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RN131/RN171/RN1723

EVALUATION KITS

USER’S GUIDE

 2013-2015 Microchip Technology Inc.

DS50002183B-page 21

Chapter 2. Getting Started

This chapter describes using an RN evaluation kit as an independent platform for

exploring the ASCII command set and prototyping of embedded systems. Certain

hardware and software/utilities are essential to support the development of

demonstration applications.

This chapter includes the following topics:

• Prerequisites

• Hardware Configuration

• Module Configuration

2.1

PREREQUISITES

2.1.1

Software

The following software tools/utilities are required to run the demonstration applications:

• A Terminal Emulator application such as TeraTerm (for Windows 7 or later) or

CoolTerm (for Mac OS X or later)

• The RN evaluation boards use the FTDI Chipset. Windows automatically installs the

drivers for the USB serial cable. However, if the drivers are not automatically

installed, download and install the FTDI Chipset drivers from the Microchip web site as

described in 2.2 “Hardware Configuration”. Once the FTDI Chipset drivers are

installed, the COM port is automatically assigned based on the active connection

2.1.2

Hardware

To set up and run the demonstration applications, the following hardware is required:

• PC or laptop running one of these operating systems:

- Windows 7 or later

- Mac OS X or later

• RN evaluation board

• USB cable

Note:

A Terminal Emulator application is used to send the configuration

commands to the RN module over a UART interface. The emulator also

displays information transmitted from the RN module.

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