User manual

MCP355X SENSOR APPLICATION
DEVELOPERS BOARD USERS GUIDE
© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51609A-page 1
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP355X Sensor Application Developer’s Board. Items discussed in this chapter
include:
Document Layout
Conventions Used in this Guide
Recommended Reading
The Microchip Web Site
Customer Support
Document Revision History
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the MCP355X Sensor Application Developer’s
Board as a development tool. The manual layout is as follows:
Chapter 1. “Product Overview” – Important information about the MCP355X
Sensor Application Developer’s Board.
Chapter 2. “Hardware Description”– Includes detailed description of the
hardware for the MCP355X Sensor Application Developer’s Board.
Chapter 3. “Firmware Description” – Includes detailed description of the
software for the MCP355X Sensor Application Developer’s Board.
Chapter 4. “DataView” - Includes detail description of the DataView software.
Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts” – Shows the schematic and layout
diagrams for the MCP355X Sensor Application Developer’s Board.
Appendix B. “Bill Of Materials (BOM)” – Lists the parts used to build the
MCP355X Sensor Application Developer’s Board
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
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