User manual

Step-by-Step Procedures to Setup, Build, and Run a Demo Project

Some very simple code will be added to the template file to print a “Hello World…”

string to a serial console connected to the evaluation board. We will use the UART

Peripheral Library provided by Microchip.

- Build Project

The project will be built – causing the source files to be compiled and linked into

machine code that can run on the selected PIC32 MCU.

- Test Code

Finally, the code will be tested by running it on the evaluation board.

5.5 SELECTING THE DEVICE

Choose Configure>Select Device from the top IDE menu. In the Device dialog, select

the PIC32 variant from the drop-down list.

FIGURE 5-2: MPLAB IDE SELECT DEVICE

The “lights” indicate which MPLAB IDE components support this device.

- A green light indicates full support.

- A yellow light indicates preliminary support for an upcoming part by the

particular MPLAB IDE tool component. Components with a yellow light

instead of a green light are often intended for early adopters of new parts

who need quick support and understand that some operations or functions

may not be available.

- A red light indicates no support for this device. Support may be forthcoming or

inappropriate for the tool.

Note: Some aspects of the user interface will change in future product releases

and the screen shots in this guide may not exactly match the appearance

of the MPLAB IDE desktop in later releases.