Using chipKIT™ Pro and MPLAB X

This project introduces you to the synthesis and analysis tools for producing microprocessor C code using the MPLAB® X integrated development environment (IDE) on the chipKIT™ Pro MX7 processor board.

Digital Input and Output

The purpose of this project is to familiarize you with the methods of reading from and writing to the input and output (I/O) pins of the PIC™32 microcontroller.

Software Timing Delays

The purpose of this project is to investigate methods of creating software time delays to pace processor operations.

Software-Based Finite State Machines

The purpose of this project is to investigate the application of software-based state machines to controlling the speed, direction of rotation, and operational mode of stepper motors.

PIC™32 Timers

The purpose of this project is to understand the operation of PIC™32 timers so that they can be used to implement a synchronized multi-rate periodic control system by polling the timer interrupt flag.

Process Speed Controls Using Interrupts

Explore detecting events using interrupts or by using preemption that implements a nested interrupt management scheme.

Handshaking and LCD Control

Investigate concepts involving parallel communications and handshaking.

Asynchronous Serial Communications

Learn about asynchronous communications and communicate with a microcontroller using a terminal emulation program to implement a point to point serial link between the chipKIT™ PRO MX7 and a PC.

Synchronous I2C Serial Communications

Investigate concepts involving synchronous communications using a basic master-slave multi-drop network communications and use the I2C protocol to communicate with the 24LC256 I2C™ CMOS Serial EEPROM.

Synchronous SPI Serial Communications

Investigate synchronous communications with the SPI master-slave serial bus

PWM Using Timer Compare

Generate a proportional output using the output compare resource on the PIC®32MX processor to implement digital-to-analog conversion with pulse width modulation (PWM), thus controlling the speed of a DC motor.

Frequency Measurement Using Input Capture

Use the PIC™ 32 input capture to measure frequency to determine the speed of a DC motor.

Correcting Bounce with Software

In this project, we will write a software sketch to identify and correct the effects of button bounce on the chipKIT™ microcontroller boards.

Using Libraries to Debounce Button Circuits

In this project, when the button is pressed the LED shines and the computer receives the number of times the button has been pressed.

Using Resistors and Capacitors to Debounce

For this project, we will use a resistor and a capacitor to debounce a circuit.

Create a more complex and sophisticated button circuit that will activate when pressed with the right amount of force.

Installing the Multi-Platform Integrated Development Environment

How to setup the Multi-Platform Integrated Development Environment. (Microsoft Windows® version)

Installing the Multi-Platform Integrated Development Environment

How to setup the Multi-Platform Integrated Development Environment. (Mac OS® X version)

Creation of a Sketch to Blink an LED

Introduction to writing a chipKIT sketch where the goal is to blink an LED on the chipKIT board. This page also points out the existence of the reference material that is included in MPIDE.

Interfacing the chipKIT™ Board with an External Circuit

Introduction to using the chipKIT board to interact with external devices. Here the board is programmed to blink an external board and along the way various electrical concepts are discussed.

Obtaining Input and Generating Output

The chipKIT board is used to determine whether a button has been pushed or not. The state of the button determines whether or not an LED is illuminated.