Microchip Technology DM164130-3 Information Guide

With easy-to-use development systems and application 

notes, Microchip provides a total CAN/LIN solution that 

enables low-risk product development, lower total system 

cost and faster time to market for high performance 

embedded designs.

LIN Serial Analyzer Development System (APGDT001) 

The LIN and CAN analyzer development 

tools enables a PC to communicate 

with the LIN and CAN buses. The PC 

program uses a graphical user interface 

to enter and display message frames 

occurring on the target bus, allowing for 

easy debug. The tools can also be used 

as an active node on a bus to send and 

receive messages, therefore reducing 

the application development time. 

This daughter board can be used with 

the Explorer 16 Development board and 

various PIMs featuring 16- and 32-bit 

MCUs with CAN peripherals, or the PIC18 

Explorer board with the PIC18F66K80 

PIM to facilitate rapid implementation and evaluation of 

CAN and LIN applications.

The PICkit 28-pin LIN demo board enables 

a quick start in developing and debugging 

applications with the LIN drivers. The kit 

includes a 28-pin socket which supports 

various PIC16F devices, includes a LIN 

transceiver, plus a generous prototype area 

with various indicator LEDs and buttons to 

support the test and debug of the application.

The PICDEM CAN-LIN 3 demo board is 

an easy way to discover the power of 

Microchip’s CAN and LIN products. The 

board demonstrates the main features of 

the 64-pin TQFP PIC18F6680 and 80-pin 

TQFP PIC18F8680 devices, including those features of the 

integrated CAN module. In addition, the board employs a LIN 

sub-network using Microchip's 20-pin SSOP PIC18F1320 and 

MCP201 LIN Bus.

LIN Data Link Layer firmware can be downloaded 

free-of-charge from Microchip’s web site. Many third 

party companies also offer LIN Data Link Layer firmware, 

providing additional design options.

While the most sophisticated protocols and interfaces 

tend to garner a significant amount of attention, a 

number of simpler connectivity options are and will 

remain the embedded interconnects of choice for many 

deeply embedded applications. Microchip’s focus on the 

embedded market ensures an ongoing commitment to 

support all of the connectivity solutions utilized by leading 

designers, including the microcontroller peripherals, 

application notes and software necessary to implement 

robust, highly reliable embedded networks.

The RS-485 protocol is typically used as a more feature-

rich alternative to RS-232. The protocol enables longer 

distance between nodes and higher data rates. Any 

PIC microcontroller with an on-board UART can support 

RS-485 communication. Many PIC microcontrollers include 

enhanced peripherals with an RS-485 mode.

The IrDA protocol provides many portable devices with an 

affordable, short distance optical data communications 

link. IrDA can be implemented on many Microchip MCUs 

using Microchip's free-of-charge IrDA software stack. In 

addition, Microchip offers UART to IrDA protocol converter 

products (MCP2140A, MCP2150) to enable any system to 

easily add IrDA wireless connectivity.

Enables IrDA connectivity when used 

with the Explorer 16 development board 

(DM240001).

Demonstrates the communication of 

temperature data to a primary device (PDA 

or PC with IR port) via IrDA.

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