4 Use Case Examples

This section explains how to configure various bootloaders using MPLAB® X IDE and MCC Melody.

Introduction

This section will discuss various use cases for the MCC Melody 8-bit Bootloader and how to implement them using the MPLAB® X IDE. Click on the use case of interests and follow the instructions presented there.
Note: All these examples will be utilizing the Unified Bootloader Host Application for initiating the bootloader.

Prerequisites

  1. MPLAB® X IDE 6.05 or later
  2. MPLAB® XC8 2.40 or later
  3. MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC) 5.1.0 or later
  4. MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC) Device Libraries AVR® MCUs
  5. MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC) Device Libraries PIC10/PIC12/PIC16/PIC18 MCUs
  6. Microchip PIC18F-Q Series Device Support (1.14.237)
  7. Microchip AVR-Dx Series Device Support (2.1.152)
  8. MCC Melody Bootloader 8-Bit Library 3.0.0 or later

Installation

For help installing MCC or the MCC Melody Bootloader 8-Bit Library, refer to the installation section in the library Release Notes.