User`s guide

ZENA™ WIRELESS NETWORK

ANALYZER USER’S GUIDE

Chapter 2. Getting Started

2.1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes how to install the ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer software.

2.2 INSTALLING ZENA™ ANALYZER SOFTWARE

Since the ZENA analyzer software can be used independently of the hardware, it is

available from multiple sources, including the ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer

CD-ROM, the installation for source files of AN965, “Microchip Stack for the ZigBee

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Protocol”, and the installation for source files of AN1066, “MiWi™ Wireless Networking

Protocol Stack”. The version shipped with the application notes is a demo version,

which provides Stack configuration and packet playback capability, but does not allow

real-time network monitoring with the ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer hardware. The

full version is shipped with the ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer board.

If you are installing the software from the ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer CD-ROM,

insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. If the installation program

does not start automatically, browse to the CD-ROM directory and execute the

ZENAvn.nn.exe program, where n.nn is the version number of the ZENA analyzer

software. Follow the on-screen directions to install the software.

If you have installed the source code for one of the Microchip supported IEEE 802.15.4

protocols, the demo version of ZENA analyzer software is installed automatically in the

root directory of the application source code. The demo version of the software allows

access to the Stack configuration and message playback features, but it will not

communicate with the ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer hardware.

The ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer license agreement is presented. Read the

agreement, then click I Accept to continue.

The ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer Readme file contains important information

about the most recent release of the ZENA Wireless Network Analyzer, such as new

features and known issues. The Readme file will change with each release.

Once the ZENA software is installed, use the Start Menu item to launch the software.

The introductory screen appears as follows.

FIGURE 2-1: ZENA™ ANALYZER SOFTWARE MAIN WINDOW