User manual
8-PIN SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP
EVALUATION BOARD USER’S GUIDE
© 2005 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51544A-page 7
Chapter 2. Installation and Operation
2.1 INTRODUCTION
This blank Printed Circuit Board (PCB) allows any 8-pin device in the following four
package types to be installed:
1. SOIC-8
2. PDIP-8
3. MSOP-8
4. TSSOP-8
This board is generic so that any device may be installed. Refer to the device data
sheet, however, for suitability of device evaluation.
As well as the device, other desired passive components (resistors and capacitors) and
connection posts may be installed. This allows the board to evaluate a minimum
configuration for the device. Also, this allows the device to be easily jumpered into an
existing system.
2.2 FEATURES
The 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board has the following features:
• Connection terminals may be either through-hole or surface-mount
• Four 8-pin package footprints supported:
-SOIC
-DIP
-MSOP
- TSSOP
• Footprints for optional passive components for:
- Power supply filtering
- Device bypass capacitor
- Output filtering
- Output pull-up resistor
- Output pull-down resistor
- Output loading resistor
- Output series resistor
- Up to four additional passive components
• Silk-screen area to write specifics of implemented circuit (on back of PCB), such
as TC1232 4.75V, (to indicate that the device is the TC1232 with the 4.75V trip
point)
•PICmicro
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MCU Baseline Flash Microcontroller Programmer (BFMP) Header
• Can be used for SOIC-8, MSOP-8, TSSOP-8 to DIP-8 converter