mplab x

Modifying an Arduino for MPLAB X

To allow the UNO to be programmed by the PICKit 4 via the ICSP header (circled in blue, below), we need to cut the reset signal trace that links the ‘328P processor to the USB Bridging chip that is also found on the UNO, the MEGA16U2. There are also two other wires that we won’t […]

My breakpoints are broken

I recently updated my MPLAB X installation to version 5.10.  The compiler hasn’t changed, just the IDE.  Two surprises occurred.  First is that my SAMD board now crashes the IDE when I plug it in.  Only on Windows 10 on my HP tablet. Works fine on my Mac.  But I won’t get into that today. […]