7. October 2011 by admin.

Register today to have an Avnet representative contact you to schedule this On-Ramp Technical Session.

From:  http://www.em.avnet.com/evs/home/0,1707,RID%253D0%2526CID%253D50625%2526CCD%253DUSA%2526SID%253D32214%2526DID%253DDF2%2526LID%253D32233%2526BID%253DDF2%2526CTP%253DEVS,00.html

MiWi™ Development Environment is Microchip’s proprietary wireless solution which helps customers develop wireless applications and reduce the time to market. The MiWi Development Environment (MiWi DE) package includes support for Microchip’s proprietary protocols - MiWi Mesh and MiWi P2P. These protocols support short-range wireless networking applications. Avnet Memec is providing on-site customer training on this valuable Wireless ecosystem. The 1 hour training with introduce why the MiWi Development Environment is optimized for low-power, low data rate, cost sensitive applications.

This OnRamp will help you:

• Explain the Microchip MiMAC definitions for Microchip RF transceivers.
• Explain the Fundamentals of Microchip MiWi P2P and MiWi protocols.
• Explain Microchip MiApp interface between Wireless Applications and Microchip Proprietary Wireless protocols.
• Have General Concept of Microchip Wireless Development Environment.

Agenda

• Agenda (60 minutes)
• Wireless 101
• Microchip Media Access Control Layer - MiMAC
• Microchip Wireless Protocols
  • Demo 1 [PICDEM PIC18 with MRF24J40 (2.4GHz Radio) and/or MRF49XA (Sub GHz Radio)]
• Microchip Application Interfaces – MiApp
  • Demo 2 [PICDEM PIC18 with MRF24J40 (2.4GHz Radio) and/or MRF49XA (Sub GHz Radio)]
• Microchip Quick Solutions

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24. September 2011 by admin.

View it on demand at http://www.newark.com/jsp/bespoke/bespoke7.jsp?bespokepage=newark/en_US/landing/webinar/microchip/microchip.jsp

• Learn about Microchip’s Smart Energy capable solutions for applications such as meters, smart appliances and load controllers.
• Discover how to develop Home and Building automation products using mesh networking capable protocols such as ZigBee or Microchip’s proprietary MiWi™.
• Learn about the latest consumer electronics remote control technology—ZigBee RF4CE protocol and Microchip’s implementation of the stack which has lowest memory footprint in the industry.
• Find out how to enable internet connectivity in your embedded devices by using Microchip’s low power Wi-Fi modules.

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12. May 2011 by admin.

Check out the archives of the live training from the Embedded Systems Conference in Santa Jose May 3-5.

http://www.microchip.com/en_us/events/ESCSV2011/live.html

• Designing for Smart Energy and Low Power Applications
• Connectivity Solutions featuring USB and Ethernet
• Touch Sense and Graphics Solutions

• Wireless Solutions for Embedded Design
• Development Tools Featuring MPLAB® X IDE
• Smart Energy Monitoring Metering and Control

Posted in Wireless, WiFi, Ethernet, MPASM, Seminars & Confrences, Digital Power, Smart Energy, Embedded Systems Design, Tips & Tricks, Product Review, Programmer, Touch Sensing, 16-bit, dsPIC, Motor Control, 32-bit, PIC, ZigBee, Training & Education, USB, 8-bit, Microchip | Print | 1 Comment »

17. February 2009 by admin.

ZeroG Wireless Teams With Microchip Technology to Introduce ZeroG Wi-Fi Development Kits for PIC Microcontrollers

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ — ZeroG Wireless, Inc., an innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi design, today announced the ZeroG “Wi-Fi I/O” development kits for Microchip Technology Inc.’s (Nasdaq: MCHP) PIC microcontrollers. The ZeroG development kits are based on the standard Microchip PICtail(TM) and PICtail Plus daughter-board connectors, which allows a designer to easily plug Wi-Fi connectivity into a variety of Microchip development kits. The Wi-Fi I/O kits are now available to select customers as part of an early-access program, with general availability expected in April. Interested customers can register on the ZeroG Web site at http://www.zerogwireless.com.

“We needed to develop a solution that would enable customers to easily and seamlessly add Wi-Fi to their existing designs,” said David Friedman, vice president of Business Development for ZeroG. “Teaming with Microchip to develop a tightly integrated PICtail daughter board approach ensures that there is no need to buy a lot of additional hardware or software, or do a lot of re-engineering to make it work. Customers can begin prototyping with Wi-Fi the very same day they receive their ZeroG Wi-Fi PICtail Daughter Board.”

The PICtail daughter board-based kits contain a ZeroG Wi-Fi module mounted to a PICtail daughter board, along with software drivers. As a result of the joint development by ZeroG and Microchip, the ZeroG software stack runs on the 8-bit PIC18, 16-bit PIC24 and 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers as well as the dsPIC digital signal controller families, requiring little additional system resource to add Wi-Fi connectivity. The driver is highly integrated with Microchip’s royalty-free TCP/IP networking stack, so customers that have used the stack can easily migrate from wired Ethernet to Wi-Fi communication. The module is being FCC certified and has an onboard antenna, with options for several external antennas for production.

“We have seen a growing interest in Wi-Fi from our customers, over the last two years,” said Rodger Richey, director of applications for Microchip’s Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division. “Working with ZeroG, we are jointly engineering a solution that leverages our customers’ existing investments in hardware and software. Their PICtail daughter board and module is an easy-to-use Wi-Fi prototyping system with a fast path to production.”

The ZeroG development kits are currently available to customers as part of an early-access program. General availability is expected to follow at the beginning of April 2009. Development kit pricing ranges from $219 to $595 (U.S.), and is dependent on the configuration of the kit. Interested customers can register on the ZeroG Web site at http://www.zerogwireless.com.

The kits will be on display at ZeroG’s Booth #541, at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, March 31-April 3.

Posted in TCP/IP, WiFi, ZeroG, Early Adopter List, 8-bit, PIC, 32-bit, dsPIC, 16-bit, Development Tool | Print | 1 Comment »