Getting started with uC32 (PIC32)

[Tech110]

I purchased the uC32 Arduino board (PIC32MX340F512H) board. I'm looking for example main() entry and configuration code to get started. I have installed MPLAB-IDE and getting failure with the tools. If you have any examples It would be a great help.

Thanks 

[JColvin]

Hi @Tech110,

I apologize for the delay. I don't think Digilent has any MPLAB materials specific to the uC32.

We have some legacy material on our learn site here, https://learn.digilentinc.com/list?category=Microcontroller, that does use MPLAB IDE for some of our microntroller boards, but we do not have any more recent materials for MPLAB IDE.

Thanks,
JColvin

[Tech110]

Hello JColvin,

I'm looking for the "chipkit basic I/O shield libraries". I'm using Digilent uC32 board which is compatible with Arduino IDE. In order for the Arduino IDE to recognize the uC32 board it needs the basic I/O shield library's. The instructions I am using gives me a link to Digilent web site but I get an 'error 404' not found. I did a search on Digilent site but no luck find the proper libraries. Please provide me a link to download the I/O shield libraries for the uC32 board.

This is the link to the instructions I'm using to get the uC32 up and running. 

https://chipkit.net/started/learn-basics/party-libraries/

Thanks

Tech110

[JColvin]

Hi @Tech110,

You don't need the chipKIT basic I/O shield libraries to get the uC32 working on the Arduino IDE, though I do not know what the chipKIT Core requires. I'm surprised that the site you linked is still up since I was under the impression that chipkit.net stopped being supported a number of years ago. Digilent created our own Digilent Core which still worked as of Arduino IDE 1.8.13 based on what I last tested.

If you are using the Basic I/O Shield in conjunction with the uC32, I know that there is a download for those libraries on at the bottom of it's Resource Center: https://reference.digilentinc.com/add-ons/basic-io-shield/start, though I have not tested it on the Arduino IDE. I know you do not strictly need that specific Basic I/O Shield Library to use the peripherals on the shield as you can just use regular I/O functions to read and control the different devices on the shield.

Thanks,
JColvin