MCP1630 LOW-COST BATTERY
CHARGER USER’S GUIDE
©
2005 Microchip Technology Inc.
DS51555A-page 1
Preface
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
MCP1630 Low-Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger. Items discussed in this chapter include:
• Conventions Used in this Guide
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the MCP1630 Low-Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger.
The manual layout is as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Product Overview” – Important information about the MCP1630
Low-Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger.
• Chapter 2. “Installation and Operation” – Includes instructions on how to get
started with this demo board and a description of the demo board.
• Appendix A. “Schematic and Layouts” – Shows the schematic and layout
diagrams for the MCP1630 Low-Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger.
• Appendix B. “Bill-Of-Materials (BOM)” – Lists the parts used to build the
MCP1630 Low-Cost Li-Ion Battery Charger.
• Appendix C. “Evaluation Board Firmware” – Provides information about the
application firmware and where the source code can be found.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
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