Microchip Technology Microstick for the 3V PIC24F K-series DM240013-1 DM240013-1 Data Sheet

Product codes
DM240013-1
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DS52012A
Microstick for 3V PIC24 K Series Devices
Overview
The Microstick for 3V PIC24 K Series Devices is designed to provide an easy-to-
use, economical development environment for 16-bit microcontrollers. The board
includes an integrated debugger/programmer, a socket for the target micro-
controller chip and pins that facilitate insertion into a prototyping board for
extremely flexible development. 
Installing MPLAB
®
 IDE and C Compilers
The MPLAB
®
 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) should be installed prior
to using the Microstick for 3V PIC24 K Series Devices. This board is designed to run
with MPLAB IDE Version 8.80 or later. While the MPLAB IDE provides assembler
tools for development, most code examples provided for Microchip devices are writ-
ten in C language and require a C compiler to be installed. Microchip’s MPLAB C
Compiler seamlessly integrates into the MPLAB IDE. Both the MPLAB IDE and C
Compiler are free and available for download at: 
http://www.microchip.com/MPLAB
and 
http://www.microchip.com/MPLABC30
, respectively.
(1)
Running Applications
After downloading and installing the development tools, please use the following
procedure to build, run and debug your software: 
1.
Load the code example into MPLAB IDE by double clicking the *.mcw project
file.
2.
Inform MPLAB IDE which target microcontroller is plugged into the Microstick
board by selecting the appropriate device from the Configure>Select
Device>Device
 menu.
3.
Build the project by selecting Project>Build All.
4.
Connect the Microstick board to the development computer via a USB cable.
5.
Enable the MPLAB IDE debugger by selecting: 
Debugger>Select Tool>Starter Kit on Board.
6.
Download the firmware into the target microcontroller chip by selecting
Debugger>Program.
7.
Run the application previously downloaded by selecting Debugger>Run
8.
Install Jumper JP1 to enable the on-board LED for RA0.
For more information on building, running and debugging your application, refer to
the MPLAB IDE Help.
Note 1: MPLAB C Evaluation Version (free) – All optimization levels are
enabled for 60 days, then limits to optimization Level 1. The compiler
will continue to function, but code size may increase. There are no
restrictions on the use of this C compiler (see license text for details).
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