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Microchip

chipKIT

TM

WF32

Shield

User

Manual

NimbeLink

Corp

Updated:

August

2016

PN

30089

rev

2

©

NimbeLink

Corp.

2017.

All

rights

reserved.

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Summary of Contents for Microchip chipKIT WF32 Shield

Page 1: ...Microchip chipKIT TM WF32 Shield User Manual NimbeLink Corp Updated August 2016 PN 30089 rev 2 NimbeLink Corp 2017 All rights reserved 1 ...

Page 2: ...ram 5 Pinout 6 Table 2 2 1 Shield Default Pinout 6 Getting Started 7 Operating Modes 7 UART Configuration 7 Sensor Connections 7 Required Hardware 8 Mounting the Shield 8 Skywire Placement 10 Programming the chipKIT board 11 Viewing the Device Data 12 Troubleshooting 12 PN 30089 rev 2 NimbeLink Corp 2017 All rights reserved 2 ...

Page 3: ...s IoT quickly and easily with NimbeLink s Skywire Sensor Shield Whether you are a hobbyist or a developer preparing a product for launch NimbeLink s shield and your choice of NimbeLink Skywire plug in cellular modems will provide the cellular connectivity you need With Cellular connectivity several included sensors and example code you can have your proof of concept up and running in minutes with ...

Page 4: ...lar Modem without data plan 3G Modem NimbeLink Verizon 3G CDMA EVDO TG 30 8113 Cellular Antenna Taoglas TDGL021 chipKIT WF32 IoT development kit Microchip 1 4 Additional Resources NimbeLink s Skywire Sensor Shield Product Page NimbeLink s Skywire Sensor Shield Schematic NimbeLink s Skywire 2G 1xRTT Product Page NimbeLink s Skywire 3G GSM HSPA Product Page NimbeLink s Skywire 3G CDMA EVDO Product P...

Page 5: ...2 Technical Specifications 2 1 Block Diagram PN 30089 rev 2 NimbeLink Corp 2017 All rights reserved 5 ...

Page 6: ... LPS331 INT1 IO8 IOH No Connect IO9 IOH Skywire Reset IO10 IOH Skywire DTR IO11 IOH Skywire RTS IO12 IOH Skywire ON OFF IO13 IOH Skywire CTS GND IOH GND AREF IOH No Connect SDA IOH I2C_SDA SCL IOH I2C_SCL All Pins AD LEDs Analog Sensors VIN POWER 12 V Input GND POWER GND 5V POWER 5V Input unused 3V3 POWER 3 3V Input RESET POWER No Connect IOREF POWER Skywire Vref PN 30089 rev 2 NimbeLink Corp 2017...

Page 7: ...e 8 bit data no parity and 1 stop bit The Data Terminal Ready DTR and Ready To Send RTS lines must be driven low from the WF32 to the modem 3 1 2 Sensor Connections The shield has four sensors connected to Analog IO pins that can be polled by the chipKIT board The shield also has four sensors connected to the I2C interface coming from the chipKIT board The shield provides 4 75K pullup resistors on...

Page 8: ...ial cable for debugging 3 3 Mounting the Shield Before mounting the shield verify that the following jumpers in particular are in the correct positions as shown in the figure below Figure 3 1 correct jumper positions for chipKIT board J15 jumper should be in the EXT position This allows the shield to be powered off of the chipKIT board s external 12 V supply port instead of the USB port JP4 JP5 ju...

Page 9: ...t the pins correctly over the Arduino headers and press down on the shield until the shield is seated fully There should be no unconnected pins below the shield Figure 3 2 chipKIT board and Skywire Shield proper orientation Figure 3 3 Skywire Shield mounted on chipKIT board PN 30089 rev 2 NimbeLink Corp 2017 All rights reserved 9 ...

Page 10: ...es on the Skywire modem to avoid damaging the U FL connectors 2 Line up the Skywire cellular U FL connector s with the circles inside the shield s Skywire socket footprint Depending on the type of Skywire Modem there may be one or two U FL connections 3 Carefully seat your Skywire into the shield s Skywire socket J6 Take care to ensure that the pins are correctly aligned Failure to properly align ...

Page 11: ...MPIDE sketchbook folder located by default in your My Documents directory Within MPIDE open the extracted pde file File Open Skywire_chipKIT_Dweet Skywire_chipKIT_Dweet pde Remove jumpers from J3 and J4 on the shield Power the chipKIT board and shield using the external 12 V power jack Connect the chipKIT board to your computer via USB Within MPIDE Select Tools Serial Port COM where corresponds wi...

Page 12: ...lower right corner Open the cloned dashboard and click on skywire under Datasources Replace the Thing Name field with your modem s MEID or IMEI and select Save Power on your chipKIT board and shield and wait for the green LED to start flashing on the shield At this point your dashboard widgets should begin updating in real time as your device uploads its sensor data to dweet io 3 7 Troubleshooting...

Page 13: ... board and remove the shield Then place a wire in pin 40 on the chipKIT board and re mount the shield Connect the GND wire of the USB to Serial cable to J4 on the chipKIT board ground and the RX pin to the wire in pin 40 of the chipKIT board Power on the chipKIT board and shield Using a terminal program such as Tera Term or PuTTY open a serial connection with 115200 BAUD 8 bit no parity and 1 stop...

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