This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before you use the dsPIC33E USB Starter Kit or the PIC24E USB Starter Kit. Items discussed in this Preface include: • Document Layout • Conventions Used in this Guide • Warranty Registration • Recommended Reading • The Microchip Web Site • Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service • Customer Support • Document Revision History dsPIC33E USB Starter Kit and PIC24E USB Starter Kit User’s Guide 2010-2011 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51936B 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 i……