User manual

MCP6V01 INPUT OFFSET

DEMO BOARD USER’S GUIDE

Preface

INTRODUCTION

This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the

MCP6V01 Input Offset 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 MCP6V01 Input Offset Demo Board. The

manual layout is as follows:

• Chapter 1. “Product Overview” - Important information about the MCP6V01

Input Offset Demo Board.

• Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation” – Covers the initial set-up of the

MCP6V01 Input Offset Demo Board. It lists the required tools and shows how to

connect and set up the lab equipment. The basic theory on converting

measurements to offset voltage, open-loop gain, CMRR, PSRR and input offset

drift is given, along with a worked example. Hints are then given on reducing

measurement noise.

• Chapter 3. “Possible Modifications” - Shows simple modifications to the

MCP6V01 Input Offset Demo Board.

• Appendix A. “Schematics and Layouts” – Shows the schematic and board

layouts for the MCP6V01 Input Offset Demo Board.

• Appendix B. “Bill Of Materials (BOM)” – Lists the parts used to build the

sub-assemblies in the MCP6V01 Input Offset Demo Board.

NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS

All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and

documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs

and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site

(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.

Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each

page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is

“DSXXXXXA”, where “XXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level of the

document.

For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB

IDE on-line help.

Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available on-line help files.