Servo - June 2009

New Products

NEW PRODUCTS

MICROCONTROLLERS

17 IN 1 Deluxe Microcontroller Exploration Lab

If you are looking for a way to introduce students to the world of microcontrollers and need everything in one convenient package, then this is the kit for you. Chaney

Electronics has developed a complete microcontroller introduction course: the new 17 in 1 Deluxe Microcontroller Exploration Lab. This kit offers an introduction to microcontrollers and requires no previous knowledge of microcontrollers or programming languages. It is a perfect hands-on lab that gives students valuable practical experience as they build each experiment. All of the source code (written in C) is provided on a CD-ROM and each experiment has a hex file (the compiled source code) that can be programmed onto the microcontroller using a Microchip PICkit™2 programmer. The PICkit2 programmer plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to program your microcontroller with the hex file. The PICkit2 programmer is included with the complete version of the kit and is necessary to program the microcontroller. Advanced users or students that are familiar with the C programming language will be able to follow the source code that was used to generate the hex file for each experiment.

The lab requires no soldering as each experiment is built on a reusable solderless breadboard using the supplied electronic components. At the heart of the kit is a custom built microcontroller board that contains a Microchip PIC18F2410 microcontroller, a crystal, a voltage regulator, and other components. The board is pre-soldered and ready to plug directly into the breadboard.

A printed instruction manual with detailed illustrations guides students through the lab. The instruction manual starts with an introduction to microcontrollers and gives an overview of what microcontrollers can do and how they are used in today’s modern digital circuits. Information on interfacing the PICkit2 programmer with your computer is also included. From here, the student will begin to build the experiments. All experiments operate from one 9 VDC battery (not included). Each experiment has a detailed

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theory of operation, a complete wiring diagram, the circuit schematic and a basic overview of the source code. Some of the exciting topics that are covered in this course are basic digital circuits, logic levels, pull-up resistors, sensors, LEDs and LED displays, binary and hexadecimal numbers, pulse width modulation (PWM), analog-to-digital conversion, stepper motors, LCD displays, and more.

For further information, please contact:

CHANEY electronics

Tel: 800•227•7312 Website: www.chaneyelectronics.com

MOTOR CONTROLLERS

Stepper Motor Controller Kit

The stepper motor controller kit from

Images Co. allows users to control a uni-polar stepper motor from

Windows XP. Various voltage stepper motors may be used with the kit, including 5 VDC, 9 VDC, 12 VDC, and 24 VDC. The kit includes a 12 VDC stepper motor. The exclusive Windows interface is designed to teach fundamental stepper motor control. Automatic and manual control of the stepper motor is available through the interface. Windows controls available are speed, direction full step and half step, and manual step. The Windows Stepper Motor Controller Kit is offered for $49.95.