3 External Connections

External connections refer to the hardware connections used between the target hardware and the PC. These connections define the type of communication between the target and the MPLAB Data Visualizer. The type of connection depends on the device support.

To connect the target to the PC: Follow the instructions for the device or demonstration board.

To select the connection to the visualizer: On the Data Sources (left) pane:

• DGI Tools - selection specifies communication with any tool that has the Data Gateway Interface. It is capable of input streaming communication over SPI, I2C, USART and Debug GPIO. The feature set varies by tool.
• Serial/CDC Connections - selection specifies communication with any serial port on the system that can be set up using baud rate, parity, data bits and stop bits.