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# 3.3.1 Getting Started Application on Curiosity PIC32MZ EF 2.0 Development Board

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## Description

The application reads the current room temperature from the temperature sensor on the I/O1 Xplained Pro Extension. The temperature read is displayed on a serial console periodically every 500 milliseconds. The periodicity of the temperature values displayed on the serial console is changed to one second, two seconds, four seconds, and back to 500 milliseconds every time the user presses the switch SW1 on the Curiosity PIC32MZ EF 2.0 Development Board. LED1 is toggled every time the temperature is displayed on the serial console.

## Modules/Technology Used

- Peripheral Modules
  - I2C
  - Timer
  - GPIO
  - UART
  - DMA

## Hardware Used

- Curiosity PIC32MZ EF 2.0 Development Board
- I/O1 Xplained Pro Extension Kit

## Software/Tools Used

This project has been verified to work with the following versions of software tools:

Refer Project Manifest present in harmony-manifest-success.yml under the project folder firmware/src/config/pic32mz_ef_curiosity_v2

- Refer the Release Notes to know the MPLAB X IDE and MCC Plugin version.
- Any Serial Terminal application, such as Tera Term terminal application.

Because Microchip regularly updates tools, occasionally issue(s) could be discovered while using the newer versions of the tools. If the project does not seem to work and version incompatibility is suspected. It is recommended to double-check and use the same versions that the project was tested with. To download original version of MPLAB Harmony v3 packages, refer to document How to Use the MPLAB Harmony v3 Project Manifest Feature (DS90003305).

## Setup

- Connect the Curiosity PIC32MZ EF 2.0 Development Board to the Host PC as a USB Device through a Type-A male to micro-B USB cable connected to Micro-B USB (Debug USB) port.
- Connect the I/O1 Xplained Pro Extension Kit (Temperature Sensor) to J501 (Extension Header 1 (EXT1)) on the Curiosity PIC32MZ EF 2.0 Development Board.

## Programming hex file

The pre-built hex file can be programmed by following the below steps

Steps to program the hex file

- Open MPLAB X IDE
- Close all existing projects in IDE, if any project is opened.
- Go to File -> Import -> Hex/ELF File.
- In the Import Image File window,
  1. Create Prebuilt Project,
     - Click the Browse button to select the prebuilt hex file.
     - Select Device as PIC32MZ2048EFM144.
     - Ensure the proper tool is selected under Hardware Tool and click on Next button.
  2. Select Project Name and Folder,
     - Select appropriate project name and folder and click on Finish button
- In MPLAB X IDE, click on Make and Program Device button to program the device.
- Follow the steps in Running the Demo section below.

## Programming/Debugging Application Project

- Open the project (getting_started\firmware\pic32mz_ef_curiosity_v2.X) in MPLAB X IDE.
- Ensure Curiosity/Starter Kits (PKOB4) is selected as hardware tool to program/debug the application.
- Build the code and program the device by clicking on the Make and Program Device button in MPLAB X IDE tool bar.
- Follow the steps in Running the Demo section below.

## Running the Demo

- Open the Tera Term terminal application on the PC (from the Windows Start menu by pressing the Start button).
- Change the baud rate to 115200.
- The user should see the temperature values (in °F) being displayed on the terminal every 500 milliseconds, as shown below.
- Notice LED1 blinking at a 500 millisecond rate.
- The user may vary the temperature by placing the finger on the temperature sensor (for a few seconds).
- Press the SW1 switch on the Curiosity PIC32MZ EF 2.0 Development Board to change the default sampling rate to one second.
- Every subsequent press of switch SW1 on the Curiosity PIC32MZ EF 2.0 Development Board changes the default sampling rate to two seconds, four seconds, 500 milliseconds and back to one second in cyclic order as shown below.
- While the temperature sampling rate changes on every switch SW1 press, notice LED1 toggling at the same sampling rate.

## Comments

- Reference Training Module: Getting Started with Harmony v3 Peripheral Libraries on PIC32MZ EF MCUs
- This application demo builds and works out of box by following the instructions above in Running the Demo section. If the user needs to enhance/customize this application demo, should use the MPLAB Harmony v3 Software framework. Refer links below to setup and build the applications using MPLAB Harmony.
  - How to Setup MPLAB Harmony v3 Software Development Framework (DS90003232).
  - How to Build an Application by Adding a New PLIB, Driver, or Middleware to an Existing MPLAB Harmony v3 Project (DS90003253).
  - MPLAB Harmony v3 is configurable through MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC). Refer to the below links for specific instructions to use MPLAB Harmony v3 with MCC.
    - Create a new MPLAB Harmony v3 project using MCC
    - Update and Configure an Existing MHC-based MPLAB Harmony v3 Project to MCC-based Project
    - Getting Started with MPLAB Harmony v3 Using MPLAB Code Configurator
    - MPLAB Code Configurator Content Manager for MPLAB Harmony v3 Projects