2 MCHPRT3 Tool Overview
This section provides an overview of the MCHPRT3 tool setup and its
components. Install the MCHPRT3 tool. By default, the MCHPRT3 tool installs the PIC32MZ2051W1 package in the C:\Microchip\ folder.
Note: Microchip recommends the Windows 10
operating system for the use of the MCHPRT3 tool.
The following table lists the MCHPRT3 tool package files:
| File Name | Description |
|---|---|
MCHPRT3.exe file |
MCHPRT3 executable file |
MCHPRT3_CLI.exe file |
MCHPRT3 CLI executable file |
uninstall.exe file |
Uninstalls the MCHPRT3 tool |
vc_redist.x86.exe file |
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x86) executable file |
The following table lists the PIC32MZ2051W1 package files:
| File Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| examples>python3 folder | dll_wrapper folder | Contains conversion files between python3 and the PIC32MZ2051W1
.dll files |
| docs folder | Contains python3 example complied HTML help file | |
| gui_wrapper folder | Contains individual python3 Graphical User Interface (GUI) files | |
engine.py file |
Python3 example programming manager file | |
PIC32MZ2051W1_GUI.py file |
Python3 example file for the PIC32MZ2051W1 GUI | |
version.py file |
Version information | |
HEX file (.hex
file) |
Hardware Under Test (HUT) firmware file | |
PIC32MZ2051W1.chm |
PIC32MZ2051W1 complied HTML help file | |
PIC32MZ2051W1.dll
file |
PIC32MZ2051W1 dynamic link library file | |
PIC32MZ2051W1_CDECL.dll file |
Default calling convention file for C and C++ programs | |
PIC32MZ2051W1_CLI.dll file |
PIC32MZ2051W1 CLI dynamic link library file | |
PIC32MZ2051W1_GUI.dll file |
PIC32MZ2051W1 GUI dynamic link library file | |
release_note.txt
file |
Release History | |
Note: The MCHPRT3 tool works efficiently only with the HUT firmware version packaged
with the PIC32MZ2051W1, which is included in the MCHPRT3 tool package.