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# 3.2.1 Getting Started Application with PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit

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## Description

This application demonstrates an LED (LED1[RGB-RED]) toggle on timeout basis and print the LED toggling rate on the serial terminal. The periodicity of the timeout will change from 500 milliseconds to one second, two seconds, four seconds and back to 500 milliseconds every time the user presses the switch SW1 on the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit.

The demo application has additional functionality to print the current room temperature periodically using on board temperature sensor.

## Modules/Technology Used

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

## Hardware Used

- PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development 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/pic32mzda_curiosity.

- 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).

## Hardware Setup

- Connect the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit 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.

## 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 PIC32MZ2064DAR176.
     - 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 (pic32mzda_getting_started\firmware\pic32mz_da_curiosity.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).
- Set the baud rate to 115200.
- Reset or power cycle the device.
- An LED (LED1[RGB-RED]) on the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit toggles on every timeout basis and the default periodicity of the timeout is 500 milliseconds.
- And the LED toggling rate is displayed on the serial terminal.
- Press the switch SW1 on the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit to change the periodicity of the timeout to one second.
- Every subsequent pressing of the switch SW1 on the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit changes the periodicity of the timeout to 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 500 milliseconds, and back to 1 second in cyclic order.
- Press the switch SW2 on the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit to read and print the Temperature from the Temperature Sensor.
- The temperature read is displayed on a serial console on a periodical basis.
- Press the switch SW1 on the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit to change the periodicity of the temperature values displayed on the serial console. The periodicity will be changed between 500 milliseconds, one second, two seconds, four seconds and back to 500 milliseconds on every time user press the switch SW1 on the PIC32MZ DA Curiosity Development Kit.

## Comments

- 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