Datasheet

MCP2221 BREAKOUT MODULE
USER’S GUIDE
 2014 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002282A-page 7
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP2221 Breakout Module. 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 MCP2221 Breakout Module as a development
tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. The manual layout is as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Product Overview” – Contains important information about the
MCP2221 Breakout Module
• Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation” – Covers the initial setup of this board,
board operation and typical usage scenarios
• Chapter 3. “Software Description” – Covers the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts” – Shows the schematic and board
layouts for the MCP2221 Breakout Module
• Appendix B. “Bill of Materials” – Lists the parts used to populate the MCP2221
Breakout Module
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.
Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each
page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is
“DSXXXXXXXXA”, where “XXXXXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level
of the document.
For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB
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IDE online help.
Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available online help files.