Datasheet

20-PIN TSSOP AND SSOP

EVALUATION BOARD

USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 2. Installation and Operation

2.1 INTRODUCTION

This blank Printed Circuit Board allows 20-pin devices in the following four package

types to be installed:

1. TSSOP-20.

2. SSOP-20.

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 easily be jumpered into an

existing system.

The board also has a 6-pin interface (PICkit Serial, ICSP, BFMP,...) whose signals can

easily be jumpered to any of the device’s pins.

2.2 FEATURES

The 20-Pin TSSOP and SSOP Evaluation Board has the following features:

• Connection terminals may be either through-hole or surface-mount

• Three 20-pin package footprints supported:

- TSSOP

- SSOP

• Footprints for optional passive components (SMT 805 footprint) for:

- Power supply filtering

- Device bypass capacitor

- Output filtering

- Output pull-up resistor

- Output pull-down resistor

- Output loading resistor

• Silk-screen area to write specifics of implemented circuit (on back of PCB), such

as MCP4331 10 kΩ.

• PICkit Serial Analyzer / PICkit 2 Programming (ICSP) Header