Digilent 410-211P-KIT - Manual

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chipKIT
™ Network Shield™ Board Reference Manual
Revised December 29, 2014
This manual applies to the chipKIT Network Shield rev. E
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Overview
The chipKIT Network Shield is an input/output expansion board designed for use with the chipKIT Max32™
microcontroller board. It has circuitry and connectors that enable you to exploit the advanced communications
features of the PIC32MX795F512L microcontroller on the Max32.
The Network Shield has a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PHY to enable connection to an Ethernet network. It provides the
connectors and load switch to use the USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) controller to implement a USB device, USB host,
or OTG operation. It also has two CAN transceivers and connectors to allow connection to two independent CAN
networks. Connectors are provided to enable connection to two of the I
2
C busses supported by the Max32.
In addition to the communications features, the Network Shield also has a 256Kbit I
2
C EEPROM for non-volatile
data storage and a 32.768 kHz oscillator for using the real-time clock/calendar (RTCC) peripheral in the PIC32
microcontroller.
The Network Shield has the same form factor as the Max32 board.
The chipKIT Network Shield board.

An SMSC LAN8720 10/100 Ethernet PHY

An RJ45 connector with integral magnetics

A USB device and host connectors

Two MCP2551 CAN transceivers

Two 12-pin header connectors for CAN

Two I
2
C daisy chain connectors

A 256Kbit I
2
C EEPROM

A 32.768 kHz oscillator
Features include: