MCP1642B/D HIGH-CURRENT
SYNCHRONOUS BOOST CONVERTER
EVALUATION BOARD USER’S GUIDE
2015 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS50002353A-page 7
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP1642B/D High-Current Synchronous Boost Converter Evaluation Board. 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 MCP1642B/D High-Current Synchronous
Boost Converter Evaluation Board as a development tool. The manual layout is as
follows:
•
– Important information about the MCP1642B/D
High-Current Synchronous Boost Converter Evaluation Board.
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Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation”
– Includes instructions on how to get
started with this user’s guide and a description of the user’s guide.
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Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts”
– Shows the schematic and layout
diagrams for the MCP1642B/D High-Current Synchronous Boost Converter
Evaluation Board.
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Appendix B. “Bill of Materials (BOM)”
– Lists the parts used to build the
MCP1642B/D High-Current Synchronous Boost Converter Evaluation Board.
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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of the document.
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