PIC32 Starter Kit Information Sheet The PIC32 Starter Kit (DM320001) provides a low-cost method for the development and testing of applications with PIC32 devices. This evaluation kit includes the PIC32 Starter Kit board and an A to mini-B USB cable. The PIC32 Starter Kit board features a mini-B USB port for debugging, three user-programmable LEDs and three push button switches that can be easily used with the preloaded demonstration. Installing MPLAB® IDE and C Compilers The MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE) should be installed prior to using the PIC32 Starter Kit. While MPLAB IDE provides the assembler tools for development, the Microchip demonstration code requires installation of a C compiler. Microchip’s MPLAB C Compiler seamlessly integrates into MPLAB IDE. Both the MPLAB IDE and MPLAB C Compiler are free (see the note below) and are available for download at www.microchip.com/MPLAB and www.microchip.com/compilers, respectively. Note: Americas Asia/Pacific Europe Atlanta - 678-957-9614 Boston - 774-760-0087 Chicago - 630-285-0071 Cleveland - 216-447-0464 Dallas - 972-818-7423 Detroit - 248-538-2250 Kokomo - 765-864-8360 Los Angeles - 949-462-9523 Phoenix - 480-792-7200 Santa Clara - 408-961-6444 Toronto - 905-673-0699 Australia - Sydney - 61-2-9868-6733 China - Beijing - 86-10-8528-2100 China - Chengdu - 86-28-8665-5511 China - Chongqing - 86-23-8980-9588 China - Hong Kong SAR - 852-2401-1200 China - Nanjing- 86-25-8473-2460 China - Qingdao - 86-532-8502-7355 China - Shanghai - 86-21-5407-5533 China - Shenyang - 86-24-2334-2829 China - Shenzhen - 86-755-8203-2660 China - Wuhan - 86-27-5980-5300 China - Xiamen - 86-592-2388138 China - Xian - 86-29-8833-7252 China - Zhuhai - 86-756-3210040 India - Bangalore - 91-80-3090-4444 India - New Delhi - 91-11-4160-8631 India - Pune - 91-20-2566-1512 Japan - Yokohama - 81-45-471-6166 Korea - Daegu - 82-53-744-4301 Korea - Seoul - 82-2-554-7200 Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - 60-3-6201-9857 Malaysia - Penang - 60-4-227-8870 Philippines - Manila - 63-2-634-9065 Singapore - 65-6334-8870 Taiwan - Hsin Chu - 886-3-6578-300 Taiwan - Kaohsiung - 886-7-213-7830 Taiwan - Taipei - 886-2-2500-6610 Thailand - Bangkok - 66-2-694-1351 Austria - Weis - 43-7242-2244-39 Denmark - Copenhagen - 45-4450-2828 France - Paris - 33-1-69-53-63-20 Germany - Munich - 49-89-627-144-0 Italy - Milan - 39-0331-742611 Netherlands - Drunen - 31-416-690399 Spain - Madrid - 34-91-708-08-90 UK - Wokingham - 44-118-921-5869 08/04/10 Microchip Technology Inc. • 2355 West Chandler Blvd. • Chandler, AZ 85224-6199 www.microchip.com The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo, and MPLAB are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies. © 2011, Microchip Technology Incorporated, Printed in the U.S.A. All Rights Reserved. 08/10 DS51952A Standard Evaluation (Free) – All optimization levels are enabled for 60 days, but then revert to optimization level 1 only. Microchip Demonstration Code and More Information For the free Microchip demonstration code and more information, please visit the PIC32 Starter Kit page at: www.microchip.com. From the Design menu, click Development Tools. Then, from the Starter Kits menu, click Starter Kits, and then click PIC32 Starter Kit. From the download section, select PIC32_SK_Port_IO_Demo. Running the Port I/O Demonstration Code After downloading and installing the Microchip development tools, please use the following procedure to run the demonstration code: 1. Load the PIC32_SK_Port_IO_Demo code into MPLAB by double clicking the port_io_PIC32_PIC32 Starter Kit.mcp project file. 2. Connect the mini-B USB cable to the mini-B debugger port on the PIC32 Starter Kit board. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the development PC. Note: If prompted, the driver for the PIC32 Starter Kit is located at: <installation_dir>\Microchip\MPLAB IDE\PIC32MXSKit\Drivers. 3. Choose the PIC32 Starter Kit debugger tool in MPLAB IDE by selecting Debugger > Select Tool > PIC32 Starter Kit. 4. Build the project by selecting Project > Build All. 5. Download your code into the evaluation board microcontroller by selecting Debugger > Programming> Program All Memories. 6. Run the demonstration code that was previously downloaded by selecting Debugger > Run.