Running Arduino IDE on ChipKIT DP32

This instructable provides step by step process on how to run arduino programs using chipKIT DP32

Step 1: Material Needed:

Hardware:

ChipKIT DP32 (http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?keywords=TDGL019)

MicroUSB Cable

MiniUSB Cable

ChipKIT Programmer (https://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?Prod=chipKIT%20PGM)

Software:

MPLABX IDE (http://www.microchip.com/mplab/mplab-x-ide)

ARDUINO IDE (https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)

Step 2: Setup:

Hardware Setup:

• Setup ChipKIT D32 with its programmer as shown in the diagram
• Connect microUSB cable and miniUSB cable to your computer

Software Setup:

For Arduino IDE

• In order to make ChipKit DP32 work with Arduino IDE we need to install chipKIT core onto it.
• To download go to the link http://chipkit.net/wiki/index.php?title=ChipKIT_co...
• From installation instructions copy https://github.com/chipKIT32/chipKIT-core/raw/mast... and paste it in Arduino IDE preferences as shown in Figure 2
• Go to tools>Board>Click Board Manager
• In Board manager, type in your filter search box "chipkit" and install the latest version (see Figure 3)
• After downloading go back to tools, scroll down and choose your board, in this case it's ChipKIT DP32

For MPLAB X IDE

• Now download the bootloader on the the actual chip on the board
• Go to resource page of chipKIT DP32 https://reference.digilentinc.com/chipkit_dp32:chi... and download bootloader from https://reference.digilentinc.com/_media/chipkit_d...

Loading Bootloader onto DP32

• Assuming hardware is setup, run MPLAB X IDE
• Click File, new project and select prebuilt project(as shown in figure 4)
• Browse to bootloader file and select family as PIC32, device as PIC32MX250F128B and hardware tools(license debugger) as shown in figure 5
• Give your project a name and click finish

Step 3: Running Program on Arduino:

Loading Bootloader onto chip

• Click on "Make and Program Device Main Project" as shown in figure 1
• If bootloader is successfully installed than output will say "Programming/Verify complete" and LD1 will start blinking on the chipKIT board

Running on Arduino

• open Arduino IDE
• select correct board from tools>board
• looking at figure 2 go to file, examples, basics, and choose Blink
• Click compile(top left corner)
• Click upload(top left corner)
• If there is error "No target found", reupload the bootloader using MPLAB X and reupload the blink program
• LD2 will start blinking if programs works and output on Arduino IDE will look similar to figure 3