2.5 Required Test Points

This section describes the required test points for the PIC32CX1012BZ24032 SoC-based design. Adding test points for all power rails, including VDD_1P35V and VDD_1P2V, is recommended. This is required for debugging purposes.

In addition, adding pins, such as PA5 (TxD) and PA6 (RxD), as test points for the Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART) interface is mandatory. Interface to these UART pins is required for accessing the test mode interface using the MCHPRT3 Radio Test Tool during validation, regulatory and production testing of the PIC32CX1012BZ24032 design.

For meeting programming requirements, test points for programming interface pins (SWDIO, SWDCLK, NMCLR, VDD, GND) must be added in design.

For verifying the RF performance of the design in the production and prototype stages, adding an RF test point in the RF trace between the LPF section and the antenna network matching section is required.