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2-in-1 and 3-in-1 Mini Labs

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3-in-1 Mini Lab
Part#: ML-3IN1     Price: $79.99(USD)
(Promotion Price, deal ends on Jan-1st-2009)

3-in-1 Mini Lab
2-in-1 Mini Lab
Part#: ML-2IN1     Price: $34.99(USD)
(Promotion Price, deal ends on Jan-1st-2009)
2-in-1 Mini Lab
12 Pieces of Jumper Wires (F/F)
Part#: CBL-JWFF-12PC     Price: $5.99(USD)
MiniLab Jumper Wires

Major Features

  • Dimension: 3.93"L x 3.13"W x 1"H (100mm x 80 x 25 mm)
  • Power supply connector: Ø2.1mm, 9V input, 100 mA, positive center
  • Operating Temperature: -25 ~ +70°C
  • ZIF Life Cycle: up to 25,000~50,000
  • ZIF Contact Rating: 50V DC, 100mA
  • ZIF insulation resistance: 100M ohm minimum, 1000M ohm normal
  • ZIF Dielectric Withstanding Voltage: 500V DC min for 60 Seconds
  • Support Through-hole DIP chipset programming
  • Support Surface Mount SOIC chipset Programming
  • Support On-board lab-test
  • Three On-board voltage supplies: 5V, 3.3V, 2.5V, 100 mA Max.
  • Dual bidirectional I2C/SMBus voltage-level translator
  • RJ12 6P6C socket: compatible with BB0703/BB0703+(s), ICD2/ICD3/RealICE etc.  
  • 6-pin ICSP header: compatible with Microchip PICkit 2
  • mini-Lab circuits: 6-LEDs, 3 pull-up, 2 pull-down, 1 capacitor for debugging/testing
  • Power LED will illuminate whenever programming activity occurs on the board
  • Jump wire technology guarantee no worry about pin compatibility for future PIC chips
  • 12 pieces jumper wires included and extra jumper wires can be ordered separately.
  • SOIC ZIF socket: compatible with any Gull Wing JEDEC device sizes in 0.300" body widths up to 28-pin
  • DIP ZIF socket - compatible with any 8, 14, 18, 20, 28, and 40-pin PIC microcontrollers or other type of semiconductor chips in DIP packaging (0.300-0.600" body widths)

Feature List of Au mini-Lab family and major competitor:
mini-Lab feature list

3-in-1 mini-Lab

The 3-in-1 Mini-Lab is a handy, low cost tool capable of programming, debugging and testing Flash-based PIC Microcontroller, KEELOQ HCS, MCP250xx and EEPROMs. It is able to connect SMD or through hole chips with multiple programmers (e.g. Au Group Electronics BB0703, BB0703+, microchip PICkit2, ICD2, ICD3, RealICE, etc.) via a "6-pin ICSP header" or a "RJ12 6P6C socket". Both SOIC-SMD packaging (up to 28 pin) and through-hole packaging (DIP 8, 14, 18, 20, 28, 40) integrated circuits are supported. It also provides unique lab-test circuits, such as: on-board voltage regulators (5V, 3.3V, and 2.5V), pull-up circuit, pull-down circuit, cap connection, bidirectional voltage-level translator, and LEDs, etc.

2-in-1 mini-Lab

To meet various customer requirements, for those customers who only need the capability of handling through-hole components, a 2-in-1 mini-Lab is also developed with all the same features as the 3-in-1 mini-lab, with only the exception of the 28-pin SOIC ZIF (Zero-Insertion-Force) socket not provided on board.

Both 3-in-1 mini-Lab and 2-in-1 mini-Lab are fully assembled and tested.