The Microchip Website

Microchip provides online support via our website at www.microchip.com/. This website is used to make files and

information easily available to customers. Some of the content available includes:

• Product Support – Data sheets and errata, application notes and sample programs, design resources, user’s

guides and hardware support documents, latest software releases and archived software

• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), technical support requests, online

discussion groups, Microchip design partner program member listing

• Business of Microchip – Product selector and ordering guides, latest Microchip press releases, listing of

seminars and events, listings of Microchip sales offices, distributors and factory representatives

Product Change Notification Service

Microchip’s product change notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip products. Subscribers will

receive email notification whenever there are changes, updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product

family or development tool of interest.

To register, go to www.microchip.com/pcn and follow the registration instructions.

Customer Support

Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels:

• Distributor or Representative

• Local Sales Office

• Embedded Solutions Engineer (ESE)

• Technical Support

Customers should contact their distributor, representative or ESE for support. Local sales offices are also available to

help customers. A listing of sales offices and locations is included in this document.

Technical support is available through the website at: www.microchip.com/support

Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature

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

specifications contained in Microchip’s Data Sheets. Most likely, the person doing so is engaged in theft of

intellectual property.

• Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity of their code.

• Neither Microchip nor any other semiconductor manufacturer can guarantee the security of their code. Code

protection does not mean that we are guaranteeing the product as “unbreakable.”

Code protection is constantly evolving. We at Microchip are committed to continuously improving the code protection

features of our products. Attempts to break Microchip’s code protection feature may be a violation of the Digital

Millennium Copyright Act. If such acts allow unauthorized access to your software or other copyrighted work, you

may have a right to sue for relief under that Act.

Legal Notice

Information contained in this publication regarding device applications and the like is provided only for your

convenience and may be superseded by updates. It is your responsibility to ensure that your application meets with

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