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Mic Click with PIC32MZ clicker

Published Oct 02, 2023

Click board™

Mic Click

Dev Board

PIC32MZ clicker

Compiler

NECTO Studio

MCU

PIC32MZ1024EFH064

Create crystal-clear audio recordings with your own custom-built microphone system

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Hardware Overview

How does it work?

Mic Click is based on the SPQ0410HRSH-B, a slim ultra-mini SiSonic™ microphone specification with maximum RF protection and ultra-narrow design from Knowles. It is a MEMS microphone and consists of an acoustic sensor, a low noise input buffer, and an output amplifier. It is a very reliable microphone, resistant to mechanical shocks, vibrations, thermal shocks, low and high temperatures, ESD-HBM, and more. It is not resistant to high pressure and vacuum. The

microphone is top-port oriented and has a typical sensitivity of -42dB at 94dB SPL, with a 59dB signal-to-noise ratio. Mic Click uses an analog OUT pin of the mikroBUS™ socket to communicate with the host MCU. The analog output from the microphone to the OUT pin goes through the MCP6022, a rail-to-rail input/output 10MHz Op Amp from Microchip. This operational amplifier has a wide bandwidth, low noise, low input offset voltage, and low distortion and amplifies the

microphone's output with high performance. This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. Also, it comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

Mic Click top side image
Mic Click bottom side image

Features overview

Development board

PIC32MZ Clicker is a compact starter development board that brings the flexibility of add-on Click boards™ to your favorite microcontroller, making it a perfect starter kit for implementing your ideas. It comes with an onboard 32-bit PIC32MZ microcontroller with FPU from Microchip, a USB connector, LED indicators, buttons, a mikroProg connector, and a header for interfacing with external electronics. Thanks to its compact design with clear and easy-recognizable silkscreen markings, it provides a fluid and immersive working experience, allowing access anywhere and under

any circumstances. Each part of the PIC32MZ Clicker development kit contains the components necessary for the most efficient operation of the same board. In addition to the possibility of choosing the PIC32MZ Clicker programming method, using USB HID mikroBootloader, or through an external mikroProg connector for PIC, dsPIC, or PIC32 programmer, the Clicker board also includes a clean and regulated power supply module for the development kit. The USB Micro-B connection can provide up to 500mA of current, which is more than enough to operate all onboard

and additional modules. All communication methods that mikroBUS™ itself supports are on this board, including the well-established mikroBUS™ socket, reset button, and several buttons and LED indicators. PIC32MZ Clicker is an integral part of the Mikroe ecosystem, allowing you to create a new application in minutes. Natively supported by Mikroe software tools, it covers many aspects of prototyping thanks to a considerable number of different Click boards™ (over a thousand boards), the number of which is growing every day.

PIC32MZ clicker double side image

Microcontroller Overview

MCU Card / MCU

default

Architecture

PIC32

MCU Memory (KB)

1024

Silicon Vendor

Microchip

Pin count

64

RAM (Bytes)

524288

Used MCU Pins

mikroBUS™ mapper

Analog Output
RE4
AN
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RST
NC
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CS
NC
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SCK
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MISO
NC
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MOSI
Power Supply
3.3V
3.3V
Ground
GND
GND
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PWM
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INT
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TX
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RX
NC
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SCL
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SDA
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5V
Ground
GND
GND
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Click board™ Schematic

Mic Click  Schematic schematic

Step by step

Project assembly

PIC32MZ clicker front image hardware assembly

Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the PIC32MZ clicker as your development board.

PIC32MZ clicker front image hardware assembly
Thermo 26 Click front image hardware assembly
Prog-cut hardware assembly
Micro B Connector clicker - upright/background hardware assembly
Necto image step 2 hardware assembly
Necto image step 3 hardware assembly
Necto image step 4 hardware assembly
Necto image step 5 hardware assembly
Necto image step 6 hardware assembly
Flip&Click PIC32MZ MCU step hardware assembly
Necto No Display image step 8 hardware assembly
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Debug Image Necto Step hardware assembly

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Application Output via Debug Mode

1. Once the code example is loaded, pressing the "DEBUG" button initiates the build process, programs it on the created setup, and enters Debug mode.

2. After the programming is completed, a header with buttons for various actions within the IDE becomes visible. Clicking the green "PLAY" button starts reading the results achieved with the Click board™. The achieved results are displayed in the Application Output tab.

DEBUG_Application_Output

Software Support

Library Description

This library contains API for MIC Click driver.

Key functions:

  • mic_generic_read - This function read ADC data

Open Source

Code example

This example can be found in NECTO Studio. Feel free to download the code, or you can copy the code below.

/*!
 * \file 
 * \brief Mic Click example
 * 
 * # Description
 * This example showcases the initialization and configuration of the click and logger
 * modules and later on reads and displays data recorded by the mic.
 *
 * The demo application is composed of two sections :
 * 
 * ## Application Init 
 * Initializes LOG communication, ADC and configures AN pin as input on MIKROBUS1.
 * 
 * ## Application Task  
 * Reads 12 bit ADC data from AN pin and displays it using the logger module.
 * 
 * \author MikroE Team
 *
 */
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES

#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "mic.h"

// ------------------------------------------------------------------ VARIABLES

static mic_t mic;
static log_t logger;

// ------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATION FUNCTIONS

void application_init ( void )
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;
    mic_cfg_t cfg;

    /** 
     * Logger initialization.
     * Default baud rate: 115200
     * Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
     * @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX 
     * are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will 
     * need to define them manually for log to work. 
     * See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
     */
    LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
    log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
    log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );

    //  Click initialization.

    mic_cfg_setup( &cfg );
    MIC_MAP_MIKROBUS( cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    mic_init( &mic, &cfg );
}

void application_task ( void )
{
    mic_data_t tmp;
    
    //  Task implementation.
    
    tmp = mic_generic_read ( &mic );

    log_printf( &logger, "** ADC value : [DEC]- %d, [HEX]- 0x%x \r\n", tmp, tmp );

    Delay_ms( 1000 );
}

void main ( void )
{
    application_init( );

    for ( ; ; )
    {
        application_task( );
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END

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