ZeroG Wi-Fi PICtail_PICtail Plus Daughter Board

The ZeroG Wi-Fi PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board (part # AC164136-2) is available today for $59.99, and consists of the ZeroG ZG2100M FCC and Wi-Fi certified module. This daughter board allows designers to quickly create a direct connection to the Internet by seamlessly connecting to standard wireless access points. In managing the connection, the ZeroG ZG2100M module controls the MAC and baseband layers, and is connected to the host MCU or DSC via an SPI port. The 8/16/32-bit PIC MCU or dsPIC DSC that resides on the Microchip development board controls the free Microchip TCP/IP networking stack and runs the system application. Additional key features of the daughter board include:

•FCC, IC and ETSI Certified, providing considerable cost savings and quick time to market

•Wi-Fi Certified and IEEE 802.11b Compliant wireless solution

•ZG2100M small-footprint module with integrated antenna, MAC, baseband, RF and power amplifier

•Microchip’s free TCP/IP stack supports standard suite of Internet Protocols

•Supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 security protocols

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