Demo Board for MCP215X/40 Data Logger
The MCP215X and MCP2140 IrDA® Standard Protocol Stack Controller devices allow the system designer to implement a low-cost, wireless IR port in any application providing support for the IrDA standard protocol stack and IrDA standard bit encoding/decoding.
The MCP215X/40 Data Logger Demo Board is used to evaluate and demonstrate either the MCP2150, MCP2155 or MCP2140 device in a data-logging application. The board will communicate to a Primary device (such as a PDA (e.g., Palm™ or Pocket PC) or laptop computer). It is intended to serve as an example to assist system designers in developing an IrDA standard node using the MCP215X or MCP2140 device.
Though the MCP215X/40 Data Logger Demo Board ships with a MCP2150 installed, this device may be interchanged with a MCP2155 or MCP2140, allowing the MCP2155 or MCP2140 to be evaluated.
The MCP215X/40 Data Logger Demo Board allows alternate Optical Transceiver circuits to be implemented and evaluated. Also there is a “wave shaping” circuit to allow these optical transceivers to be used with the MCP2140.
Features
- Demonstrates the MCP2150 IrDA Protocol Controller in a data logging application
- Communicates directly to a Laptop computer, Palm or Pocket PC PDA
- Primary Device application programs are provided to demonstrate operation (for PC, Palm OS, Pocket PC)
- F/W routines transmit data to a Primary Device (i.e., Laptop, PDA)
- LCD display indicates system state
- Reprogrammable PIC16F877 with ICSPä (In-Circuit Serial Programmingä) interface and ICD header
- Interface Header allows board to be interfaced to a prototype system application
- Header allows other Optical Transceiver circuits to be interfaced to the MCP215x device
- Operates on 9V DC input or a 9V battery
Ships With
- The MCP215X/40 Data Logger Demo Board (with MCP2150 installed)
- CD-ROM includes:
- Palm PDA Primary device application program (and related Application Note 888)
- Pocket PC Primary device application program (and related Application Note 926)
- Windows XP Primary device application program (and related Application Note 941)
- Demo board firmware that can be conditionally assembled for either the MCP2150, MCP2155 or the MCP2140.
- MCP215X/40 Data Logger Demo Board User’s Guide (DS51516)
