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3.4.2 Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................................... 86
3.5 SLCD5 Controller.............................................................................................................. 87
3.5.1 Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................................... 88
3.5.2 Touch Interface .......................................................................................................... 90
3.5.3 Bitmap Images and the BMPload Program ........................................................... 90
3.5.4 Macro Commands and File Format ........................................................................ 92
3.6 Design Summary .............................................................................................................. 94
Section 4: Prototype ................................................................................................................. 100
4.1 Vendors ............................................................................................................................ 100
4.1.1 Reach Technology Inc. ........................................................................................... 100
4.1.2 Microchip .................................................................................................................. 100
4.1.3 Sensirion ................................................................................................................... 101
4.2 Printed Circuit Board ...................................................................................................... 101
4.3 Main Control Unit ............................................................................................................ 105
4.4 Remote Sensing Unit ..................................................................................................... 108
4.5 Relays ............................................................................................................................... 109
4.6 Demonstration ................................................................................................................. 111
Section 5: Testing ..................................................................................................................... 113
5.1 Explorer 16 Development Board .................................................................................. 114
5.2 MRF24J40MB PICtail™/ PICtail Plus Daughter Board ............................................ 115
5.3 MRF24WB0MA Wi-Fi PICtail/ PICtail Plus Daughter Board .................................... 116
5.4 Safety Considerations .................................................................................................... 117
5.5 Equipment ........................................................................................................................ 118
5.6 Environment .................................................................................................................... 119
5.7 Final Specifications and Requirements ....................................................................... 119
5.7.1 Final Specifications ................................................................................................. 119
5.7.2 Final Requirements ................................................................................................. 120
Section 6: Conclusion and Summary ..................................................................................... 122
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................... 127
Appendix A: Datasheets ........................................................................................................... 130
Appendix B: Copyright / Permissions ..................................................................................... 131
Abbreviations and Acronyms ................................................................................................... 141