Specifications

Development Systems Ordering Guide
DS30177T-page 56 © 2005 Microchip Technology Inc.
PICDEM™ Mechatronics Demonstration Kit
The PICDEM
Mechatronics
Demonstration Kit is
an easy-to-use
mechatronics
development and
demonstration
platform.
Mechatronics refers
to implementing
intelligent control in
a mechanical
system. Learn how to use PIC
®
microcontrollers to
enhance or replace a mechanical design.
The demonstration kit takes a hands-on approach to
learning about mechatronics. Jumper wires are
provided in the kit and allow the user to experiment
with connecting the PIC
®
microcontroller to various
components on the board. These components include
sensors, LEDs, human input devices and motor
drivers. The board comes with nine example projects
which include firmware, connection diagrams (for the
wire jumpers) and schematics.
Features
Key features of the PICDEM Mechatronics
Demonstration Kit are:
• PIC16F917 MCU with 8 MHz internal oscillator and
on-board LCD module (in addition to other standard
PIC MCU peripherals)
• Displays 8 LEDs and LCD (preconnected to the
LCD module)
• Stepper Motor and Brushed DC Motors
• Analog out temperature sensor (Microchip TC1047A)
and light sensor
• Light sensor
• 32.768 kHz crystal for time generation
• Human inputs: 4 tactile switches, 2 potentiometers
• Overcurrent protection circuit
• ICSP™ and MPLAB
®
ICD 2 interface connector
• RS-232 interface
• 5V regulator
• Optical speed sensor for Brushed DC Motor
• 20-pin socket (compatible with all 8,14 and 20-pin
Flash devices)
Projects
The projects included in the kit cover:
• Switch debouncing and lighting an LED
• How to use comparators
• How to read an analog sensor (temperature and light)
• Brushed DC Motor speed control
• Speed feedback: Back-EMF and optical
• Stepper Motor control: single-stepping, half-stepping
and micro-stepping
• How to use the USART for RS-232 communication
• How to use the Capture, Compare, PWM module
Required Hardware
• One of the following:
- MPLAB ICD 2 *
- PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer
• 9-12 VDC power supply**
• Serial Cable
* Microchip part # DV164007 includes the MPLAB ICD 2,
9V power supply and serial cable
** Microchip part # AC162039 recommended
PICDEM™ Mechatronics
Demonstration Kit Contents
• PICDEM Mechatronics Board populated with the
PIC16F917
• Sample kit including the PIC16F690 and
PIC12F509
• Microchip screwdriver
• 10 wire jumpers
• PICDEM Mechatronics CD-ROM: User’s Guide,
project source code, PIC
®
MCU Communicator
GUI (serial interface example), MPLAB IDE
Ordering Information:
DM163029 PICDEM™ Mechatronics Demonstration Kit
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