User manual

14-PIN SOIC/DIP/TSSOP
EVALUATION BOARD USERS GUIDE
© 2006 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51597A-page 5
Chapter 1. Product Overview
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides an overview of the 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board
and covers the following topics:
What is the 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board?
What the 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board kit includes
1.2 WHAT IS THE 14-PIN SOIC/DIP/TSSOP EVALUATION BOARD?
The 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board allows the system designer to quickly
evaluate the operation of Microchip Technology’s devices in any of the following 14-pin
packages:
•SOIC
•DIP
•TSSOP
Some of the Microchip’s family of devices that can be evaluated in the PCB include:
A/D Converters (ADCs)
Battery Chargers
•Comparators
D/A Converters (DACs)
DC-to-DC Converters
Digital Potentiometers (Digi-Pots)
Fan Controllers
Integrated Devices
Interface Devices
Linear Regulators
Operational Amplifiers (Op Amps)
Power MOSFET Drivers
Programmable Gain Amplifiers (PGAs)
Switching Regulators
Temperature Sensors
Voltage Supervisors and Voltage Detectors
•PICmicro
®
Microcontrollers
1.3 WHAT THE 14-PIN SOIC/DIP/TSSOP EVALUATION BOARD KIT INCLUDES
This 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board Kit includes:
Five 14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
14-Pin SOIC/DIP/TSSOP Evaluation Board User’s Guide
(Electronic version on CD)