User manual

Preface

RECOMMENDED READING

This user's guide describes how to use TO220-3/TO263-3 Voltage Regulator

Evaluation Board. Other useful documents are listed below. The following Microchip

documents are available and recommended as supplemental reference resources.

• MCP1790 Data Sheet - “70 mA, High Voltage Regulator”, DS22075

• MCP1825 Data Sheet - “500 mA, Low Voltage, Low Quiescent Current LDO

Regulator”, DS22056

• MCP1826 Data Sheet - “1000 mA, Low Voltage, Low Quiescent Current LDO

Regulator”, DS22057

• MCP1827 Data Sheet - “1.5A, Low Voltage, Low Quiescent Current LDO

Regulator”, DS22001

These datasheets provide useful information regarding voltage regulator parameters

that may be validated using this evaluation board.

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DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

Revision A (April 2009)

• Initial Release of this Document.