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MRF24J40ME PICtail™/PICtail PLUS

DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE

 2015 Microchip Technology Inc.

DS50002335A-page 7

Preface

INTRODUCTION

Document Layout

Conventions Used in this Guide

Recommended Reading

The Microchip Web Site

Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service

Customer Support

Revision History

DOCUMENT LAYOUT

This document describes how to use the MRF24J40ME PICtail™/ PICtail Plus 
Daughter Board as a development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target 
board, as well as how to program devices. The document is organized as follows:

Chapter 1. “Overview”

– This chapter provides a brief overview of the 

MRF24J40ME PICtail™/ PICtail Plus Daughter Board, including board contents 
and features.

Chapter 2. “Getting Started”

 – This chapter describes how to start using your 

MRF24J40ME PICtail™/ PICtail Plus Daughter Board.

Appendix A. “MRF24J40ME PICtail™/ PICtail Plus Daughter Board 
Schematics”

– This appendix contains the schematics, PCB information and Bill 

of Materials for the MRF24J40ME PICtail™/ PICtail Plus Daughter Board.

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Summary of Contents for PICtail MRF24J40ME

Page 1: ...2015 Microchip Technology Inc DS50002335A MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board User s Guide...

Page 2: ...Microchip s code protection feature may be a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act If such acts allow unauthorized access to your software or other copyrighted work you may have a right to...

Page 3: ...2015 Microchip Technology Inc DS50002335A page 3 Object of Declaration MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board...

Page 4: ...MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board User s Guide DS50002335A page 4 2015 Microchip Technology Inc NOTES...

Page 5: ...13 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 1 Introduction 15 2 2 Plugging into the PIC18 Explorer Board 15 2 3 Plugging into the Explorer 16 Development Board 16 2 4 Downloading and Running the Demo Program 17 A...

Page 6: ...MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board User s Guide DS50002335A page 6 2015 Microchip Technology Inc NOTES...

Page 7: ...tail Plus Daughter Board Appendix A MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematics This appendix contains the schematics PCB information and Bill of Materials for the MRF24J40ME PICtail PIC...

Page 8: ...F1 Plain Courier New Sample source code define START Filenames autoexec bat File paths c mcc18 h Keywords _asm _endasm static Command line options Opa Opa Bit values 0 1 Constants 0xFF A Italic Courie...

Page 9: ...ip documents are available and recommended as supplemental reference resources MRF24J40 IEEE 802 15 4 2 4 GHz RF Transceiver Data Sheet DS30009776 MRF24J40MD ME 2 4 GHz IEEE Std 802 15 4 RF Transceive...

Page 10: ...uct family or development tool of interest To register access the Microchip web site at www microchip com click on Customer Change Notification and follow the registration instructions The Development...

Page 11: ...s should contact their distributor representative or field application engineer FAE for support Local sales offices are also available to help customers A listing of sales offices and locations is inc...

Page 12: ...MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board User s Guide DS50002335A page 12 2015 Microchip Technology Inc NOTES...

Page 13: ...oard Contents MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board 1 2 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD CONTENTS Depending on the development tool ordered package contents will also contain th...

Page 14: ...ule A current meter can be placed on the open header and when the shunt is removed from the opposite header current consumption can be measured without interrupting power A useful cable that can be co...

Page 15: ...rer Board PICtail connector J3 as shown in Figure 2 1 Make sure to align pin 1 to RE2 as shown 2 2 1 Configuring Push Button Switch S2 to RB2 INT2 On the PIC18 Explorer Board push button switch S2 is...

Page 16: ...hter Board can be plugged into the Explorer 16 Development Board as shown in Figure 2 2 To communicate through SPI Port 1 on the plug in module socket s PIC microcontrol ler plug the MRF24J40ME PICtai...

Page 17: ...er MiMAC and MiWi Application Programming Interface MiApp For detailed descriptions of MiMAC and MiAPP refer to the application notes AN1283 Microchip Wireless MiWi Media Access Controller MiMAC DS012...

Page 18: ...MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board User s Guide DS50002335A page 18 2015 Microchip Technology Inc NOTES...

Page 19: ...Plus Daughter Board schematics PCB layout and Bill of Materials BOM and the following figures Figure A 1 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board Schematic Figure A 2 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail...

Page 20: ...PICtail Plus Daughter Board User s Guide DS50002335A page 20 2015 Microchip Technology Inc A 2 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD SCHEMATIC FIGURE A 1 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail PLUS DAUGH...

Page 21: ...S DAUGHTER BOARD PCB LAYOUT The MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a 2 layer FR4 0 062 inch plated through hole PCB construction FIGURE A 2 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOAR...

Page 22: ...us Daughter Board User s Guide DS50002335A page 22 2015 Microchip Technology Inc FIGURE A 4 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD BOTTOM COPPER FIGURE A 5 MRF24J40ME PICtail PICtail PLUS DAUG...

Page 23: ...mic 50V C0G SMT 0603 Panasonic ECJ 1VB1C104K Bypass capacitor JP1 JP2 JP3 Connector Header 1x2 0 100 pitch 0 025 sq post SPC TECHNOLOGY SPC20481 Shunt Connector Shunt 0 100 pitch Sullins Connector Sol...

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