MCP1603 TINY

REFERENCE DESIGN

© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc.

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Preface

INTRODUCTION

This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the

MCP1603 Tiny Reference Design. 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 MCP1603 Tiny Reference Design as a

development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. The manual layout

is as follows:

• Chapter 1. “Product Overview” – Important information about the MCP1603

Tiny Reference Design

• Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation” – Includes instructions on how to get

started with this reference design board and a description of the reference design

board operation.

• Appendix A. “Schematics and Layouts” – Shows the schematic and layout

diagrams for the MCP1603 Tiny Reference Design.

• Appendix B. “Bill of Materials (BOM)” - Lists the parts used to build the

MCP1603 Tiny Reference Design.

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.

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page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is

“DSXXXXXA”, where “XXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level of the

document.

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