Datasheet

Hardware Setup and Configuration
 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. Preliminary DS52108A-page 27
2.6 SERIAL MONITOR SETUP
The Serial Monitor Setup is applicable for Explorer 16 and PICDEM.Net2 development
boards. The MRF24WB0MA/B or MRF24WG0MA/B Wi-Fi
®
PICtail™ displays and
send status information to the serial UART port on the Microchip development board
that is useful for debugging. This section provides detailed information on setting up a
terminal session to view this output by using “HyperTerminal” as an example. The same
approach is used for other serial port monitors such as Tera Term and so on.
2.6.1 To Set up Serial Monitor
1. Launch HyperTerminal from the Run from the Windows Start menu or directly
from the Windows Start menu, see Figure 2-8.
FIGURE 2-8: STARTING HYPERTERMINAL FROM RUN DIALOG
2. Name the connection and press OK, see Figure 2-9.
FIGURE 2-9: HYPERTERMINAL NAME SETUP