TC1047A TEMPERATURE-TO-VOLTAGE
CONVERTER PICtail™ DEMO BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
©
2006 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS51483B-page 5
Chapter 1. Product Overview
1.1
INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides an overview of the TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter
PICtail™ Demo Board. and covers the following topics:
• What is the TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board?
• What the TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board Kit
includes
1.2
WHAT IS THE TC1047A TEMPERATURE-TO-VOLTAGE CONVERTER
PICTAIL™ DEMO BOARD?
The TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board demonstrates
how to interface the TC1047A to a PICmicro
®
microcontroller using the PICkit™ 1
Flash Starter Kit as a platform. A PIC16F676 14-pin Flash-based 8-bit CMOS
microcontoller device is included with the Demo Board that can be used with PICkit 1
Flash Starter Kit, along with firmware that provides the interface to the TC1047A and
the voltage-to-temperature conversion routines.
The TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board can also be
used as a “stand-alone” module to quickly add thermal sensing capablity to any existing
application. This basic sensor functionality is implemented on a small Printed Circuit
Board (PCB) and an interface via a standard 100 mil header.
1.3
WHAT THE TC1047A TEMPERATURE-TO-VOLTAGE CONVERTER PICTAIL™
DEMO BOARD KIT INCLUDES
This TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board Kit includes:
• The TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board
• TC1047A Temperature-to-Voltage Converter PICtail™ Demo Board User’s Guide
(DS51483)
• AN938, “Interfacing a TC1047A Analog Output Temperature Sensor to a PICmicro
Microcontroller”, DS00938
• PIC16F676 14-pin Flash-based 8-bit CMOS Microcontroller
• PIC16F676 Firmware (
TC1047A PICtail.HEX
)
