Microchip Technology AC164338 Data Sheet

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Development Systems Ordering Guide
DS30177T-page 58
© 2005 Microchip Technology Inc.
PICDEM™ MC LV Development Board
The PICDEM 
MC LV 
Development 
Board 
provides a 
cost-effective 
method of 
evaluating and 
developing 
Sensored or 
Sensorless 
Brushless DC 
(BLDC) motor control applications. The board supports 
Microchip’s 28-pin, PIC18F microcontrollers and 
dsPIC30F Digital Signal Controllers. The board is 
capable of controlling motors rated up to 48V and 
2.2 Amps.
The development board also comes with two 
preprogrammed, Flash-based devices for easy 
development: the PIC18F2431 device will populate the 
28-pin socket and the dsPIC30F3010 will ship in a 
separate sample box. Additionally, the board comes 
with a free Motor Control Graphical User Interface 
(MC-GUI) which can set and modify all motor 
parameters. Custom programming and in-circuit 
debugging are facilitated with the ICD connector for 
Microchip’s MPLAB® ICD 2 In-Circuit Debugger, 
DV164004.
Features
• Motor Control Graphical User Interface (MC-GUI)
• Motor terminal strip
• 3-phase voltage source inverter bridge
• Motion sensor inputs
• Overcurrent protection, level programmable using 
potentiometer
• Temperature sensor with I
2
C™ interface
• Push button switches and master Reset
• 9 LEDs, 3 for generic status indication and 6 for 
PWM indication
• Test points for motor current and back EMF sensing
• Speed control potentiometer
• Active RS-232 port
• 24V external power supply (optional)
• 3-phase, 24V BLDC low-voltage motor (optional)
• MPLAB
®
 ICD 2 connector
• MPLAB ICE connector
• Example software and documentation CD-ROM
Ordering Information:
DM183021
PICDEM™ MC LV Development Board
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