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MCP47X6 PICtail™ PLUS DAUGHTER
BOARD USER’S GUIDE
Preface
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
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Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available online help files. INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP47X6 PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board. Items discussed in this chapter include:
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• 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 MCP47X6 PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board as
a development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. The manual layout is as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Quick Start Instructions” – this chapter provides an overview of the
MCP47X6 PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board and instructions on how to program the
DAC register and EEPROM of the MCP4706/MCP4716/MCP4726 devices.
• Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts” – shows the schematic and layout
diagrams for the MCP47X6 PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board.
• Appendix B. “Bill Of Materials (BOM)” – lists the parts used to build the
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