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USB PIC PROGRAMMER AND TUTOR BOARD
Here are the steps to make the board to work as “Proximity_Detector”.
Here are the steps to make the board to work as “Proximity_Detector”.
• In the PICkit 2 Programmer’s menu select File -> Import Hex.
• Then locate the “C” folder in the downloaded software package.
• There locate the
fi
le Proximity_Detector.X.production.hex in the subfolder \
Proximity_Detector.X\dist\default\production and click Open button.
• Then click the Write button to program the device. The white LED should
now start
fl
ashing.
• If you now put a re
fl
ecting object near the LED then a buzzer ‘beep’ is
generated.
• The beep pitch is proportional to the re
fl
ection (distance of object).
Edit and compile the source code of the demos
Edit and compile the source code of the demos
• To edit and compile the ASM code examples you have to download and install MPLAB® X or MPLAB® IDE.
• To edit the and compile the C code examples you have to download and install MPLAB® X and XC8 compiler.
• You’ll
fi
nd them at http://www.microchip.com. Click on Design Support / Development Tools.
• MPLAB X requires Java to be installed in order to run.
• You can use this link to download Java for your computer: http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
Important: When compiling the ASM demo projects in MPLAB® X, please use the menu option or button “Clean and Build Project” when
fi
rst time
compiling the code. If not done, you’ll get an error message.
The ASM demos written in MPLAB® X are in the subfolder ASM_X and the demos written in MPLAB® IDE are in the subfolder ASM_MPLAB.
