User manual

MCP6031 PHOTODIODE PICtail™
PLUS DEMO BOARD USERS GUIDE
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51763A-page 1
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP6031 Photodiode PICtail™ Plus Demo Board . Items discussed in this chapter
include:
Document Layout
Conventions Used in this Guide
Recommended Reading
The Microchip Web Site
Customer Support
Document Revision History
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the MCP6031 Photodiode PICtail™ Plus Demo
Board as a development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. The
manual layout is as follows:
Chapter 1. “Product Overview” – Provides the important information about the
MCP6031 Photodiode PICtail™ Plus Demo Board .
Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation” – Covers the installation and operation
of the MCP6031 Photodiode PICtail™ Plus Demo Board .
Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts” – Shows the schematic and board
layouts for the MCP6031 Photodiode PICtail™ Plus Demo Board .
Appendix B. “Bill of Materials (BOM)” – Lists the parts used to build the
MCP6031 Photodiode PICtail™ Plus Demo Board .
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
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and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
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