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The PICDEM™ System Management Board is a demonstration and development tool 
designed for system management applications. System management applications 
monitor platform physical health characteristics such as temperatures, voltage, fan 
speed and chassis intrusion. These applications typically utilize independent I

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devices like real-time clocks, EEPROMs, Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC), and 
thermal management controllers to monitor and control physical health characteristics. 

The PICDEM™ System Management Board demonstrates how PIC

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 microcontrollers 

can add value to these applications in terms of flexibility and cost. I

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C devices can be 

implemented using the Synchronous Serial Port module in conjunction with the many 
other available peripherals. The programmability of a microcontroller I

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C device allows 

flexibility in the additional intelligent features that can be implemented as well as the 
easy adaptability of software when requirements change. A new address masking 
feature of the Syncronous Serial Port module allows the microcontroller to respond to 
multiple I

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C device addresses. The PICDEM™ System Management uses this feature 

to implement four I

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C devices: a real-time clock, ADC, EEPROM, and thermal manage-

ment controller on one single microcontroller. Integrating these functions on a single 
microcontroller provides savings in the bill of materials cost and board space. For 
additional information on system monitoring, see Chapter 2. “Background” of this 
User's Guide. 

This chapter discusses the features of the PICDEM™ System Management Board Kit. 
Topics discussed include: 

• PICDEM™ System Management Kit Contents

• PICDEM™ System Management Layout

• Quick Start Guide

• Demonstration Program

The PICDEM™ System Management kit includes the following items: 

1.

The PICDEM™ System Management printed circuit board with 3-wire fan

2.

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer

3.

PICDEM™ System Management CD-ROM, which includes: 

a) PICDEM™ System Management User’s Guide

b) PICDEM™ System Management GUI

c)

PICDEM™ System Management Board schematic

d) PICDEM™ System Management Source Code

e) PICDEM™ System Management Workshop slides

4.

PICkit™ Serial Analyzer CD-ROM

5.

+12V power supply

If you are missing any part of the kit, please contact your nearest Microchip sales office 
listed in the back of this publication for help.