FLEX104 EVIDENCE, FLEX104 Datasheet - Page 25

• Manufacturer Part Number: FLEX104
• Description: Development Tools & Eval/Demo Boards
• Manufacturer: EVIDENCE

Specifications of FLEX104

• Silicon Manufacturer: Microchip
• Application Sub Type: FLEX Multibus RS485 Module
• Kit Application Type: Communication & Networking
• Kit Contents: Board
• Supply Voltage Range: 7V To 12V, 9V To 36V
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

Figure 3.15: A photo of the Multibus base board (the color of the production board is
a base board where different communication modules can be plugged in, to adapt the
communication available on the board to the application requirements. The Multibus
board provides the transceivers to the most common interfaces available on the dsPIC
chip, like serials, SPI, CAN I2C, as well as additional enhancements like the ethernet
port.
has to be plugged on top of a FLEX Light or a FLEX Full by using the connectors on the
FLEX boards. The base board contains a set of jumpers which are needed to configure
the different communication devices, as well as a set of “slots” for plug-in modules, and
a set of clamps for the connection to the communication buses.
numbers 1 and 2 are serial modules, 3 and 4 are CAN modules, 5 is left empty, 6 is
an SPI module, 7 and 8 are the ethernet modules and connector. Please note that the
Ethernet connector is typically not mounted on the Multibus base board.
of the various modules.
The Multibus daughter board is composed bye a base board (see Figure 3.15) which
Figure
Figure
The following plug-in modules are available to the final user:
• UART TTL (see Subsection 3.3.2);
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blue).
shows the location of the various plugin modules to simplify the placing
shows the multibus board mounted on a FLEX board. In the figure,
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