Microchip Technology DM182015-1 User Manual

8-BIT WIRELESS

DEVELOPMENT KIT

USER’S GUIDE

Preliminary

DS70654B-page 9

Chapter 1. Overview

1.1

INTRODUCTION

This chapter introduces the 8-Bit Wireless Development Kit features and its
requirements.

The topics discussed in this chapter include:

• 8-Bit Wireless Development Kit Contents

• Wireless Daughter Boards

• 8-Bit Wireless Development Kit

1.2

8-BIT WIRELESS DEVELOPMENT KIT CONTENTS

The 8-Bit Wireless Development Kit contains the following items:

• Two PIC18 Wireless Development Boards with PIC18F46J50 XLP Microcontroller

• Two PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Boards (See

Table 1-1

)

• Two LCD Serial Accessory Boards

• Two RS232 Serial Accessory Boards

• Two USB A to Mini-B 1 meter Cables

• Two RS232 Serial Cables

1.3

WIRELESS DAUGHTER BOARDS

The 8-Bit Wireless Development Kit, includes either MRF24J40MA 2.4 GHz IEEE
802.15.4 complaint PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Boards or MRF89XAM8A 868 MHz
PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Boards or MRF89XAM9A 915 MHz PICtail/PICtail Plus
Daughter Boards. The PIC18 Wireless Development Board is compatible with many
other wireless PICtail daughter Boards.

Table 1-1

lists the part number of the wireless

PICtail daughter boards that are compatible with the PIC18 Wireless Development
Board.

TABLE 1-1:

COMPATIBLE PICtail™ DAUGHTER BOARDS

Description

Part Number

MRF24J40MA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board

AC164134-1

MRF24J40MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board

AC164134-2

MRF24J40MC Pictail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board

AC164134-3

MRF49XA PICtail Plus Daughter Board (433.92 MHz)

AC164137-1

MRF49XA PICtail Plus Daughter Board (868/915 MHz)

AC164137-2

MRF89XAM8A PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board (868 MHz)

AC164138-1

MRF89XAM9A PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board (915

MHz)

AC164138-2