User Manual
Atmel AVR10003: ATmega256RFR2 Evaluation Kit – Quick Start Guide [APPLICATION NOTE]
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2.1 Board assembling
1. Switch off power drom one RCB, or remove the batteries and connect
the RCB to the STB.
2. Download the patched FT245RL driver files from the kit website, and
follow the installation guidelines on your PC to install the USB driver.
3. Connect the STB to a PC with the USB cable.
4. A successful installation and enumeration of the USB connection with
the PC is indicated by the power status LED on the STB.
2.2 Set up the terminal program on the PC
A terminal program running on the PC is used to control the application running on the RCB connected to the STB. Set
up the terminal program as follows:
BAUD RATE: 9600
PARITY: None
DATA BITS: 8
STOP BITS: 1
FLOW CONTROL: Off
2.3 Power up the boards
1. Apply the standalone RCB (optional) by turning on the power switch
on the top side of the board. The RCB runs a power-on check and
indicates the successful completion by switching on the second of
the three LEDs.
2. The RCB mounted on the STB is powered via the USB connection.
Make sure that the batteries are removed or that the power switch is
in the off position.
2.4 Run the packet error rate measurement
Type any character in the terminal window to initiate the configure procedure for both RCB nodes and show the menu.
Optionally, if no peer node is active, the search for a peer device can be aborted by pressing ENTER. The node gets
configured for stand-alone operation. The packet error rate measurement can be operated through the menu options
displayed on the UART terminal program. A detailed description of the menu options can be found in the
ATmega256RFR2 Evaluation Kit – User Guide.
3. Serial bootloader
The application offers serial bootloader functionality to flash other applications to the RCBs. A detailed description on
the usage of the bootloader can be found in the Atmel AVR2054 Serial Bootloader - User Guide.