
Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo
Board User’s Guide
2004 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS51523A-page 7
Chapter 1. Product Overview
1.1
INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides an overview of the Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board and
covers the following topics:.
• Purpose and utility of the Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board
• Contents of the Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board Kit
1.2
PURPOSE AND UTILITY OF THE MIXED SIGNAL PICtail™ DEMO BOARD
The Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board allows the system designer to quickly evaluate
the suitability of several Microchip analog products for their product’s design.
Microchip’s Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs), Analog-to-Digital Converters
(ADCs), V
REF
s, Low Dropout Output (LDO) regulators and the PIC16F7X7 devices are
supported. Evaluating precision analog products for specific applications can be
challenging for practical reasons. First, many products are only available in
surface-mount packages. Secondly, analog circuits tend to be affected adversely by
system noise. Common breadboarding techniques are not practical for these reasons.
The Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board utilizes a 4-layer Printed Circuit Board (PCB),
with attention paid to reducing system noise.
The Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board can isolate a specific device’s performance to
establish baseline performance. The board can be customized quickly for specific
system requirements.
1.3
CONTENTS OF THE MIXED SIGNAL PICtail DEMO BOARD KIT
This Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board includes:
• The Mixed Signal PICtail™ Demo Board PCB
• PIC16F767 firmware that demonstrates how to configure and write to the
MCP492X, MCP482X and TC132X DAC products
• PIC16F767 firmware demonstrating DTMF generation using a DAC
• PIC16F767 firmware demonstrating sine-wave generation using a DAC
• PIC16F767 firmware to configure and read the MCP330X/320X SAR ADCs
• PIC16F767 firmware that configures and reads the MCP3551 Sigma-Delta ADC
• MCP617 dual op amp (standard 8-pin dual layout) that can be configured as an
input signal filter (ADC) or an output signal conditioning stage for the DACs
• Four DIP switches allow simple firmware mode selection
• Two indicator LEDs (red and green) for visual feedback
• PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit’s 14-pin header provides an interface to Microchip’s
8- and 14-pin PICmicro
®
microcontroller devices
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