User manual
14-PIN SOIC/DIP/TSSOP
EVALUATION BOARD USER’S 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)