Chapter 1. Introduction; Overview - Microchip Technology MPLAB User Manual

Thank you for purchasing Microchip Technology's MPLAB
Memory Products. This kit allows the user to read, write and verify any Microchip serial
memory product including I
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.
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