1.9 USART Driver Synchronous - USART Echo
This example echoes the received characters over the console using the USART driver in synchronous mode.
Description
This example uses the USART driver in synchronous mode in Bare-Metal environment to communicate over the console. It receives and echo’s back the characters entered by the user.
Downloading and Building the Application
To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file. This content can also be downloaded using content manager by following these instructions.
Path of the application within the repository is apps/driver/usart/sync/usart_echo/firmware.
To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.
Project Name | Description |
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pic32mm_usb_curiosity.X | MPLABX project for PIC32MM USB Curiosity Development Board |
Setting Up the Hardware
The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.
Project Name | Description |
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pic32mm_usb_curiosity.X | PIC32MM USB Curiosity Development Board |
Setting Up PIC32MM USB Curiosity Development Board
- To run the demo, the following additional hardware are required:
- Connect micro USB cable to the ‘USB1’ connector on the board to the computer
- Install an USB UART click board on to the mikroBUS socket J4
- Connect mini USB cable between PC and the USB UART click board
Running the Application
- Open the Terminal application (Ex.:Tera term) on the computer
- Connect to the “USB to UART” COM port and configure the serial settings as
follows:
- Baud : 115200
- Data : 8 Bits
- Parity : None
- Stop : 1 Bit
- Flow Control : None
- Build and Program the application project using its IDE
- See the following message in the console:
- Type 10 characters in terminal
- Entered 10 characters is echoed back and LED is toggled
Board | LED Name |
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PIC32MM USB Curiosity Development Board | LED1 |