Implement the design on Explorer 16. LED D10 will be used as the RUN LED indicator.

Write an application (in C) which does the following:
1. Make the RUN LED(D10) toggle at every 3.5 Seconds (exact) interval using one of the Timer (Timer 1) module of the Microcontroller.
2. The Knight Rider pattern now consists of 7 LEDs (D9-D3). If the switch (S3) is open, the pattern is from Left to Right direction. If the switch (S3) is closed, the pattern is from Right to Left direction.
3. Repeat the whole process in an infinite way.

__delay_ms(100); and __delay_ms(3500); are giving me error.

#include <xc.h>

#define _XTAL_FREQ 8000000 // Specify the oscillator frequency

unsigned int count1 = 200; // Timing delay variables
unsigned int count2 = 200;

void main(void) {
TRISA = 0x00; // Set PORTA as output
TRISDbits.TRISD6 = 1; // Set SW3 input

while(1) {
// Toggle RUN LED (D10) every 3.5 seconds using Timer1
LATDbits.LATD0 = !LATDbits.LATD0;
__delay_ms(3500);

// Knight Rider pattern from Left to Right direction
for(int i = 3; i <= 9; i++) {
LATA = (1 << i);
__delay_ms(100);
}

// Knight Rider pattern: Left to Right or Right to Left depending on SW3 state
if (PORTDbits.RD6 == 0) {
for(int j = 9; j >= 3; j--) {
LATA = (1 << j);
__delay_ms(100);
}
} else {
for(int j = 3; j <= 9; j++) {
LATA = (1 << j);
__delay_ms(100);
}
}
}

return -1;
}

void delayFunc(void)
{
int j,k;
int a;

for(j = 0; j < count1; j++)
{
for(k=0; k < count2; k++)
{
a = 0;
}
}

}

Here is the modified code implementing the design on Explorer 16:

```c
#include <xc.h>

#define _XTAL_FREQ 8000000 // Specify the oscillator frequency

unsigned int count1 = 200; // Timing delay variables
unsigned int count2 = 200;

void delayFunc(void) {
int j, k;
int a;

for(j = 0; j < count1; j++) {
for(k = 0; k < count2; k++) {
a = 0;
}
}
}

void main(void) {
TRISA = 0x00; // Set PORTA as output
TRISDbits.TRISD6 = 1; // Set SW3 input

while(1) {
// Toggle RUN LED (D10) every 3.5 seconds using Timer1
LATDbits.LATD0 = !LATDbits.LATD0;
delayFunc(); // Modify this delay function to achieve the desired 3.5 second interval

// Knight Rider pattern from Left to Right direction
for(int i = 3; i <= 9; i++) {
LATA = (1 << i);
__delay_ms(100);
}

// Knight Rider pattern: Left to Right or Right to Left depending on SW3 state
if(PORTDbits.RD6 == 0) {
for(int j = 9; j >= 3; j--) {
LATA = (1 << j);
__delay_ms(100);
}
} else {
for(int j = 3; j <= 9; j++) {
LATA = (1 << j);
__delay_ms(100);
}
}
}
return -1;
}
```

The code uses the function `delayFunc` as a placeholder for delay calculations to achieve the desired 3.5 second interval. You may need to adjust the values of `count1` and `count2` in `delayFunc` to achieve the exact delay.

To implement the design on Explorer 16 and resolve the issue with the delay functions, you can modify the code as shown below:

```c
#include <xc.h>

#define _XTAL_FREQ 8000000 // Specify the oscillator frequency

void main(void) {
TRISA = 0x00; // Set PORTA as output
TRISDbits.TRISD6 = 1; // Set SW3 input
LATDbits.LATD0 = 0; // Initialize RUN LED (D10) as off

while(1) {
// Toggle RUN LED (D10) every 3.5 seconds using Timer1
LATDbits.LATD0 = !LATDbits.LATD0;
__delay_ms(3500);

// Knight Rider pattern from Left to Right direction
for(int i = 3; i <= 9; i++) {
LATA = (1 << i);
__delay_ms(100);
}

// Knight Rider pattern: Left to Right or Right to Left depending on SW3 state
if (PORTDbits.RD6 == 0) {
for(int j = 9; j >= 3; j--) {
LATA = (1 << j);
__delay_ms(100);
}
} else {
for(int j = 3; j <= 9; j++) {
LATA = (1 << j);
__delay_ms(100);
}
}
}

return -1;
}
```

In this code, the RUN LED (D10) is initialized as off, and the delay functions `__delay_ms(100)` and `__delay_ms(3500)` are used without the custom delayFunc() function. This should resolve the delay error you were encountering.

To implement the design on Explorer 16 and resolve the error related to __delay_ms(100); and __delay_ms(3500);, you can replace these two delay functions with user-defined delay functions. Here's an updated version of your code:

```c
#include <xc.h>

#define _XTAL_FREQ 8000000 // Specify the oscillator frequency

unsigned int count1 = 200; // Timing delay variables
unsigned int count2 = 200;

void delayFunc(void) {
int j, k;
int a;

for (j = 0; j < count1; j++) {
for (k = 0; k < count2; k++) {
a = 0;
}
}
}

void main(void) {
TRISA = 0x00; // Set PORTA as output
TRISDbits.TRISD6 = 1; // Set SW3 input

while(1) {
// Toggle RUN LED (D10) every 3.5 seconds using Timer1
LATDbits.LATD0 = !LATDbits.LATD0;
delayFunc(); // Call the delay function instead of __delay_ms(3500)

// Knight Rider pattern from Left to Right direction
for(int i = 3; i <= 9; i++) {
LATA = (1 << i);
delayFunc(); // Call the delay function instead of __delay_ms(100);
}

// Knight Rider pattern: Left to Right or Right to Left depending on SW3 state
if (PORTDbits.RD6 == 0) {
for(int j = 9; j >= 3; j--) {
LATA = (1 << j);
delayFunc(); // Call the delay function instead of __delay_ms(100);
}
} else {
for(int j = 3; j <= 9; j++) {
LATA = (1 << j);
delayFunc(); // Call the delay function instead of __delay_ms(100);
}
}
}

return -1;
}
```

In this updated code, the __delay_ms() functions have been replaced with a custom delay function called delayFunc(). This function provides the necessary delay by using for loops and a dummy variable. You can modify the count1 and count2 variables to adjust the delay time according to your requirements.