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Welcome to the CC3000 Wi-Fi MSP430 FRAM Getting Started Guide. Here you will find detailed information on how to take full advantage of the CC3000 Wi-Fi MSP430 FRAM's robust user experience.

Note: An updated service pack is available. This update is highly recommended. Please use the Patch Programmer to burn the new version to your module.

An updated CC3000+FRAM Sensor Application v1.0.11 has been released and is available here. This update is highly recommended. Please uninstall any previous Sensor Application before upgrading.

Contents 1 Demo Overview  2 Step-by-Step Demo Procedure 2.1 Step 1. Software Installation 2.2 Step 2. Setting up the Access Point 2.3 Step 3. Preparing the CC3000 + MSP430 FRAM Boards 2.4 Step 4. Programming the FRAM Board 2.5 Step 5. Connecting Computer to AP 2.6 Step 6. Running CC3000 FRAM Sensor GUI 2.7 Step 7. Establishing the Connection 3 Running the Node 4 Terminal interface 5 Site Map

Demo Overview 

This demo shows how to associate the CC3000 + MSP430 FRAM  kit to the Access Point provided in the kit and obtain sensor data. The GUI  uses a TCP socket to connect to a TCP server running on the CC3000 Wi-Fi node. The node periodically samples sensor data (3-axis accelerometer, NTC thermistor sensor, and VCC supply power) and transmits the results back to the computer. The 8 LEDs on the MSP-EXP430FR5739 board are used to indicate wireless status and activity of the CC3000 device. On the computer side, the TCP Client's front end is a GUI program that visually displays the status of each node along with its sensor data. The demo setup is depicted below.
Additional Kit Terms.

Caution: This EVM kit utilizes one or more stand-alone end products. To minimize risks of personal injury or property damage, always familiarize yourself with all application safety instructions provided in this user manual and those provided with each accompanying stand-alone end-product shipped with this EVM. This device is granted for use in mobile only configurations in which the antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm from all persons (as specified in LSR’s grant TFB-TIWISL01 & Murata grant VPYLBVK) and not be co-located with any other transmitters except in accordance with FCC and/or Industry Canada multi-transmitter product procedures as applicable”

Step-by-Step Demo Procedure

This section guides the user on how to run the out-of-box experience demo for the CC3000 + MSP430 FRAM kit, the Sensor Demo Application. 

Note: If you wish to perform the Demo using FIrst Time Configuration, please see Getting Started using First Time Config

Note: It is highly recommended to burn the latest patches service pack. Please see CC3000 Patch Programmer.

Step 1. Software Installation

Download and install the following software:

1. CC3000 FRAM Sensor Application: This package contains the required applications and tools to execute this demo: Sensor Application code, CC3000 FRAM Sensor GUI, utilities to flash the MSP430 FRAM device and the MSP430 FRAM USB drivers. Please note that if you have an older version of the Sensor Application, please uninstall the previous version before installing the new version.
   
   
2. Putty Terminal (Optional): Save the executable file anywhere on your computer. It does not require installation. This is an optional terminal that is used during this demo to view the status information of the Sensor Application, but any other terminal can be used, e.g. Hyperterminal, TeraTerm.
   
   
   

Step 2. Setting up the Access Point

Connect the Power Adapter to the Access Point and turn it on using the Power Button. Verify that the Power LED is on and the Wireless LED is blinking. The AP may take approximately 30 seconds to reach an operational state in which you can find it in the Wireless Network list of your computer:
The blue colored port shown in the picture is the WAN port and is unused for this demo. Only the yellow colored ports should be used.

 

Note: The Japanese Kits include Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti Access Points. If using this kit, please use the following File:Buffalo AP settings Guide.pdf

Step 3. Preparing the CC3000 + MSP430 FRAM Boards

Connect the CC3000 EM board to the MSP430 FRAM board as shown below so that the antenna is facing inwards. Apply power to the FRAM board by connecting its USB to your computer. Windows may require installing various USB drivers which are provided in the installation package.

Please note that the LSR module shipped in the package includes two jumpers. The first jumper, J7 should be connected, while jumper J6 should connect pins 2 and 3 for normal use. If these jumpers are
not placed, the demo and board will not function.

Note: The power provided by the computer may be limited to 100mA due to the FRAM USB driver settings. If this power limitation occurs, the user can connect the FRAM board to the computer through a powered USB hub such that the power is provided by the USB hub AC adapter.

Step 4. Programming the FRAM Board

The MSP430 FRAM board in the kit may already come preprogrammed with this demo application. However, It is recommended to use the "Download Sensor App to FRAM" shortcut that is installed by the sensor application installer to ensure that it is the latest version. In order for the MSP430 Flasher application to download the firmware, the FRAM board drivers msut be successfully installed. Run the shortcut and press on any key to continue, which automatically begins the process of downloading the software as shown in the figure below. The MSP430 Flasher will download the software and restart the MSP430. If all is successfull, LED1 will turn on indicating that WLAN is operational.

Step 5. Connecting Computer to AP

Connect your computer to the Access Point using either a wireless or wired connection. If using a wired connection, please ensure to use the yellow colored ports on the AP. The Blue port is the WAN port and not needed for this demo.

In Windows 7, when requested to setup the network, select "Connect to the network without setting it up:

Please note that the TP-LINK Access Point provided in the kit has a unique SSID, where the last 6 characters of the SSID are the last 6 Alphanumeric
characters of the AP's MAC Address.

In the case above, the SSID is TP-LINK_C2D25A.

Firewall software used on the computer could prevent communication from the CC3000 to the GUI. Please disable it if possible.

 

Step 6. Running CC3000 FRAM Sensor GUI

Start the CC3000 FRAM Sensor GUI located in "Start->All Programs-> Texas Instruments-> CC3000 FRAM Sensor Application-> CC3000 FRAM Sensor GUI" :


Upon opening the GUI, a dialog box will inquire about whether you would like to perform Automatic Configuration or use the manual way to configure the WiFi interface:

If you choose to perform Automatic Configuration you will be presented with the following sceen:

The "Select Kit" window will ask you for World Wide kit (TP-LINK AP), Japanese Kit (Buffalo AP) or Chinese Kit (TP-LINK AP).

For the Japanese Kit please configure the AP as described in:  
This requires that your computer be connected to the Access Point provided in the kit (Either WIrelessly or through a cable) and that the CC3000+FRAM board
is connected to the PC via a USB cable. The board should have the USB drivers correctly installed and enumerating, therefore creating a COM Port on the PC.

Chossing the kit will begin the Automatic Configuration Process

For the Chinese and the World Wide kits, the automatic CC3000 configuration searches for the TP-LINK AP and retrieves its SSID. In this case the SSID is TP-LINK_2D0F58.

The GUI then sends the configuration information to each COM ports. Some COM ports are not FRAM boards and will therefore time out in their response.

However, if an FRAM board with the CC3000 Sensor Application is connected and available, it will be configured and "Configuration Successful" will be shown for that port.

Multiple CC3000+FRAM boards can be configured at once in this way.

For the Japanese kit the Access Point's SSID will be named as "buffalo" and the GUI does not need to retreive the SSID from the Access Point. 

Step 7. Establishing the Connection

Once the CC3000+FRAM board receives the association information, LEDs 2 through 6 become solid and a new planet appears on the CC3000 Sensor GUI orbiting the central planet representing the CC3000 device.This may take a few seconds as the CC3000 connects and the GUI searches for the CC3000.

Running the Node

Once the demo is running, the FRAM Experimenter board can be disconnected from the PC and connected either to a battery pack or to a USB Hub for power. Serial USB connection is not required since WiFi is used to carry the sensor data to the GUI.

 

Terminal interface

Please look at the Details page for more information on the CC3000 Sensor Application terminal interface.

Site Map

• CC3000 Wiki Site Map

• CC3000 Main Page

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