PIC32CX SG61 Curiosity Ultra

Overview

The PIC32CX SG61 Curiosity Ultra evaluation kit is a hardware platform to evaluate the Microchip PIC32CX SG60/SG61 microcontrollers, and the evaluation kit part number is EV09H35A. The evaluation kit offers a set of features that enables the PIC32CX SG60/SG61 users to get started with the PIC32CX SG60/SG61 peripherals, and to obtain an understanding of how to integrate the device in their own design.

Hardware

128-pin TQFP PIC32CX SG61 microcontroller
32.768 kHz crystal oscillator
12 MHz crystal oscillator
1024 KiB flash memory and 256 KiB of RAM
Two yellow user LED
One green board power LED
One mechanical user push button
One reset button
USB interface, Host or Device
One driven shield Touch button
Virtual COM port (CDC)
Programming and debugging of on-board PIC32CX SG60/SG61 through Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
Arduino uno connector

Supported Features

The pic32cx_sg61_cult board supports the hardware features listed below.

on-chip / on-board: Feature integrated in the SoC / present on the board.
2 / 2: Number of instances that are enabled / disabled.
Click on the label to see the first instance of this feature in the board/SoC DTS files.
vnd,foo: Compatible string for the Devicetree binding matching the feature.
Click on the link to view the binding documentation.

`pic32cx_sg61_cult/pic32cx1025sg61128` target

Type	Location	Description	Compatible
CPU	on-chip	ARM Cortex-M4F CPU1	`arm,cortex-m4f`
GPIO & Headers	on-chip	Microchip Port G1 GPIO3 1	`microchip,port-g1-gpio`
Input	on-board	Group of GPIO-bound input keys1	`gpio-keys`
Interrupt controller	on-chip	ARMv7-M NVIC (Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller)1	`arm,v7m-nvic`
LED	on-board	Group of GPIO-controlled LEDs1	`gpio-leds`
MMU / MPU	on-chip	ARMv7-M Memory Protection Unit (MPU)1	`arm,armv7m-mpu`
MTD	on-chip	Flash node1	`soc-nv-flash`
MTD	on-board	Fixed partitions of a flash (or other non-volatile storage) memory1	`fixed-partitions`
SRAM	on-chip	Generic on-chip SRAM1	`mmio-sram`
Timer	on-chip	ARMv7-M System Tick1	`arm,armv7m-systick`

Connections and IOs

The PIC32CX SG61 Curiosity Ultra User Guide has detailed information about board connections.

Programming & Debugging

The pic32cx_sg61_cult board supports the runners and associated west commands listed below.

	flash	debug	rtt	debugserver	attach
jlink	✅ (default)	✅ (default)	✅	✅	✅

Flash Using J-Link

To flash the board using the J-Link debugger, follow the steps below:

Install J-Link Software
- Download and install the J-Link software tools from Segger.
- Make sure the installed J-Link executables (e.g., JLink, JLinkGDBServer) are available in your system’s PATH.
Connect the Board
- Connect the J32 Debug Probe to the board’s CORTEX DEBUG header.
- Connect the other end of the J32 Debug Probe to your host machine (PC) via USB.
- Connect the DEBUG USB port on the board to your host machine to power up the board.
Build the Application

You can build a sample Zephyr application, such as Blinky, using the west tool. Run the following commands from your Zephyr workspace:
```
west build -b pic32cx_sg61_cult -p -s samples/basic/blinky
```
This will build the Blinky application for the pic32cx_sg61_cult board.
Flash the Device

Once the build completes, flash the firmware using:
```
west flash
```
This uses the default jlink runner to flash the application to the board.
Observe the Result

After flashing, LED1 on the board should start blinking, indicating that the application is running successfully.

References

PIC32CX SG61 Product Page:: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/product/PIC32CX1025SG61128
PIC32CX SG61 Curiosity Ultra evaluation kit Page:: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tool/ev09h35a