3.1 MCC Generated Code

To generate this project using the MCC, follow these steps:

1. Create a new MPLAB X IDE project.
2. Open the MCC from the toolbar (information on how to install the MCC plug-in can be found on the Microchip website).
3. Go to Project Resources > System > System Module and use the following configurations:
   • Oscillator Select: HFINTOSC
   • HF Internal Clock: 4 MHz
   • Clock Divider: 4
   • In the Watchdog Timer Enable field, in the WWDT tab, ensure WDT Disable is selected
   • In the Programming tab, make sure Low-Voltage Programming Enable is checked
4. From the Device Resources window, add EUSART2 to the project, then use the following configurations:
   • Mode: Asynchronous
   • Enable EUSART: Checked
   • Enable Transmit: Checked
   • Baud Rate: 9600
   • Transmission-bits: 8 bits
   • Reception-bits: 8 bits
   • Data Polarity: Noninverted
   • Redirect STDIO to USART: Checked
5. Open Pin Manager > Grid View window, select UQFN40 in the MCU package field and select pin RD0 as EUSART TX.

   

6. Click Generate in the Project Resources tab.
7. In the main.c file, which has been generated by MCC:
   • Add the following defines:

     #define START_DATA_STREAM_PROTOCOL 0x03
     #define STOP_DATA_STREAM_PROTOCOL 0xFC

   • Add the following code in the main function (replacing the existing while(1) loop):

     uint8_t cnt = 0;
     while (1)
     {
         printf("%c%c%c%c", START_DATA_STREAM_PROTOCOL, cnt, cnt * 2, STOP_DATA_STREAM_PROTOCOL);
         cnt = cnt + 1;
         __delay_ms(50);
     }

8. Use MPLAB X Data Visualizer as described in the appendix, How to Configure MPLAB X Data Visualizer to Decode Data Stream Protocol.