User Manual

 2014 Microchip Technology Inc. DS50002325A-page 19
RN41/42 EVALUATION KIT
USER’S GUIDE
Chapter 2. Getting Started
2.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the RN41/42 Evaluation Kit board as an independent develop-
ment board for exploring the ASCII command set and prototyping of embedded sys-
tems. Certain hardware and software/utilities are essential to support the development
of demo applications. This chapter discusses the following topics:
• Hardware Requirements
• Software/Utility Requirements
• Module Configuration
2.2 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Along with RN-41-EK or RN-42-EK boards, an USB cable is connected (virtual COM
port) to evaluate hardware setup and to run the firmware/demo appplications.
2.2.1 Hardware Setup
To setup the RN41/42 Evaluation Board demo, perform the following steps:
1. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on the host system (computer/laptop) and
to the USB connector on the evaluation board.
2. Power to RN-41/42-EK evaluation board is only obtained through the host com-
puter/ laptop.
3. Once the FTDI drivers are installed, the COM port is automatically assigned
based on the active connection.
4. Note the COM port to which the USB cable is connected.
Figure 2-1 shows the setup arrangement of RN41/RN42 Evaluation Boards connected
to a computer/laptop.
Note: If the drivers are not automatically installed, download and install the FTDI
drivers from http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/FTDI-Driv-
ers.zip.