User manual

8-PIN SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP
EVALUATION BOARD USERS 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
®
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)