Datasheet
MICROCHIP MRF24W GETTING
STARTED GUIDE FOR
MRF24WB0MA/B, MRF24WG0MA/B
FOR MLA V5
2013 Microchip Technology Inc. Preliminary DS52108A-page 13
Chapter 1. Getting Started with MRF24WB0MA/B or MRF24WG0MA/B
1.1 OVERVIEW
MRF24WB0MA/B and MRF24WG0MA/B Wi-Fi
®
PICtail™ are the 802.11 module
based boards for evaluating 802.11b/g wireless connectivity on the Microchip
Technology’s processing platform. MRF24WB0MA/B and MRF24WG0MA/B Wi-Fi
®
PICtail™ are the expansion boards that are compatible with the Explorer 16 and
PICDEM™.NET 2 development boards.
• MRF24WB0MA/B supports only 802.11b (1 Mbps, 2 Mbps)
• MRF24WG0MA/B supports both 802.11b and 802.11g
802.11b, ratified in 1999 is an extension of 802.11 that uses the same 2.4 GHz
frequency band, and supports two additional transmission rates, 5.5 Mbps and
11 Mbps along with existing 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps.
802.11g, ratified in 2003 is backward compatible with 802.11b, and supports the
additional transmission rates of 6 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 24 Mbps,
36 Mbps, 48 Mbps and 54 Mbps.
1.2 SCOPE
The Getting Started Guide covers these topics:
• MLA v5 based releases
• MPLAB
®
X IDE
1.3 HARDWARE
The following are required for developing or evaluating of the Microchip
MRF24WB0MA/B and MRF24WG0MA/B Wi-Fi
®
module 802.11b/g solution:
• MRF24WB0MA/MB or MRF24WG0MA/B Wi-Fi
®
PICtail™
• One of the following Microchip hardware development platforms:
- Explorer 16 Development Board (PIC24 or PIC32 depending on the
personality module)
- PICDEM.Net2 (PIC18)
- PIC32 Starter Kit and I/O Expansion Board
• One of the following Microchip development tools:
- MPLAB Real ICE
- MPLAB ICD
- PICKit™ 3 programmer with AC164110 RJ11 to ICSP adapter
• Power supply (different hardware configurations have different power require-
ments. Use the AC power adapter that comes along with the kit)