User manual

PICkit™ SERIAL ANALYZER

USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 1. PICkit™ Serial Analyzer Overview

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer development system enables a personal computer (PC)

to communicate with embedded development systems via serial protocols such as

C™, SPI, asynchronous and synchronous USART. The PC program uses a graphical

interface to enter data and commands to communicate to the target device. Data and

commands can be entered using basic or scripting commands. The PICkit™ Serial

Analyzer connects to the embedded development system using a 6-pin header.

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer is a sophisticated and highly configurable device. Please

take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the hardware interface and PC program

by reading this user’s guide. Chapter 2. “Getting Started” will guide you through

installing the PC program and running a simple demonstration program on the 28-Pin

Demo Board (DM164120-3) using the I

C serial protocol.

1.2 HIGHLIGHTS

This chapter discusses:

• PICkit™ Serial Analyzer Contents

• PICkit™ Serial Analyzer Development System

• PICkit™ Serial Analyzer Hardware

• PICkit™ Serial Analyzer PC Software

1.3 PICkit™ SERIAL ANALYZER CONTENTS

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer serial communications development system contains the

following items:

1. The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer

2. USB cable

3. PICkit™ Serial Analyzer CD-ROM

1.4 PICkit™ SERIAL ANALYZER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer consists of several components that together make an

embedded serial communications development system. The PC program runs on

Microsoft

Windows

compatible computers with a USB port. The PICkit™ Serial

Analyzer connects to the PC using a USB cable. Finally, the PICkit™ Serial Analyzer

interfaces to the target device using a 6-pin header. Figure 1-1 illustrates the PICkit™

Serial Analyzer embedded serial communications development system.