MCP39F501 POWER MONITOR
DEMONSTRATION BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
2014 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS5002240A-page 7
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP39F501 Power Monitor Demonstration 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 MCP39F501 Power Monitor Demonstration
Board as a demonstration board to evaluate the MCP39F501 device. The manual
layout is as follows:
•
Chapter 1. “Product Overview”
– Provides important information about the
MCP39F501 Power Monitor Demonstration Board
•
Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation”
– Provides information on using the
MCP39F501 Power Monitor Demonstration Board, including
Section 2.1.3 “Step
3: Connect the USB cable to a PC with the installed “MCP39F501 Power
Monitor Utility” software”
that describes wiring the line and load connections
•
Chapter 3. “Hardware Description”
– Provides details on the function blocks of
the power monitor, including the analog front-end design and power supply design
•
Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts”
– Shows the schematic and layout
diagrams
•
Appendix B. “Bill of Materials (BOM)”
– Lists the parts used to build the
MCP39F501 Power Monitor Demonstration 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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