Guide to View Touch Data

Last modified by Microchip on 2026/02/23 13:30

Overview

This section provides step-by-step guidance on visualizing touch data using MPLAB® Data Visualizer.

Installation

Go to Menu > Tools > Plugins.


Check if installed section has MPLAB Touch. If not, continue to Step 3.


Select the MPLAB Touch plug-in from the available plug-ins tab and click Install.

Project Configuration and Generation

For creating and configuring a project for visualization, please follow the steps in the "Generate a Touch Project With MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC) Melody" page for MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC) Melody or the "Generate a Touch Project With MPLAB® Code Configurator (MCC) Harmony" page for MCC Harmony.


After the sensors have been created and configured, navigate to the Tune tab in the touch configurator, enable the Touch Tuning Data connection, and select Touch Visualization as the option (MCC Melody/Harmony). 

Tune tab

Tune tab gif

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Data Visualization

Open the MPLAB Data Visualizer plug-in/standalone.


In the Connections pane, click on the COM Port and enter the required Baud Rate under the COM Settings.

Connections pane

Baud rate setup


Select the Variable Streamers option from the left pane. 

Variable Streamers option


In the Variable Streamers tab, click the Auto-configure option. Select the source as the connected device from the drop-down list.

Auto-configure option


Now, set the correct path to the data streamer files that have been generated from MCC by clicking on the Folder icon and navigating to the correct folder path.

Correct folder path

 


Then start the COM port streaming by clicking on the Start icon. Once the streaming has started, the data visualization will be displayed in the Dashboard pane. 

Dashboard pane

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