User manual
8-PIN SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP
EVALUATION BOARD USER’S GUIDE
© 2005 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51544A-page 5
Chapter 1. Product Overview
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides an overview of the 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation
Board and covers the following topics:
• What is the 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board?
• What the 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board kit includes
1.2 WHAT IS THE 8-PIN SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP EVALUATION BOARD?
The 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board allows the system designer to
quickly evaluate the operation of Microchip Technology’s devices in any of the following
8-pin packages:
•SOIC
•DIP
•MSOP
• TSSOP
Some of the Microchip family of devices that can be evaluated in the PCB include:
• A/D Converters (ADCs) (ADCs)
• Battery Chargers
• Comparators
• D/A Converters (DACs) (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)s (PGAs)
• Switching Regulators
• Temperature Sensors
• Voltage Supervisors and Voltage Detectors
•PICmicro
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Microcontrollers
1.3 WHAT THE 8-PIN SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP EVALUATION BOARD KIT
INCLUDES
This 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board Kit includes:
• Three 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board PCBs
• 8-Pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board User’s Guide (DS51544)
(Electronic version on CD)