RF-to-USB-RD
Rev. 0.1
3
4. Software Setup
There are two applications for use with this reference design: the Network Demo and the UART Demo. The demo
applications are designed for the Windows operating systems as part of the RF to USB Reference Design
installation package.
The RF to USB Reference design Installer may be downloaded from the following web page:
http://www.silabs.com/RFtoUSB
Once the reference design software is downloaded from the Silicon Labs website, extract the executable from the
zip file and run it to install the demo applications and documentation. If the software installed to the default location,
the files are installed to
C:\Silabs\MCU\RF_to_USB_RD\
. Program shortcuts are also added to the Start Menu
under the Silicon Laboratories folder.
5. RF to USB Network Demo
The RF to USB Network demo shows how a Sensor Node can be used as a wireless sensor to periodically transmit
data to the PC. To run the demo, first ensure that the hardware is connected as described in “3. Hardware
Overview and Setup” and the software is installed as described in “4. Software Setup”.
1. Launch the program, which is found by clicking
Start
All Programs
Silicon Laboratories
RF to USB
RD
Network Demo
.
2. The USB Dongle serial number appears in the drop-down menu.
3. Click Identify in the application. This will trigger the yellow LED on the USB Dongle to blink, indicating that there
is basic communication between the application and USB Dongle
4. Click
Connect
to start communication with the USB Dongle. The application might prompt to update the USB
Dongle firmware. Click
Yes
to continue.
Downloaded from
Downloaded from
Downloaded from
