User Manual

RN41/42 Evaluation Kit User’s Guide
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1.2.2 RN42 Evaluation Board Features
The RN42 Evaluation Board has the following features:
• Supports fully qualified Bluetooth version 2.1 module, supports version 2.1
• UART (SPP or HCI) and USB (only HCI) data connection interfaces
• Sustained SPP data rates: 240 Kbps (slave), 300 Kbps (master)
• HCI data rates: 1.5 Mbps sustained, 3.0 Mbps burst in HCI mode
• Embedded Bluetooth stack profiles included (requires no host stack): GAP, SDP,
RFCOMM, and L2CAP protocols, with SPP and DUN profile support
• Supports 2 LEDs, 4 DIP switches for Configuration, SPI pads for firmware pro-
grammings
• Postage-stamp sized form factor of 44 mm x 24 mm x 13 mm.
1.3 RN41/42 EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS AND PART DETAILS
The evaluation kit includes the hardware required to connect the evaluation board to
the host computer, see Table 1-1. To evaluate the module on the evaluation board, the
user needs a computer with a USB port running the Microsoft Windows or Mac OS-X
operating system.
Depending on the development kit ordered, the package contains one of the the follow-
ing development boards:
• RN-41-EK or RN-42-EK Board - Contains the RN41 (Class 1)/RN42 (Class 2)
Bluetooth module.
• USB cable - Connects user’s computer to the evaluation board.
Tab l e 1- 1 lists the part number of RN-41/42-EK Evaluation Kit.
TABLE 1-1: RN41/42 EVALUATION KIT PART DETAILS
Note: Prior to the evaluation, install the FTDI drivers for the USB cable. If the driv-
ers are not automatically installed, download and install the FTDI drivers
from http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/FTDI-Drivers.zip.
Description Part Number
RN41 Evaluation board RN-41-EK
RN42 Evaluation board RN-42-EK