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Analog Development Tools
Analog-to-Digital Converters
MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-bit MCUs
(ADM00398)
The MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board
for 16-Bit MCUs system provides the
ability to evaluate the performance
of the MCP3911 dual-channel ADC.
It also provides a development platform for 16-bit PIC-
based applications using existing 100-pin PIM systems
compatible with the Explorer-16 and other high pin count
PIC demo boards. The system comes with a programmed
PIC24FJ256GA110 PIM module that communicates
with the included PC software for data exchange and
ADC configuration.
MCP3421 Weight Scale Demo Board
(MCP3421DM-WS)
The MCP3421 Weight Scale Demo Board
is designed to evaluate the performance
of the low-power consumption, 18-bit ADC
in an electronic weight scale design. Next
to the MCP3421 there is a low-noise, auto-
zero MCP6V07 op amp. This can be used
to investigate the impact of extra gain
added before the ADC for performance improvement. The
PIC18F4550 controls the LCD and the USB communication
with the PC. The GUI is used to indicate the performance
parameters of the design and for calibration of the
weight scale.
MCP3421 Battery Fuel Gage Demo Board
(MCP3421DM-BFG)
The MCP3421 Battery Fuel Gauge
Demo Board demonstrates how to
measure the battery voltage and
discharging current using the MCP3421.
The MCU algorithm calculates the
battery fuel being used. The demo board displays the
following parameters:
(a) Measured battery voltage
(b) Measured battery discharging current
(c) Battery fuel used (calculated)
Although the MCP3421 Battery Fuel Gauge Demo Board
can charge a single-cell 4.2V Li-Ion battery, this feature is
disabled by firmware since the demo kit is shipped with a
non-rechargeable 1.5V AAA battery.
CAN and LIN Interface Products
MCP2515 PICtail Plus Daughter Board
(MCP2515DM-PTPLS)
This daughter board is a simple Controller
Area Network (CAN) board designed to be
used with boards containing the PICtail
Plus connector. The board also has the
PICkit Serial connector for interfacing to the PICkit Serial
Analyzer tool. The CAN node consists of the MCP2515
stand-alone CAN controller and MCP2551 CAN transceiver.
The PICkit Plus and PICkit Serial connectors allow the
board to be interfaced to a variety of PIC MCUs so that the
user can develop a CAN node.
MCP2515 CAN Bus Monitor Demo Board
(MCP2515DM-BM)
The MCP2515 CAN Bus Monitor demo board kit contains
two identical boards which can be connected together to
create a simple two-node CAN bus, which can be controlled
and/or monitored via the included PC interface. The
board(s) can also be connected to an existing CAN bus.
PICDEM CAN-LIN Demo Board (DM163011)
This demo board 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.
Digital Potentiometers
MCP402X Non-Volatile Digital Potentiometer
Evaluation Board (MCP402XEV)
This low-cost board demonstrates
the features of the MCP401X and
MCP402X devices. The 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
users to build the exact combination of components their
applications require.
MCP43XX Evaluation Board (MCP43XXEV)
The MCP43XX Evaluation Board allows
the system designer to quickly evaluate
the operation of Microchip's MCP4361
Digital Potentiometer device. The
board uses the TSSOP20EV Generic PCB and has been
populated for the MCP4361. The 6-pin header (PICkit
Serial) has been jumpered to the MCP4361’s appropriate
pins. This allows the PICkit Serial to communicate with
the device.
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