Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices:
•Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet.
•Microchip believes that its family of products is one of the most secure families of its kind on the market today, when used in the
intended manner and under normal conditions.
•There are dishonest and possibly illegal methods used to breach the code protection feature. All of these methods, to our
knowledge, require using the Microchip products in a manner outside the operating specifications contained in Microchip’s Data
Sheets. Most likely, the person doing so is engaged in theft of intellectual property.
•Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity of their code.
•Neither Microchip nor any other semiconductor manufacturer can guarantee the security of their code. Code protection does not
mean that we are guaranteeing the product as “unbreakable.”
Code protection is constantly evolving. We at Microchip are committed to continuously improving the code protection features of our
products. Attempts to break Microchip’s code protection feature may be a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If such acts
allow unauthorized access to your software or other copyrighted work, you may have a right to sue for relief under that Act.
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and may be superseded by updates. It is your responsibility to
ensure that your application meets with your specifications.
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analog products. In addition, Microchip’s quality system for the desig n
and manufacture of development systems is ISO 9001:2000 certified.
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and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our web site
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INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
starter kit. Items discussed in this chapter include:
• Document Layout
• Conventions Used in this Guide
• Recommended Reading
• The Microchip Web Site
• Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service
• Customer Support
• Document Revision History
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the PIC32 (Gen e ra l Purp os e) Starter Kit, PIC32
USB Star ter Kit II, and the PIC32 Ethernet S tar ter Kit (all also referred to as “st arter kit”)
as a development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. This user’s
guide is composed of the following chapters:
• Chapter 1. “Introduction” provides a brief overview of the starter kit, highlighting
its features and uses.
• Chapter 2. “Hardware” provides the hardware descriptions of the starter kit.
• Appendix A. “Board Layout and Schematics” provides a block diagram, board
layouts, and detailed schematics of the starter kit.
This user’s guide describes how to use the starter kit. The following Microchip
documents are available and recommended as supplemental reference resources.
PIC32MX5XX/6XX/7XX Family Data Sheet (DS61156)
Refer to this document for detailed information on PIC32 devices. Reference
information found in this data sheet includes:
• Device memory maps
• Device pinout and packaging details
• Device electrical specifications
• List of peripherals included on the devices
MPLAB® C Compiler for PIC32 User’s Guide (DS51686)
This document, formerly the “MPLAB C32 C Compiler for PIC32 User’s Guide”, details
the use of Microchip’s MPLAB C Compiler for PIC32 to develop an application.
MPLAB® IDE User’s Guide (DS51519)
Refer to this document for more information pertaining to the installation and
implementation of the MPLAB IDE software, as well as the MPLAB Editor and MPLAB
SIM Simulator software that are included with it.
Universal Serial Bus Specification and Associated Documents
The Universal Serial Bus is defined by the USB 2.0 specification and its associated
supplements and class-specific documents. These documents are available from the
USB Implementers Forum. See their web site at: http://www.usb.org.
THE MICROCHIP WEB SITE
Microchip provides online support via our web site at: http://www.microchip.com. This
web site makes files and informati on easily available to customers. Accessible by most
Internet browsers, the web site contains the following information:
• Product Support – Data sheets and errata, application notes and sample
programs, design resources, user’s guides and hardware support documents,
latest software releases and archived software
• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), technical
support requests, online discussion groups, Microchip consultant program
member listings
• Business of Microchip – Product selector and ordering guides, latest Microchip
press releases, listings of seminars and events; and listings of Microchip sales
offices, distributors and factory representatives
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE
Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip
products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are changes,
updates, revisions or errata related to a spec ified product family or development tool of
interest.
To register, access the Microchip web site at http://www.microchip.com, click Customer Change Notification and follow the registration instructions.
The Development Systems product group categories are:
• Compilers – The latest information on Microchip C compile rs and other language
tools. These include the MPLAB
assemblers; MPLINK™ and MPLAB 16-bit object linkers; and MPLIB™ and
MPLAB 16-bit object librarians.
• Emulators – The latest information on the Microchip MPLAB REAL ICE™
in-circuit emulator.
• In-Circuit Debuggers – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit
debugger , MPLAB ICD 3.
• MPLAB IDE – The latest information on Microchip MPLAB IDE, the Windows
Integrated Development Environment for development systems tools. This list is
focused on the MPLAB IDE, MPLAB SIM simulator, MPLAB IDE Project Manager
and general editing and debugging features.
• Programmers – The latest information on Microchip programmers. These include
the MPLAB PM3 device programmer and the PICkit™ 3 development
programmers.
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C compiler; MPASM™ and MPLAB 16-bit
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels:
• Distributor or Representative
• Local Sales Office
• Field Application Engineer (FAE)
• Technical Support
Customers should contact their distributor, representative or field application engineer
(FAE) for support. Local sa les of fices ar e also available to help cu stomers. A listing of
sales offices and locations is included in the back of this document.
Technical support is available through the web site at: http://support.microchip.com.
This is the initial release of the PIC32 USB Starter Kit II User’s Guide.
Revision B (December 2010)
This revision includes the following updates:
• All references to the PIC32 Starter Kit and PIC32 Ethernet Starter Kit have been
removed. User information on these two starter kits can be found in their
respective user’s guides, which are available from the Microchip web site.
• Formatting changes and minor text updates have been incorporated throughout
the document.