorer, PICDEM FS USB and
PICDEM LCD demo board.

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Mixed Signal Products MCP355X Tiny Application Sensor Demo Board

Part Number: MCP355XDM-TAS
MCP3421 Battery Fuel Gauge Demo Board NEW This 1” x 1” board is designed to demonstrate
Part Number: MCP3421DM-BFG the performance of the MCP3550/1/3 devices
This board is used to demonstrate the in a simple low-cost application. The circuit uses
MCP3421 18-bit delta-sigma ADC for battery a ratiometric sensor configuration and uses the
fuel gauging applications. It includes two system power supply as the voltage reference.
MCP3421 devices, MCP73831 (single cell
Li-Ion/Li-Polymer Charger) and PIC18F4550 MCU. The board MCP355X Sensor Applications Developer’s Board
measures: (1) the battery voltage and (2) the current coming out Part Number: MCP355XDV-MS1
from the battery in the discharging mode and into the battery in the This board allows for easy design of high
charging mode using the ADC device (if charging mode is enabled resolution systems such as weigh scale,
(optional)). It calculates the total fuel used and also remaining temperature sensing or other small signal
fuels. systems requiring precise signal conditioning
circuits. The reference design includes LCD display firmware that
MCP2030 Bidirectional Communications NEW performs all the necessary functions including ADC sampling,
Demo Kit USB communication for PC data analysis, LCD display output, zero
Part Number: MCP2030DM-TPR cancellation, full scale calibration and units display in gram (g),
This kit demonstrates short range kilogram (kg) or ADC output units.
bidirectional communication applications
using the features of the MCP2030. The kit MCP3551 Delta-Sigma ADC Demo Board
consists of two units: a base station unit and a transponder unit. Part Number: MCP3551DM-PCTL
The features and concepts demonstrated by the demo kit can be Designed to demonstrate the MCP3551 device’s
used for low frequency (LF) sensing and various hands-free access 22-bit Delta-Sigma Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
control security applications. performance using DataView software installed on a
PC. This demo board can be used with MPLAB ICD 2,
MCP3421 SOT-23-6 Eval Board NEW PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit or PICkit 2 for developing
Part Number: MCP3421EV demonstration/evaluation firmware.
This eval board is designed to make handling
of the MCP3421 in a tiny SOT-23-6 package MCP3905 Energy Meter Eval Board
easier. The board contains only the MCP3421, I2C Part Number: MCP3905EV
loading resistors, VDD decoupling capacitors and
corresponding pins of the MCP3421 device, allowing an easy This evaluation board is designed to test out a
method to connect to the target board for evaluation. variety of energy meter designs. On the input side
high-voltage line and load AC-plug headers are
MCP4725 SOT-23-6 Eval Board included, along with mounting holes for shunts,
NEW
current transformers and screw-type connections
Part Number: MCP4725EV
for wiring. On the output side a large prototype area is included
This board is designed to make handling of the along with optical isolation and a standard PICtail header for
MCP4725 in a tiny SOT-23-6 package easier. The board experiments with a variety of PIC MCU-based energy meter designs.
contains only the MCP4725, I2C loading resistors, VDD
decoupling capacitors and corresponding pins of the MCP3905 Energy Meter Reference Design
MCP4725 device, allowing an easy method to connect to Part Number: MCP3905RD-PM1
the target board for evaluation.
A stand-alone low-cost energy meter that
MCP3221 12-bit A/D PICtail™ Demo Board can act as either a stand alone energy
meter, or as the analog front end design for
Part Number: MCP3221DM-PCTL
LCD MCU-based meters. This design is specified with an energy
Designed to demonstrate the MCP3221 device using measurement error of 0.1% typical across 1:500 dynamic range
DataView Windows software for a graphical real-time for high accurate energy meter designs and is compliant with EMC
data analysis from the board through USB. This demo requirements per energy metering standards IEC62053 and legacy
board can also be used for firmware development to IEC61036, IEC1046 and IEC687.
the MCP3221 device using the PICkit 1 Flash Starter
Kit.

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MCP4XXX Digital Potentiometer Daughter Board Power Management Products

Part Number: MCP4XXXDM-DB
This board allows evaluation of the MCP42XXX MCP1602 Eval Board NEW
and MCP402X Digital Potentiometers. The Part Number: MCP1602EV
MCP42XXX are dual digital potentiometer devices The MCP1602 eval board demonstrates the
that have the same characteristics as the single features and capabilities of the MCP1602 500
digital potentiometer devices (MCP41XXX). mA PFM/PWM Synchronous buck regulator.
The MCP402X devices are non-volatile and have similar The MCP1602 is a step-down (Buck) switching
characteristics to their volatile memory versions (MCP401X). regulator with a power-good monitor to provide a
The board supports two MCP42XXX devices to allow the resistor highly integrated solution for systems that require supply voltage
networks to be “stacked” and form a programmable windowed between 0.8V to 4.5V from a 2.7V to 5.5V input. The board
digital potentiometer. The board also has a voltage doubler device includes a MCP1602 circuit that has a Shutdown feature and a
(TC1240A), which can be used to show the WiperLock™ Technology 4-position dip switch to select between different output voltages.
feature of the MCP4021.
MCP1603 Buck Converter Eval Board NEW
MCP402X Non-Volatile Digital Potentiometer Part Number: MCP1603EV
Eval Board The Buck Converter eval board uses a
Part Number: MCP402XEV MCP1603 device in a step-down application. The
This low-cost board enables user’s to exercise all evaluation board is a fully functional platform to
of the features of the MCP401X and MCP402X evaluate the MCP1603 buck regulator over its
devices. Kit includes one populated and one entire input voltage, output voltage and current
unpopulated PCB. The populated board has range.
an MCP4021-103E/SN digital potentiometer
configured as a “windowed” potentiometer using a 2.5 kΩ pull-up MCP1630 Boost Mode LED Driver Demo Board NEW
and a 2.5 kΩ pull-down resistor. The PCB supports the 8-pin SOIC, Part Number: MCP1630DM-LED2
SOT-23-6 and SOT-23-5 package variations. The unpopulated PCB This demo board is a step-up, switch-mode,
allows user’s to build the exact combination of components their DC-DC converter used for power LED applications.
application requires. The demo board provides a 350 mA or 700 mA
constant current source with a jumper selection.
Mixed-Signal PICtail™ Demo Board The input operating voltage range is 9-16VDC and
Part Number: MXSIGDM the board can supply up to 30W to a string of
Quickly and accurately evaluates performance power LEDs.
of Microchip DACs, A/D converters, LDOs,
VREFs and operational amplifiers. Interfaces MCP1630 Low-Cost NiMH Battery Charger NEW
to the PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit. Can use with a PIC16F767 for Ref Design
stand-alone operation. Supports many Microchip mixed-signal Part Number: MCP1630RD-NMC1
devices (surface mount footprint).
This reference design board is pre-programmed
to charge 3 NiMH cells. The charge profile and
number of batteries can be changed with firmware.
The design uses the MCP1630 high-speed analog
PWM combined with the PIC microcontroller.

MCP1630V Bidirectional 4 Cell Li-Ion Charger NEW

Ref Design
Part Number: MCP1630RD-DDBK3
This charger reference design demonstrates the
use of a bidirectional buck-boost converter to
charge multiple series cell Li-Ion batteries with the
presence of an input source (boost) and provide a
regulated output voltage when the input source is
removed (buck), while evaluating the MCP1630V
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MCP1631HV Multi-Chemistry Battery Charger NEW

MCP1256/7/8/9 Charge Pump Eval Board
Ref Design Part Number: MCP1256/7/8/9EV
Part Number: MCP1631RD-MCC1 An evaluation and demonstration tool for the
This reference design is a complete stand-alone MCP1256/7/8/9 regulated 3.3V, low-ripple charge
constant current battery charger for NiMH, NiCd or pumps with low-operating current Sleep mode or
constant current/constant voltage for Li-Ion battery Bypass mode. The board is set-up to evaluate
packs. When charging NiMH or NiCd batteries, the simple, stand-alone, DC-to-DC conversion. The
reference design is capable of charging one, two, two evaluation circuits provided, demonstrate the
three or four batteries connected in series and one or two series versatility of the MCP1256/7/8/9 family.
batteries for Li-Ion. This board utilizes the MCP1631HV (high-speed
PIC MCU PWM TSSOP-20) and PIC16F883 (28-pin SSOP). MCP1601 Buck Regulator Eval Board
Part Number: MCP1601EV
MCP7381X Low Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger NEW For both battery-powered and distributed- power
Eval Board applications. Operates over a 2.7V to 5.5V
Part Number: MCP7381XEV input range while delivering 500 mA of output
The MCP7381X Charger evaluation board demonstrates the current.
features and abilities of the MCP73811 and MCP73812 simple,
miniature single-cell, fully integrated Li-Ion/Li-polymer charge MCP1612 Synchronous Buck Regulator Eval Board
management controllers. The MCP73811/2 are standalone highly Part Number: MCP1612EV
integrated linear Li-Ion battery chargers that employ a Constant
Features a 1A 1.4 MHz synchronous buck
Current/Constant Voltage (CCCV) charge algorithm for cost
regulator in two buck converter applications. The
sensitive and space limited applications.
applications use the 8-lead MSOP and 8-lead DFN
packages respectively. Selectable output voltages
MCP73837/8 AC/USB Dual Input NEW and a shutdown terminal are available on each
Battery Charger Eval Board converter.
Part Number: MCP7383XEV-DIBC
This battery charger evaluation board
demonstrates the features and abilities of the
MCP73837 and MCP73838 single-chip linear MCP1630 Automotive Input Boost Converter
Li-Ion battery charger with autonomous AC Demo Board
adapter or USB port power source selection. Part Number: MCP1630DM-DDBS1
These stand-alone highly integrated linear battery charger Demonstrates the MCP1630/V high-speed
management controllers employ a Constant Current/Constant pulse width modulator used for automotive
Voltage (CCCV) charge algorithm with selectable preconditioning applications. When used with a microcontroller,
and charge termination ratio. the MCP1630/V devices control the power system
duty cycle to provide regulated output voltage. The
TC110 Boost Converter Demo Board NEW programmable PIC12F683 microcontroller is used
Part Number: TC110DM to provide oscillator pulses at switching frequency of 500 kHz and
The TC110 demo board can charge Li-Ion batteries set maximum duty cycle. The user may also modify or develop their
with single-cell alkaline battery or 2-cell alkaline own firmware routines to further evaluate the MCP1630/V devices
battery at maximum 500 mA constant current. It in this application.
is used to evaluate Microchip’s TC110 PFM/PWM
Step-Up DC/DC Controller. The board also includes a MCP1630 Coupled Inductor Boost Demo Board
MCP73832 miniature single-cell, fully integrated Li-Ion, Part Number: MCP1630DM-DDBS2
Li-Polymer charge management controller. This board demonstrates Microchip’s high-speed
Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) used in a coupled
MCP1252 Charge Pump Backlight Demo Board inductor design. When used with a programmable
Part Number: MCP1252DM-BKLT PIC12F683 microcontroller, the MCP1630 device
Demonstrates the use of a charge pump controls the power system duty cycle to provide
device in an LED application and acts as a different regulated output voltages from 15V-40V,
platform to evaluate the MCP1252 device generates oscillator pulses, reference voltage, output voltage
in general. Light intensity is controlled selection and ON/OFF of converter using push button S1. The user
uniformly through the use of ballast resistors. can also modify or develop their own firmware routines to further
A PIC10F206 MCU provides an enable signal to the MCP1252 evaluate the MCP1630 device in this application.
and accepts a push-button input that allows the white LEDs to be
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MCP1630 Automotive Input, Tri-Output Converter MCP1630 NiMH Battery Charger Demo Board
Demo Board Part Number: MCP1630DM-NMC1
Part Number: MCP1630DM-DDBK4 This board features a high-speed PWM
Demonstrates a high-speed Pulse Width interface to a PIC16LF818, providing a
Modulator (PWM) used for automotive complete NiMH battery charger with fuel
application. When used in conjunction with gauge capability. Minimizes external inductor,
a microcontroller, the MCP1630 will control capacitor cost; performs complex NiMH battery
the power system duty cycle to provide three charger timing functions. Protects battery
regulated output voltages of 3.3V at 1.2A, 1.2V circuit if a fault occurs.
at 600 mA and 4.7V at 150 mA. The PIC12F683 microcontroller
is used to provide reference voltage, ON/OFF of converter using MCP1650 3W White LED Demo Board
push button SW1 and oscillator pulses at switching frequency of Part Number: MCP1650DM-LED1
250 kHz. The MCP1630 generates duty cycle based on various Demonstrates the MCP165X Boost Controller
external inputs. External signals include the input oscillator product family in a battery-powered white LED
pulses, reference voltage from PIC12F683 device, and the application with an input voltage range of 2.0V to
feedback voltage. The user can also modify or develop their own 4.5V.
firmware routines to further evaluate the MCP1630 device in this
application.

MCP1630 +12V In Dual-Output Buck Converter MCP1650 Multiple White LED Demo Board
Ref Design Part Number: MCP1650DM-LED2
Part Number: MCP1630RD-DDBK1 The MCP1650 Multiple White LED demo board
This demo board is a dual-output uses the MCP1650 IC to power the nine
programmable power supply capable of 20A white LEDs which are connected in series. A
per output. Both outputs switch at 500 kHz PIC10F202 MCU in a SOT-23-6 package is used
180° out of phase while powered from a +12V to provide the PWM signal to the MCP1650. It
input source. Features include programmable also accepts a push button input that allows the
output voltage, power good output indication, sequencing, user to adjust the white LEDs to three different
overcurrent and overtemperature. intensities of 100%, 50% and 25%.

MCP1630 1A Bias Supply Demo Board MCP1650 Boost Controller Eval Board
Part Number: MCP1630DM-DDBK1 Part Number: MCP1650EV
This demo board is used to evaluate Microchip’s Demonstrates the MCP165X Boost Controller
MCP1630 used in a SEPIC power converter product family in two high-power, boost-converter
application. The demo board is capable of applications.
providing a regulated output from an input voltage
of 9V. The regulated output voltage is selectable
at 3.3V or 5V and remains constant for an output MCP1650 SEPIC Power Supply Demo Board
load range of 0A to 1A. An LED indicates the Part Number: MCP1650DM-DDSC1
presence of output voltage. Used to evaluate Microchip’s MCP1650
boost controller in a low-power application
MCP1630 Li-Ion Multi-Bay Battery Charger Ref Design that requires a regulated output voltage from
Part Number: MCP1630RD-LIC1 an input source that can be greater than,
Used to evaluate the MCP1630 used in a SEPIC less than or equal to the output voltage. As
power converter application. This charger is provided, this board generates a 5.0V output
capable of charging two single-cell, Li-Ion battery from a 3.0V to 7.0V source.
packs in parallel utilizing an input voltage of 10V to
30V (battery packs are not included). MCP1726 1A LDO Eval Board
Part Number: MCP1726EV
This board features 1A, Low Quiescent Current
MCP1630 Low-Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger Ref Design LDO Regulator in two circuits. The circuits feature
Part Number: MCP1630RD-LIC2 adjustable versions of the MCP1726 in the 8-lead
This board is used to evaluate the MCP1630 3x3 DFN and 8-pin SOIC packages respectively.
device used in a SEPIC power converter Both circuits have potentiometers to adjust the
applications. The charger is capable of charging output voltage of the LDO. Fixed voltage versions of the device can
a single-cell, Li-Ion battery pack utilizing an input also be evaluated with this board.
voltage of 6V to 18V (battery packs are not
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MCP7382X Li-Ion Battery Charger Eval Board MCP7386X Li-Ion Battery Charger Eval Board
Part Number: MCP7382XEV Part Number: MCP7386XEV
Three circuits utilizing the MCP73826, MCP73827 Use to evaluate simple, stand-alone, linear
and MCP73828 devices to demonstrate simple, charging of single/dual cell Lithium-Ion/
stand-alone, linear charging of single cell Lithium-Polymer battery packs (the battery
Lithium-Ion/Lithium-Polymer battery packs packs are not included). The board design
(the battery packs are not included). provides constant current charging followed by
constant voltage charging with automatic charge
MCP73831 Eval Kit termination.
Part Number: MCP73831EV
The two evaluation boards provided are set up
TC115 PFM/PWM Boost Converter Eval Board
to evaluate simple, stand-alone, linear charging Part Number: TC115EV
of single cell Li-Ion/Li-Polymer battery packs A complete, step-up, switch-mode, DC-DC power
(the battery packs are not included). Each board converter. This board generates a regulated 3.0V
design provides constant current charging followed output at load currents up to 110 mA. Different
by constant voltage charging with automatic output voltages are obtainable by replacing the
charge termination. Each board design provides evaluation in two fixed 3.0V output TC115 with a fixed 3.3V or 5.0V
package options: a SOT-23-5 and a 8-lead 2x3 DFN for higher device. Requires the use of an external input voltage source
power handling capability. (0.9V – VOUT). The board is provided with an aluminum electrolytic
output capacitor with additional surface-mount pads to evaluate
MCP73833 Li-Ion Battery Charger Eval Board tantalum or ceramic capacitors.
Part Number: MCP73833EV
This evaluation and demonstration tool for
TC1016/17 LDO Linear Regulator Eval Board
MCP73833/4 charge management controllers Part Number: TC1016/17EV
provides two independent circuits (only one is This evaluation board contains two independent
populated) for charging single cell Li-Ion/Li-Polymer LDO circuits that allow the user to evaluate
battery packs (the battery packs are not included). the TC1016 (80 mA) and TC1017 (50 mA)
Each circuit design provides constant current devices in SC-70-5 and SOT-23-5 packages. The
charging followed by constant voltage charging algorithm with evaluation board is populated with 1.8V and
automatic charge termination and battery temperature monitoring. 3.0V TC1017 devices. Any of the available output voltage values of
The board provides for evaluation of two package options: a the devices (1.2V to 5.0V) can be used on this board.
MSOP-10 (not populated) and a 10-lead 3x3 DFN for higher power
handling capability. TC1303 DFN Adjustable Output Demo Board
Part Number: TC1303DM-DDBK2
MCP7384X Li-Ion Battery Charger Eval Board This demo board is used to evaluate the
Part Number: MCP7384XEV TC1303C device over the input voltage range,
Three circuits use MCP73841, MCP73842 output voltage and current range for both the
and MCP73843 devices to demonstrate synchronous buck regulator output and the low
simple, stand-alone, linear charging of dropout linear regulator output. Test points are
single- or dual-cell, Lithium-Ion/Lithium-Polymer provided to monitor the input voltage, output
battery packs (battery packs are not included). voltage, shut down control and power good signal.

MCP73855 Li-Ion Battery Charger Eval Board

Part Number: MCP73855EV TC1303B Demo Board
Use to evaluate simple, stand-alone, linear Part Number: TC1303BDM-DDBK1
charging of single cell Li-Ion/Li-Polymer battery The TC1303B Dual-Output Regulator with Power-
packs (the battery packs are not included). Good Output Demo Board can be used to evaluate
The board design provides constant current the TC1303B device over the input voltage range
charging followed by constant voltage charging and output current range for both the synchronous
with automatic charge termination. buck regulator output and the low-dropout linear
regulator output. Test points are provided for input
power, output loads, shutdown control and
power-good monitoring.

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Thermal Management Products TC72 Digital Temperature Sensor PICtail™

Demo Board
MCP9800 Temperature Data Logger NEW Part Number: TC72DM-PICTL
Demo Board 2
Connects directly to the PICkit 1 Flash Starter
Part Number: MCP9800DM-DL2
Kit. Highly accurate board features a 10-bit digital
This demo board is a PCB assembly that uses a sensor with 3-wire SPI interface.
PIC10F202 to read temperature data using I2C
communication from a MCP9800 temperature
sensor, and stores that data, also using I2C
communication, to a 24LC16B Serial EEPROM. The board can then
TC77 Thermal Sensor PICtail™ Demo Board
be placed into a SEEVAL®32 Serial EEPROM evaluation tool where Part Number: TC77DM-PICTL
the data can be read and stored into a .hex file, which can be System designers can use this design as an
imported and the contents graphed. example of how to integrate a digital temperature
sensor into their systems. Connects directly to the
MCP6V01 Thermocouple Auto-Zeroed Ref NEW PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit.
Design Board
Part Number: MCP6V01RD-TCPL TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™
The MCP6V01 design board demonstrates how to use a difference Demo Board
amplifier system to measure Electromotive Force (EMF) voltage at Part Number: TC1047ADM-PICTL
the cold junction of thermocouple in order to accurately measure
temperature of the thermocouple bead. This can be done by using Demonstrates how to interface the TC1047A
the MCP6V01 auto-zeroed op amp because of its ultra low offset device to a MCU. Connects directly to the PICkit 1
Voltage (VOS) and high Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR). Flash Starter Kit, providing a platform for code
development and evaluation. Provides a good
MCP9700 Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ example of how to integrate an analog temperature
Demo Board sensor into a system.
Part Number: MCP9700DM-PCTL PT100 RTD Eval Board
This board demonstrates how to interface the Part Number: TMPSNS-RTD1
MCP9700 to a MCU. This can be used by the
This board demonstrates how to bias a
system designer as an example of how to integrate
Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD) and
an analog temperature sensor into systems.
accurately measure temperature. Up to
two RTDs can be connected. The RTDs are
MCP9800 Temperature Sensor PICtail™ Demo Board biased using constant current source and the output voltage is
Part Number: MCP9800DM-PCTL scaled using a differential amplifier. The output is then connected
to a 12-bit differential Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) MCP3301.
Demonstrates how to interface the MCP9800
The ADC outputs serial data to a PIC18F2550 device using a Serial
to a PIC MCU using the PICkit 1 Flash Starter
Peripheral Interface (SPI). The data is transmitted to a PC using a
Kit as a platform. The demo board can also
USB interface. A Microsoft Excel macro is used as a Graphical User
be used as a stand-alone module to quickly
Interface (GUI) to acquire the data. The acquired data is stored in
add thermal sensing capability to any existing
an Excel worksheet and graphed as a real-time stripchart display.
application.

MCP9800 Temperature Data Logger Demo Board

Part Number: MCP9800DM-DL
Allows users to store up to 128,000
temperature readings from the MCP9800
sensor to the 24LC1025, Microchip’s
1024 Kbit EEPROM. A PIC16F684 MCU
communicates with the sensor and EEPROM. In addition, the
PIC MCU interfaces to a PC using the PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit and
transfers the temperature readings from the EEPROM to the PC.
Microsoft Excel® can be used to view the data.

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Blank and Other Eval PCBs SOIC 8-Lead Eval Board

Part Number: SOIC8EV
Electrical Field (E-Field) Eval Board NEW A blank PCB to easily evaluate Microchip’s
Part Number: EFIELDEV 8-pin devices (in SOIC, DIP, MSOP and TSSOP
The E-Field Eval Board is designed to demonstrate packages). Each device pin is connected to a
E-field coupling under various conditions on a Printed pull-up resistor, a pull-down resistor, an in-line
Circuit Board (PCB). These experiments will help resistor and a loading capacitor. The PCB pads allow through hole or
system designers understand the impact PCB layout surface mount connectors to be installed to ease connection to the
techniques have on controlling E-field noise in their board. Additional passive component footprints are on the board, to
design. allow simple circuits to be implemented.

Magnetic Field (H-Field) Eval Board NEW 14-Pin SOIC/TSSOP/DIP Eval Board
Part Number: HFIELDEV Part Number: SOIC14EV
The H-Field Eval Board (104-00138) is designed This 14-lead SOIC/TSSOP/DIP evaluation board
to demonstrate H-field coupling under various allows system designers to quickly evaluate the
conditions. These experiments will help system operation of Microchip’s devices in either SOIC, DIP
designers understand the impact PCB layout or TSSOP packages.
techniques have on controlling noise in their design.

PSRR and Digital Noise Eval Board NEW

Part Number: INTRFCEV
The PSRR and Digital Noise eval board is designed Analog Software Tools
to explore and quantify the effects of power
and digital noise on system performance. these Mindi™ Online Simulator Tool FREE NEW
experiments will help system designers understand The Mindi™ simulator tool aids in the design of various
the impact that power and digital noise can have in circuits useful for signal conditioning and power-management
their design. applications; specifically, Active Filters, Amplifier Circuits, Battery
Chargers and DC-to-DC Converters.
SOT-23-3 Voltage Supervisor Eval Board
Part Number: VSUPEV This interactive simulator enables designers to quickly generate
circuit diagrams, simulate circuits and specify passive components.
Quickly evaluates operation of voltage Circuits developed using the Mindi simulator tool can be downloaded
supervisors and voltage detectors in the to a PC or workstation and can often be ported directly into system
Microchip SOT-23-3 package. Generic board diagrams. Download the Mindi simulator tool at:
evaluates SOT-23-3 devices (such as LDOs www.microchip.com/mindi
and voltage references). Four blank PCBs are
included for testing multiple devices.
FilterLab® Active Filter Design Software FREE
SOT-23-5/6 Voltage Supervisor Eval Board The FilterLab Active Filter Software Design
Part Number: VSUPEV2 tool simplifies active filter design and
provides full schematic diagrams of the filter
This blank PCB allows quick evaluation of circuit with component values and displays
voltage supervisors and voltage detectors in the frequency response. A free download is
the SOT-23-5 and SOT-23-6 packages. This PCB available at the Microchip web site at:
supports many Microchip devices, including the www.microchip.com/filterlab
non-volatile digital potentiometer and PIC10F2XX
devices.
SPICE Software Models
Modeling is the heart of any SPICE simulation system and
Microchip provides a variety of model libraries. This library and
service is an example of Microchip’s focus on analog simulation
and modeling. For more information, visit the Microchip web site at:
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Wireless Products Wireless Products

Infrared (IrDA) Radio Frequency (RF)
IrDA PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board NEW PICDEM™ Z Motherboard
Part Number: AC164124 Part Number: AC163027-1
This daughter board is designed to operate in The PICDEM Z Motherboard has all of the
conjunction with the Explorer 16 or other development features necessary to begin developing ZigBee
board. The board has a PICtail Plus connector and protocol-based applications using the Microchip
uses application note AN1071 “IrDA Standard Stack PIC18 family of microcontrollers.
for Microchip 16-bit MCUs” to create an IrDA-enabled
development and evaluation platform. The IrDA stack is written to
operate with the IrDA-enabled UARTs on the PIC24F, PIC24H 16-bit PICDEM™ Z MRF24J40 2.4 GHz Daughter Card
controller and dsPIC33 digital signal controllers.
Part Number: AC163027-4
MCP2140 IrDA® Wireless Temp Demo Board The PICDEM Z 2.4 GHz daughter card includes the
Part Number: MCP2140DM-TMPSNS MRF24J40 transceiver, a PCB antenna and a connector
Demonstrates the MCP2140 device in a to the PICDEM Z motherboard.
real-world application. This design is an
example of how to integrate an IrDA standard
port into a system. ZENA™ Network Analyzer
Part Number: DM183023
A wireless network analyzer that graphically
MCP215X Data Logger Demo Board displays wireless network traffic following
Part Number: MCP215XDM the IEEE 802.15.4 specification on the 2.4
Demonstrates the MCP2150 (or MCP2155) IrDA GHz band. Supports both the ZigBee™ and
Standard Protocol Stack Controller device in a MiWi™ protocols. In conjunction with the hardware packet sniffer,
real world application. Shows how to integrate the software can analyze complete network traffic and graphically
an IrDA standard port into an embedded display decoded packets, when developing with either the ZigBee or
system. MiWi protocols.

rfPIC® Development Kit 1

Part Number: DV164102
Provides design engineers with an easy way
to evaluate unidirectional remote sense
and control wireless links based on the
rfPIC12F675 and rfRXD0420/0920 devices.
The kit is based on the PICkit 1 Flash Starter
Kit and consists of modular building blocks for different transmitters
and receivers that can be utilized for prototype systems or to
evaluate different options.

rfPIC® Development Kit 1 Accessories

rfPIC Transmitter Module (433.92 MHz)
Part Number: AC164101
rfPIC Transmitter Module (315 MHz)
Part Number: AC164102
rfPIC Receiver Module (433.92 MHz)
Part Number: AC164103
rfPIC Receiver Module (315 MHz)
Part Number: AC164104
rfPIC Receiver Module 5 pack (433.92 MHz)
Part Number: AC164105
rfPIC Receiver Module 5 pack (315 MHz)
Part Number: AC164106

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PIC® MCU and dsPIC® DSC MPLAB® ICD 2 Eval Kit

Part Number: DV164006
Standard Demo Boards
This kit includes the MPLAB ICD 2 Module
Explorer 16 Development Board (DV164005), a PICDEM 2 Plus demonstration
Part Number: DM240001
P board, power supply, serial cable and USB cable.
Explorer 16
Developoment Board

A low-cost modular development system for

Microchip’s 16- and 32-bit microcontrollers.
M
TThe board features two interchangeable
Signal Analysis PICtail™ Daughter Board
Plug-In-Modules (PIMs), PIC24FJ128GA010
P Part Number: AC164120
and dsPIC33F128GP710.
a This board works as an extension to the
The list below details additional PIMs that work with the Explorer PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit. When combined
16 development board or other popular dsPICDEM boards as with PICkit 1 firmware version 2.0.0 or later
indicated. and the signal-analysis PC program, the board
performs signal-analysis capabilities such as:
Additional Plug-In-Modules (PIMs) real-time strip chart, oscilloscope, Fast Fourier
Part Number Description Transformation (FFT), histogram and programming. The board
comes populated with a PIC16F684 and two 25LC640
MA240011 PIC24FJ128GA010 100P to 100P Plug-In Module SPI-compatible serial EEPROM memory devices.
MA240012 PIC24HJ256GP610 100P to 100P Plug-In Module
PICkit™ 2 Debug Express
MA240013 PIC24FJ64GA004 44P to 100P Plug-In Module
Part Number: DV164121
MA300014 dsPIC30F6014A 80P Plug-In Module
Use with the dsPICDEM 80-pin Starter Dev board Allows in-circuit programmer/debugger
(DM300019) and the dsPICDEM GP 1.1 Dev board functions on selected PIC MCUs. This provides
(DM300014) the ability to run, examine and modify the
program, while the MCU is embedded in the
MA300015 dsPIC30F6010A 80P Plug-In Module
Use with dsPICDEM 80-pin Starter board or dsPICDEM
hardware, thereby assisting in debugging the
MC1 Motor Control Dev board firmware and hardware together. Programs can
be run, stopped and single-stepped. Includes 44-pin demo board.
MA300016 dsPIC30F2023 80P Plug-In Module Requires MPLAB IDE version 7.40 or later.
Use with dsPICDEM 80-pin Starter board
MA330011 dsPIC33FJ256GP710 100P to 100P Plug-In Module PICkit™ 2 Low Pin Count Demo Board
MA330012 dsPIC33FJ256GP710 100P to 84P Plug-In Module Part Number: DM164120-1
Use with the dsPICDEM 80-pin Starter Dev board A small demo board with a PIC16F690 on
MA330013 dsIC33FJ256MC710 100P to 100P TQFP Plug-In Module board and a small prototype area. Use with
the PICkit 2 to program code via a 6-pin ICSP™
MA330014 dsPIC33FJ12MC202 28P to 100P Plug-in Module
header on the board. The kit also includes
MA330015 dsPIC33FJ12GP202 28P to 100P Plug-in Module two bare PCB boards for those interested in customizing their
MA330016 dsPIC33FJ32GP204 44P to 100P Plug-in Module development.
MA330017 dsPIC33FJ32MC204 44P to 100P Plug-in Module
PICkit™ 28-pin Demo Board
Part Number: DM164120-3
PIC32 Plug-in Module NEW This small demo board comes populated with
Part Number: MA320001
P Microchip’s PIC16F888 28-pin microcontroller
E
Enables development with PIC32 in conjunction with and includes a generous prototyping area. The
tthe Explorer 16 Development Board. The PIM features kit also includes two bare boards for those
tthe 72 MHz, 512K Flash, 32K RAM, 100-pin device. interested in customizing their development.

PICDEM™ HPC Explorer Board

Part Number: DM183022
This low-cost demo board is used to evaluate
the performance of the PIC18F series. The
board features a PIC18F8722 MCU, which is the
superset of the entire 64- and 80-pin PIC18FXXXX
general purpose 5V MCU family. Also, the HPC
Explorer Board can easily be used to evaluate the PIC18 J-series
3V devices with Plug-in Modules (MA180011-MA180020) that will
automatically configure the voltage of the HPC Explorer Board to be
3V. A daughter board (mezzanine) is also part of the kit and allows
different processors sharing the same pin out to be mounted and
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PICkit™ 44-pin Demo Board PICDEM™ 4 Demo Board

Part Number: DM164120-2 Part Number: DM163014
A small demo board with a PIC16F917 MCU A demonstration and evaluation board for the
on board and a small surface mount prototype 8-, 14- and 18-pin general purpose products
area. Use with PICkit 2 to program code via a with power-management features. It comes
6-pin ICSP header on the board. This kit also with two pre-programmed Flash-based MCUs,
includes two bare PCB boards for those interested in customizing the PIC18F1320 and PIC16F627A, which both
their development. feature nanoWatt Technology.

PICkit™ Serial Analyzer PICDEM™ Mechatronics Demo Board

Part Number: DV164122 Part Number: DM163029
A low-cost development kit with an easy-to- Learn how to use PIC MCUs to enhance or
use interface. Includes a development board replace a mechanical design. This demo kit
containing Microchip’s 28-pin PIC16F886 takes a hands-on approach to learning about
Flash microcontroller. This MCU contains mechatronics. Jumper wires are provided in
firmware to emulate several functions typically the kit and allow the user to experiment by
found in serial systems. The PICkit Serial Analyzer can be used to connecting the PIC MCU to various components
exercise these functions and display the data. on the board. These components include sensors, LEDs, human
input devices and motor drivers. The board comes with nine
PICDEM™ System Management Kit example projects and includes firmware, connection diagrams and
Part Number: DM164123 schematics.
An inexpensive demonstration and training
tool that allows communication between a PC
Speech Playback PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board
and the serial protocol of the system being Part Number: AC164125
tested. Integrates the functions of a dedicated This board is for evaluation and development
Real-Time Clock (RTC), serial EEPROM, thermal of speech recording and playback applications
management controller and Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) into using Adaptive Differential Pulse Code
a single PIC microcontroller. Ideal for designing applications with a Modulation (ADPCM). The daughter board is
variety of integrated peripherals. designed to interface with both the PICtail interface used on many
PIC16 and PIC18 evaluation boards and the PICtail Plus card edge
PICDEM™ Low-Power Solutions Demo Board connector used on PIC24 and dsPIC evaluation boards. Reference
Part Number: DM163026 AN643 for information on implementing an ADPCM solution.
This board explores PIC microcontroller
nanoWatt features within a functional
Prototype PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board NEW
ultrasonic range-finder application. It Part Number: AC164126
features the PIC18F4620 power managed This board allow designers to easily breadboard
device. their solution for evaluation on the Explorer 16
Eval board using a PIC24 MCU or dsPIC33 DSC.
PICDEM™ MC LV Dev Board The 8 x 8 cm board provides access to all of the
Part Number: DM183021 processor pins as well as a generous prototyping
This board provides a cost-effective method area with a card-edge connection that allows it to be plugged
of evaluating and developing sensored or directly into the PICtail Plus expansion socket. Contains three blank
sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motor control Prototype PICtail Plus Daughter Boards.
applications. The board supports Microchip’s
28-pin, PIC18F microcontrollers and dsPIC30F
Audio PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board NEW
Digital Signal Controllers and is capable of controlling motors rated Part Number: AC164129
up to 48V and 2.2 amps. This board is designed to work with the This PICtail Plus board can be used with the
24V BLDC motor (AC300020) and the 24V motor power supply Explorer 16 board and the 16-bit 28-pin starter
(AC002013) to create a complete 24V BLDC development kit. board. This PICtail plus board will be useful for
customers doing voice encoding and decoding
PICDEM™ 2 Plus Demo Board using the libraries available thru Microchip, like
Part Number: DM163022 the G.711, and doing the decoding either via codec or via the
A simple board that demonstrates the internal PWM module in the dsPIC DSCs. The PICtail even includes
capabilities of the 18-, 28- and 40-pin 4 Mbits of Flash memory to store compressed audio. (Available
PIC16XXXX and PIC18XXXX devices. It can be Q1/08)
used stand-alone with a programmed part, with
MPLAB ICE or with MPLAB ICD 2.

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MPLAB®Starter Kit for dsPIC Speech and NEW dsPICDEM™ 2 Demo Board
Audio Applications Part Number: DM300018
Part Number: DM330011 A development and evaluation tool to help create
This board is intended to introduce and embedded applications using dsPIC30F DSCs.
demonstrate some of the speech and audio Sockets are provided for 28- and 40-pin devices in
processing capabilities of dsPIC DSC devices. the motor control family and 18-, 28- and 40-pin
The kit demonstrates a low-cost yet effective devices in the general purpose and sensor family.
software technique for processing acceptable voice-quality audio.
The PCB also includes a 24-bit audio codec for high-quality audio
applications. In addition, the starter kit has on-board in-circuit PIC10F 6L SOT-23 to 8-Pin DIP Adapter Kit
debug circuitry for developing and debugging audio applications. Part Number: AC163021
(Available Q1/08) This is a kit consisting of (5) PIC10F206
SOT-23 devices, (5) pin scramble boards and
16-Bit 28-Pin Starter Demo Board Kit DIP pins. Once assembled, this makes the
Part Number: DM300027 SOT-23 look like a standard 8-pin DIP and can
This starter demo board allows users to easily be used directly in standard development tool
validate a development tool setup using a 28P DIP sockets. This kit should be used only for early
dsPIC30F/PIC24F/dsPIC33F device. The demo evaluation.
board has a socketed PIC24FJ64GA002, 28P DIP,
USB port, power supply regulator, crystal oscillator, KEELOQ®Eval Kit II
connectors for MPLAB ICD 2 In-circuit Debugger/Programmer and Part Number: DM303006
PICkit 2, single UART communication channel via USB bridge, This kit demonstrates the capabilities of the
header for access to all device I/O pins, circuit prototyping area code-hopping technology used in security
including pads for SOIC and SOT-23 devices. systems such as garage door openers, auto
keyless entry, etc. for secure access and/or
dsPICDEM™ DC-DC SMPS Buck Dev Board authentication. It includes a main board and
Part Number: DM300023 2 transmitters to demonstrate encoders and decoders. The fully
This development board implements a simple functional kit allows a short learning cycle into the technology.
DC/DC Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) with
a dsPIC30F2020 DSC and is a good starting
point for designers new to digital loop control
design. Key features: dual independent buck
converters, operable in synchronous or asynchronous modes, input
voltage range 7-15V (nominal 9V), output voltage programmable:
0 to input voltage minus 1.5V. User can enable a dynamic output
load to investigate transient response.

dsPICDEM™ 80-Pin Starter Development Board

Part Number: DM300019
This board offers an economical way to
evaluate both the dsPIC30F and dsPIC33F
general purpose and motor control family of
devices. An ideal prototyping tool to help quickly
develop and validate key design requirements.
dsPIC30F6014A and dsPIC33F Plug-In Modules
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Communication and Display Products PICDEM™ FS USB Demo/Eval Board

Part Number: DM163025
QVGA Graphic PICtail™ Plus NEW Demonstrates and evaluates the PIC18F4550
Part Number: AC164127 family of Flash MCUs with full-speed USB 2.0
This daughter board provides a cost-effective interface. The board contains a PIC18F4550
method of evaluating and developing QVGA display MCU in a 44-pin TQFP package, representing
applications. The board is designed for flexibility the superset of the entire family of devices.
and works in conjunction with the Explorer-16
(DM240001) development board. The daughter PIC18F87J50 FS USB Plug-In Module NEW
board is populated with a 2.2” TFT LCD panel with 320x240 (QVGA) Part Number: MA180021
resolutions. The panel consists of an 8-bit parallel CPU interface The PIC18F87J50 full-speed USB Plug-In Module
which is supported by the Parallel Master Port (PMP) peripheral of (PIM) is a full speed USB demonstration and
the 16-bit MCU PIC24FJ family. development board featuring the PIC18F87J50. The
PIM can be operated either stand alone, or while
PICDEM™ LCD 2 Demo Board NEW plugged into the HPC Explorer Board (DM183022).
Part Number: DM163030
This board demonstrates the main features PICtail™ Daughter Board for SD and MMC Cards
of Microchip’s 28, 40, 64 and 80-pin LCD Flash Part Number: AC164122
PIC microcontrollers including the LCD voltage This PICtail daughter board interfaces with newer
booster and contrast controller. It is populated development boards that offer the PICtail and
with the PIC18F85J90. Other devices are supported via a transition PICtail Plus connector interface; such as the
socket and are available separately (MA180019). A sample LCD PICDEM FS USB development board. This board
glass display is included for custom prototyping. The glass features also interfaces with the Explorer 16 Development
7-segment displays, wipers, thermometers, star bursts and other Board via the PICtail Plus connector.
common icons.
Ethernet PICtail™ Daughter Board
PICDEM™ LCD 2 Plug-In Modules NEW Part Number: AC164121
Part Number: MA180019
Provides a cost-effective method of evaluating
These plug-in modules allow for easy and developing Ethernet-control applications.
development of LCD application in conjunction This board is populated with a 28-pin Ethernet
with the PICDEM LCD 2 platform. The modules controller, which interfaces to the RJ-45 female
support the PIC18F8490, PIC16F917 and connector. Designed for flexibility, this board
PIC16F946 LCD microcontrollers. can be plugged into the popular PICDEM HPC Explorer Board
(DM183022).
PICDEM™ CAN-LIN 2 Demo Board
Part Number: DM163011 Ethernet PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board
PICDEM CAN-LIN 2 supports: 28-pin SDIP Part Number: AC164123
PIC18F258 and PIC18F268X devices, 40-pin This board provides a cost-effective method
PDIP PIC18F458 and PIC18F468X devices and of evaluating and developing Ethernet-control
20-pin PDIP PIC16C432 with integrated LIN Bus applications. Designed for flexibility, the board
transceiver. can be plugged into Microchip’s Explorer 16
Development Board (DM240001). The board
PICDEM™ CAN-LIN 3 Demo Board is populated with a 28-pin ENC28J60 Ethernet controller, which
Part Number: DM163015 interfaces to the RJ-45 female connector. When used in conjunction
PICDEM CAN-LIN 3 supports: 64-pin TQFP with the Microchip TCP/IP stack, the daughter board allows a
PIC18F6680, 80-pin TQFP PIC18F8680 devices, developer to connect any Microchip 16-bit product to an Ethernet
20-pin SSOP PIC18F1320 and MCP201 LIN Bus device.
transceiver.

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Programmers Software Tools

MPLAB® ICD 2 Debugger/Programmer MPLAB® IDE FREE
Part Number: DV164005 Microchip’s FREE, integrated toolset for the development of our 8,
A low-cost, all-in-one real-time debugger/ 16 and 32-bit controllers. MPLAB IDE runs as a 32-bit application
programmer solution for selected PIC MCUs. on MS Windows, is easy to use and includes a host of free software
Programs can be downloaded, executed in real components for fast application development and debugging. MPLAB
time and examined in detail using the proprietary IDE also serves as a single, unified graphical user interface for
debug functions of MPLAB IDE. Watch variables Microchip and third party software/hardware development tools.
and breakpoints can be set from symbolic labels in C or assembly
source code, and single stepping can be done through C source MPLAB® C18 C Compiler
line, assembly code level, or from a mixed C source and generated Part Number: SW006011 (FREE STUDENT EDITION)
assembly level listing. MPLAB ICD 2 can also be used as a A full-featured ANSI-compliant C compiler for the PIC18F family of
development programmer for supported devices. 8-bit PIC MCUs. MPLAB C18 is a 32-bit Windows console application
as well as a fully integrated component of MPLAB IDE, allowing
PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer source level debugging with the MPLAB ICE emulator, the MPLAB
Part Number: PG164120 ICD 2 debugger and the MPLAB SIM simulator. A full-featured 60-day
The PICkit 2 Microcontroller Programmer takes demo of the MPLAB C18 compiler is available at:
advantage of Microchip’s full-speed USB device, www.microchip.com
significantly speeding up development programming.
Included in this package are the PICkit 2 programming MPLAB® C30 C Compiler
software, the MPLAB IDE software, an A to Part Number: SW006012 (FREE STUDENT EDITION)
mini-B USB cable and lessons for programming PIC A fully ANSI-compliant C compiler with standard libraries for the
microcontrollers. PIC24 MCU and dsPIC DSC architectures. Provides efficient
software code generation and extensions that allow for excellent
PIC10F2XX Universal Programmer Adapter support of the hardware, such as interrupts and peripherals.
Part Number: AC163020 It is fully integrated with the MPLAB IDE for high level, source
Populates DIP-8 and SOT-23 sockets. debugging. MPLAB C30 comes complete with its own assembler,
2x3 DFN socket unpopulated. linker and librarian, allowing users to write and link mixed mode C
and assembly programs into a single executable file. A full-featured
Part Number: AC163020-2 60-day demo of the MPLAB C30 compiler is available at:
Populates DIP-8 and 2x3 DFN sockets. www.microchip.com
SOT-23 socket unpopulated.
MPLAB® C32 C Compiler NEW
The PIC10F2XX Universal Programmer Adapter provides PIC10F
Part Number: SW006015 (FREE STUDENT EDITION)
socket support for the SOT-23, 2x3 DFN and 8-pin DIP packages.
It provides a simple interface to Microchip’s low-cost family of A full-featured ANSI-compliant C compiler for the PIC32 family
programmers including: PICkit 1, PICkit 2, MPLAB ICD 2 and of 32-bit microcontrollers. MPLAB C32 is fully compatible with
PICSTART® products. Microchip’s MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
Features include: standard, math, memory and data conversion
PIC12F5XX Universal Programmer Adapter libraries, complete run-time optimized peripheral libraries that are
Part Number: AC163022 API compatible with C30 libraries, support for mixing 16-bit code
(MIPS16e) and 32-bit code in the same project, support for in-line
The PIC12F5XX Universal Programmer Adapter assembly, single and multi-vector interrupt support and generation
provides PIC12F socket support for the 2x3 of relocatable object modules for enhanced code reuse.
DFN and 8-pin DIP packages. It provides a
simple interface to Microchip’s low-cost family of Application Maestro™ Software
programmers including: PICkit 1, PICkit2, MPLAB A stand-alone module tool to configure and incorporate a range of
ICD 2 and PICSTART products. pre-written firmware modules into PIC MCU applications. Using a
graphic interface, select one or more modules, then configure the
parameters listed. The Application Maestro software generates
code that can be incorporated into the application project, using
MPLAB IDE or any compatible development environment.
MPLAB® Visual Device Initializer FREE
MPLAB VDI graphically configures the microprocessor and
peripherals, and when complete, generates code usable in
assembly language or C programs. MPLAB VDI does extensive error
checking on assignments and settings, and generates an error
message if there are conflicts on any resources.

Check our web site for additional 3rd Party Tools including
PIC16 C Compilers: www.microchip.com/thirdparty

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Application Software and Libraries

Part Number
Application Software Description PIC16 PIC18 PIC24F PIC24H dsPIC30 dsPIC33 PIC32 EE
or App Note #

Standard math and floating point library Included in MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB
Free Math Library
(ASM, C Wrapper) Compiler C18 C30 C30 C30 C30 C32
Peripheral initialization, control and utility Included in MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB MPLAB
Free Peripheral Library
routines Compiler C18 C30 C30 C30 C30 C32
Free dsPIC DSC DSP Library Essential DSP algorithm suite (Filters, FFT) SW300022 √ √
Implements all the standard memory disk
Memory Disk Drive File
Free file system (FAT16) functions: fopen, fread, AN1045 √ √ √ √ √
System Library
fwrite, fseek, etc.
Use internal program flash to emulate
Free EEPROM Emulation AN1095 √ √ √ √ √
EEPROM with this algorithm
TCP/IP connectivity and protocol support
Free TCP/IP Library for Ethernet AN833 √ √ √ √ √ √*
for Ethernet applications
ZigBee is an industry standard 802.15.4
wireless network protocol specifically
Free ZigBee™ Stack AN965 √ √ √ √ √
designed for low data rate sensors and
control networks
MiWi Wireless Networking Protocol is a
simple protocol designed for low data
Free MiWi™ Stack AN1066 √ √ √ √ √ √
rate, short distance, low-cost 802.15.4
networks
IrDA® Standard is a popular, inexpensive
Free IrDA® Stack method for providing wireless point-to-point AN1071 √ √ √
communication
Add easy graphics to your application to
Free Graphics Library (QVGA) AN1136 √ √ √ √*
improve your user interface
Symmetric Key Embedded Security encryption software support for
SW300050 √ √
Encryption Librairy AES, triple-DES, SHA-1,RND and MD5
Triple DES/AES Encryption Production license for security encryption SW300052 /
√ √ √ √
Libraries software support for AES and Triple-DES AN1044
Security encryption software support for
Asymmetric Key Embedded
RSA, DSA, Diffie-Hellman, SHA-1, RNG and SW300055 √ √
Encryption Library
MD5
Free Function to suppress noise interference in
Noise Suppression Library SW300040 √ √
Eval speech signals
Free Acoustic Echo Cancellation Function to eliminate echo generated from
SW300060 √ √
Eval Library a speaker to a microphone
Free Line Echo Cancellation Function to cancel electrical line echoes
SW300080 √ √
Eval Library caused by 2- or 4-wire conversion hybrids
Free
Soft Modem Library V.22 V.22bis/V.22 Soft Modem Library SW300002 √ √
Eval
Free
Soft Modem Library V.32 V.32bis Soft Modem Library SW300003 √ √
Eval
Automatic speech recognition system
Free including a PC-based speech training sub-
Speech Recognition Library SW300010 √ √
Eval system and a speech recognizer software
library (16:1 compression)
Speech library to perform speech
Free SPEEX Speech Encoding/
compression and decompression supports SW300070 √ √
Eval Decoding Library
SPEEX (CELP) companding algorithm
G.711 Speech Encoding/ APCM speech compression and
Free SW300026 √ √ √ √
Decoding Library decompression (2:1compression)
Free G.726A Speech Encoding/ Speech compression and decompression
SW300090 √ √
Eval Decoding Library (8:1 compression)
A subset of the functionality in the full
Digital Filter Design Lite version of Digital Filter Design. (Less FIR/ SW30001-LT √ √
IIR taps and MATLAB support)
Microchip’s Total Endurance™ Software
Disk provides electronic systems designers
Free Total Endurance™ √
with unprecedented visibility into Serial
EEPROM-based applications.
*Denotes planned capability for future devices.

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