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MCP4017/18/19

9.0 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

9.1 Development Tools

To assist in your design and evaluation of the

MCP4017/18/19 devices, a Demo board using the

MCP4017 device is in development. Please check the

Microchip web site for the release of this board. The

board part number is tentatively MCP4XXXDM-PGA,

and is expected to be available in the summer of 2009.

9.2 Technical Documentation

Several additional technical documents are available to

assist you in your design and development. These

technical documents include Application Notes,

Technical Briefs, and Design Guides. Table 9-1 shows

some of these documents.

TABLE 9-1: TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Application

Note Number

Title Literature #

AN1080 Understanding Digital Potentiometers Resistor Variations DS01080

AN737 Using Digital Potentiometers to Design Low Pass Adjustable Filters DS00737

AN692 Using a Digital Potentiometer to Optimize a Precision Single Supply Photo Detect DS00692

AN691 Optimizing the Digital Potentiometer in Precision Circuits DS00691

AN219 Comparing Digital Potentiometers to Mechanical Potentiometers DS00219

— Digital Potentiometer Design Guide DS22017

— Signal Chain Design Guide DS21825