Sorry, I'm only a high school student so I'm struggling to understand what
you mean. What's the significance of the hex file - is that what contains
the code? What IDE/language should I use to program the board? Also, what
do you mean by host program and build environment?
Again, sorry if my questions are basic. This is my first time working with
hardware.
On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 10:03 PM Xiaofan Chen <xiaof...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 11:39 PM, Michelle Ran <michelleran...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Okay, was able to download MLA & set up the development environment, but
> I don't seem
> > able to open the project you mentioned using MPLAB X? Here's a video:
>
> I guess you can figure this out by yourself...
>
> MPLAB X is for the PIC firmware. The project is here.
>
> microchip\mla\v2017_03_06\apps\usb\device\vendor_basic\firmware\pic18f87j50_pim.x
>
> Once you get the hex file, you need to program the chip using a
> programmer, like
> PICKit 3 or things like that.
>
> To build the following host program, you have to use a build
> environment for the host.
>
> microchip\mla\v2017_03_06\apps\usb\device\vendor_basic\utilities\libusb_cross_platform_example
>
> "If using this project to build a Linux or Mac OS X executable, make sure
> that the libusb v1.0.19 driver is available and installed correctly."
>
> I used to have the Mac Mini and I use Homebrew to build host programs.
>
> --
> Xiaofan
>
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