MCP413X/415X/423X/425X
9.2
Technical Documentation
9.0
9.1
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
Development Tools
Several additional technical documents are available to
assist you in your design and development. These
technical documents include Application Notes,
Technical Briefs, and Design Guides. Table 9-2 shows
some of these documents.
Several development tools are available to assist in
your design and evaluation of the MCP4XXX devices.
The currently available tools are shown in Table 9-1.
These boards may be purchased directly from the
Microchip web site at www.microchip.com.
TABLE 9-1:
Board Name
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Part #
Supported Devices
MCP42XX Digital Potentiometer PICtail Plus Demo MCP42XXDM-PTPLS MCP42XX
Board
MCP4XXX Digital Potentiometer Daughter Board (1)
8-pin SOIC/MSOP/TSSOP/DIP Evaluation Board
14-pin SOIC/MSOP/DIP Evaluation Board
MCP4XXXDM-DB
MCP42XXX, MCP42XX,
MCP4021, and MCP4011
SOIC8EV
Any 8-pin device in DIP, SOIC,
MSOP, or TSSOP package
SOIC14EV
Any 14-pin device in DIP, SOIC, or
MSOP package
Note 1: Requires the use of a PICDEM Demo board (see User’s Guide for details)
TABLE 9-2:
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
Title
Application
Literature #
Note Number
AN1080
AN737
AN692
AN691
AN219
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Understanding Digital Potentiometers Resistor Variations
Using Digital Potentiometers to Design Low Pass Adjustable Filters
Using a Digital Potentiometer to Optimize a Precision Single Supply Photo Detect
Optimizing the Digital Potentiometer in Precision Circuits
Comparing Digital Potentiometers to Mechanical Potentiometers
Digital Potentiometer Design Guide
DS01080
DS00737
DS00692
DS00691
DS00219
DS22017
DS21825
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Signal Chain Design Guide
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS22060B-page 63