Microchip Technology dsPIC30F User manual

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dsPIC30F Design
Contest
The Best of Both Worlds
Ofcial Guide

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Contents
An Overview on Entering the Design Contest 3-4
dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit Contents 3
Accessing the Contest Submission Form 4
Entry Submittal 4
dsPIC30F Design Contest Ofcial Rules 5-11
Contest Period 5
The Contest 5
Prizes 5-6
Entry Requirements 6
Entry Submittal 6-9
dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form 7
Judging Criteria 7-8
Extra Credit 8-9
Eligibility 9
Awarding of Prizes 9
General Rules 10-11
MPLAB C30 C Compiler Coupon back
Welcome to the dsPIC30F Design Contest
Thank you for your interest in dsPIC® digital signal controllers and participating in
the dsPIC30F Design Contest. With this comprehensive development package,
you can develop a powerful contest entry and/or start product development today.
The dsPIC30F is a new breed of controller that combines the attributes of a 16-
bit microcontroller with a fully-featured digital signal processor (DSP). If you are
unfamiliar with DSP products, don’t worry. The dsPIC30F is designed to look and
feel like a microcontroller and uses the same tools, terms, etc.
The rst section of this document, An Overview on Entering the Design Contest,
discusses accessing the dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form on the
dsPIC30F Design Contest CD-ROM and entry submittal procedures.
The second section, dsPIC30F Design Contest Ofcial Rules, lists the rules that
govern the contest. Consider reviewing the rules before beginning your design.
The third section, located on the back cover of this document, is a limited time
special offer for the MPLAB® C30 C Compiler.
Sincerely,
dsPIC30F Marketing Team

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An Overview on Entering the Design Contest
Entering the dsPIC30F Design Contest involves several key elements:
· Purchase a dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit by June 11, 2004.
· Design whatever you want – please review the judging criteria on
pages 7-8.
· Complete the dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form
including all elements listed on the Project Checklist section of
this form. The dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form
is located on the dsPIC30F Design Contest CD-ROM.
Instructions for accessing the le are on page 4.
· If desired, complete the extra credit optional article discussed
in the dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form.
· Submit completed Contest Entry on or before September 10,
2004. Methods of submission are discussed on page 4. Be
sure to note that all methods require that a signed and dated
copy of the Eligibility Form (a section of the dsPIC30F Design
Contest Project Entry Form) is submitted.
If you have any questions, please review the dsPIC30F Design Contest
Ofcial Rules on pages 5-11 or e-mail [email protected].
dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit Contents
• dsPICDEM™ 1.1 General Purpose Development Board
• MPLAB® C30 C-Compiler*
• MPLAB VDI Visual Device Initializer
• dsPICworks™ Data Analysis and DSP Software
• Digital Filter Design Tool (lite version)
• MPLAB IDE Integrated Development Environment
• MPLAB ASM30 Assembler/Linker/Librarian
• MPLAB SIM30 Software Simulator
• Math Library
• DSP Algorithm Library
• Peripheral Driver Library
• Getting Started with dsPIC30F presentations
• Power Supply
• IEC Power Cable
• RS-232 Cable
• Coupon for $200USD off purchase of an MPLAB C30 C Compiler
* MPLAB C30 C Compiler enabled through September 30, 2004.

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Accessing the Contest Submission Form
The dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form must be completed by
opening the Microsoft Word .doc, .rtf or .txt le version of the form on
the dsPIC30F Design Contest CD-ROM enclosed in this kit. Enter your
information directly in the electronic le in English. An alternative method
for completing the form is to open and print the .doc, .rtf or .txt version of
the document on the CD-ROM and either writing/typing legibly in English
directly on the form.
Each entry must contain the following: a completed dsPIC30F Design
Contest Project Entry Form including all items on the Project Checklist
on this form, and if completed, the optional design idea or feature length
article. The deadline for Microchip receipt of the entry is September 10,
2004 at noon Mountain Standard Time.
Entry Submittal
Entries can be submitted in one of two ways:
• E-mail your project information/les to:
[email protected].
• Mail a CD-ROM/oppy disk with your project information/les
and any printed material (Microchip is not responsible for
materials lost in the mail) to:
dsPIC30F Design Contest Manager MS-1E
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85224
All methods of entry submittal require that you print out/copy the
Eligibility Form section of the dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry
Form and sign it, date it and mail it to:
dsPIC30F Design Contest Manager MS-1E
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85224
Send no hardware. Finalists will be contacted for proof of
implementation.

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dsPIC30F Design Contest Ofcial Rules
Contest Period
The contest runs from April 26 – September 10, 2004. Contest Kits must
be purchased by June 11, 2004.
The Contest
Microchip will give away nineteen prizes of various values. Contestants
must purchase a dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit and submit a design to
Microchip no later than September 10, 2004 at noon Mountain Standard
Time based on the guidelines described below. The initial submissions
will be evaluated by a panel of Microchip employees with the top twenty
submissions selected as nalists. These nalist submissions will be
judged by a panel composed of three Microchip employees with each
submission receiving a numeric score based on the published judging
criteria described in dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit. Scores will be ranked
from highest to lowest with the ranking used to assign prizes. The total
number of entries is limited to the number of dsPIC30F Design Contest
Kits sold. Odds of winning the grand prize is based on number of entries
with odds equal to or better than 1 in 5000.
Prizes
Contest winners will be ranked by their respective scores with the highest
ranking score receiving rst prize, the second highest score receiving
second prize, etc. In the event of a tie, a random drawing conducted by
Microchip will determine prize assignment order.
The rst place prize is a Harley Davidson® Electra Glide® Motorcycle or
$15,000USD Cash. The second place prize is a 43” Plasma Television
or $7,500USD Cash. The third place prize is a DVD Home Theater
Entertainment System or $3,000USD Cash. The fourth place prize is a
Microchip MPLAB® ICE 4000 In-Circuit Emulator. The fth through ninth
place prize is a Microchip MPLAB C30 C Compiler (one prize awarded to
each of the ve winners for this prize level). The tenth through fourteenth
place prize is a Microchip MPLAB ICD 2 In-Circuit Debugger (one prize
awarded to each of the ve winners for this prize level). The fteenth
through nineteenth place prize is a Momentum Data Systems Digital Filter
Design software tool (one prize awarded to each of the ve winners).
All cash prize choices are in US dollars, and if a cash prize is selected, it
must be awarded in US dollars. Microchip reserves the right to substitute
a similar prize of like value if the contest winner selects a non-cash prize
and lives in a region of the world where the technology is not supported
or if the specic model is no longer available.

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Any use or gift taxes, duties or other related taxes are not included and
are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Entry Requirements
The dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit Project Entry Form must be completed
with the required les attached. For each dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit
purchased, contestants can submit one entry.
All entries must be received by Microchip on or before September 10,
2004 at noon Mountain Standard Time.
After purchasing a dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit, contestants can design
whatever they choose using the included dsPICDEM™ General Purpose
Development Board. If you already own a dsPICDEM General Purpose
Development Board, you do not need to purchase another board.
Customers who already own the dsPICDEM General Purpose Development
Board and wish to participate in the contest can e-mail
[email protected] to request contest materials. Such
requests must be received no later than June 11, 2004 and the
subject line of the e-mail must contain the words, “PRESENT BOARD
OWNER.” The application developed must run on the dsPICDEM General
Purpose Development Board. Contestants can attach other devices
to the dsPICDEM General Purpose Development Board. The designed
application must be functional and must be programmed using Assembly
and/or C code.
After nishing the design, contestants must complete each element of
the dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form contained in the Design
Contest Kit and submit this form, items on the Project Checklist and, if
completed, the optional design idea or feature length article.
Entry Submittal
Entries can be submitted in one of two ways:
• E-mail your project information/les to:
[email protected].
• Mail a CD-ROM/oppy disk with your project information/les
and any printed material (Microchip is not responsible for
materials lost in the mail) to:
dsPIC30F Design Contest Manager MS-1E
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85224

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All methods of entry submittal require that you print out/copy the
Eligibility Form section of the dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry
Form and sign it, date it and mail it to:
dsPIC30F Design Contest Manager MS-1E
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85224
Send no hardware. Finalists will be contacted for proof of
implementation.
dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form
Contestants must review this Ofcial Guide and submit a completed
dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry Form, which serves as an
introduction to the project, provides a checklist to help ensure that the
entry is complete and constitutes an afdavit of eligibility and agreement
to terms and conditions state in this Ofcial Guide and the Project Entry
Form. The checklist includes:
o Completed Project Entry Form including Project Description, Self
Scoring Sheet and Eligibility Form sections
o Schematic
o Block diagram of overall application and ow diagram when
appropriate
o Project source code including source-level comments
o Optional article
Judging Criteria
Contestants must also complete the Self Scoring Sheet section of the
dsPIC30F Design Contest Project Entry form. Contestants will evaluate
their projects based on the following elements:
1. How many MIPS did your application use?
Up to 10 MIPS _______ (10 points)
11 - 20 MIPS _______ (20 points)
20 - 30 MIPS _______ (50 points)
2. Technical merit/well optimized code ________ (15 points)
3. General usefulness. Is the design topic of value to the engineering
community at large? _________ (15 points)
4. Justify how the application benets from using on-chip Flash memory
_________ (0 - 25 points)
5. Some portion of the code is in C _________ (5 points)
6. Number of resources used by application _______ (total points)
___ DCI (Codec Interface) (3 Points)
___ A/D Converter (5 Points)
___ Use of Peripheral or DSP Libraries (6 Points)

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___ Use of CMX Scheduler, dsPICworks™, Digital Filter Design or
MPLAB® VDI Visual Device Initializer (10 Points)
___ SLEEP or IDLE Instructions (2 Points)
___ Clock Switching (2 Points)
___ EEPROM (2 points)
___ Prioritized Interrupts (2 Points)
___ Multi-Bit Shift Instructions (3 Points)
___ MAC Class of Instructions Outside the Usage of the DSP Library
(3 Points)
___ Divide Instructions (3 Points)
___ Effective Use of Both Accumulators (3 Points)
___ Data Constants in Program Flash (3 Points)
___ Indirect and/or Modulo Addressing Mode Utilization (3 Points)
7. Justify the cleverness of design technique____ (0-15 points)
8. Justify why your application benets from using the dsPIC30F ____
(0-15 points)
9. Was your application fully functional? ____ (0-30 points)
Extra Credit
10. Select one of two options if desired:
You may submit one of the following to receive additional points:
1. Write a design idea article of 500-700 words with one to two
schematic/graphics ____ (0-10 Points)
2. Write a feature-length article of 1500-3000 words with three to
ve schematic/graphics ____(0-20 Points)
Note:
• Design idea articles focus on a specic dsPIC30F product while
feature articles may only reference specic products briey.
• The article may describe your contest entry or any other dsPIC30F
topic you think would be of general interest to the engineering
community.
To receive extra credit points in the contest, your article must be
submitted with your contest entry. Winners of the contest will be chosen
by their overall contest score. Selection of your article for publication
does not guarantee any prize in the contest nor is there any assurance
that your article will be published.
In submitting the article you agree that you are granting Microchip
a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, no-charge license under your
copyright and any other intellectual property rights you may have, to
store, modify, and publish, in any manner and in any media, the article
you submit. You warrant that the article you submit is your own
creation and does not violate any intellectual property rights of another.

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You agree that your name may be published in association with the
publication of the article without compensation. Any publication by
Microchip shall be solely at Microchip’s election and discretion.
You may help Microchip in modifying the article and/or in providing
biographical information that may be published in association with the
article. If you choose to submit such information or provide such help,
you are agreeing that the modied article and biographical information
are licensed under the same terms stated in the prior paragraph.
Eligibility
To be eligible the entrant must have purchased a dsPIC30F Design
Contest Kit and followed the guidelines for submittal. Contestants must
be at least age 18 or over at the date of entry.
Direct employees of Microchip, their afliates, consultants, distributors,
representatives, advertising, promotion, production agencies, members of
their immediate families, or those with whom they are domiciled are not
eligible.
Awarding of Prizes
Winners will be chosen on or before October 22, 2004. Microchip will
contact winners within a reasonable amount of time to arrange for
delivery of their prize. A Microchip representative may personally deliver
prizes to the winner, unless Microchip elects otherwise. If the participant
does not accept personal delivery by a Microchip representative, any
prize may be awarded to an alternative winner selected by Microchip. If
Microchip elects to ship the prize, Microchip will pay all shipping charges,
and if undeliverable, Microchip reserves the right to award the prize to
another contestant.
Microchip is solely responsible for the payment and distribution of all
prizes. The winners agree that signing the Eligibility Form constitutes an
afdavit of eligibility and agreement to the terms and conditions stated
herein. The contestant also agrees that Microchip is not responsible for
late shipments of prizes.
Any use or gift taxes, duties or other related taxes are not included and
are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Microchip is solely responsible for the selection of winners and for the
payment and distribution of all prizes. All judging decisions are nal.

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General Rules
Contest rules are subject to change without notice.
Warranty of the dsPIC30F Design Contest Kit is subject to the
applicable “Microchip Terms and Conditions of Sale” which can be
found at http://www.microchip.com/termsandconditions. Microchip
expressly disclaims all other warranties or liabilities.
By entering, contestants release Microchip, its agents, and hosting
service from all liability with respect to the use of the prizes awarded
herein, agree to be bound by these rules, and consent to the use of their
names and contact information for future marketing purposes without
additional compensation. By entering, contestants warrant and represent
that the work submitted is their own original work and not the intellectual
property of others or that the contestant has written legal permission for
use from the property owner.
Microchip is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of
information including, but not limited to, technical malfunctions, human
error, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment,
software or any combination thereof, entry materials that have been
tampered with, or e-mail or mail-in entries that are illegible, late, lost, or
misdirected.
Microchip reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend
this contest without obligation if it discovers fraud, or any other causes
beyond the control of Microchip which corrupt or affect the administration,
fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this promotion.
Before submitting any design, idea, or work, you may want to consider
seeking a patent for any unique or proprietary aspects of your design.
The design remains the intellectual property of the contestant. All
materials submitted will remain the property of Microchip. All contestants
grant Microchip a non-exclusive perpetual worldwide license to publish
and display in print or electronic format any contest project information
submitted in the form of articles, application notes, or technical briefs if
their submission receives a prize.

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This contest shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, without
regard to its conict of laws provisions.
Address all correspondence concerning the contest to:
dsPIC30F Design Contest Manager MS-1E
Microchip Technology Inc.
2355 W. Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85224
[email protected]
These rules and contest format are ©2004 Microchip Technology Inc. All
rights reserved.

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The Microchip name and logo, the Microchip logo, Accuron, dsPIC, KEELOQ, MPLAB, PIC,
PICmicro, PICSTART, PRO MATE and PowerSmart are registered trademarks of Microchip
Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. dsPICDEM, dsPICDEM.net, and
dsPICworks are trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other
countries. All other trademarks herein are the property of their respective companies.
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