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Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC) Development Board User’s Guide 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C...
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Table of Contents Preface ........................... 4 Chapter 1. Introduction to Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC) 1.1 Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC) Development Board Kit Contents ....8 Chapter 2. Getting Started 2.1 Programming the Curiosity HPC Development Board ......... 11 2.1.1 Programming Using MPLAB X IDE ............
The document is organized as follows: • Chapter 1. “Introduction to Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC)” – This chapter contains general information regarding the Curiosity HPC Development Board kit contents, layout and power source.
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Curiosity High Pin Count Development Board User’s Guide CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS GUIDE This manual uses the following documentation conventions: DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS Description Represents Examples Arial font: Italic characters Referenced books MPLAB IDE User’s Guide Emphasized text ...is the only compiler...
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MPLAB REAL ICE in-circuit emulator, MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger and MPLAB PM3 device programmers. Also included ® are nonproduction development programmers such as PICSTART Plus and PICkit 2 and 3. 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 6...
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Curiosity High Pin Count Development Board User’s Guide CUSTOMER SUPPORT Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels: • Distributor or Representative • Local Sales Office • Field Application Engineer (FAE) • Technical Support Customers should contact their distributor, representative or field application engineer (FAE) for support.
CURIOSITY HIGH PIN COUNT DEVELOPMENT BOARD USER’S GUIDE Chapter 1. Introduction to Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC) The Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC) Development Board supports Microchip’s 28 and ® 40-pin 8-bit PIC MCUs. Two unique PDIP sockets are surrounded by dual-row expansion headers, which allow for connectivity to all pins on the PIC MCUs.
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Introduction to Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC) FIGURE 1-1: HPC DEVELOPMENT BOARD REV 1 1. USB micro connector 2. 3.3/5V power jumper 3. Master Clear Reset button 4. Dual-row expansion headers 5. PIC MCU socket for 28-pin microcontroller 6. PIC MCU socket for 40-pin microcontroller 7.
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Introduction to Curiosity High Pin Count (HPC) FIGURE 1-2: HPC DEVELOPMENT BOARD REV 2 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 10...
CURIOSITY HIGH PIN COUNT DEVELOPMENT BOARD USER’S GUIDE Chapter 2. Getting Started ® The Curiosity HPC Development Board can be used with either MPLAB X Integrated ® Development Environment (IDE, version 3.0 or higher) or MPLAB Xpress IDE; both IDEs are available for free at www.microchip.com.
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HPC Board as “Starter Kits” in the Hardware Tool selection window as seen Figure 2-2. FIGURE 2-2: SELECTING THE CURIOSITY HPC DEVELOPMENT BOARD 5. In the upper left-hand corner of the Project Properties window, click on Starter 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 12...
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Getting Started Kits (PKOB). The window will now show the configuration options for the PKOB programmer, as shown in Figure 2-3. FIGURE 2-3: PROGRAM OPTIONS FOR THE PICkit™ ON-BOARD (PKOB) 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 13...
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7. Once the project is ready to be programmed, simply click on the Make and Program Device button, and MPLAB X IDE will build and compile the code and program the PIC device, as displayed in Figure 2-5. FIGURE 2-5: DEVICE PROGRAMMING 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 14...
CURIOSITY HIGH PIN COUNT DEVELOPMENT BOARD USER’S GUIDE Chapter 3. Troubleshooting This chapter discusses common operational issues and methods to resolve them. THE MCU WILL NOT PROGRAM USING THE PKOB The Curiosity HPC Development Board’s PICkit On-Board (PKOB) uses low-voltage programming.
CURIOSITY HIGH PIN COUNT DEVELOPMENT BOARD USER’S GUIDE Appendix A. Schematic CURIOSITY HPC DEVELOPMENT BOARD SCHEMATIC FIGURE A-1: CURIOSITY HPC DEVELOPMENT BOARD SCHEMATIC REV 1 (&2 '(6&5,37,21 '$7( 79'' 79'' 79'' 5(0&/5 5%3*' & & 5%3*& X) %/. '13 02'8/( 986% %/.
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PKOB4_SWCLK Engineer: M.Pearce/A.Rodriguez 0201 MainMicro_100_Misc.SchDoc PartNumber: Project Title Variant: Production DM164136 Curiosity HPC Sheet Title Designed with PKoB4 Main Micro Size Sch #: 03-10536 Date: 10/23/2019 10:35:57 AM Revision: Sheet Altium.com File: MainMicro_100_ICSP.SchDoc 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 17...
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4.7k 0402 Drawn By: M.Loper/M.Ragsdale Engineer: M.Pearce/A.Rodriguez PartNumber: Project Title Variant: Production DM164136 Curiosity HPC Sheet Title Designed with Power Size Sch #: 03-10536 Date: 10/23/2019 10:35:57 AM Revision: Sheet Altium.com File: Power.SchDoc 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 18...
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Drawn By: M.Loper/M.Ragsdale Engineer: M.Pearce/A.Rodriguez PartNumber: Project Title Variant: Production DM164136 Curiosity HPC Sheet Title Designed with Virtual Comm Port Size Sch #: 03-10536 Date: 10/23/2019 10:35:57 AM Revision: Sheet Altium.com File: VirtualCommPort.SchDoc 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 19...
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DM164136 Curiosity HPC LABEL Need Help Small Designed with Sheet Title mikroBUS and Target PIC Interface PAD1 PAD2 PAD3 PAD4 Size Sch #: 03-10536 Date: 10/23/2019 10:35:57 AM Revision: Sheet Altium.com File: Target_IF.SchDoc 2016-2020 Microchip Technology Inc. DS40001856C-page 20...
CURIOSITY HIGH PIN COUNT DEVELOPMENT BOARD USER’S GUIDE Appendix B. General Notes mikroBUS™ CLICKS Module 1 is the main click socket, and Module 2 is the secondary socket. Both sockets are fully compatible with a 40-pin PIC device; however, when using 28-pin devices, not all pins are available.
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