MCP1012
1W DEMONSTRATION BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
2020 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS50002932A-page 5
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP1012 1W Demonstration Board. Items discussed in this chapter include:
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Conventions Used in this Guide
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DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the MCP1012 1W Demonstration Board as a
development tool. The manual layout is as follows:
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– Important information about the MCP1012 1W
Demonstration Board.
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Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation”
– Includes instructions on how to get
started with the MCP1012 1W Demonstration Board and a description of each
function.
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– Description of the functioning of the MCP1012 in
Start-Up mode when it is supplied by the secondary side of the transformer and no
load is applied at the output (neither of the R20, R21, R22, or R23 resistors is con-
nected) (setup 1A) as well as a description of the functioning of the MCP1012 in
Start-Up mode when it is supplied by the secondary side of the transformer and a
load is applied at the output (the resistor R21 - 68
is connected through SW1.2)
(setup 1B).
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– Description of the functioning of the MCP1012 in
Start-Up mode when it is supplied by an external power supply (15V) at V
DD
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