User`s guide
Preface
© 2008 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70320B-page 5
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE
Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip 
products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are changes, 
updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool of 
interest.
To register, access the Microchip web site at www.microchip.com, click on Customer 
Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.
The Development Systems product group categories are:
• Compilers – The latest information on Microchip C compilers and other language 
tools. These include the MPLAB C18 and MPLAB C30 C compilers; MPASM™ 
and MPLAB ASM30 assemblers; MPLINK™ and MPLAB LINK30 object linkers; 
and MPLIB™ and MPLAB LIB30 object librarians.
• Emulators – The latest information on Microchip in-circuit emulators.This 
includes the MPLAB ICE 2000 and MPLAB ICE 4000.
• In-Circuit Debuggers – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit 
debugger, MPLAB ICD 2.
• MPLAB
®
 IDE – The latest information on Microchip MPLAB IDE, the Windows
®
Integrated Development Environment for development systems tools. This list is 
focused on the MPLAB IDE, MPLAB SIM simulator, MPLAB IDE Project Manager 
and general editing and debugging features.
• Programmers – The latest information on Microchip programmers. These include 
the MPLAB PM3 and PRO MATE II device programmers and the PICSTART
®
Plus and PICkit™ 1 development programmers.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels:
• Distributor or Representative
• Local Sales Office
• Field Application Engineer (FAE)
• Technical Support
Customers should contact their distributor, representative or field application engineer 
(FAE) for support. Local sales offices are also available to help customers. A listing of 
sales offices and locations is included in the back of this document.
Technical support is available through the web site at: http://support.microchip.com
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
Revision A (February 2008)
Initial release of this document.
Revision B (November 2008)
This revision of the document includes the following updates:
• Extensive updates have been made throughout the document to reflect the 
redesign of the software and the hardware to accommodate the 3.3V SMPS 
dsPIC
®
 DSC device (dsPIC33FJ16GS504)
• Modified contents of Appendix B. “Test Results” (previously named “Source 
Code”)
• Updated all board layout diagrams and schematics in Appendix A. “Board 
Layouts and Schematics”










