User manual

8-Bit Wireless Development Kit User’s Guide

The following hardwares are required to run this tutorial:

• Two pre-programmed PIC18 Wireless Development Boards

• Two Radio Daughter Boards

•Two LCD Serial Accessory Boards

• Four fresh AA batteries or Two 9V External Power Supply or two USB cables

This tutorial also highlights the 256 Kbit EEPROM that is available on the PIC18

Wireless Development Board. The Network Freezer mode uses the on-board

EEPROM to store the network setup information.

To run this tutorial, no need to re-program the PIC18 Wireless Development Board

instead, a pre-programmed“

8-bit WDK Demo.hex file can be used.

4.3.1 Setup

Follow these steps to set up the Network Freezer demo:

1. Connect the LCD Serial Accessory board J1 port to the J101 connector on the

PIC18 Wireless Development Board (see

Figure 3-1).

2. Plug in the Radio PICtail Daughter board at slot J201 on the PIC18 Wireless

Development Board.

3. To power the PIC18 Wireless Development Board from external power (9V or

USB), insert a jumper at JP301 (Regulator Disconnect) on the PIC18 Wireless

Development Board. To power PIC18 Wireless Development Board from batter

ies, remove the jumper on JP301.

4. Insert a jumper at JP201 (LED Power) on the PIC18 Wireless Development

Board.

5. Ensure that the jumper is disconnected at JP1 position on the LCD Serial Acces-

sory Board. This ensures that the LCD Serial Accessory Board is used in I

mode and not in SPI mode. The 8-bit WDK demo uses the LCD Serial Accessory

board in I

C mode.

6. Wireless demo board can be powered using any one of these options:

• Two AA Batteries

• 9V External Power Supply

• USB Port

• External 3.0-3.6V power source through test points TP301and TP302

7. Insert a jumper at either JP302 or JP303 (Current Measure) on the PIC18

Wireless Development Board.