Microchip Technology today announced the Microchip Bluetooth Evaluation Kit, which includes CandleDragon’s dotstack demonstration Bluetooth Stack. Microchip and CandleDragon’s Bluetooth solution enables designers to pair a wide range of radio ICs for Bluetooth connectivity with many of Microchip’s 16/32-bit PIC microcontrollers or dsPIC DSCs. Additionally, CandleDragon’s dotstack Bluetooth stack is Bluetooth SIG compliant and supports multiple profiles in a single microcontroller—including SPP, HFP and HID—with more profiles planned for Microchip’s MCUs in the near future.
Microchip’s Bluetooth Evaluation Kit is available today, for $109.99. It comes with the Microchip Bluetooth PICtail Plus Daughter Board, along with the 16-bit USB PIC24FJ256GB110-I/PT.PIC24FJ256GB110-I/PT. and 32-bit CAN/USB PIC32MX795F512L Microcontroller Plug-in Modules, both of which come pre-programmed with CandleDragon’s dotstack Bluetooth demonstration stack and SPP profile. This kit is designed for use with Microchip’s existing Explorer 16 Development Board, available separately for $129.99.