Microchip RN-4677-PICTAIL

Bluetooth v4.0 Dual Mode2,4 ГГц2 дБм

Overview

The RN-131-PICTAIL and RN-171-PICTAIL evaluation boards work seamlessly with the Microchip Technology PIC18 Explorer Development Board. The evaluation boards plug into the PICtail modular connector on the PIC18 ExplorerBoard, and add wireless functionality to PIC18-based microcontroller designs.The evaluation boards are preloaded with firmware to simplify integration and minimize application development. In thesimplest configuration, the hardware only requires four connections (PWR, TX, RX, and GND) to create a wireless dataconnection. The microcontroller can communicate with the boards via the UART and SPI interfaces, and can drive LEDs,wake the boards, and reset them. The evaluation boards are updated and controlled with a simple ASCII commandlanguage. Once the boards are set up, they can scan to find an access point, associate, authenticate, and connect over any Wi-Fi network.

FCC/CE/IC certified 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11b/g transceiverPlugs into the PICtail Plus connector on the PIC18 Explorer and Explorer 16 Development BoardsAdds wireless capability to designs targeting the PIC18 Explorer and Explorer 16 boardsConfigurable transmit power: 0 to 10dBm (RN-171-PICTAIL)PCB trace antenna (RN-171-PICTAIL) and on-board ceramic chip antenna (RN-131-PICTAIL)4uA sleep, 38mA Rx, 120mA Tx at 0 dBm (RN-171-PICTAIL)4uA sleep, 40mA Rx, 210mA Tx (RN-131-PICTAIL)921Kbps Tx, 500Kbps Rx data rate with TCP/IP and WPA2 over UART, up to 2Mbps over SPI slaveUART interface with hardware flow controlSPI interface with slave interruptReal-time clock for wakeup and time stamping3 x status LEDs (2 configurable)Powered by PIC18 Explorer and Explorer 16 boardsSupports ad hoc and infrastructure networksWi-Fi Alliance certified for WPA2-PSKComplete on-board TCP/IP networking stack

Features

Applications

• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Secure Payment
• Home and Security
• Health and Fitness
• Industrial and Data Logger
• LED Lighting
• Utility and Smart Energy
• Thermostats
• Smart Meters
• HVAC