User manual

Getting Started with PIC32

5.11 BUILDING THE PROJECT

From the Project menu, we can compile and link the current files.

To build the project, select either:

Project>Build All

- Right click on the project name in the project window and select Build All

- Click the Build All icon on the Project toolbar. Hover the mouse over icons to

see pop-up text of what they represent.

The Output window shows the result of the build process. There should be no errors

on any step.

FIGURE 5-12: MPLAB IDE PROJECT BUILD

5.12 TESTING THE CODE

First download the hex image of the program we just built by selecting Debugger->Pro-

gram from the Debugger menu or directly program from the “Debug Toolbar”. The

programming operation should occur with no errors.

In order to test our example application, we need to set-up the PC part too.

Connect a serial cable between the board RS-232 connector and one of the PC’s COM

ports and open a Hyper Terminal application on the PC (Programs->Accesso-

ries->Communications->Hyper Terminal).

Select a proper name for this connection, click OK and then, in the “Connect To” screen

select the COM port that’s connected to the development board.