APGRD004 Microchip Technology, APGRD004 Datasheet - Page 5

• Manufacturer Part Number: APGRD004
• Description: REF DESIGN MOD AUTO AMBNT LIGHT
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology

Specifications of APGRD004

• Main Purpose: Lighting, RGB LED Controller
• Embedded: Yes, MCU, 8-Bit
• Utilized Ic / Part: MCP2021, PIC12F615
• Primary Attributes: 4 Tiny Boards, Each Have: RGB LED, LIN Transceiver, Voltage Regulator, MCU
• Secondary Attributes: LIN Commands are Interpreted to Control 16,383 Colors and 1,023 Dimming Levels
• Silicon Manufacturer: Microchip
• Silicon Core Number: APGDT001
• Kit Contents: 4 Ambient Lighting Modules, Documentation
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

INTRODUCTION
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc.
All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each
page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is
“DSXXXXXA”, where “XXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level of the
document.
For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB
Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available on-line help files.
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
Interior Ambient Lighting Module with LIN Interface. Items discussed in this chapter
include:
• Document Layout
• Conventions Used in this Guide
• Warranty Registration
• Recommended Reading
• The Microchip Web Site
• Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service
• Customer Support
• Document Revision History
This document describes how to use the Interior Ambient Lighting Module with LIN
Interface as a development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. The
manual layout is as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Interior Ambient Lighting Module with LIN Interface” – This
• Chapter 2. “Hardware Components” – This chapter lists the hardware
• Chapter 3. “Software Components” – This chapter lists the software
• Appendix A. “Schematic for the PC Board” – The appendix provides a detailed
• Index – The index lists the user guide content in an alphabetical order.
• Worldwide Sales and Service – This is a list of Microchip owned sales and
chapter provides an overview of this product, its features, the functional overview
and the contents of this product package.
components of this product.
components of this product.
PC board schematic and the LIN handler flowchart.
service centers.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
INTERIOR AMBIENT LIGHTING MODULE
WITH LIN INTERFACE USER’S GUIDE
Preface
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IDE on-line help.
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