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F1 EVALUATION PLATFORM
USER’S GUIDE
 2010 Microchip Technology Inc. DS41401B-page 3
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1. F1 Evaluation Platform Overview
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 11
1.2 Platform Contents ......................................................................................... 11
1.3 Hardware Features ....................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2. Getting Started
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Powering the F1 Evaluation Platform ........................................................... 13
2.3 Powering with PICkit™ 3 .............................................................................. 13
2.4 Powering with the Connector at JP3 ............................................................ 14
2.5 Powering with PICkit™ Serial ....................................................................... 14
2.6 Powering with the BLDC Expansion Header J3 ........................................... 15
2.7 Default Firmware .......................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3. Programming the F1 Evaluation Platform
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 17
3.2 Programming/Development Tool Support .................................................... 17
3.3 Hardware Resources .................................................................................... 18
Chapter 4. Demo Code
4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 19
4.2 I
2
C™ Demo .................................................................................................. 19
4.3 LCD Demo .................................................................................................... 19
4.4 BLDC Demo ................................................................................................. 19
4.5 Combined Demo .......................................................................................... 19
Chapter 5. Hardware Libraries and Drivers
5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 21
5.2 I
2
C™ Driver .................................................................................................. 21
5.3 MCP9800 Driver ........................................................................................... 21
5.4 RTCC Driver ................................................................................................. 21
5.5 LCD Driver .................................................................................................... 21
5.6 Using the I
2
C™ Driver .................................................................................. 22
5.7 Using the LCD driver .................................................................................... 24
5.8 Using the RTCC Driver ................................................................................. 26
5.9 Using the MCP9800 Driver ........................................................................... 27
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 29
6.2 Common Problems ....................................................................................... 29