User Manual

RN131/171 Evaluation Kit User’s Guide
DS50002183A-page 20  2013 Microchip Technology Inc.
FIGURE 2-1: RN131 EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE SETUP
FIGURE 2-2: RN171 EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE SETUP
2.3 SOFTWARE/UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
The following software tools/utilities are required to run the demo applications:
• Terminal Emulator Application such as TeraTerm (for Windows OS) or CoolTerm (for
MAC OS)
• Both RN131 and RN171 Evaluation Boards use the FTDI chip set. Windows automati-
cally installs the drivers for the USB-serial cable. If the drivers are not automatically
installed, download and install the FTDI drivers from the Microchip web site
“http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/FTDI-Drivers.zip” FTDI
Chipset Drivers.
Note: Terminal Emulator program is used to send the configuration commands to
the module over a UART interface. The emulator also displays information
transmitted from the module.