Getting Started: Running the “Host –
Mass Storage –
To run this project, you will need one of the
following sets of hardware:
PIC24FJ256GB110
Plug-In-Module (PIM) (MA240014)
Explorer
16 (DM240001)
USB
PICtail™ Plus Daughter Card (AC164131)
This
section describes how to set up the various configurations of hardware to run
this demo.
Configuration 1: PIC24FJ256GB110 PIM + Explorer 16
1)
Before attaching the PIC24FJ256GB110 PIM to the Explorer 16 board, insure that
the processor selector switch (S2) is in the “PIM” position as seen in the
image below.
2)
Short the J7 jumper to the “PIC24” setting
3)
Before connecting the PIC24FJ256GB110 PIM to the Explorer 16 board, remove all
attached cables from both boards.
Connect the PIC24FJ256GB110 PIM to the Explorer 16 board. Be careful when connecting the boards to
insure that no pins are bent or damaged during the process. Also insure that the PIM is not shifted in
any direction and that all of the headers are properly aligned.
4) On the USB PICTail Plus board, short jumpers
JP2 and JP3. Remove all other shorts on
the board.
5) Connect the USB PICTail Plus board to either
of the female PICTail Plus connectors or on the card edge connector (J9) at the
edge of the Explorer 16 board.
To
run this project, you will need to load the corresponding firmware into the
devices. There are two methods available
for loading the demos: Precompiled demos and source code projects.
Precompiled
Demos are available in the “<Install Directory>\USB – Precompiled Demos”
folders. Each demo should be prefaced
with the hardware platform it is compiled for.
Select the file that matches the hardware that you have and the demo
that you want to run. For more
information about how to load a precompiled project, please see the “Getting
Started – Loading a precompiled demo” guide.
The
source code for this demo is available in the “<Install Directory>\USB
Host – Data Logger” directory. In this
directory you will find all of the user level source and header files as well
as project and workspace files for each of the hardware platforms. Find the project (*.mcp)
or workspace (*.mcw) file that corresponds to the
hardware platform you wish to test.
Compile and program the demo code into the hardware platform. For more help on how to compile and program
projects, please refer to the MPLAB® help available through the help menu of
MPLAB (Help->Topics…->MPLAB IDE).
Once
the device is programmed with the correct firmware, connect a serial cable from
the Explorer 16 to the computer. Open up
a terminal program with the following settings: baud rate – 57600, data – 8bit,
parity – none, stop – 1 bit, and flow control – none.
Connect
power to the Explorer 16. If power was
already connected to the board before the serial port was connected, either
cycle power, press reset, or press enter.
This should give a “>” prompt.
If the prompt does not appear then verify that you programmed the
firmware correctly and that you have the correct serial port settings.
Type
“HELP” in the prompt for a list of the available commands.
For
more information, please refer to the embedded host
help file located in the "<Install
Directory>\Microchip\Help" directory.
Note: when bootloading
this application using the HID bootloader, please
make sure that the “Allow Configuration Word Programming” box is checked. This is required to be able to program the
interrupt vectors on PIC24 products. As
this demo requires interrupts it will not work without this feature enabled.
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