Preface
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2009 Microchip Technology Inc.
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THE MICROCHIP WEB SITE
Microchip provides online support via the web site at www.microchip.com. The site
makes files and information easily available to customers, including the following:
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Product Support
– Data sheets and errata, application notes, sample programs,
design resources, user’s guides, hardware support documents, and the latest
software releases and archived software
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General Technical Support
– Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), links for tech-
nical support requests and online discussion groups, and a listing of the Microchip
consultant program’s members
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Business of Microchip
– Product selector and ordering guides, the latest
Microchip press releases, and listings of seminars, events, and Microchip sales
offices, distributors and factory representatives
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE
Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip
products. Subscribers receive email notification whenever there are changes, updates,
revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool.
To register, access the Microchip web site at www.microchip.com, click on Customer
Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.
The Development Systems product group categories are:
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Compilers
– The latest information on Microchip C compilers and other language
tools.
The tools include the MPLAB
®
C18 and MPLAB C30 C compilers, MPASM™ and
MPLAB ASM30 assemblers, MPLINK™ and MPLAB LINK30 object linkers, and
MPLIB™ and MPLAB LIB30 object libraries.
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Emulators
– The latest information on Microchip in-circuit emulators.
Among the emulators are the REAL ICE™ 2000 and REAL ICE 4000.
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In-Circuit Debuggers
– The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit
debuggers: PICkit™ 2, MPLAB ICD 2, MPLAB ICD 3 and REAL ICE.
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MPLAB
®
IDE
– The latest information on Microchip MPLAB IDE, the Windows
®
Integrated Development Environment for development systems tools.
This list is focused on the MPLAB IDE, MPLAB SIM simulator, MPLAB IDE project
manager, and general editing and debugging features.
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Programmers
– The latest information on Microchip programmers.
The programmers include the MPLAB PM3 and PRO MATE II device
programmers and the PICSTART
®
Plus and PICkit™ 1 development
programmers.