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PIC32MX Starter Kit Tutorial

2.4.2 View the Getting Started Tutorial

Perform the following steps to view the tutorial:

1. After your computer has rebooted, the Getting Started Tutorial menu opens.

2. View the tutorial instructions for connecting to the starter kit board and running

the tutorial project.

If you performed the installation steps as you followed along in the Getting Started

tutorial, skip to Section 2.5 “Starting the Tutorial Project” on page 16.

If you did not, continue to the next page for instructions about how to connect the board

and install the device driver.

2.4.3 Connect the Starter Kit Board

Using the supplied USB cable, connect the board to an open USB port on your com-

puter. (A USB hub that is not bus-powered can also be used.) Connect the other end

of the cable into the USB connector on the starter kit board.

Check the board: the green power LED D3 should be lit. If it is not, check the

connections at the port, hub, and board.

2.4.4 Install the USB Device Driver

Perform the following steps to install the USB device driver:

1. When the USB cable is connected, the “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog

box opens, as shown in Figure 2-2. When asked whether to install the software

automatically or install from a list or specific location, select “Install software

automatically” and click Next.

FIGURE 2-2: FOUND NEW HARDWARE WIZARD

Note: The USB driver installation steps described here refer specifically to

installing the driver on a Microsoft Windows XP operating system.