ICEE-Microchip-MPLAB® X IDE-Microchip-MPLAB-Harmony extension + MHC(**Harmony Configurator)

Microchip-MPLAB-Harmony:

1. Developer Sources: https://microchipdeveloper.com/xwiki/bin/view/software-tools/32-bit-harmony-v3/
2. Wiki: https://github.com/Microchip-MPLAB-Harmony/Microchip-MPLAB-Harmony.github.io/wiki
3. Github: https://github.com/Microchip-MPLAB-Harmony
4. Project: https://www.microchip.com/en-us/tools-resources/configure/mplab-harmony
5. MHC site: https://github.com/Microchip-MPLAB-Harmony/mhc
6. MPLAB Harmony 3 User’s Guide: https://microchip-mplab-harmony.github.io

Getting Started with MPLAB Harmony 3

The following list describes the easiest way to get started developing embedded firmware with MPLAB Harmony 3.

• Obtain a development board with a supported Microchip 32-bit microcontroller.
• Install the XC32 Compiler Suite.
• Install the MPLAB X IDE
• Install the MPLAB Harmony 3 Configurator (MHC) plug-in.
• Download the minimum required packages. The MHC provides a convenient downloader, shown in the following image, for cloning MPLAB Harmony 3 packages.
• Use the MHC to create, configure, and generate a new project for your selected processor.
• Program, debug, and execute your embedded software.

The following tutorials will guide you through the process of creating, configuring, generating, and developing your first projects.

MPLAB Harmony 3 Configurator

Creating Your First Peripheral Library Project

Afterwards, refer to the following section to download and explore MPLAB Harmony 3 middleware packages.

Explore MPLAB Harmony 3 Middleware

Once you have created your first MPLAB Harmony core project, you’re ready to begin exploring MPLAB Harmony 3 middleware. Refer to the Wiki for the middleware from supported devices page:

Supported Device Families

Getting Help

Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through the following channels.

Distributor or Representative

Local Sales Office

Technical Support

Or, join the discussion in the MPLAB Harmony forum in the Microchip community.

www.microchip.com/forums

MPLAB Harmony 3 User’s Guide

This document describes what MPLAB Harmony 3 is, explains its key architectural concepts, and provides instructions for its use.

What is MPLAB Harmony 3?

MPLAB Harmony 3 is an extension of the MPLAB ecosystem for developing embedded software solutions for Microchip 32-bit devices.

It is comprised of a set of tools, libraries, and example applications that extend the MPLAB ecosystem to simplify development of embedded software for Microchip 32-bit SAM and PIC microcontroller and microprocessor devices.

MPLAB Harmony 3 provides the MPLAB Harmony Configurator (MHC) tool, a set of modular device and middleware libraries, and numerous example applications, all of which are designed to help developers to quickly and easily develop powerful and efficient embedded software for Microchip 32-bit SAM and PIC devices.

**MHC(MPLAB Harmony Configurator)

The MHC is an easy to use development tool with a GUI(Graphical User Interface) that

simplifies device setup, library selection and configuration, and application development.

• The **MHC is available:
  • as a plugin that directly integrates with the MPLAB X IDE.
  • as a separate Java executable for standalone use with other IDE.
• MHC downloader(MHC included): reads an online catalog of library packages and facilitates selection and downloading of any libraries in which the developer is interested.
• MHC configurator: provides convenient and powerful development tools for **choosing library components from downloaded packages and configuring them for the developer’s application.
• MHC built-in CodeGenerator produces library and application starter code (usually in source form), based on the options chosen by the developer.
• MHC Library Packages provided by MPLAB Harmony 3 are distributed in separate GIT repositories containing C-language source-code (and/or templates for generating it) for components that are normally used together or that are parts of a “stack" of related library components.
  • CSP(Chip Support Package) contains device startup code and independent low-level Peripheral Libraries (PLIBs) that consist of simple functions to initialize and control peripherals and basic device features.
  • Core package provides** device driver and system service libraries** that use PLIBs and that abstract hardware and Real Time Operating System (RTOS) details away from middleware and applications.
  • Middleware libraries use drivers and system services for device independence in order to provide reusable implementations of each module. Middleware modules are available that support displaying graphics, networking capabilities, USB connectivity, audio playback and recording, Bluetooth connectivity, cryptography, and other powerful capabilities often required by today’s embedded devices.
  • By default, Core and middleware libraries utilize FreeRTOS through an OSAL(Operating System Abstraction Layer). But, the OSAL can easily support nearly any RTOS or even systems with no RTOS at all.

Numerous example applications are available for MPLAB Harmony 3 that demonstrate each supported technology and that show common usage models for targeted markets. The following images show just a few examples.

MPLAB Harmony 3 Wiki

MHC User’s Guide Wiki

Create Your First Peripheral Library Project

Get Started with Harmony 3 on the SAMA5D2

MPLAB Harmony 3 Provides

· Example Applications

· Modular Libraries

o Peripheral Libraries

o Drivers & Services

o Middleware

· Graphical Developer Tools for

downloading, configuring, and generating the libraries.