CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail
™
(Plus)
DAUGHTER BOARD USER’S GUIDE
2011 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS70319B-page 11
Chapter 1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Microchip Technology’s CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus)
Daughter Board. This board is compatible with both the Explorer 16 Development
Board and the PIC18 Explorer Board to facilitate rapid implementation and evaluation
of applications that use Controller Area Network (CAN) and Local Interconnect Network
(LIN) interfaces and are implemented on dsPIC33F Digital Signal Controllers, PIC24
16-bit microcontrollers and PIC18 8-bit microcontrollers.
This chapter introduces the CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board and
provides an overview of its features. Topics covered include:
• Overview
• Functional Overview
1.1
OVERVIEW
The CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board augments development of
dsPIC33F and PIC24 based applications on the Explorer 16 Development Board and
augments development of PIC18 based applications on the PIC18 Explorer Develop-
ment Board. It offers two interfaces: one for a CAN bus and one for a LIN bus. Although
CAN and LIN protocols are used most extensively in automotive applications, the
CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board can be used in any application that
requires interfacing to a CAN and LIN bus.
Both interfaces can be used simultaneously. Appropriate bus transceivers on the
CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board complete the physical layer require-
ments of the CAN and LIN bus protocols. In both cases, communication is driven by
the dsPIC33F, PIC24 or PIC18 device on its respective development board.
Figure 1-1 shows the CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board plugged into the
PICtail Plus slot on the Explorer 16 Development Board, and Figure 1-2 shows the
CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter Board plugged into the PICtail slot on the
PIC18 Explorer Development Board. The CAN/LIN/J2602 PICtail™ (Plus) Daughter
Board draws 9V, 5V and 3.3V DC power from the connected development board. The
external power supply and MPLAB ICD 3 are plugged into the development board.
