Thischaptercontainsgeneralinformationthatwillbeusefultoknowbeforeusingthe

Buck/BoostConverterPICtail™PlusDaughterBoardUser’sGuide.Itemsdiscussed

inthischapterinclude:

•DocumentLayout

•ConventionsUsedinthisGuide

•WarrantyRegistration

•RecommendedReading

•TheMicrochipWebSite

•DevelopmentSystemsCustomerChangeNotificationService

•CustomerSupport

•DocumentRevisionHistoryBuck/BoostConverterPICtailPlusDaughterBoardUser’sGuide2010MicrochipTechnologyInc.DS70336BNotethefollowingdetailsofthecodeprotectionfeatureonMicrochipdevices:MicrochipproductsmeetthespecificationcontainedintheirparticularMicrochipDataSheet.Microchipbelievesthatitsfamilyofproductsisoneofthemostsecurefamiliesofitskindonthemarkettoday,whenusedintheintendedmannerandundernormalconditions.Therearedishonestandpossiblyillegalmethodsusedtobreachthecodeprotectionfeature.Allofthesemethods,toourknowledge,requireusingtheMicrochipproductsinamanneroutsidetheoperatingspecificationscontainedinMic