3.9.4.1.13 TC Timer Mode on PIC32CM LS00 Curiosity Nano+ Touch Evaluation Kit
Description
This application show how to use the Timer Counter (TC) peripheral to generate periodic timeouts. The TC channel is configured in timer mode and generates periodic interrupt. LED is toggled in the interrupt handler to indicate periodic callback the user can see the LED (LED1) blink on the PIC32CM LS00 Curiosity Nano+ Touch evaluation kit.
Modules/Technology Used
- Peripheral Modules
- TC0
- PM
- EVSYS
- NVMCTRL
- GPIO
The following figure provides the MCC Harmony project graph with all the components.
Hardware Used
Software/Tools Used
This project has been verified to work with the following versions of software tools:
Refer to the Project Manifest present in
harmony-manifest-success.yml under the project folder
firmware\tc_timer_mode\src\config\pic32cm_ls00_cnano.
- Refer to the Release Notes to know the MPLAB X IDE and MCC Plug-in version.
Due to 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 the document How to Use the MPLAB Harmony v3 Project Manifest Feature (DS90003305).
Setup
- Connect the PIC32CM LS00
Curiosity Nano+ Touch evaluation 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.
- 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,
- Create Prebuilt
Project,
- Click the Browse button to select the prebuilt hex file
- Select Device as PIC32CM5164LS00048
- Ensure the proper tool is selected under Hardware Tool and click the Next button
- Select Project
Name and Folder,
- Select appropriate project name and folder and click the Finish button
- Create Prebuilt
Project,
- In MPLAB X IDE, click the Make and Program Device button to program the device
- Follow the steps in Running the Demo section
Programming/Debugging Application Project
- Open the project
(
tc\frimware\tc_timer_mode) in MPLAB X IDE - Ensure
PIC32CM LS00 Curiosity Nanois selected as hardware tool to program/debug the application - Build the code and program the device by clicking on the Make and Program button in MPLAB X IDE tool bar
Toggling LED Output
- It toggles an LED every
time the callback is triggered

Comments
- Reference Training Module: Arm TrustZone Getting Started Application on PIC32CM LS60 (Arm Cortex-M23) MCUs
- This application demo
builds and works out of box by following the instructions in Running the
Demo section. If the user needs to enhance/customize this application
demo, should use the MPLAB Harmony v3 Software framework. Refer to the
following links 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)
- How to Set up the Tools Required to Get Started with MPLAB® Harmony v3 and 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
