Microchip Technology AC164134-1 User Manual

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MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail
PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
 2009 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS51867A-page 11
Chapter 1.  Overview
1.1
INTRODUCTION
The MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and 
development daughter board for the:
• MRF24J40MA IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz RF Transceiver module, or
• MRF24J40MB 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 20 dBm RF Transceiver module
The daughter board can plug into multiple Microchip Technology demonstration and 
development boards. For example, for 8-bit microcontroller development using the 
PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032) or for 16-bit microcontroller development using the 
Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001).
Supporting software stacks and application notes may be downloaded from the 
Microchip website 
.
This chapter discusses:
• MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board Contents
• MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board
1.2
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD CONTENTS
Depending on the development tool ordered, package contents will contain one of the 
following development boards listed in Table 1-1.
TABLE 1-1:
MRF49XA PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD
1.3
MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD
The MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a complete IEEE 
802.15.4 2.4 GHz wireless transceiver. The features are shown in Figure 1-1 and 1-2.
Description
Part Number
MRF24J40MA PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board
AC164134-1
MRF24J40MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board
AC164134-2
CAUTION
Power to the MRF24J40MA/MB PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board should be in the 
range of 2.4-3.6V. Ensure that the development/demonstration board that the daugh-
ter board is plugged into meets this voltage requirement; otherwise, damage to the 
MRF24J40 may occur.