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Obtain real-time temperature data for various purposes with EMC1414 and PIC32MZ2048EFM100

Temperature insight made simple

THERMO 5 Click with Curiosity PIC32 MZ EF

Published Nov 02, 2023

Click board™

THERMO 5 Click

Dev Board

Curiosity PIC32 MZ EF

Compiler

NECTO Studio

MCU

PIC32MZ2048EFM100

From industrial processes to everyday applications, our temperature measurement solution offers a reliable and adaptable way to measure temperature in diverse settings

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Hardware Overview

How does it work?

Thermo 5 Click is based on the EMC1414, a multiple-channel temperature sensor with beta compensation from Microchip. It features resistance error correction (REC), beta compensation that supports CPU diodes requiring the BJT/transistor models, and, above all, an automatic diode-type detection, which provides a robust solution for complex environmental monitoring applications. The device contains programmable High, Low, and Thermo limits for all measured temperature channels. If the measured temperature goes below the Low limit or above the High limit, the ALERT pin can be

asserted (based on user settings). If the measured temperature meets or exceeds the Thermo Limit, the output pin is asserted unconditionally, providing two tiers of temperature detection. Thermo 5 Click uses a 2-Wire SMBus communication protocol with the host MCU. It has a programmable SMBus address. By setting the INT SEL jumper, you can choose the interrupts from the THM and ALT, which stands for Therm and Alert (the THM is set by default). This way, whenever any of the measured temperatures exceeds programmed limits, the output is asserted. The Alert mode has an interrupt and a

comparator mode of operation. The interrupt mode asserts the output if a faulty diode or out-of-limit measurement is detected. In comparator mode, the output pin will be asserted if the measured temperatures exceed the respective high limit. 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, this Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

THERMO 5 Click top side image
THERMO 5 Click bottom side image

Features overview

Development board

Curiosity PIC32 MZ EF development board is a fully integrated 32-bit development platform featuring the high-performance PIC32MZ EF Series (PIC32MZ2048EFM) that has a 2MB Flash, 512KB RAM, integrated FPU, Crypto accelerator, and excellent connectivity options. It includes an integrated programmer and debugger, requiring no additional hardware. Users can expand

functionality through MIKROE mikroBUS™ Click™ adapter boards, add Ethernet connectivity with the Microchip PHY daughter board, add WiFi connectivity capability using the Microchip expansions boards, and add audio input and output capability with Microchip audio daughter boards. These boards are fully integrated into PIC32’s powerful software framework, MPLAB Harmony,

which provides a flexible and modular interface to application development a rich set of inter-operable software stacks (TCP-IP, USB), and easy-to-use features. The Curiosity PIC32 MZ EF development board offers expansion capabilities making it an excellent choice for a rapid prototyping board in Connectivity, IOT, and general-purpose applications.

Curiosity PIC32MZ EF double side image

Microcontroller Overview

MCU Card / MCU

default

Architecture

PIC32

MCU Memory (KB)

2048

Silicon Vendor

Microchip

Pin count

100

RAM (Bytes)

524288

Used MCU Pins

mikroBUS™ mapper

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AN
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RST
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CS
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SCK
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MISO
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MOSI
Power Supply
3.3V
3.3V
Ground
GND
GND
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PWM
Interrupt
RF13
INT
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TX
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RX
I2C Clock
RPA14
SCL
I2C Data
RPA15
SDA
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5V
Ground
GND
GND
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Schematic

THERMO 5 Click Schematic schematic

Step by step

Project assembly

Curiosity PIC32MZ EF front image hardware assembly

Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Curiosity PIC32 MZ EF as your development board.

Curiosity PIC32MZ EF front image hardware assembly
GNSS2 Click front image hardware assembly
Prog-cut hardware assembly
GNSS2 Click complete accessories setup image hardware assembly
Curiosity PIC32 MZ EF MB 1 Access - 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
Curiosity PIC32 MZ EF MCU Step hardware assembly
Necto No Display image step 8 hardware assembly
Necto image step 9 hardware assembly
Necto image step 10 hardware assembly
Debug Image Necto Step hardware assembly

Track your results in real time

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 THERMO 5 Click driver.

Key functions:

  • thermo5_read_inter_temp - This function reads measurements made by internal diode.

  • thermo5_read_extern_1_temp - This function reads measurements made by external 1 diode.

  • thermo5_read_high_limit_stat - This function reads the High Limit Status register which utilises its lower nibble to represents which diodes have exceed their programmed high limit.

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 THERMO5 Click example
 * 
 * # Description
 * This app measures internal and external temperature.
 *
 * The demo application is composed of two sections :
 * 
 * ## Application Init 
 * Initalizes device.
 * 
 * ## Application Task  
 * This is an example that shows the most important functions that Thermo 5 click has.
 *
 * \author MikroE Team
 *
 */
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES

#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "thermo5.h"

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

static thermo5_t thermo5;
static log_t logger;

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

void application_init ( void )
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;
    thermo5_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.

    thermo5_cfg_setup( &cfg );
    THERMO5_MAP_MIKROBUS( cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    thermo5_init( &thermo5, &cfg );
    Delay_ms( 500 );
    log_printf( &logger, " Thermo 5 click ready! \r\n" );
    log_printf( &logger, "-----------------------\r\n" );
    Delay_ms( 100 );
}

void application_task ( void )
{
    float inter_temp;
    float exter_temp_1;
    float exter_temp_2;
    float exter_temp_3;

    inter_temp = thermo5_read_inter_temp( &thermo5 );
    log_printf( &logger, " Internal temperature :   %.2f \r\n", inter_temp );
    exter_temp_1 = thermo5_read_extern_1_temp( &thermo5 );
    log_printf( &logger, " External temperature 1 : %.2f \r\n", exter_temp_1 );
    exter_temp_2 = thermo5_read_extern_2_temp( &thermo5 );
    log_printf( &logger, " External temperature 2 : %.2f \r\n", exter_temp_2 );
    exter_temp_3 = thermo5_read_extern_3_temp( &thermo5 );
    log_printf( &logger, " External temperature 3 : %.2f \r\n", exter_temp_2 );
    log_printf( &logger, "---------------------------------\r\n" );
    Delay_ms( 5000 );
}

void main ( void )
{
    application_init( );

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

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

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