MCP3911 ADC EVALUATION BOARD
FOR 16-BIT MCUs USER’S GUIDE
2012 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS52033A-page 5
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-Bit MCUs. 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 MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-Bit
MCUs as a development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. The
manual layout is as follows:
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Chapter 1. “Hardware Description”
– Provides important information about the
MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-Bit MCUs hardware.
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– Describes the MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board for
16-Bit MCUs firmware.
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Chapter 2. “Evaluation Board PC Software”
– Provides information about the
evaluation board software.
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Appendix A. “Schematics and Layouts”
– Shows the schematic and board
layouts for the MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-Bit MCUs.
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Appendix B. “Bill of Materials (BOM)”
– Lists the parts used to build the
MCP3911 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-Bit MCUs.
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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