Datasheet

Preface
 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002172A-page 11
THE MICROCHIP WEB SITE
Microchip provides online support via our web site at www.microchip.com. This
web site is used as a means to make files and information easily available to
customers. Accessible by using your favorite Internet browser, the web site contains
the following information:
• Product Support – Data sheets and errata, application notes and sample
programs, design resources, user’s guides and hardware support documents,
latest software releases and archived software
• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), technical
support requests, online discussion groups, Microchip consultant program
member listing
• Business of Microchip – Product selector and ordering guides, latest Microchip
press releases, listing of seminars and events, listings of Microchip sales offices,
distributors and factory representatives
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE
Microchip’s customer change notification service helps keep customers current on
Microchip products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are
changes, updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family, or
development tool of interest.
To register, access the Microchip web site at www.microchip.com, click on Customer
Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.
The Development Systems product group categories are:
• Compilers – The latest information on Microchip C compilers, assemblers, linkers
and other language tools. These include all MPLAB C compilers; all MPLAB
assemblers (including MPASM™ Assembler); all MPLAB linkers (including
MPLINK™ Object Linker); and all MPLAB librarians (including MPLIB™ Object
Librarian).
• Emulators – The latest information on Microchip in-circuit emulators.This
includes the MPLAB REAL ICE™ and MPLAB ICE 2000 in-circuit emulators.
• In-Circuit Debuggers – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit
debuggers. This includes MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debuggers and PICkit™ 3
debug express.
• MPLAB
®
IDE – The latest information on Microchip MPLAB IDE, the Windows
®
Integrated Development Environment for development systems tools. This list is
focused on the MPLAB IDE, MPLAB IDE Project Manager, MPLAB Editor and
MPLAB SIM Simulator, as well as general editing and debugging features.
• Programmers – The latest information on Microchip programmers.
These include production programmers, such as MPLAB REAL ICE™ in-circuit
emulator, MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger and MPLAB PM3 device
programmers. Also included are non-production development programmers, such
as PICSTART
®
Plus and PICkit 2 and 3.