User manual

SIGNAL ANALYSIS PICtail™
DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE
 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51476A-page iii
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1. Signal Analysis PICtail™ Daughter Board
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Highlights ........................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board Kit Contents .................................... 7
1.4 Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board ......................................................... 7
1.5 PIC16F684 Firmware ................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2. Using the PICkit™ 1 Signal Analysis PC Application
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Highlights ...................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Programming PICA2Dlab Into The PIC16F684 ............................................ 13
2.4 Mode Selection ............................................................................................. 15
2.5 Oscilloscope Plot .......................................................................................... 17
2.6 FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) ....................................................................... 18
2.7 Histogram ..................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 3. Lesson Projects
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 21
3.2 Highlights ...................................................................................................... 21
3.3 Lesson 1 – Thermistor .................................................................................. 21
3.4 Lesson 2 – Photodiode ................................................................................. 23
3.5 Lesson 3 – Pulse Width Modulated Generated Sine Wave ......................... 26
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 27
4.2 Common Problems ....................................................................................... 27
Appendix A. Hardware Schematics
A.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 29
Worldwide Sales and Service .................................................................................... 30