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MCP3909/PIC18F85J90SinglePhaseEnergyMeterReferenceDesign.Items

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•DocumentRevisionHistoryMCP3909andPIC18F85J90SinglePhaseEnergyMeterReferenceDesign2009MicrochipTechnologyInc.DS51884ANotethefollowingdetailsofthecodeprotectionfeatureonMicrochipdevices:MicrochipproductsmeetthespecificationcontainedintheirparticularMicrochipDataSheet.Microchipbelievesthatitsfamilyofproductsisoneofthemostsecurefamiliesofitskindonthemarkettoday,whenusedintheintendedmannerandundernormalconditions.Therearedishonestandpossiblyillegalmethodsusedtobreachthecodeprotectionfeature.Allofthesemethods,toourknowledge,