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Part Number: AC164138-1

MRF89XAM8A PICTAIL/PICTAIL PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD


  • European ETSI certified
  • Board contains the MRF89XAM8A surface mount module
  • Plugs into multiple Microchip demonstration and development boards
  • Compatible with the PICDEM PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032) for 8-bit microcontroller development
  • Compatible with the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001) for 16-bit microcontroller development
  • Targeted for the MiWi™ Development Environment and other proprietary wireless protocol applications
  • Perfect solution for low-cost, low-power, complete embedded wireless applications

Overview


The MRF89XAM8A PICtail/PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration and development daughter board for the MRF89XAM8A, an ETSI certified 868 MHz radio transceiver module.

The module is surface mounted to a PICtail/PICtail Plus daughter board that plugs into multiple Microchip demonstration and development boards like the PICDEM PIC18 Explorer Board (DM183032) for 8-bit microcontroller development, or the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001) for 16-bit microcontroller development.

Targeted for the MiWi™ Development Environment and other proprietary wireless protocol applications, the MRF89XAM8A is a perfect solution for low-cost, low-power, complete embedded wireless applications.  Supporting software stacks and application notes may be downloaded from Wireless Connectivity Solutions.

Package Contents
  • Two MRF89XAM8A PICtail/PICtail™ Plus Daughter Boards

Documentation


Title
Document Id
MRF89XAMxA Pictail/Pictail Plus Daughter Board Information Sheet Download ae3646ca-d33d-40d4-adb0-36e4013b309f
MRF89XAMxA PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User's Guide Download 2485c92d-a930-411a-aefd-0e5e9151de07
MRF89XAM8A Data Sheet 868 MHz Ultra-Low Power Sub-GHz Transceiver Module Download 207a9575-ad5e-402d-9b75-ddd69fd22eb2

Software


Title
Date
MRF89XAM8A Reference Design Files Download 24 Jun 2015