This video discusses the key features and applications for the MCP3903 6-channel energy measurement analog front end. It touches upon its use with PIC® and dsPIC® microcontrollers and that it can be evaluated with the MCP3903 ADC Evaluation Board.

Wireless access control is only as strong as its weakest link, as Vivien Delport, Director of Applications Engineering Security, Microcontroller and Technology Division and Cristian Toma, Applications Engineer of Microchip Technology Inc. explain.

The AR1100 controller is a high-performance, USB plug-and-play device that builds on the AR1000 analogue resistive touch-screen controller series and offers advanced calibration capabilities as a USB mouse or single-input digitiser. The new controller is available as a turnkey chip or board product, supporting all 4-, 5- and 8-wire touch screens, with free drivers for most major operating systems. The AR1100 provides a drop-in touch controller ...

Microchip Technology Inc announced a 32-bit microcontroller (MCU)-based development kit for the creation of high-quality, 24-bit audio applications. The Audio Development Board for PIC32 MCUs features an 80 MIPS PIC32 MCU, a 24-bit Wolfson audio codec, a two-inch color LCD Display, a USB interface, and an onboard microphone. Supported by Microchip’s free software libraries, the kit provides a perfect solution for the development of speech and...

With a few discrete components and some creative thinking, spare microcontroller peripherals can be used to provide a low-current, regulated voltage boost, as Keith Curtis, Technical Staff Engineer, Microchip Technology Inc. explains.

Microchip announced the Low-Cost Controller-less (LCC) Graphics PICtail Plus daughter board (AC164144), which enables the development of graphics applications without an external graphics controller.

Microchip annonce le lancement de son premier système frontal analogique (AFE) autonome à 6 canaux haute précision, conçu pour le comptage d'énergie en courant triphasé. Le MCP3903 AFE inclut six convertisseurs analogiques-numériques (CAN) Delta-Sigma 16-24 bits et offre une précision inégalée, avec un rapport SINAD (signal+bruit+distorsion) typique de 89 dB et un taux de distorsion harmonique (THD) typique de -99 dB. Parmi les autres f...

Microchip announces its first high-accuracy, stand-alone six-channel analogue front-end (AFE) for three-phase energy metering. The MCP3903 AFE includes six 16-/24-bit Delta-Sigma analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs) and offers industry-leading accuracy, with a typical signal-to-noise and distortion (SINAD) of 89 dB and typical total harmonic distortion (THD) of -99 dB. Additional integrated features include programmable gain amplifiers (PGAs),...

First semiconductor company to offer DLMS stack customised for MCUs, enabling interoperability for broad range of energy types and communication protocols

Microchip Technology announced a 32-bit microcontroller (MCU)-based development kit for the creation of high-quality, 24-bit audio applications. The Audio Development Board for PIC32 MCUs features an 80 MIPS PIC32 MCU, a 24-bit Wolfson audio codec, a two-inch color LCD Display, a USB interface, and an onboard microphone. Supported by Microchip’s free software libraries, the kit provides a perfect solution for the development of speech and au...

Microchip announces that it has partnered with Kalki Communication Technologies Ltd. (Kalkitech) to provide a Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) protocol stack that is optimised for 16-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs). The DLMS protocol has become the worldwide standard among smart meter designers for interoperability among metering systems for different types of energy such as electricity, gas, heat and water; in residential, transmi...

Microchip Technology Inc today announced the MCP16301—Microchip’s first 30V-input, buck switching regulator with 600 milliampere (mA) output capability. The MCP16301 features a wide input voltage range, from 4V to 30V, an output voltage range from 2V to 15V and provides up to 95 percent efficiency. The 600 mA MCP16301 is offered in a 6-pin SOT-23 package with an integrated high-side switch, and requires a minimal number of external components...

Microchip Technology Inc today announced the latest additions to its Enhanced Mid-Range core 8-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU) family—the peripheral-rich, low pin count PIC12F(LF)1840 and PIC16F(LF)1847. Featuring 7 KB and 14 KB of on-chip Flash memory, respectively, and up to 1 KB RAM, the new devices are the highest-memory PIC MCUs in 8- and 18-pin packages. The “LF” versions feature eXtreme Low Power (XLP) Technology, for active currents...

This video introduces Malaysian University Robot Competition (MURoC) and showcases Microchip's sponsorship and involvement in this event. There are 45 teams from 20 institutions take part in this challenge to complete against each other to test their ideas and technologies. Participants are required to build robot by utilizing Microchip's products. The organizer, winning teams and Microchip also share their feelings and experiences from this even...

Microchip just announced the 60 MIPS 16-bit dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) and PIC24 microcontrollers (MCUs). Based on the next-generation core, the 60 MIPS dsPIC33 and PIC24 ‘E' devices introduce more memory and higher integration compared to dsPIC DSCs and PIC24 MCUs with the previous-generation core. This includes 536 KB of Flash memory, 52 KB RAM, greater I/O capability with 144-pin packages, a USB 2.0 OTG interface, and expanded...

Microchip annonce l’ajout de deux nouveaux composants à sa gamme d’amplificateurs de puissance RF : le SST12LP17E et le SST12LP18E. Le SST12LP17E est le plus petit amplificateur de puissance entièrement adapté de sa catégorie ; seul un condensateur dedécouplage pour le continu est nécessaire pour obtenir des performances optimales. Le SST12LP18E constitue une alternative meilleur marché et à plus faible tension par rapport au très po...

The PIC24FJ256DA210 Development Board is an efficient, low-cost development platform to evaluate the features and performance of Microchip's PIC24FJ256DA210 microcontroller.

Microchip just announced a new series of 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) that bring advanced control to cost-sensitive general purpose and motor-control designs. The new devices enable low-cost, sensor-less motor control designs, with support for a wide range of motor-control algorithms, plus an on-chip Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU), 10-bit Analogue-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and mTouch™ cap...

New Tools Make it Easy to Develop Cost-Effective, Low-Power Star and Mesh Wireless Products Based on Microchip's Free, Proprietary MiWi Protocol Stacks

New Devices Are Ideal for Embedded WLAN Applications Requiring Small Size, High Efficiency and Low Battery-Voltage Operation