This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using 16-bit
language tools. Items discussed include:
• Document Layout
• Conventions Used in this Guide
• Recommended Reading
• The Microchip Web Site
• myMicrochip Personalized Notification Service
• Customer Support MPLAB ASSEMBLER,
LINKER AND UTILITIES
for PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC DSCs
User’s Guide
2003-2011 Microchip Technology Inc. DS51317J
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 specificat……