User manual
14-PIN SOIC/DIP/TSSOP
EVALUATION BOARD USER’S GUIDE
© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51597A-page 1
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation 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 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board.
The manual layout is as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Product Overview” – Important information about the 14-Pin
SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board.
• Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation” – Includes instructions on how to get
started with this evaluation board.
• Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts” – Shows the schematic and layout
diagrams for the 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board.
• Appendix B. “Bill Of Materials (BOM)” – Lists the parts that can be installed
onto the 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board.
• Appendix C. “Microchip Analog and Interface Device Compatibility” –
Documents the Microchip Analog & Interface devices that are footprint compatible
with this PCB.
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.