This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the MCP3901 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-Bit MCUs. Items discussed in this chapter include: • Document Layout • Conventions Used in this Guide • Recommended Reading • The Microchip Web Site • Customer Support • Document Revision History MCP3901 ADC Evaluation Board for 16-Bit MCUs User’s Guide 2010 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51845B Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices: Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet. Microchip believes that its family of products is one of the most secure families of its kind on the market today, when used in the intended manner and under normal conditions. There are dishonest and possibly illegal methods used to breach the code protection feature. All of these methods, to our knowledge, require using the Microchip products in a manner outside the operating specifications contained in Microchip’s Data Sheets. Most likely, the person doing so is e……