MPLabX Simulator UART I/O Plug-in

This is a plug-in for MPLabX v4.20, which support basic UART reading and injection. The plug-in reads and writes to socket 5556, and allow interaction with the developer's platform of choice for simulating peripherals (Modem, GPS, etc.) The possibilities are endless!

The majority of the code is under src/Uart.java, but if you wish to implement your own SFRObservers, then you'll want to look under src/UartObserver.java

Setup & Build

Prerequisites

1. MPLab X v4.20
2. MPLab X SDK
3. Netbeans (any recent version should work, submit an issue if it doesn't)
4. JDK 1.8

Config & Build

1. Clone repo git clone https://github.com/Zipcar/uart_mplabx_plugin.git
2. Modify config in src/config.yml to meet your desired values.
3. Copy config.yml from the src directory of uart_mplabx_plugin to your MPLab X bin folder.
   • MacOS: /Applications/microchip/mplabx/vX.XX/mplab_platform/bin
   • Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microchip\MPLABX\vX.XX\mplab_ide\bin
   • Ubuntu 16.04: /opt/microchip/mplabx/vX.XX/mplab_platform/bin
4. Open Netbeans
5. File -> Open Project Open the uart_mplabx_plugin project folder
6. Open uart_mplabx_plugin -> Source Packages -> zipcar.emulator.uart -> Uart.java from the projects tab
7. Right click uart_mplabx_plugin and click Create NBM

Install

1. Open MPLab X
2. Tools -> Plugins -> Downloaded and click Add Plugins...
3. Navigate to the uart_mplabx_plugin/build folder and open zipcar-emulator-uart.nbm
4. Congrats, your plugin has been loaded!