Melody Touch Library User Guide

 Procedure

1

Open MPLAB® Xpress

Go to MPLAB Xpress and select the Get Started Now option.

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Then log in with the registered email account.

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2

Create New Project

Create a new project by clicking the folder icon or from the file menu, select New Project.

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Click Next in the New Project dialog box.

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Select the required device family and click Next.

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Assign a project name and click Finish.

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3

Touch Plugin

Open the MCC configurator by clicking on the MCC icon.

After initialization, expand Touch Configurator from the Libraries menu under Device Resources. Click on the + icon to add the touch library.

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The touch configurator will be loaded on the right side of the IDE. A user tour will be initialized to tell you about the available options inside the touch library.

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Select the buttons and click Add to add them to the configuration.

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After you added the buttons, click on the Configure tab to apply different modifications.

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Click on the displayed pin to select and assign an alternate set of pins to the currently selected button/slider/wheel.

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Click Sensor Parameters to modify the selected button/slider/wheel’s Gain, Delay, Clock, etc.

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Click Common Parameters to modify the selected button/slider/wheel’s Drift Rate, Hold Time, etc.

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Click Driven Shield to enable the Driven Shield Feature and add a dedicated shield pin.

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Click Boost Mode to enable the Boost mode.

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Click Frequency Hop to enable Frequency Hop and Frequency Hop Tuning

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Click on the Tune tab to enable touch tuning using the UART interface.

  • Select MPLAB DV to read and write touch tuning.
  • Datastreamer to read touch tuning data.
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Click on the Summary tab to check the device's summary.

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4

Once all the configurations are complete. Click on Important Notes and follow the additional instructions provided in the notification window in order to generate a working touch project.

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5

Code Generation and Build

Click on the Generate button to generate the configured code.

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Click on the hammer icon to build the project

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 Results

Once you have finished configuring your project and are ready to export, you can export to MPLAB X IDE to start writing your application code.

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