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DMAC usart echo

This example application demonstrates USART transfer with DMA to receive 10 bytes and echo back the received bytes

Description

This application demonstrates USART transfer with DMA using SERCOM peripheral configured in USART mode. One DMA channel is used to receive 10 bytes of data from the USART and another DMA channel is used to echo back the received bytes.

Downloading and building the application

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Path of the application within the repository is apps/dmac/dmac_usart_echo/firmware .

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

Project Name Description
pic32mz_ef_sk.X MPLABX project for PIC32MZ Embedded Connectivity with FPU (EF) Starter Kit
   

Setting up the hardware

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

Project Name Board
pic32mz_ef_sk.X PIC32MZ Embedded Connectivity with FPU (EF) Starter Kit
   

Setting up PIC32MZ Embedded Connectivity with FPU (EF) Starter Kit

  • Connect mini USB cables from the ‘Debug USB’ and ‘USB-to-UART’ connectors on the board to the computer

Running the Application

  1. Open the Terminal application (Ex.:Tera term) on the computer
  2. Connect to the “USB to UART” COM port and configure the serial settings as follows:
    • Baud : 115200
    • Data : 8 Bits
    • Parity : None
    • Stop : 1 Bit
    • Flow Control : None
  3. Build and Program the application project using its IDE
  4. Following message is output on console:

    output

  5. Type 10 characters in the terminal. It will echo back the received bytes and toggles the LED

The following table provides the LED name:



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