Datasheet

MCP40D17/18/19

9.0 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

9.1 Development Tools

The MCP40D17/18/19 devices can be evaluated with

the MCP4XXXDM-PGA board, but it will require the

removal of the MCP4017 device and the installation of

the MCP40D17 device. 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 fall 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

Note: The MCP40D17 device is identical to the

MCP4017 device with the exception of the

C interface protocol format.

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