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MCP401X/2X Evaluation Board User’s Guide
DS51546B-page 2 © 2005 Microchip Technology Inc.
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE
This manual uses the following documentation conventions:
RECOMMENDED READING
This user's guide describes how to use the MCP402X Digital Potentiometer Evaluation
Board. The following Microchip documents are available and recommended as
supplemental reference resources.
MCP4011/2/3/4,
“Low-Cost, 64-Step Volatile Digital POT in SOT-23” Data Sheet
(DS21978).
MCP4021/2/3/4,
“Low-Cost NV Digital POT in SOT-23 with WiperLock™ Technology”
Data Sheet (DS21945).
PIC10F200/202/204/206,
“6-Pin, 8-Bit Flash Microcontrollers” Data Sheet (DS41239)
DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS
Description Represents Examples
Arial font:
Italic characters Referenced books
MPLAB
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IDE User’s Guide
Emphasized text ...is the only compiler...
Initial caps A window the Output window
A dialog the Settings dialog
A menu selection select Enable Programmer
Quotes A field name in a window or
dialog
“Save project before build”
Underlined, italic text with
right angle bracket
A menu path File>Save
Bold characters A dialog button Click OK
A tab Click the Power tab
‘b
nnnn A binary number where n is a
digit
‘b00100, ‘b10
Text in angle brackets < > A key on the keyboard Press <Enter>, <F1>
Courier New font:
Plain Courier New Sample source code #define START
Filenames autoexec.bat
File paths c:\mcc18\h
Keywords _asm, _endasm, static
Command-line options -Opa+, -Opa-
Bit values 0, 1
Italic Courier New A variable argument file.o, where file can be
any valid filename
0xnnnn A hexadecimal number where
n is a hexadecimal digit
0xFFFF, 0x007A
Square brackets [ ] Optional arguments mcc18 [options] file
[options]
Curly brackets and pipe
character: { | }
Choice of mutually exclusive
arguments; an OR selection
errorlevel {0|1}
Ellipses... Replaces repeated text var_name [,
var_name...]
Represents code supplied by
user
void main (void)
{ ...
}