4.6 Running a Precompiled Application Example

This section gives a detail explanation on how to open, build and program an existing application example.

Prerequisites

COM Port Setup

To resolve COM port issues that prevent the output of text to the Tera Term terminal using the PIC32-BZ6 curiosity board, follow these steps:

Close Tera Term and unplug the curiosity board from the computer.
Open Device Manager.
Figure 4-13. Device Manager
Plug the Curiosity board back into the computer.
In the Tera Term window, select “Serial”.
- Select USB Serial Device from “Port”
In the Setup tab, change the value from 9600 to 115200 in “Speed”. Click New setting to apply the changes.
Press the Reset button on the board to see text on the terminal if the curiosity board is programmed to do that.

Opening, Building and Programming an Existing Application Example

Connect Curiosity Board to the PC using USB cable.
Open MPLAB X IDE.
Select File > Open Project.

Browse to project location of choice (In this example, it is ble_sensor) project, select project file from the location

<Harmony Content Path>\wireless_apps_pic32_bz6\apps\ble\advanced applications\ble_sensor\precompiled_hex\ble_sensor.X.production.signed.hex

Attention

If multiple projects are open within IDE, IDE may not choose to build/program the "ble_sensor" project

Select the "ble_sensor" project, right click and select the setting "Set as Main Project"Information related to the workings of the application example are available in "PIC32CX-BZ6 and PIC32WM-BZ6 Application Developer's Guide" available in the wireless_apps_pic32_bz6\docs folder.

Open Project Properties:
- Select PIC32-BZ6 Curiosity Board as hardware tool for programming
- Ensure correct DFP is selected as mentioned in the Tools and Harmony Components
Select XC32 compiler.
Select option Build Project in IDE to compile the application example.
Select option Run Project in IDE to program the target – the onboard debugger will program the example application.
Note: A smartphone app might be needed to explore the full feature set of BLE Application examples.