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dsPICDEM™ 80-PIN STARTER

DEVELOPMENT BOARD USER’S GUIDE

Table of Contents

Preface ........................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction............................................................................................................ 1

Document Layout .................................................................................................. 1

Conventions Used in this Guide ............................................................................ 2

Warranty Registration............................................................................................ 3

Recommended Reading........................................................................................ 3

The Microchip Web Site ........................................................................................ 5

Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service ............................ 5

Customer Support ................................................................................................. 6

Document Revision History ................................................................................... 6

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7

1.2 Highlights ........................................................................................................ 7

1.3 dsPICDEM 80-Pin Starter Development Board Kit Contents ......................... 7

1.4 Functionality and features .............................................................................. 9

1.5 dsPICDEM 80-Pin Starter Development Board Demonstration Program ...... 9

1.6 Reference Documents .................................................................................. 10

Chapter 2. Tutorial

2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 11

2.2 Highlights ...................................................................................................... 11

2.3 Tutorial Overview ......................................................................................... 11

2.4 Creating the Project ...................................................................................... 12

2.5 Building the Code ......................................................................................... 16

2.6 Programming the Chip ................................................................................. 19

2.7 Debugging the Code .................................................................................... 22

2.8 Summary ...................................................................................................... 24

Chapter 3. Demonstration Program Operation

3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 25

3.2 Highlights ...................................................................................................... 25

3.3 Demonstration Program Summary ............................................................... 25

3.4 Demonstration Code Operation .................................................................... 27

3.5 Board Self-Test ............................................................................................ 30

Chapter 4. dsPICDEM™ Development Board Hardware

4.1 Hardware Overview ...................................................................................... 33