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1300 Henley Court Pullman, WA 99163 509.334.6306 www.digilentinc.com chipKIT PGM Programmer/Debugger Reference Manual Revised March 3, 2015 This manual applies to the chipKIT PGM rev. A Overview The chipKIT PGM is a simple, low cost, module that supports in-system programming and debugging of applications written for Microchip PIC-based microcontroller boards such as the chipKIT and Cerebot boards. The chipKIT PGM is designed to work with the MPLAB and MPLAB X development environments available from Microchip. This allows the chipKIT boards, for example, to be used as a more traditional microcontroller development platform using the professional tools available from Microchip. The chipKIT PGM can also be used from within the MPLAB or MPLAB-X development environments to enable in- system debugging of sketches developed using the Arduino compatible MPIDE development environment. Copyright Digilent, Inc. All rights reserved. DOC : 502-242 Page 1 of 4 Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. chipKIT PGM Programmer/Debugger Reference Manual chipKIT PGM Hardware Overview The chipKIT PGM has the following features: 1. USB Connector This is a standard mini USB connector. Use the provided cable to connect the chipKIT PGM to an available USB port on the PC workstation. 2. Programming Connector Connect the chipKIT PGM to the target board using this connector. The white triangle marker indicates the Pin 1 end of the connector. 3. Status LED This LED indicates that the chipKIT PGM has connected to the target device and is ready for use. 4. Activity LED This LED is an activity indicator. It blinks when the programmer/debugger software is communicating with the target device. 5. Power LED This LED illuminates when the chipKIT PGM is receiving power via the USB port from the host PC. Using the chipKIT PGM The chipKIT PGM uses a programmer/debugger circuit licensed from Microchip. Use of the chipKIT PGM requires a supported version of either the MPLAB IDE or the MPLAB X IDE from Microchip. The licensed debugger is supported in version 8.63 or later of the MPLAB IDE and all versions of the MPLAB X IDE. The MPLAB or MPLAB X IDE can be downloaded from the Microchip web site at: www.microchip.com/mplab. These software suites include a free evaluation copy of the Microchip C32 compiler for use with the PIC32 microcontroller family. Copyright Digilent, Inc. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 4 Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners.