MICROCHIP DV164033 Technical data

Low-Cost Development Tools

Low-Cost Development Tools Guide

For use with Analog and Interface Products, 8-bit PIC
Microcontrollers (MCUs), 16-bit MCUs and dsPIC® Digital Signal
Controllers (DSCs), Memory and K

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Fall 2006

Getting Started Products ...........1-2

Linear Products............................2

Interface Products .....................3-5

Mixed Signal Products ............... 5-6

Power-Management Products ..... 6-9

Thermal Management

Products .............................. 9-10

PIC® MCU and dsPIC® DSC

Demonstration Boards ........10-11

Blank Analog Evaluation PCBs .....11

Programmers .............................12

Analog Software Tools ................12

MCU Software Tools ...................12

dsPIC® DSC Evaluation

Software Tools ........................13

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Getting Started Products

Explorer 16 Starter Kit

Part Number: DV164033

A complete set of tools for application development using the PIC24F,
PIC24H and dsPIC33F 16-bit families. The kit includes MPLAB® ICD 2,
Explorer 16 Development Board, 9V universal power supply, serial
cable and both a PIC24FJ128GA010 and dsPIC33F256GP710 PIM.
Tutorials, user manuals, MPLAB® IDE and MPLAB C30 C Compiler
(student edition) are included.

PICkit™ 2 Debug Express

Part Number: DV164121

Allows in-circuit programmer/debugger functions on selected PIC®
MCUs. This provides the ability to run, examine and modify the program,
while the MCU is embedded in the hardware, thereby assisting in
debugging the firmware and hardware together. Programs can be run,
stopped and single-stepped. Includes 44-pin demo board. Requires
MPLAB® IDE version 7.40 or later.

PICkit™ Serial Analyzer

Part Number: DV164122

A low-cost development kit with an easy-to-use interface. Includes a
development board containing Microchip’s 28-pin PIC16F886 Flash
microcontroller. This MCU contains fi rmware to emulate several
functions typically found in serial systems. The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer
can be used to exercise these functions and display the data.

PICDEM™ System Management Kit

Part Number: DM164123

An inexpensive demonstration and training tool that allows
communication between a PC and the serial protocol of the system
being tested. Integrates the functions of a dedicated Real-Time Clock
(RTC), serial EEPROM, thermal management controller and Analog­to-Digital Converter (ADC) into a single PIC® microcontroller. Ideal for
designing applications with a variety of integrated peripherals.

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PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit

Part Number: DV164101

A low-cost starter development kit with an easy-to-use interface for
programming Microchip’s 8-/14-pin Flash PIC® MCUs. The kit includes
everything needed to program, evaluate and develop applications.
Seven tutorials with all source code files are furnished.

PICkit™ 2 Starter Kit

Part Number: DV164120

PICkit™ 2 is small, easy-to-use starter kit that enables users to start
writing code and programming with PIC® MCUs. Features full-speed
USB support and firmware upgradeability in a low-cost tool. Includes a
low pin-count demo board. Upgrade firmware for debugger function.

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PICDEM™ HPC Explorer Board

Part Number: DM183022

This low-cost demo board is used to evaluate
the performance of High Pin Count (HPC)
8-bit PIC18F series microcontrollers. The
board features a PIC18F8722 MCU, which
is the superset of the entire 64- and 80-pin

PIC18FXXXX general purpose family. A daughter
board (mezzanine) is also part of the kit and allows different
processors sharing the same pin out to be mounted and tested on
the explorer board.

Signal Analysis PICtail™ Daughter Board

Part Number: AC164120

This 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 board
performs signal-analysis capabilities such as:

real-time strip chart, oscilloscope, Fast Fourier
Transformation (FFT), histogram and programming. The board
comes populated with a PIC16F684 and two 25LC640
SPI-compatible serial EEPROM memory devices.

PIC10F 6L SOT-23 to 8P DIP Adapter Kit

Part Number: AC163021

This is a kit consisting of (5) PIC10F206

SOT-23 devices, (5) pin scramble boards and

DIP pins. Once assembled, this makes the

SOT-23 look like a standard 8-pin DIP and can

be used directly in standard development tool

sockets. This kit should be used only for early

evaluation.

SEEVAL® 32 Serial EEPROM Evaluation Kit

Part Number: DV243002

An evaluation and programming system
supporting all Microchip Serial EEPROMS
including future devices. Using a ZIF socket,
standard DIP sockets are directly supported.

The SEEVAL 32 gives the designer the ability
to read, write or erase any byte, page or entire array, and to display,
save or load this data as a file. SEEVAL 32 provides support for
Windows® XP, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT® 4.0 and
Windows 95/98.

KEELOQ® Evaluation Kit II

Part Number: DM303006

This kit demonstrates the capabilities of the
code-hopping technology used in security
systems such as garage door openers, auto
keyless entry, etc. for secure access and/or

authentication. It includes a main board and
2 transmitters to demonstrate encoders and decoders. The fully
functional kit allows a short learning cycle into the technology.

Linear Products

MCP6271 Active Filter Evaluation Kit

Part Number: MCP6XXXDM-FLTR

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

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

to provide mid-supply biasing to the other

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MCP6S22 PGA PICtail™ Demonstration 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

the PIC® MCU and PGA devices, while allowing modification and
development of firmware for specific requirements.

demonstrate firmware integration between

MCP6S2X PGA Evaluation Board

Part Number: MCP6S2XEV

Provides a versatile selection of input
channels and gains to evaluate device
performance. Board supports multiple input
signal sources. Two devices can be cascaded
to produce gain to 1024 V/V.

MCP6SX2 PGA Photodiode PICtail™
Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP6SX2DM-PCTLPD

Opens possibilities to process other sensor
signals. Increases the number of PIC® MCU
I/O pins available for other purposes. Features
a PNZ334 photo-diode, MCP6001U op amp and
MCP6S22 and MCP6S92 Programmable Gain
Amplifiers (PGA).

MCP6SX2 PGA Thermistor PICtail™
Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP6SX2DM-PCTLTH

Features MCP6S22 and MCP6S92 PGAs.
Helps overcome non-linear response of the
on-board NTC thermistor. Opens possibilities

increasing the number of PIC® MCU I/O pins available for other
purposes.

of temperature-correcting another sensor, and

Humidity Sensor PICtail™
Demonstration Board

Part Number: PIC16F690DM-PCTLHS

This 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

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.

microcontroller sends the measured and

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Interface Products

GPIO Expander Keypad and
LCD Demonstration Board

Part Number: GPIODM-KPLCD

The GPIO Expander Keypad and LCD Demo Board is
designed to demonstrate the use of the MCP23S08/17
(SPI interface) and the MCP23008/17 (I
devices in a keypad and LCD example. The MCP23X17
(16-bit) devices interface to a 2x16 LCD module and
the MCP23X08 (8-bit) devices interface to a 4x4 keyed
matrix.

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PICDEM™ CAN-LIN 1 Demonstration Board

Part Number: DM163007

Microchip offers three PICDEM CAN-LIN Demo

Boards to support different PIC® MCUs. All

demonstrate the main features of the devices,

CAN module. The boards also employ a LIN sub-network using the
PIC16C43X and PIC18F320 device families.
PIC18C658, 84-pin PLCC PIC18C858 devices and 20-pin PDIP
PIC16C432 with integrated LIN Bus transceiver.

especially those features of the integrated

Supports: 68-pin PLCC

PICDEM™ CAN-LIN 2 Demonstration Board

Part Number: DM163011

PICDEM CAN-LIN 2 supports: 28-pin SDIP
PIC18F258 and PIC18F268X devices, 40-pin
PDIP PIC18F458 and PIC18F468X devices and
20-pin PDIP PIC16C432 with integrated LIN Bus
transceiver.

PICDEM™ CAN-LIN 3 Demonstration Board

Part Number: DM163015

PICDEM CAN-LIN 3 supports: 64-pin TQFP
PIC18F6680, 80-pin TQFP PIC18F8680 devices,
20-pin SSOP PIC18F1320 and MCP201 LIN Bus
transceiver.

PICDEM™ LCD Demonstration Board

Part Number: DM163028

Demonstrates the main features of the LCD
Flash 28-, 40-, 64- and 80-pin PIC® MCUs
with power-management features. The board
is populated with the PIC18F8490 and other

A sample LCD glass display is included for custom prototyping. The
PICDEM LCD kit provides tutorial firmware, which is included in the
preprogrammed devices.

devices are supported via a transition socket.

PICDEM™ LCD Plug-In Modules

Part Number: MA160011

A simple and inexpensive method to utilize
the PICDEM LCD platform for development with
PIC16F913/914/916/917/946. The plug-in
modules kit consists of one of each of the

PIC16F913), PIC16F917 module (superset of the PIC16F917) and a
PIC16F946 module.

following: a PIC16F916 module (superset of the

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PICDEM™ FS USB Demonstration/Evaluation Board

Part Number: DM163025

Demonstrates and evaluates the PIC18F4550
family of Flash MCUs with full-speed USB 2.0
interface. The board contains a PIC18F4550
MCU in a 44-pin TQFP package, representing
the superset of the entire family of devices.

PICDEM™ USB Demonstration Board

Part Number: DM163010

Demonstrates the PIC16C745 and PIC16C765
USB MCUs communicating to a PC using the
USB port.

PICDEM™ MSC1 Infrared (IR) Driver

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Daughter Board

Part Number: AC163002

This board, in combination with the PICDEM
MSC1 Demo Board, serves as a demonstration
and evaluation kit for designing a high-power

PIC16C782. The
IR receiver, implements both receive and transmit sections of a
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) IR remote control system.

PICtail™ Daughter Board for SD and

IR remote control transmitter using the

daughter board, in combination with the included

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MMC Cards

Part Number: AC164122

This PICtail daughter board interfaces with newer
development boards that offer the PICtail and
PICtail Plus connector interface; such as the
PICDEM™ FS USB development board. This board
also interfaces with the Explorer 16 Development
Board via the PICtail Plus connector.

Ethernet PICtail™ Daughter Board

Part Number: AC164121

Provides a cost-effective method of evaluating
and developing Ethernet-control applications.
This board is populated with a 28-pin Ethernet
controller, which interfaces to the RJ-45 female

connector. Designed for flexibility, this board
can be plugged into the popular PICDEM™ HPC Explorer Board
(DM183022).

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Ethernet PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board

Part Number: AC164123

This board provides a cost-effective method
of evaluating and developing Ethernet-control
applications. Designed for flexibility, the board
can be plugged into Microchip’s Explorer 16

is populated with a 28-pin ENC28J60 Ethernet controller, which
interfaces to the RJ-45 female connector. When used in conjunction
with the Microchip TCP/IP stack, the daughter board allows a
developer to connect any Microchip 16-bit product to an Ethernet
device.

Development Board (DM240001). The board

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ZENA™ Network Analyzer

Part Number: DM183023

A wireless network analyzer that graphically
displays wireless network traffic following
the IEEE 802.15.4 specification on the 2.4

GHz band. Supports both the ZigBee™ and
MiWi™ protocols. In conjunction with the hardware packet sniffer,
the software can analyze complete network traffic and graphically
display decoded packets, when developing with either the ZigBee or

the MiWi protocols.

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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.

Kit and consists of modular building blocks for different transmitters
and receivers that can be utilized for prototype systems or to
evaluate different options.

The kit is based on the PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter

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

MCP2140 IrDA® Wireless Temp Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP2140DM-TMPSNS

Demonstrates the MCP2140 device in a
real-world application. This design is an
example of how to integrate an IrDA® standard
port into a system.

MCP212X Developer’s Daughter Board

Part Number: MCP212XEV-DB

Evaluates and demonstrates the MCP2122 or
MCP2120 IrDA® Standard Encoder/Decoder
devices. A header allows the MCP212X
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.

MCP2120/2150 Infrared Developer’s Kit

Part Number: DM163008

Includes everything needed to create a system
that communicates using infrared. The kit
contains two MCP2120 developer’s boards,
enabling a complete system (transmitter and

developer’s board that can be used to set up a system to
communicate with other IrDA® standard enabled devices.

receiver) to be implemented, and a MCP2150

MCP215X Data Logger Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP215XDM

Demonstrates the MCP2150 (or MCP2155)
IrDA® Standard Protocol Stack Controller
device in a real world application. Shows how
to integrate an IrDA standard port into an
embedded system.

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.

MCP23X08 8-bit GPIO Expander Evaluation Board

Part Number: MCP23X08EV

Demonstrates simple input/output functionality
of the MCP23008 (I
MCP23S08 (SPI interface). The system
demonstrates the simplicity of monitoring four
inputs and applying the level to associated
outputs.

MCP23X17 16-bit GPIO Expander
Evaluation Board

The system demonstrates the simplicity of monitoring four pins
configured as inputs and applying a predetermined pattern on LEDs
connected to the remaining 12 pins configured as outputs.

Part Number: MCP23X17EV

This board demonstrates the simple input/
output functionality of the MCP23017 (I
interface) and the MCP23S17 (SPI interface).

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MCP250XX CAN I/O Expander Developer’s Kit

Part Number: DV250501

Supporting CAN V2.0B active with bus rates up
to 1 Mb/s, this kit includes everything needed
to demonstrate, design, develop and configure a
CAN node using the MCP250XX CAN I/O Expander
family of products.

MCP2510/2515 CAN Developer’s Kit

Part Number: DV251001

To speed up software development and enable
introduction of CAN to those who are unfamiliar
with the protocol, Microchip offers a unique
combination of a software development tool and
a CAN message/communication tool called the
MCP2515/2510 CAN Developer’s Kit.

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MCP2515 CAN Controller PICtail

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Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP2515DM-PCTL

This demo board implements a simple CAN
bus using two nodes. One using the MCP2515
Stand Alone CAN controller and the other
using the MCP25020 CAN I/O Expander. Each

one output (LED). The boards demonstrate a simple, inexpensive
implementation of a CAN bus.

node utilizes one input (push button) and

Mixed Signal Products

MCP3XXX Single/Dual ADC MXDEV
Daughter Board

Part Number: DV3201A

Supports MCP3001, MCP3002, MCP3201
and MCP3202 stand-alone A/D converters.
Used with the MXDEV Driver Board (available
separately).

MCP3204/08 MXDEV® Daughter Board

Part Number: DV3204A

Supports MCP3004, MCP3008, MCP3204
and MCP3208 stand-alone A/D converters.
Used with the MXDEV Driver Board (available
separately).

MCP3221 12-bit A/D PICtail™ Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP3221DM-PCTL

Designed to demonstrate the MCP3221 device
using 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.

MCP355X Tiny Application Sensor
Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP355XDM-TAS

This 1” x 1” board is designed to demonstrate
the performance of the MCP3550/1/3 devices
in a simple low-cost application. The circuit uses
a ratiometric sensor configuration and uses the
system power supply as the voltage reference.

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MCP3551 Delta-Sigma ADC Demonstration Board

Part Number: MCP3551DM-PCTL

Designed to demonstrate the MCP3551 device’s
22-bit Delta-Sigma Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
performance using DataView™ software installed on a
PC. This demo board can be used with MPLAB
PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit or PICkit™ 2 for developing
demonstration/evaluation firmware.

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MCP3905 Energy Meter Evaluation Board

Part Number: MCP3905EV

This evaluation board is designed to test out a
variety of energy meter designs. On the input side
high-voltage line and load AC-plug headers are
included, along with mounting holes for shunts,

for wiring. On the output side a large prototype area is included
along with optical isolation and a standard PICtail™ header for
experiments with a variety of PIC
designs.

current transformers and screw-type connections

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MCU-based energy meter

MCP3905 Energy Meter Reference Design

Part Number: MCP3905RD-PM1

A stand-alone low-cost energy meter that
can act as either a stand alone energy

LCD MCU-based meters. This design is specified with an energy
measurement error of 0.1% typical across 1:500 dynamic range
for high accurate energy meter designs and is compliant with EMC
requirements per energy metering standards IEC62053 and legacy
IEC61036, IEC1046 and IEC687.

MCP4XXX Digital Potentiometer

meter, or as the analog front end design for

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Daughter Board

Part Number: MCP4XXXDM-DB

This board allows evaluation of the MCP42XXX
and MCP402X Digital Potentiometers. The
MCP42XXX are dual digital potentiometer devices
that have the same characteristics as the single

The MCP402X devices are non-volatile and have similar
characteristics to their volatile memory versions (MCP401X).
The board supports two MCP42XXX devices to allow the resistor
networks to be “stacked” and form a programmable windowed
digital potentiometer. The board also has a voltage doubler device
(TC1240A), which can be used to show the WiperLock™ Technology
feature of the MCP4021.

digital potentiometer devices (MCP41XXX).

MCP355X Sensor Applications

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Developer’s Board

Part Number: MCP355XDV-MS1

This board allows for easy design of high
resolution systems such as weigh scale,
temperature sensing or other small signal

circuits. The reference design includes LCD display firmware that
performs all the necessary functions including ADC sampling,
USB communication for PC data analysis, LCD display output, zero
cancellation, full scale calibration and units display in gram (g),
kilogram (kg) or ADC output units.

systems requiring precise signal conditioning

MCP402X Non-Volatile Digital Potentiometer
Evaluation Board

Part Number: MCP402XEV

This low-cost board enables user’s to exercise all

of the features of the MCP401X and MCP402X

devices. Kit includes one populated and one

unpopulated PCB. The populated board has

an MCP4021-103E/SN digital potentiometer
configured as a “windowed” potentiometer using a 2.5 kΩ pull-up
and a 2.5 kΩ pull-down resistor. The PCB supports the 8-pin SOIC,
SOT-23-6 and SOT-23-5 package variations. The unpopulated PCB
allows user’s to build the exact combination of components their
application requires.

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