The core of the system is the PIC32MZ2048EFH100 MCU, running the HVAC Remote Controller application using Amazon FreeRTOS. Amazon FreeRTOS enables you to easily and securely connect your MCU-based device to cloud services like AWS IoT Core or to other IoT devices running AWS IoT Greengrass.
To get started quickly with the Bundle & Amazon FreeRTOS click here.
HVAC Technology
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. HVAC system design is a subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. HVAC is an important part of residential structures such as single family homes, apartment buildings, hotels and senior living facilities, medium to large industrial and office buildings such as skyscrapers and hospitals, vehicles such as cars, trains, airplanes, ships and submarines, and in marine environments, where safe and healthy building conditions are regulated with respect to temperature and humidity, using fresh air from outdoors.
Amazon FreeRTOS
Amazon FreeRTOS is a microcontroller operating system that makes small, low-powered edge devices easy to program, deploy, secure and maintain. Amazon FreeRTOS is based on FreeRTOS, a popular open source operating system for microcontrollers, and includes software libraries that make it easy to securely connect devices locally to AWS Greengrass, directly to the cloud, and update them remotely.
Specifications
| Architecture |
PIC32 (32-bit) |
| Programming |
For customizing and rebuilding HVAC application you should use MPLAB X and for programming this kit you may use any PIC32MZ programmer/debugger |
| Key Features |
Remote controlling of the HVAC system, powerful and secure Amazon FREE RTOS
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| Input Voltage |
5V (via USB) |
| Programming language |
C |
| Compatibility |
Arduino,mikroBUS |
| Connectivity |
AWS IoT and AWS loT Greengrass |
Software support
Application for this development kit was developed in MPLAB IDE and it is based on Amazon RTOS operation system. Application can be downloaded from the Github repository.
For details how to compile and customize this application you might use our User Manual
AWS Kit Contents:
mikroProg for PIC programmer
In addition to hardware provided in this kit you will also need mikroProg for PIC programmer to upload hex file to MCU placed on the Flip & Click board. Also any other programmer capable of uploading hex to the PIC32MZ2048EFH MCU placed on the Flip & Click board is suitable for this task.
