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 2008-2013 Microchip Technology Inc. DS22107B-page 75
MCP454X/456X/464X/466X
10.0 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
10.1 Development Tools
Several development tools are available to assist in
your design and evaluation of the MCP45XX/46XX
devices. The currently available tools are shown in
Table 10-1.
These boards may be purchased directly from the
Microchip web site at www.microchip.com.
10.2 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 10-2
shows some of these documents.
TABLE 10-1: DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
TABLE 10-2: TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
Board Name Part # Supported Devices
MCP46XX PICTail Plus Daughter Board
(2)
MCP46XXDM-PTPLS MCP46XX
MCP46XX Evaluation Board MCP46XXEV MCP4631/41/51/61
MCP43XX Evaluation Board MCP43XXEV MCP4331/41/51/61
MCP4XXX Digital Potentiometer Daughter Board
(1)
MCP4XXXDM-DB MCP42XXX, MCP42XX, MCP46XX,
MCP4021, and MCP4011
8-pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board SOIC8EV Any 8-pin device in DIP, SOIC,
MSOP, or TSSOP package
14-pin SOIC/MSOP/DIP Evaluation Board SOIC14EV Any 14-pin device in DIP, SOIC, or
MSOP package
Note 1: Requires the use of a PICDEM Demo Board (see User’s Guide for details)
2: Requires the use of the PIC24 Explorer 16 Demo Board (see User’s Guide for details)
3: The desired MCP46XX device (in MSOP package) must be soldered onto the extra board.
Application
Note Number
Title Literature #
TB3073 Implementing a 10-bit Digital Potentiometer using a Quad 8-bit Digital Potentiometer
Technical Brief
DS93073
AN1316 Using Digital Potentiometers for Programmable Amplifier Gain DS01316
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