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User’s Guide
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Table of C o ntents
General Information .................................................................................. 1
Introduction And Highlights.................................................................. 1
About This Guide..................................................................................1
The Microchip Internet Web Site...........................................................2
Customer Support.................................................................................2
Chapter 1. MCP1601 Evaluation Board ...............................................3
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 3
1.2 Detailed Description .................................................................. 4
1.3 Test Points ................................................................................ 6
Appendix A. Schematic and Board Layouts ......................................... 7
A.1 Introduction................................................................................ 7
A.2 Evaluation Board Schematic ................................................... 8
A.3 Evaluation Board - Silk Screen Layer ...................................... 8
A.4 Evaluation Board - Top Metal Layer ........................................ 9
A.5 Evaluation Board - Bottom Metal Layer ................................... 9
Appendix B. Bill Of Materials (BOM).................................................... 11
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General Information
INTRODUCTION AND HIGHLIGHTS
This section contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP1601 Evaluation Board.
This section covers the following topics:
• About this Guide
• Recommended Reading
• The Microchip Internet Web Site
• Customer Support
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Document Layout
This document describes how to use the MCP1601 Evaluation Board.
The User’s Guide layout is as follows:
• Chapter 1: MCP1601 Evaluation Board - For user’s evaluating the MCP1601
device, this section describes how to use the various features of the board.
User Guide
Appendices
• Appendix A: Schematic and Board Layout – shows the schematic and Printed
Circuit Board (PCB) layout diagrams for the MCP1601 Evaluation Board.
- Appendix A.1 gives some overview and highlight information.
- Appendix A.2 contains the Evaluation Board Schematic
- Appendix A.3 shows the Silk Screen Layer of the PCB.
- Appendix A.4 shows the Silk Screen and Top Metal Layer of the
PCB.
- Appendix A.5 shows the Silk Screen and Bottom Metal layer of the
PCB.
• Appendix B: Bill of Materials – Table B-1 shows the Bill of Materials (BOM) for
the PCB.
• Worldwide Sales and Service – gives the address, telephone and fax number
for Microchip Technology Inc. sales and service locations throughout the world.
Recommended Reading
For more information regarding the MCP1601 device, the following is recommended
reading:
MCP1601 Data Sheet (DS21762)
This data sheet provides detailed information regarding the MCP1601 500 mA Synchronous BUCK Regulator. The data sheet is available for download from our World
Wide Web Site (www.microchip.com) or from the Technical Library CD-ROM
(DS00161).
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