Welcome to your top source for comprehensive microcontroller solutions. Microchip Technology, the world leader in 8-bit microcontroller shipments, now offers the dsPIC Æ family of 16-bit digital signal controllers. Targeted at a wide variety of applications, the dsPIC30F offers the flexibility and control of a microcontroller with the computation and throughput capabilities of a digital signal processor. The dsPIC30F is supported by several development tools centered around the industry-leading MPLAB Æ Integrated Development Environment (IDE). In this guide, youíll learn how to use the MPLAB IDE and related assembler, compiler, linker, simulator, debugger and emulator tools. All the tools are covered, so youíll find this guide useful, even if you donít have hardware yet. Hands-on tutorials maximize your learning experience and minimize your learning time. These tutorials use the MPLAB ICD 2 In-Circuit Debugger with either the dsPICDEMô Starter Demonstration Board or the dsPICDEMô 1.1 General Purpose Development Board to both program and debug the device. Tutorials are also available for the dsPICDEMô 28-Pin Starter Demonstration Board and the dsPICDEMô 2 Development Board. Items discussed in this Preface include: ï About This Guide ï Recommended Reading ï The Microchip Web Site ï Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service ï Customer Support Getting Started with dsPIC30F Digital Signal Controllers User’s Guide 2005 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70151A 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, t……