User Manual

RN131/171 Evaluation Kit User’s Guide
DS50002183A-page 14  2013 Microchip Technology Inc.
1.2.2 RN171 Evaluation Board Features
The RN171 Evaluation Board has the following features:
• Supports FCC/CE/IC certified 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g RN171 module
• Wi-Fi Alliance certified for WPA2-PSK and RoHS compliant
• Complete on-board TCP/IP networking stack through RN171 module
• Supports Ad hoc and Infrastructure networking modes along with SoftAP mode
• Built-in networking applications through RN171 module, such as, TCP/IP, DHCP,
DNS, ARP, ICMP, UDP, Telnet, FTP client and HTML client
• Configuration over Wi-Fi or UART using simple ASCII commands
• Supports 921 Kbps TX, 500 Kbps RX data rates with TCP/IP and WPA2 over
UART
• Powered by 3.3V battery pack (two AAA batteries) or through a USB cable (5V)
• Push buttons for launching Applications and RESET signal
• 10 general purpose digital I/O pins
• Eight analog sensor interfaces; configurable sensor power outputs 0 – 3.3V DC
• Real-time clock for wake-up and time stamping
• Trace antenna included on the RN171 module
• Size – 50.8 mm x 28 mm x 20 mm
• Weight – approx. 13.5g
1.3 RN131/171 EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS AND PART DETAILS
Depending on the development kit ordered, the package contents contain one of the
following development boards:
• RN-131-EK or EN-171-EK Board
• USB cable
Tabl e 1-1 lists the part number of RN-131/171-EK Evaluation Kit.
TABLE 1-1: RN-131/171-EK EVALUATION KIT
Figure 1-1 illustrates the evaluation kit contents of RN-131-EK and RN-171-EK,
respectively.
Description Part Number
RN131 Evaluation Kit RN-131-EK
RN171 Evaluation Kit RN-171-EK