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1. Microchip Provides Industrys

Broadest Line of Low -Power, High -Performance 8- bit Microcontrollers with 5V Operation

Microchip Provides Industrys Broadest Line of Low-Power, High-Performance 8-bit Microcontrollers with 5V Operation
PIC18F K22 Family Includes 16 Microcontrollers in 20- to 80-Pin Packages, With 1.8 - 5.5V Operation, Low Sleep and Dynamic Currents, Wide Variety of Peripherals
Microchip Technology recently announced the industrys broadest line of low-power, high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The PIC18F K22 MCUs provide features such as operation from 1.8 to 5.5V, numerous communication channels, 8 to 128 KB Flash memory, and peripherals for mTouch capacitive touch-sensing applications. Other features include a 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), multiple PWMs and additional timers. All of the new MCUs feature nanoWatt XLP technology for eXtreme Low Power operation, with industry-leading sleep currents down to 20 nA. Additionally, the MCUs provide a greater than 50% improvement in active current, over previous generations. The feature set of the PIC18F K22 MCUs allows this family to be used in a wide variety of applications. The 5V capability of the family is ideal for applications that typically require robust operation or noise immunity. Battery-powered applications benefit from nanoWatt XLP technology, which reduces current draw and therefore extends battery life. Example applications include those in the industrial (e.g. metering, electronic door locks, cargo tracking, lighting, alarm systems); appliance (e.g. smart energy, dishwashers, refrigerators, HVAC controls); medical (e.g. diagnostic devices, portable medical meters); and automotive (e.g. lighting, dashboard instrument clusters, keyless entry, interior controls, garage-door openers) markets, among others. Plug-In Modules (PIMs) for the PIC18LF45K22 (part #MA160014, $25) and PIC18F87K22 (part #MA180028, $25) MCUs were also announced. The PIMs can be used with the PIC18 Explorer Board (part #DM183032, $99.99). Designers can also use Microchips complete suite of standard development tools, including the user-friendly and free MPLAB IDE and corresponding suite of emulators, programmers and development boards, along with the MPLAB C18 or HI-TECH C compilers for PIC18 MCUs. , QFN, SOIC, SSOP and TQFP packages of various sizes, in pin counts ranging from 20 to The PIC18FXXK22 MCUs are available in PDIP 80. Prices start at $0.60 each in high volume. Samples and volume-production quantities are available, today at www.microchip.com/sample

2. Microchip Announces Certified

Embedded Wi -Fi Transceiver Modules With E asier API Interface to PIC Microcontrollers Power Tools
for

3. Motor Control

Hand -Held

Join the Microchip Community on Your Favorite Websites Ion and Photo Smoke-Detector ICs with A larm Memory

4. Microchip Unveils Industrys First

E xtreme Low Power MCUs Maximize Battery Life

5. Microchip E xpands Capabilities
mTouch Capacitive Technology

Touch -Sensing

of

6. Precision Operational Amplifiers:

The Right Solution for Your Design

and

7. Microchip Integrates

Simplifies Graphics on PIC24F Microcontrollers, Provides up to 96 KB RAM Sophisticated Graphical and Touch -Sensing Human Interface Designs With 32- bit MCUs
for of

8. Speed Development

9. myPIC32.com Redesigned
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You!

10. Feature Your Cool Demo Software

PIC18 Starter Kit

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11. Interact

Tube

Microchip at MCHP

12. Microchip Around Town: ESC India 13. Microchip Around Town: 14th 14. Looking
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Annual MASTERs Conference

15. Whats New

Literature?

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Microchip Announces Certified Embedded Wi-Fi Transceiver Modules With Easier API Interface to PIC Microcontrollers
During the Embedded Systems Conference in Chicago, Microchip announced its next-generation, agency-certified MRF24WB0MA/MB embedded Wi-Fi transceiver modules. The IEEE 802.11 module firmware has an easy-to-use API driver interface to Microchips free TCP/IP Protocol stack and 8-, 16- or 32-bit PIC microcontrollers. Embedded designers are increasingly leveraging the ubiquitous Wi-Fi infrastructure to enable wireless communication in a broad range of remote monitoring and control, and machine-to-machine applications, such as smart-energy monitors. Microchips low-power MRF24WB0MA/MB embedded Wi-Fi modules enable the Internet of Things by removing the complexity and cost of developing RF circuitry and obtaining agency certification. Additionally, Microchip has improved its free TCP/IP stack, and offers free EZconfig and ZeroConfig utility protocols, to make commissioning and configuring Wi-Fi networks easy. Microchip created the MRF24WB0MA PICtail/ PICtail Plus Daughter Board (part #AC1641364, $59.99) to enable development with the new Wi-Fi module. This daughter board plugs into the Explorer 16 and PICDEM.net 2 boards to allow easy, modular development with hundreds of 8-bit PIC18, 16-bit PIC24 and 32-bit PIC32 MCUs, as well as the dsPIC DSCs. All of these tools are available today. The MRF24WB0MA/MB embedded Wi-Fi modules are available for $29.40 in single-unit quantities, via any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor.

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Motor Control for Hand-Held Power Tools

The dsPICDigital Signal Controller (DSC) motor control family has been widely adopted in hand-held power tool motor control due to the advanced motor control peripheral features, fast and efficient CPU and small, cost-effective package sizes. Flexible options for speed and position control support the demands for precision movement. Microchip supports Brushless DC (BLDC)/Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) designs with low-cost hardware development tools paired with low-cost or free software tools. Reference design schematics, firmware, Gerber files and BOMs are provided as free downloads. Devices that are well suited for Hand-Held Power Tool applications include devices from the dsPIC Motor Control and Power Conversion families such as the dsPIC33FJ12MC202 or the dsPIC33FJ32MC204. View the Complete list of motor control and power conversion dsPIC products. Click HERE. Available Development Tools: The PICDEM MCLV Development Board provides a cost-effective method of evaluating and developing sensored or sensorless BLDC motor control applications. The board supports Microchips 28-pin, PIC18F microcontrollers and dsPIC30F Digital Signal Controllers. The board is capable of controlling motors rated up to 48V and 2.2 Amps. The dsPICDEMTM MCLV Development Board provides a cost-effective method of evaluating and developing sensored or sensorless BLDC and permanent magnet synchronous motor control applications. The board supports Microchips 28-pin SOIC and 100-pin Plug-In-Modules with dsPIC33F Digital Signal Controllers. A dsPIC33FJ32MC204 based PIM (MA330017) is included. The board is capable of controlling motors rated up to 48V and 15 Amps, with multiple communication channels such as USB, CAN, LIN and RS-232.
dsPICDEM MCLV Development Board PICDEMTM MCLV Development Board (DSC)

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Microchip Unveils Industrys First Ion and Photo SmokeDetector ICs with Alarm Memory
Low-Power ICs Enable Smoke Detectors With 10-Year Battery Life
Microchip announced the industrys first Ion and photo smokedetector ICs to offer alarm memory. The low-power RE46C162/3 Ion and
RE46C165/6/7/8

(RE46C16X) photo smoke-detector ICs make it easy to quickly determine which detector in an interconnected loop

triggered an alarm. The ICs low energy use enables smoke detectors with a battery life of 10 years, and an interconnect filter enables a connection to other devices, such as CO detectors. Homes often have interconnected smoke detectors, to remotely alert the resident about remote smoke events. When an alarm is falsely triggered, also known as nuisance tripping, it is difficult to determine which smoke detector set off the alarm. The alarm-memory feature available on the RE46C16X ICs enables the detector that caused the fault to be easily identified, which greatly reduces costs associated with installing and troubleshooting these types of smoke-detector systems. A charge-dump feature allows the alarm on all interconnected devices to stop sooner.

eXtreme Low Power MCUs Maximize Battery Life

PIC MCUs with XLP Technology

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Microchip Expands Capabilities of mTouch Capacitive Touch-Sensing Technology

Robust Capacitive Touch-Sensing Technology Now Works Through Metal and Gloves Unaffected By Liquids
Microchip Technology announced the first and only technology in the industry to enable capacitive touch sensing with a metal front panel. Building upon the success of the initial release of mTouch capacitive touch-sensing technology, the royaltyfree, robust technology now works through gloves and on surfaces that contain liquids, and it enables Braille to be used on capacitive touch-sensing interfaces. Designers can integrate mTouch capacitive touch-sensing functionality with their existing application code in an 8-, 16- or 32-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU), thus reducing total system costs. Information on how to implement these new capabilities is available for download from Microchips online Touch Sensing Design Center.

Metal Over Cap Principle

Pressing the two plates closer will increase the capacitance.

Getting Started:

AN1325: mTouch Metal Over Cap Technology

Key Advantages of mTouch Metal Over Cap Technology: In addition to plastic and glass, sense through stainless steel, Completely waterproof Glove friendly Can differentiate a soft touch from a hard Allows braille implementation
touch aluminum and more

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Precision Operational Amplifiers: The Right Solution for Your Design

Microchips op amp portfolio offers over 100 unique products spanning bandwidths from 10 kHz up to 60 MHz. All of Microchips op amps are designed on a low power CMOS process and support operating voltages as low as 1.4V. All amplifiers offer extremely low quiescent current for the given bandwidth and support rail-to-rail outputs, with almost all products also supporting rail-to-rail operation on the inputs. For applications that require high precision amplifiers, Microchip offers a variety of low offset voltage amplifiers featuring EPROM trimming, auto-zeroing and mCal Technology. Lets take a closer look at these various low offset voltage architectures. The first architecture mentioned is the EPROM trimmed amplifiers. These amplifiers use EPROM to correct the input offset voltage of the amplifier. This is done during the final test of the device at the Microchip factory and is a very cost effective way to provide an amplifier with low initial offset voltage. The other advantage of this architecture is that it does not require any customer inputs (the amplifier is trimmed at the factory and doesnt require the customer to do anything). As you can imagine, the EPROM trimming does take up a certain amount of silicon area, and hence the EPROM trimmed devices can be somewhat limited in terms of what packages can be offered. Also, like a general purpose amplifier, this architecture will be sensitive to environmental conditions such as temperature, changes in common mode or operating voltage. The auto-zero architecture is a continuously self-correcting architecture that utilizes a null amplifier to correct the offset voltage of the main amplifier. This architecture enables ultra low offset error (about 100 times better then an EPROM trimmed amplifier), low offset drift, eliminates 1/f noise and provides superior PSRR and CMRR performance. Since this architecture is continuously self-correcting the input offset voltage, it is inherently insensitive to the environment. So changes over temperature, aging, changes in operating voltage, etc will have very little effect on the accuracy of the auto-zero amplifier. Finally, the self-correcting circuitry is all contained on-chip, so no customer input is required. From the system level point of view, the device looks and functions just like a standard operational amplifier (only with exceptional performance). mCal Technology provides yet another means of enabling high precision operational amplifiers by implementing an on-board calibration circuit. Much like an EPROM trimmed device, this calibration results in very low initial offset voltages. However, unlike EPROM trimmed amplifiers, the on-board calibration circuitry will be active upon power up or based on an external calibration pin. This enables the user to re-calibrate the amplifier as often as they like. By re-calibrating the amplifier somewhat frequently, the accuracy of the amplifier can become somewhat insensitive to the environment. For example, if a customer is very concerned about drift over temperature, they can minimize this drift error by re-calibrating the device every time the temperature changes by 5 degrees. Microchip Technology offers a wide variety of operational amplifiers, including various architectures that address the need for high precision devices. These architectures include the use of EPROM trimming, the self-correcting autozeroing technique and the unique mCal Technology, which provides on-board calibration circuitry.

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Microchip Integrates and Simplifies Graphics on PIC24F Microcontrollers, Provides up to 96 KB RAM

New MCU Family Reduces Costs by Eliminating External RAM and Controllers for Graphics Displays, USB and Touch Sensing; Free Graphics Software Tools Provided
Microchip Technology announced the eightmember PIC24FJ256DA microcontroller (MCU) family, which integrates three graphics acceleration units and a display controller, along with 96 Kbytes of RAM. This integration reduces system costs and makes it practical to add advanced graphics displays for a wide range of embedded applications, by eliminating the need for external RAM and a display controller. Additional savings are achieved through the integrated peripherals for USB and capacitive touch sensing. To enable quick time to market, Microchips Graphics Display Design Center provides a host of resources for application designers, such as the free and easy-to-use Graphics Library and Visual Design Tool. With consumers now accustomed to advanced graphics and touch sensing in their portable electronics, designers must bring these interfaces quickly and at low cost to a vast array of embedded products. Building on its broad portfolio of 8-, 16- and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers for segmented and graphics display applications, Microchips PIC24FJ256DA family makes it feasible for designers to migrate beyond fixed-function, segmented LCDs to STN, TFT and OLED displays with up to VGA resolution. This family also features 24 channels of on-chip mTouch capacitive touch sensing, which enable a large number of buttons, sliders and keys. Additionally, the integrated Full-Speed USB Embedded Host, Device and On-the-Go module allows end users to easily upgrade software, log data and customize settings. Example applications for the PIC24FJ256DA family include: consumer (thermostats, cordless phones, remote controls, gaming accessories); home appliance (coffee makers and other counter-top appliances, ovens, refrigerators, washing machines); industrial (points of sale, remote terminals); and portable medical (glucometers, blood-pressure monitors, portable ECGs). Microchip provides a complete development platform along with Webinars and hands-on training at its worldwide network of Regional Training Centers to make the design of embedded applications with modern graphical interfaces even easier. This platform comprises Microchips free and performance-optimized Graphics Library, which comes with the full source code, supports multiple fonts and languages, and includes a host of pre-made graphics objects. Complementing this Library is the free Graphics Display Designer software, which enables first-time users with a visual wizard for designing user interfaces. The Graphics Library also comes with pre-configured interfaces for capacitive-touch pads and sliders, and resistive touch screens. Both tools are fully compatible with Microchips free MPLAB Integrated Development Environment. Rounding out this platform, Microchip created the PIC24FJ256DA210 Development Kit to enable out-of-the-box graphics development. This kit is available today for $399.99 (part #DV164039), and includes:

PIC24FJ256DA210 Development Board, with capacitive-touch pads,

USB Host and Device connectors, extra Flash and RAM to store more objects and fonts, an expansion slot for PICtail Plus daughter boards, and a display connector Microchips 3.2 QVGA and Prototype Graphics Display Boards

MPLAB ICD 3 for programming and debugging.

The PIC24FJ256DA210 Development Board can also be purchased separately for $89.99 (part # DM240312). All eight members of the PIC24FJ256DA family are available for sampling and volume production, starting at $4.14 each in 10,000-unit quantities. The PIC24FJ128DA106, PIC24FJ256DA106, PIC24FJ128DA206 and PIC24FJ256DA206 MCUs are available in 64-pin TQFP and QFN packages. The PIC24FJ128DA110, PIC24FJ256DA110, PIC24FJ128DA210 and PIC24FJ256DA210 MCUs are available in 100-pin TQFP and 121-pin BGA packages.
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Speed Development of Sophisticated Graphical and TouchSensing Human Interface Designs With 32-bit MCUs
New PIC32 Development Tools Support High-Performance Graphics, Audio, Wireless Networking, and Capacitive Touch-Sensing Buttons & Sliders
Microchip Technology announced two new development tools for adding advanced human interfaces to PIC32, 32-bit microcontrollerbased designs. The Multimedia Expansion Board enables development of highly interactive, graphics-based interfaces with network connectivity. The enhanced mTouch Cap Touch Evaluation Kit adds a new board for implementing capacitive touch sensing with the PIC32. Consumer and industrial customers want products with easy-to-use graphic interfaces, touch-screen controls, high-quality audio prompts, capacitive touch buttons / sliders and wireless connectivity. The PIC32 microcontroller line has expanded to serve these market requirements, and the two new kits make it easy and cost effective for embedded designers to develop a broad range of consumer and industrial applications that require intuitive human interfaces. The Multimedia Expansion Board is a modular add-on to any PIC32 Starter Kit, which have been purchased by thousands of embedded designers. The board demonstrates how to implement a flexible graphics display strategy that is not dependent on controller-based QVGA Display Modules, which are frequently obsoleted. It also includes a high-quality 24-bit stereo audio codec line out, headphone and microphone jacks, integrated FCC-certified Wi-Fi , an on-board 3-axis accelerometer and a 5-position joystick. No other manufacturer offers such a complete multimedia development system for this class of 32-bit microcontroller. The enhanced mTouch Cap Touch Evaluation Kit includes a new board for development with the PIC32. It comes equipped with capacitive touchsensing keys and sliders, which allows designers to evaluate this interface in their applications using the Windows OS-based mTouch Diagnostic Tool. This software tool provides an easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) for developing cap-touch buttons and sliders, and is included in the free MPLAB Integrated Development Environment. The additional software libraries, source code and other support materials that come with the board further shorten development cycles and reduce design costs. When combined with its other included boards, the enhanced mTouch Cap Touch Evaluation Kit allows designers to evaluate all of Microchips 8-, 16and 32-bit microcontrollers, providing a scalable capacitive touch sensing development platform for a wide range of design needs. The Multimedia Expansion Board (part #DM320005, $249.99) and the enhanced mTouch Cap Touch Evaluation Kit (part # DM183026-2, $99.95) are both available today. Select a PIC32 Starter Kit to pair with your Multimedia Development Board, by visiting the PIC32 Tools Page.

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myPIC32.com Redesigned for You!

Recently, myPIC32.com has been re-launched as a site for our community of designers to share their ideas with the world. Project containers allow for uploading software, block diagrams, Bills of Materials, schematics, prototype photos, and videos. An active community of designers discuss their ideas and projects, and help each other with hardware and software development. If youre interested in seeing what PIC32 can do, and what creative minds have made happen, visit www.myPIC32.com today!

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Feature Your Cool Demo Software on the PIC18 Starter Kit

Share your creative ideas on how to showcase the USB, touch sensing, accelerometer and OLED display on the new PIC18 Starter Kit. USB Touch Sensing Low Power SD Memory Card Accelerometer OLED Display
Get Your Code Featured: 1) Use the PIC18 Starter Kit from Microchip to develop cool new demos. 2) Submit your code by June 30th, 2010 to PIC18starter@microchip.com. Include your name, company name and a short description of the demo. 3) Several winners will be chosen. Their demo code will be included on the SD card that ships with the next version of the PIC18 Starter Kit and will be available for download on the www.microchip.com/PIC18starter website! Your name and company name can be included.

About the PIC18 Starter Kit:

Functions as a USB mouse, joystick or mass storage device all using the on-board capacitive touch sense pads Includes a MicroSD memory card, potentiometer, acceleration sensor and OLED display On-board debugger and programming Completely USB-powered Demonstrates PIC18 Family: - PIC18F46J50 8-bit MCU - 64 KB Flash and 4 KB RAM - nanoWatt XLP for extreme low power - mTouch capacitive touch sensing - USB communication Microchips FREE downloadable USB bootloader and software framework available at: www.microchip.com/USB

Submission Restrictions: 1) Code runs without modifications to board. 2) Code should be loadable using the SD card bootloader. 3) Demo cannot destroy, delete or format the existing SD card data. It can read, write and erase files that the demo itself creates but should not touch the other files. 4) Code must be functional and deemed relevant and appropriate to be featured on the PIC18 Starter Kit. All winners will be notified by August 15th, 2010.
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Interact with Microchip atMCHP Tube

Microchips Academic Program team has launched a YouTube-based show called MCHP Tube. MCHP Tube is an online video newscast for all things Microchip with a focus on Academia. Here youll find the latest information on new products, technologies and software/hardware development tools from both Microchip and Third-party sources. It will be a monthly show targeting academics worldwide and will be divided into four sections as follows: Headliners we will discuss new academic-friendly development resources brought to you by Microchip and our authorized Design Partners. University Student Project students can submit a video featuring a student project based on Microchip products. Ask Microchip viewers can ask a question and a qualified Microchip support person will answer it. Where in the World is Marc McComb? Marc is Microchips academic sales engineer and in each edition will talk about new products and tools that are a good fit for academics. To submit a video on a student project or ask a question for the Ask Microchip section, email us at mchptube@microchip.com. You can also visit www.microchip.com/mchptube for more information on the show.

MCHP Tube provides the opportunity for Students, Teachers and Professors to interact with Microchip directly!!
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M i c r o c h i p A r ound Town
14 th Annual

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MASTERs
Technical Training Conference for Embedded Control Engineers

August 23-28, 2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Microchip's 14th Annual MASTERs (Microchip's Annual Strategic Technical Engineering Review) Conference takes place this August, so be sure to register online at www.microchip.com/usmasters. This is Microchips largest Conference and draws an audience of over 600 customers, Design Partners, Academic Partners, Third Party Partners & engineers from around the globe. We are offering more than 80 different engineer-to-engineer technical training classes to prepare embedded systems designers with extensive product and technology information. Microchips MASTERs takes place at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort from August 23rd-28th. Pre-Conference days are on the 23rd and 24th for those engineers that want to get ahead with in-depth training on tools, devices and applications. For the first time ever, we will also be offering optional night classes such as; Whats new in Analog & Interface Products, 16-bit & 32-bit/MPLAB C Compiler Q&A, Digging deeper into the PICkit3 debugger, From concept to prototype in 15 minutes using Flowcode, and other additional topics as well. The Conference also offers many other activities throughout the week. Beginning Wednesday we will have an Ask the Experts area where you can get answers to all your technical questions and see product demos, a Development Tools store where you can purchase discounted tools and a Microchip merchandise store to buy logo items such as shirts and gifts. We will also have a Cyber Caf setup with computers and wireless internet connections so that you check your emails in between classes or in the evenings. During class breaks and in the evenings you can browse our Exhibitor Lobby and discuss your needs with a select group who will have demos, literature and technical experts waiting to help you. After dinner each night we will be offering events for kids and adults alike. Bring your families along and enjoy the Hovermouse competition, have fun with the Shadow Wall, build a robot or a beer boat to race, take a virtual Fab Tour, watch Jesterz comedy club perform and play endless Wii games. We will also be offering a daily Meet & Greet for any attendee guests that are not going to classes and would like some snacks, drinks and suggestions on what to do during the day while they are visiting Arizona. We look forward to seeing you at the MASTERs in Arizona this year. Were also offering the 2010 MASTERs Conference in Korea, China and India as well. Check our website at www.microchip.com/masters for details and dates.
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Looking to Enhance Your Embedded Control Designs?

instruction manuals and data sheet review or trial and error attempts to learn individually. Market forces constantly press companies to add functionality and features to their products often outside their areas of core competence. As a result, engineers must continually broaden their knowledge base. Microchips technology classes are intended to help engineers gain an understanding of a new field. In tough economic times, companies often look for ways to trim expenses as a means to cope with a downturn in sales. One of the areas often targeted for cutbacks is employee training. There is not only the direct cost of the training to contend with, but also travel expenses and time an employee spends away from the job. During this challenging business climate, however, competitive pressures and technology changes dont stop and it is training that can help a company be better positioned to take advantage of the potential upswing. Microchip, with its global network of Regional Training Centers (RTCs) and third-party training partners, is here to help companies stay competitive with cost-effective, local training. To help companies deal with issues of travel expense and time, classes are given not only in Microchips facilities, but are also taken on the road. Customized customer premise sessions can be scheduled offering the most convenience. Time away can be managed more efficiently with the flexibility of half or full day class sessions. To be effective in teaching, instruction must take into account the needs and expertise level of the attendee. Microchips Regional Training Center classes are developed to provide a coordinated flow, enabling engineers to implement a solution to their product development needs. Instruction is developed and presented in product, technology and implementation classes that are grouped into application based curriculum. Each curriculum flow enables the individual to engage with the training at a level that meets his or her current knowledge and needs. The intent is to provide training that is relevant to each attendee while eliminating the frustration often associated with attending classes that present too much known information or assume a level of knowledge beyond what the attendee currently possesses. Product/tool classes provide knowledge on how Microchips products and development tools operate. This knowledge provides the foundation upon which all application instruction is based. Attendance at one of these classes can provide significant value through the reduction in time associated with Implementation classes combine elements of product and technology instruction to teach engineers how to design a real world application. Classes at this level provide how-to instruction rather than what or why instruction. Microchip is currently offering classes in the following curriculum: DSP , Ethernet, Human Interface, Motor Control, Power Management, Signal Chain, System Design and USB. Future curriculum is expected to include CAN/LIN, IrDA, Lighting and RF. With a worldwide network of Regional Training Centers and certified third-party trainers, Microchip makes it easy to enhance your technical skills, with locations in nearly every metropolitan area across the world! For those organizations who desire to have a number of employees attend a course at the same time, Microchip can customize any curriculum to meet your specific needs. Our instructors arrive at your location with all presentation materials and equipment, making it easy for your whole team to benefit from a specific course topic in one setting. In addition to the instruction, most Regional Training Center classes offer the opportunity to purchase a set of the development tools used in the class at a discounted price. If the class you are interested in is not scheduled in your area, you can sign up to receive an alert when a session is scheduled. For information on scheduling custom in-house training, contact your local RTC directly or visit the Microchip RTC web site: www.microchip.com/RTC

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Doc. Type Application Note Data Sheet Doc. Title mTouch Conductive Noise Immunity Techniques 24AA256 Data Sheet 25AA1024 Data Sheet 25AA512 Data Sheet 24AA02E48/025E48 Data Sheet 25LC1024 Data Sheet 25LC512 Data Sheet PIC16F630/676 Data Sheet PIC18F/LF1XK50 Data Sheet PIC18F4XK22 Family Data Sheet MCP1623/24 Low-Voltage Input Boost Regulator for PIC MCUs Data Sheet Product Brief Programming Specification PIC16F/LF151X Product Brief PIC12F/HV609/PIC16F/HV610 Flash Programming PIC18F1XK50/18LF1XK50 Memory Programming Info Sheet User's Guide PIC24FJ256GB210 Plug-in Module Manual MPLAB Starter Kit for dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers Users Guide XLP 16-bit Development Kit User's Guide dsPIC DSC DTMF Generation Library User's Guide FRM Chapter PIC24F Family Reference Manual - Sect. 32 High-Level Device Integration PIC24F Family Reference Manual - Sect. 11 Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) PIC32MX Family Reference Manual - Section 14. Timers dsIC33F Family Reference Manual - Section 17. UART DS No. 01317A 21203Q 21836H 22021F 22124D 22064D 22065C 40039F 41350D 41412B 41420A 41424A 41284E 41342E 51908B 51700B 51873B 70334B 39719D 39724B 61105E 70188D Doc. Type Errata Doc. Title

Visit our Technical Documentation page at www.microchip.com to view the documents. DS No. 80184F 80243M 80411C 80425F 80462D 80463C 80464C

PIC16F716 Errata PIC16F631/677/685/687/689/690 Errata PIC18F1XK50/LF Errata PIC18F24K20/25K/44K/45K Errata dsPIC33FJ12GP201/202 Family Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification dsPIC33FJ32MC202/204 and dsPIC33FJ16MC304 Family Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification dsPIC33FJ64MCX06A/X08A/X10A and dsPIC33FJ128MCX06A/X08A/X10A Family Silicon Errata and Datasheet Clarification dsPIC33FJ64MCX06A/X08A/X10A and dsPIC33FJ128MCX06A/X08A/X10A Family Silicon Errata and Datasheet Clarification PIC16F1934/36/37 Errata PIC16F/LF1826/27 Errata PIC16F/LF1933 Errata PIC18F/LF25/45K22 Errata MCP2200 Rev. A0 Errata PIC16F/LF1938/1939 Errata PIC24FJ256GB210 Family Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification PIC24FJ256DA210 Family Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification PIC18F87K22 Family Silicon Errata and Data Sheet Clarification

80465C 80479C 80485C 80490C 80498A 80499A 80501A 80504A 80505A 80507A

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