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MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1. Overview 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 11 1.2 MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Contents ............... 11 1.3 MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board ....................
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MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Preface NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site (www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available. Documents are identified with a “DS” number.
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE This manual uses the following documentation conventions: DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS Description Arial font: Italic characters Initial caps Quotes Underlined, italic text with right angle bracket Bold characters N‘Rnnnn Text in angle brackets < > Courier New font: Plain Courier New Represents Referenced books Emphasized text A window A dialog A menu selection A field name in a window or dialog A menu path MPLAB
Preface WARRANTY REGISTRATION Please complete the enclosed Warranty Registration Card and mail it promptly. Sending in the Warranty Registration Card entitles users to receive new product updates. Interim software releases are available at the Microchip web site. RECOMMENDED READING This user's guide describes how to use the MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board. Other useful documents are listed below.
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide THE MICROCHIP WEB SITE Microchip provides online support via our web site at www.microchip.com. This web site is used as a means to make files and information easily available to customers.
Preface CUSTOMER SUPPORT Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels: • • • • Distributor or Representative Local Sales Office Field Application Engineer (FAE) Technical Support Customers should contact their distributor, representative or field application engineer (FAE) for support. Local sales offices are also available to help customers. A listing of sales offices and locations is included in the back of this document.
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MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Chapter 1. Overview 1.1 INTRODUCTION The MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and development daughter board for the: • MRF24J40MA IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz RF Transceiver module, or • MRF24J40MB 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 20 dBm RF Transceiver module The daughter board can plug into multiple Microchip Technology demonstration and development boards.
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide FIGURE 1-1: MRF24J40MA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD MRF24J40MA Module Power Disconnect/Current Measure Jumpers 25AA02E48 EUI Node Identity Serial EEPROM INT2 Jumper PICtail™ and PICtail Plus Connectors FIGURE 1-2: MRF24J40MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD MRF24J40MB Module Power Disconnect/Current Measure Jumpers INT2 Jumper 25AA02E48 EUI Node Identity Serial EEPROM PICtail™ and PICtail Plus Connectors DS51867A-page 1
Overview PICtail Plus Connector (P1) – 30-pin card edge connector for connecting into 16 and 32-bit development boards’ PICtail Plus connector. PICtail Connector (P2) – 28-pin right angle connector to connect to 8-bit development boards’ PICtail connector. MRF24J40MA (U1) – IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz Transceiver. MRF24J40MB (U2) – IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz 20 dBm Transceiver.
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MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Chapter 2. Getting Started 2.1 INTRODUCTION The MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board can be plugged into multiple Microchip Technology demonstration and development boards. This allows the developer to choose the microcontroller that best suits the customer’s development environment. The PICtail connector right angle header, P2, can plug into 8-bit demonstration and development boards, such as the PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032).
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide FIGURE 2-1: MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD PLUGGED INTO PIC18 EXPLORER BOARD Align Pin 1 to RE2 2.3 PLUGGING INTO THE EXPLORER 16 DEVELOPMENT BOARD The MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board can be plugged into the Explorer 16 Development Board as shown in Figure 2-2. The Daughter Board 30-pin card edge connector can be plugged into the top section of the PICtail Plus connector.
Getting Started 2.4 DOWNLOADING AND RUNNING THE DEMO PROGRAM Sample source code is available from the Microchip Wireless Design Environment, MiMAC and MiApp. Each is described in application notes AN1283 and AN1284, respectively. A Quick Start Guide is included in the software installation package that explains the installation and operation of the demostration program. It may be downloaded from the Microchip website http://www.microchip.com/wireless. 2009 Microchip Technology Inc.
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MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Appendix A. MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic A.1 INTRODUCTION This appendix provides the MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board schematics, PCB layout and Bill of Materials (BOM). • MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic • MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board PCB Layout • MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Bill of Materials 2009 Microchip Technology Inc.
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD SCHEMATIC FIGURE A-1: MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD SCHEMATIC 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide DS51867A-page 20 A.
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic A.3 MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD PCB LAYOUT The MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a 2-layer, FR4, 0.062 inch, plated through hole PCB construction. FIGURE A-2: MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD SILKSCREEN FIGURE A-3: MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD TOP COPPER 2009 Microchip Technology Inc.
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MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic A.4 MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BILL OF MATERIALS TABLE A-1: Reference MRF24J40MA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BILL OF MATERIALS Value Description Vendor Vendor P/N C1, C2, C3, 0.1 uF C5, C6 Capacitor, Ceramic, 50V, C0G, SMT 0603 Panasonic ECJ-1VB1C104K JP1, JP2, JP3 Connector, Header, 1x2, 0.100” pitch, 0.025” sq post SPC TECH- SPC20481 NOLOGY Shunt Connector, Shunt, 0.
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