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SERIAL MEMORY PRODUCTS

USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 1. Introduction

Memory Products. This kit allows the user to read, write and verify any Microchip serial

includes a built-in utility that tests EEPROM endurance.

This chapter introduces the Memory Starter Kit and provides an overview of its

features. Topics covered include:

•Overview

• Operational Requirements

• Board Setup

1.1

OVERVIEW

The MPLAB Starter Kit for Serial Memory Products connects directly to the USB port

on a computer. The PC USB connection supplies communications and power to the

board.

The Memory Starter Kit includes programmer circuitry that allows data to be

programmed onto the serial memory device and to verify its contents, all using MPLAB

IDE.

The MPLAB Starter Kit for Serial Memory Products was designed to be a simple to use,

yet powerful tool for people designing or troubleshooting serial memory applications.

Apart from programming and reading the contents of all Microchip serial memory

devices, it can help understand the communications between the memory device and

a microcontroller, and to troubleshoot application problems.