Chameleon-PIC Nurve Networks, Chameleon-PIC Datasheet - Page 114

• Manufacturer Part Number: Chameleon-PIC
• Description: MCU, MPU & DSP Development Tools PIC24 & PROPELLER DEV SYSTEM (SBC)
• Manufacturer: Nurve Networks

Specifications of Chameleon-PIC

• Processor To Be Evaluated: PIC24
• Data Bus Width: 16 bit
• Interface Type: USB, VGA, PS/2, I2C, ISP, SPI
• Operating Supply Voltage: 3.3 V, 5 V
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

Make note of the “USB Serial Port”, in this case the driver installed on COM30, yours might be different, but you will
need this when running the bootloader batch file and FlashProg.exe tool. So write this number down, for the next step of
the tool setup.
Also, we might as well install a good serial program now, so you don’t have to do it later. The Propeller tool has one built,
but for general terminal experiments HyperTerminal won’t cut it.
15.2.3.1 Installing a Serial Terminal Program
The Chameleon PIC has a USB serial port that is used to communicate with the bootloader tool as well as the Propeller
tool. The Propeller tool has a simple built in serial communications, but if you just want to send out serial data to and from
the Chameleon you are going to need a good terminal program, we suggest PuTTY.
The PC can talk to either the Propeller chip onboard the Chameleon via the USB port OR the standard serial port on the
PIC chip, this is accomplished via a mechanical switch at the bottom of the board shown in Figure 15.53 below.
Chameleon PIC 16-bit ←-----Mini USB cable----------→PC Running Terminal Program (eg. PuTTY)
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Figure 15.52 – Determining the COM port that the FTDI chip on the Chameleon PIC uses.
Each time a new (unique) Chameleon with FTDI chip is plugged into the PC via the USB
port, it will assign a NEW COM port, so if you own more than one Chameleon, or other
products that use FTDI chips, you will have more than one virtual COM port, so be
advised!!!
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|------→ FlashProg Bootloader Tool
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|------→ Propeller Tool
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