motorBench® Development Suite Installation
Installation Instructions
The following instructions outline the installation procedure for motorBench® Development Suite:
Verify that your Internet connection is stable.
Open MPLAB® X IDE.
Launch MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC), select MCC Melody, and click Finished.
Open the Content Manager. MCC will automatically attempt to download a copy of motorBench Development Suite v2.45.0.
Expand the library group to verify that v2.45.0 shows up in the drop-down menu for motorBench Development Suite.
If the Content Manager fails to download and install v2.45.0 automatically, follow the manual procedure.
Download a copy of the motorBench Development Suite v2.45.0 library file.
Open MPLAB X IDE.
Go to Tools > Options > Plugins and use the Install library button to install v2.45.0 manually.
Registration Instructions
Log in to your myMicrochip account.
Click on Registered Development Tools in the left side panel.
Click on Register MPLAB X IDE Plugins.
Select motorBench Development Suite in the drop-down menu for part number.
This will register your plugin and allow you to use motorBench Development Suite, even after the trial period ends.
To view your registration at any point of time, you can click on List of Plug-ins at step 3.
Motor Control Application Framework
This framework contains the application firmware for motor control on dsPIC® Digital Signal Controller (DSC) devices. Motor Control Application Framework (MCAF) is integrated into the motorBench Development Suite and consists of files used to generate the code into the desired MPLAB X IDE project, including a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL).
