5.1 Hardware Tools

The phase sequence detection demonstrator uses the following hardware:

  • PIC18F56Q24 Curiosity Nano board

    The Curiosity Nano boards allows the easy evaluation of the PIC18F56Q24 microcontroller. The board also offers full programming and debugging capabilities to support the developers throughout the development process using the Embedded Debugger (EDBG) module.

  • Curiosity Nano Base for Click boards

    Each Curiosity Nano board is compatible with the Curiosity Nano Base for Click boards. This base includes a socket that fits all Curiosity Nano boards plus three mikroBUS™ sockets and an Xplained Pro extension board connector that will enable the developers to effortlessly expand their designs.

  • Three MikroElektronika Waveform Clicks

    The Waveform Click consists of a signal generator (AD9833) and digital pot (AD5227). The Waveform Click can generate various types of signals with a frequency up to 12 MHz including sinusoidal waveform. The output signal is available over the SMA connector, allowing the shielded coaxial cable to be used. In this application, a Waveform Click is used to emulate the three-phase A/C supply.

  • SMA (Subminiature version A) male cables

    SMA connectors are semi-precision coaxial RF connectors developed as a minimal connector interface for coaxial cable with a screw-type coupling mechanism. SMA cables are used to connect the Waveform Click board generated output to the Curiosity Nano.

Figure 5-1 shows the hardware used to realize the application.

Figure 5-1. Hardware Used