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MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1. Overview 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 11 1.2 MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Contents ..................... 11 1.3 MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board .......................
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MRF89XAMxA 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.
MRF89XAMxA 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 Represents Referenced books Emphasized text A window A dialog A menu selection A field name in a window or dialog A menu path MPLAB® IDE User’s Guide ...is the only compiler...
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 MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board. Other useful documents are listed below.
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MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Chapter 1. Overview 1.1 INTRODUCTION The MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and development daughter board for the following modules: • MRF89XAM8A Ultra Low-Power Sub-GHz Transceiver Module - 868 MHz (AC164138-1) • MRF89XAM9A Ultra Low-Power Sub-GHz Transceiver Module - 915 MHz (AC164138-2) The daughter board can be plugged into multiple Microchip Technology demonstration and development boards.
MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide FIGURE 1-1: MRF89XAMXA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD MRF89XAM8A or MRF89XAM9A Module Power Disconnect/Current Measure Jumpers INT2 Jumper 25AA02E48 EUI Node Identity Serial EEPROM PICtail™ and PICtail Plus Connectors PICtail Plus Connector (P1) – 30-pin card edge connector for connecting to the16-bit and 32-bit development boards’ PICtail Plus connector.
MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Chapter 2. Getting Started 2.1 INTRODUCTION The MRF89XAMxA 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 be plugged into the PIC18 Explorer Development Board (DM183032).
MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide FIGURE 2-1: 2.3 MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD PLUGGED INTO PIC18 EXPLORER BOARD PLUGGING INTO THE EXPLORER 16 DEVELOPMENT BOARD The MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board can be plugged into the Explorer 16 Development Board as shown in Figure 2-2. The MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board’s 30-pin card edge connector is plugged into the top section of the PICtail Plus connector.
Getting Started FIGURE 2-2: 2.4 MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD PLUGGED INTO EXPLORER 16 DEVELOPMENT BOARD DOWNLOADING AND RUNNING THE DEMO PROGRAM A Quick Start Guide is included in the software installation package that explains the installation and operation of the demonstration program. It may be downloaded from the Microchip website http://www.microchip.com/miwi. © 2011 Microchip Technology Inc.
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MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE Appendix A. MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic A.1 INTRODUCTION This appendix provides the MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board schematics, PCB layout and Bill of Materials (BOM). • MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic • MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board PCB Layout • MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Bill of Materials © 2011 Microchip Technology Inc.
MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD SCHEMATIC FIGURE A-1: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD SCHEMATIC ©2011 Microchip Technology Inc. MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide DS70653A-page 16 A.
MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic A.3 MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD PCB LAYOUT The MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a 2-layer, FR4, 0.062 inch, plated through hole PCB construction. FIGURE A-2: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD TOP SILKSCREEN FIGURE A-3: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD TOP COPPER © 2011 Microchip Technology Inc.
MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide DS70653A-page 18 FIGURE A-4: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BOTTOM COPPER FIGURE A-5: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BOTTOM SILKSCREEN © 2011 Microchip Technology Inc.
MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic A.4 MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BILL OF MATERIALS TABLE A-1: MRF89XAMxA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BILL OF MATERIALS Reference Value Description Vendor Vendor P/N Comments C1, C2, C3, C5, C6 0.1 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 50V, C0G, SMT 0603 Panasonic ECJ-1VB1C104K Bypass capacitor JP1, JP2, JP3 — Connector, Header, 1x2, 0.100” pitch, 0.025” sq post SPC Technology SPC20481 — Shunt — Connector, Shunt, 0.
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