MA180025 Microchip Technology, MA180025 Datasheet - Page 6

• Manufacturer Part Number: MA180025
• Description: MODULE PLUG-IN PIC18F87J90 PIM
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology
• Series: PIC®r

Specifications of MA180025

• Accessory Type: Plug-In Module (PIM) - PIC18F87J90
• Product: Microcontroller Modules
• Silicon Manufacturer: Microchip
• Core Architecture: PIC
• Core Sub-architecture: PIC18
• Silicon Core Number: PIC18F
• Silicon Family Name: PIC18FxxJxx
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: PICDEM LCD 2 Demonstration Board (DM163030)
• For Use With: DM163030 - KIT DEV PICDEM LCD2
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

Complexity
Display Solutions: Segmented LCD and Graphics Displays
The use of segmented and graphics displays continue
to gain popularity in an increasing range of control
and user interface applications in markets such as
home automation, medical and industrial applications.
Displays enhance the user experience and provide
detailed information with sharper images. Additionally,
displays enable technologies such as touch screen,
leading to more effective and effi cient interfaces to the
applications.
Display Size vs. User Interface Complexity
The complexity of the user interface drives the screen
size, not the application complexity. The larger the
screen, the more MIPS required to service the screen
itself. The chart below illustrates the display size
versus the user interface complexity – along with
the recommended Microchip solutions for each.
Microchip offers a broad range of 8-, 16- and 32-bit
microcontrollers and 16-bit digital signal controllers
that enable display applications.
Interface
Display
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Typical
User
Size
PIC16,
PIC18
• Segment/Mono/<QVGA
• 1-8-bit colors
• 2-D, simple 3-D
• Less MIPS intensive
• Less data storage
1.2"-5.7"
Human Interface Solutions
PIC24,
dsPIC33
PIC32
• QVGA/VGA
• 16-bit colors
• 2-D, 3-D, animation
• High MIPS
• More data storage
4.3"-7.0"
Segmented LCD Displays
PIC MCUs with Segmented Display Drive
The demand for human interfaces in consumer and
industrial products have fueled the market for liquid
crystal display applications. Microchip has met this
need with a broad portfolio of 8-bit PIC16 and PIC18
MCUs with on-chip LCD driver control supporting
letters, numbers, characters and icons, providing the
greatest breadth of direct drive for LCD segments up
to 192 segments. These families offer a broad product
portfolio with strong balance among price, LCD pixel
count, package size and peripheral. Some of the main
features may include:
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Learn more online at www.microchip.com/LCD.
Free Segment Display Designer GUI
Microchip offers a user friendly segmented display
designer GUI as part of the MPLAB IDE. This GUI allows
users to create, edit, delete and save components of
various shape and sizes for easy code development.
PICDEM™ LCD 2 Demo Board
PIC18F87J90 PIM
PICDEM LCD 2 PIM Pack
Up to 192 LCD segments
Up to 128 KB Flash
Up to 256B Data EEPROM
Communications up to 2x: I
Up to 12-bit ADC
mTouch solution
Real-time clock and calendar
Voltage boost for contrast control
Plug-In Modules for PIC16F917,
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PIC16F946 and PIC18F8490 LCD
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families.
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Plug-In Module for PIC18F87J90
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family with capacitive touch buttons.
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Microchip’s 28-, 40-, 64- and
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80-pin LCD PIC microcontrollers for
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segmented display applications.
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Separate Processor Plug-in Modules
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all of the LCD products with the
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PICDEM LCD 2 board.
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C, SPI, UART
(DM163030)