CAN Bus Development Kit

This kit enables users to begin CAN network development with Microchip's PIC^® PIC18 family. The development kit includes the powerful PCWH Integrated Development Environment with compiler support for Microchip's PIC^® PIC10, PIC12, PIC16 and PIC18 families and an ICD-U80 in-circuit programmer/debugger that supports C-aware real time debugging. The prototyping board has four nodes nodes and includes a PIC18F4580 with an integrated CAN peripheral, a PIC16F876A connected to an MCP2515 CAN peripheral, and two MCP25050 CAN expanders. CAN drivers and example code are also included.

The first node is a PIC18F4580 which includes an integrated CAN peripheral. This node is also connected to a potentiometer, three LEDs and one pushbutton.

The second node is a PIC16F876A connected to an MCP2515, an external CAN peripheral which is connected to a microcontroller over SPI. This node is also connected to a potentiometer, three LEDs and one pushbutton.

The last two nodes are MCP25050s, stand-alone CAN expanders which have already been pre-programmed by CCS to respond to specific CAN IDs. One of these nodes is connected to a potentiometer, three LEDs and three pushbuttons. The other node is connected to a 7-segment LED.

An extra CAN transceiver has also been left open to connect the CAN Bus Prototype board with other CAN systems.

CAN Bus Prototyping Board (Size: 4.75" x 3.25") includes:

• PIC18F4580
• PIC16F876A
• 30 I/O Pins (10 Can Be Analog)
• MCP2515
• Two MCP25050
• Three Potentiometers
• Nine LEDs
• 7-Segment LED
• Two RS-232 Ports
• RS-232 Level Converter
• ICD Jack

CAN Bus Development Kit includes:

• CAN Bus Prototyping Board
• In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer
• Exercise Tutorial
• 9V AC Adapter
• Two Serial PC to Prototype Board Cables
• ICD to Prototype Board Cable
• USB PC to ICD Cable

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