Datasheet

MCP434X/436X

9.0 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

9.1 Development Tools

Several development tools are available to assist in

your design and evaluation of the MCP43XX devices.

The currently available tools are shown in Table 9-1.

These boards may be purchased directly from the

Microchip web site at www.microchip.com.

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 9-2 shows

some of these documents.

TABLE 9-1: DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

TABLE 9-2: TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Board Name Part # Supported Devices

20-pin TSSOP and SSOP Evaluation Board TSSOP20EV MCP43XX

MCP4361 Evaluation Board

(1)

MCP43XXEV MCP4361

MCP42XX Digital Potentiometer PICtail Plus Demo

Board

MCP42XXDM-PTPLS MCP42XX

MCP4XXX Digital Potentiometer Daughter Board

(2)

MCP4XXXDM-DB MCP42XXX, MCP42XX, MCP4021,

and MCP4011

Note 1: This Evaluation Board is planned to be available by March 2010. This board uses the TSSOP20EV PCB

and requires the PICkit Serial Analyzer (see User’s Guide for details). This kit also includes 1 blank

TSSOP20EV PCB.

2: Requires the use of a PICDEM Demo board (see User’s Guide for details)

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