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8-Bit Wireless Development Kit User’s Guide
DS70654B-page 28 Preliminary © 2011-2012 Microchip Technology Inc.
9. Connect a RS232 cable between the RS232 Port on the RS232 Serial Accessory
Board and the PC.
10. Open two instances of the terminal programs from the PC with the previous settings.
4.5.2 Tutorial Operation
The Chat Window demo program flow is described in Figure 4-3.
1. Press the MCLR push button on both the nodes to reset the program.
(The demo uses a small window frame to scan and join the network, else it
creates two separate networks. Therefore, both the nodes must be powered
simultaneously, so that they can establish connection with one another.)
2. The LCD screen displays the welcome message “8-bit Wireless Development
Kit” and then it changes to “Connecting peer on Channel 23”.
3. After the connection is established with the peer, the display changes to “joined
network successfully”
4. Users can use the hyper-terminal program to chat with the peer node.
FIGURE 4-3: CHAT WINDOW DEMO PROGRAM
Note: Windows 98 or Windows XP OS users can use the hyper-terminal program.
Windows 7 or any other OS users can download other terminal software
programs available from the web.
Power Up
Display
8-bit Wireless
Development Kit
Display
Connecting Peer
on channel 23
Display
Joined Network
Successfully
Use hyperterminal
or similar console
application for
chatting wirelessly
Power Up
Display
8-bit Wireless
Development Kit
Display
Connecting Peer
on channel 23
Display
Joined Network
Successfully
Use hyperterminal
or similar console
application for
chatting wirelessly