Thischaptercontainsgeneralinformationthatwillbeusefultoknowbeforeusingthe

PICSTARTPlusdeviceprogrammer.Itemsdiscussedinthischapterinclude:

•AboutThisGuide

•WarrantyRegistration

•RecommendedReading

•TheMicrochipWebSite

•DevelopmentSystemsCustomerChangeNotificationService

•CustomerSupportMPLABIDEPICSTARTPLUSUSER’SGUIDE2004MicrochipTechnologyInc.DS51028FNotethefollowingdetailsofthecodeprotectionfeatureonMicrochipdevices:MicrochipproductsmeetthespecificationcontainedintheirparticularMicrochipDataSheet.Microchipbelievesthatitsfamilyofproductsisoneofthemostsecurefamiliesofitskindonthemarkettoday,whenusedintheintendedmannerandundernormalconditions.Therearedishonestandpossiblyillegalmethodsusedtobreachthecodeprotectionfeature.Allofthesemethods,toourknowledge,requireusingtheMicrochipproductsinamanneroutsidetheoperatingspecification