Microchip Technology's dsPIC Digital Signal Controller Boards Validate Key Designs; Four Different Demonstration Boards: Shorter Design Cycle Time; Evaluate New Concepts.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004 Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP MCHP Maryland Children's Health Program MCHP Microchip Technologies (stock symbol) MCHP Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (American Honda Motor Co. & Climate Energy, LLC) MCHP Maine Community Heritage Project ), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced four development boards, available today, that serve as ideal prototyping tools to quickly develop and validate key designs with Microchip's dsPIC(R) Digital Signal Controller See DSC. (DSC) architecture. Starter Demonstration Board The dsPICDEM(TM) Starter Demonstration Board allows the engineer to easily validate a development idea using the dsPIC30F digital signal controller solution. This board features the dsPIC30F6012 (144 KB Flash/8 KB RAM/12-bit A/D converter), general-purpose device on a 64-pin adapter plug, connector for MPLAB(R) In-Circuit Debugger 2 (ICD ICD International Classification of Diseases (of the World Health Organization); intrauterine contraceptive device. ICD abbr. 2) programming/debugging, and a general-purpose prototyping area along with RS232 support. Additionally, it has a 5V-power-supply split at the regulator to provide a separate, decoupled analog supply voltage, LEDs, switches and potentiometer. The dsPICDEM Starter Demonstration Board (DM300016) is available now from Microchip for $79. 28-Pin Starter Demonstration Board The dsPICDEM 28-Pin Starter Demonstration Board allows the engineer to easily validate a development idea using a 28-pin SDIP See Shrink DIP and Skinny DIP. or SOIC (Small Outline IC) A small-dimension, plastic, rectangular, surface mount chip package that uses gull-wing pins extending outward. See gull-wing lead, SOJ and chip package. dsPIC30F device. This demonstration board has a socketed dsPIC30F2010 (144 KB) SDIP DSC, power-supply regulator, crystal oscillator, connector for MPLAB ICD 2, serial port, power-on indicator, Reset push-button (electronics) push-button - A roughly fingertip-sized plastic cover attached to a spring-loaded, normally-open switch, which, when pressed, closes the switch. Typical examples are the keys on a computer or calculator keyboard and mouse buttons. , 28L SOIC layout pad and a prototyping area. The 28-Pin Starter Demonstration Board (DM300017) is available now from Microchip for $79. General Purpose Demonstration Board The dsPICDEM(TM)1.1 General Purpose Demonstration Board provides the application designer with a low-cost development solution to become familiar with the dsPIC30F 16-bit DSC architecture. The board is shipped with a dsPIC306014 (144 K bytes Flash/8 KB RAM), a voice band CODEC with microphone in/speaker out, a 122x32 dot addressable LCD and the interfaces for MPLAB In-Circuit Emulator (ICE) 4000 and MPLAB ICD 2. The board features an active demonstration program loaded on the installed dsPIC30F6014 DSC device. Several program functions are selectable via a menu system displayed on the LCD. These include: temperature and voltage measurements, frequency domain characteristics of a sine-wave signal generated onboard Finite Impulse Response (electronics, DSP) Finite Impulse Response - (FIR) A type of digital signal filter, in which every sample of output is the weighted sum of past and current samples of input, using only some finite number of past samples. (FIR) and Infinite Impulse Response (electronics, DSP) Infinite Impulse Response - A type of digital signal filter, in which every sample of output is the weighted sum of past and current samples of input, using all past samples, but the weights of past samples are an inverse function of the sample age, approaching (IIR) digital filter selections, and DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency) The type of audio signals that are generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone telephone. See also DMTF. DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency tone generation using the onboard CODEC. The dsPICDEM General Purpose Board (DM300014) is available now from Microchip for $299. Connectivity Development Board The dsPICDEM.net(TM) 1 and dsPICDEM.net 2 Connectivity Development Boards provide the application developer a basic platform for developing and evaluating both connectivity and non-connectivity based requirements. The dsPICDEM.net Connectivity Development Boards provides the hardware circuitry for supporting both the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ) and 10-base T MAC/PHY interfaces. The dsPICDEM.net Connectivity Development Boards come with an ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union compliant V.22bis/V.22 modem demonstration module pre-programmed on the installed dsPIC30F6014 device. This demo, provided with full source code, enables the user to connect and transfer data between the dsPIC Soft Modem and an ITU-T compliant reference modem. The dsPICDEM.net 1 (FCC compliant) (DM300004-1) and dsPICDEM.net 2 (Global compliant) (DM300004-2) Connectivity Boards are expected to be available in June from Microchip for $389. Motor Control Development System The dsPICDEM MC1 Motor Control Development Board (DM300020) contains the dsPIC30F6010, (144 KB Flash) and has the peripherals to support motor control. A custom interface header system enables the board to connect to either of the two electrically isolated motor power modules. The control board also has specialized connectors for mechanical position sensors, such as incremental rotary encoders and Hall-effect sensors, and a breadboard A thin plastic board used to hold electronic components (transistors, resistors, chips, etc.) that are wired together. Used to develop prototypes of electronic circuits, the boards can be reused for future jobs. area for custom circuits. There is a 3-phase high voltage power module dsPICDEM MC1H (DM300021) typically for line powered applications up to 230 VAC. There is also a 3-phase low voltage power module, dsPICDEM MC1L (DM300022) for DC powered applications up to 48-VDC. The dsPICDEM MC1 Motor Control Development Board is available now from Microchip for $300. The high-voltage module is available for $800, and the low-voltage module is available for $700. ABOUT dsPIC DSC The dsPIC DSC is a 16-bit (data) modified Harvard RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. machine that combines the control advantages of a high-performance 16-bit microcontroller with the high computation speed of a fully implemented digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
For more information, contact Microchip's Literature Line at 800-MCU-MCHP, contact any authorized Microchip distributor around the world or visit www.microchip.com/dspic. Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip Web site at www.microchip.com. Note: The Microchip name and logo, dsPIC, and MPLAB are registered trademarks and dsPICDEM and dsPICDEM.net are trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Photo available through editorial contact. |
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