User manual
8-PIN SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP
EVALUATION BOARD USER’S GUIDE
© 2005 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51544A-page 1
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP 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 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation
Board. The manual layout is as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Product Overview” – Important information about the 8-Pin
SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP 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 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board.
• Appendix B. “Bill of Materials (BOM)” – Lists the parts used to build the 8-Pin
SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board.
• Appendix C. “Microchip Analog and Interface Device Compatibility” –
Documents the Microchip Analog & Interface devices that are footprint
compatable with this PCB.
• Appendix D. “Rev. 1 PCB Errata” – Describes the PCB Errata for the Revision 1
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.
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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.
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