This preface contains general information that will be useful to know before you use the dsPICDEMô 80-Pin Starter Development Board. Items discussed in this chapter include: ï Document Layout ï Conventions Used in this Guide ï Warranty Registration ï Recommended Reading ï The Microchip Web Site ï Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service ï Customer Support ï Document Revision History dsPICDEM 80-Pin Starter Development Board User’s Guide 2006 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51584B 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 ope……