User manual

CONSUMER-BAND BPSK 7.2 kbps
PLM PICtail™ PLUS DAUGHTER
BOARD USER’S GUIDE
© 2011 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70656A-page 19
Chapter 3. Demonstration
This chapter describes simple applications that demonstrate the capabilities of the
Consumer-band BPSK 7.2 kbps PLM PICtail Plus Daughter Board. Topics covered
include:
• Software and Tools
• Demonstration Applications
3.1 SOFTWARE AND TOOLS
For free demonstration source code and more information, please visit the related web
page at www.microchip.com/powerline. From the landing page, select Consumer-
band BPSK 7.2 kbps PLM PICtail Plus Daughter Board. In the downloads section,
select a demonstration application to download an archive file that contains the related
demonstration source files.
The MPLAB
®
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) should be installed prior to
using the daughter board for application development. While MPLAB IDE provides the
assembler tools for development, demonstration applications are written in the C
language and require a C compiler to be installed.
Both the MPLAB IDE and C Compiler are free (see Note below) and available for
download at www.microchip.com/MPLAB and www.microchip.com/compilers,
respectively.
3.1.1 Running the Demonstration Applications
After downloading the desired demonstration application from the website, use the
following steps to compile and run the demonstration application:
1. Connect the hardware as described in 1.2 “Board Setup”. For detailed
instructions on setting up the Explorer 16 Development Board, refer to the
“Explorer 16 Development Board User’s Guide” (DS51589).
2. Connect the device programmer to a development computer.
3. Launch the required demonstration application in MPLAB IDE by double-clicking
the appropriate project file (
*.mcp).
4. Verify and optionally edit the configuration files of the demonstration project.
Refer to 3.1.3 “Configuration Settings” for information regarding configuration
options.
5. Select Project > Build
to build the application. Verify that the build was successful
and that it completed
without any warnings.
6. Select Programmer > Select Programmer
to choose the desired programmer.
Connect the programmer to the target Explorer 16 Development Board.
7. Program the demonstration application into the dsPIC33F DSC device on the
target Explorer 16 Development Board by selecting Programmer > Program
.
Note: Standard Evaluation (Free) – All optimization levels are enabled for 60
days, but then revert to optimization level 1 only.
Note: Some demonstration applications may use different project files for
successive Explorer 16 Development Boards. Please refer to
3.2 “Demonstration Applications” for details on these applications.