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Start the Example

1. Click  the  [

Debug

  button  to  compile  and  download  the  demo  to  the  MCU.  Once  downloaded,  click  the  [

Resume

button. The demo will show several messages as it attempts to connect to the Wi-Fi network and then the AWS service that serves
the demo.

2. Press [

BTN1

] and verify that the display shows a MAC Address status message:

3. In case the application does not display the status message and instead remains in one of the other status messages, try the fol-

lowing troubleshooting tips:

a. Confirm that your Wireless Access Point’s SSID and Password match those configured in 

app_wifi_cfg.h

.

b. Confirm  that  the  WGM110  is  running  the  latest  firmware  from  the  Wizard  Gecko  Wi-Fi  SDK.  To  do  this,  download 

http://

www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/wizard-gecko-wi-fi-sdk

  and  upgrade  the  device  firmware  using  BGTool

in the 

bin

 folder and the 

production.bin

 firmware image in the 

example/production

 folder.

c. Confirm that the Wireless Access Point has access to the Internet and that your Internet Provider’s DNS can resolve 

demo.si-

labs.com

.

QSG145: WGM110 SLEXP4320 Wi-Fi Expansion Kit

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Summary of Contents for QSG145: WGM110 SLEXP4320

Page 1: ...the EFM32 MCU to connect to a WGM110 Wi Fi module which can connect to Wi Fi networks but also be an access point to which other devices can connect The expansion kit works with the following Silicon...

Page 2: ...u 32 bit efm32 pearl gecko pg12 starter kit EFM32 Pearl Gecko PG1 Starter Kit SLSTK3401A https www silabs com products development tools mcu 32 bit efm32 pearl gecko starter kit EFM32 Giant Gecko GG11...

Page 3: ...in the High Power LDO position Detect Your Device 1 Click Refresh button if your device does not show up in the Device view in the Simplicity Studio Launcher The board might take some time to appear d...

Page 4: ...ing you whether you want to switch to the IDE perspective and create the example project 4 In the Simplicity IDE locate the Project Explorer and expand the new project that was created Go into the Cfg...

Page 5: ...ing tips a Confirm that your Wireless Access Point s SSID and Password match those configured in app_wifi_cfg h b Confirm that the WGM110 is running the latest firmware from the Wizard Gecko Wi Fi SDK...

Page 6: ...e correct board enter the board s MAC address in the top right corner of the web page and start drawing The MAC address is displayed on the display of the Starter Kit 4 Draw something in the view 5 Th...

Page 7: ...inger lifts from the touch screen an image of the drawing gets posted to a web service at AWS EC2 4 AWS EC2 not only hosts the whiteboard webpage but also acts as a proxy server to process the image T...

Page 8: ...asks that are ready to run main continues by creating the Startup Task and starting the multi tasking process by calling OSStart 2 The Startup Task is used to initialize various hardware and software...

Page 9: ...To launch C Probe navigate to Compatible Tools from the Launcher and scroll down Alternatively click the C Probe button in the Simplicity IDE view Figure 3 1 Micrium C Probe The C Probe software will...

Page 10: ...button in the Home menu bar to run the visualization Figure 3 2 Wireless Whiteboard Status Screen QSG145 WGM110 SLEXP4320 Wi Fi Expansion Kit Extended Debugging silabs com Building a more connected w...

Page 11: ...tion find the Workspace Explorer on the right hand side click the Screens menu and select Micrium OS Kernel C OS 5 Then click the Run button to run the visualization again and select the corresponding...

Page 12: ...lowing WGM110 Wizard Gecko Wi Fi Module Data Sheet WGM110 API Reference Manual Starter Kit MCU Data Sheet Starter Kit MCU Reference Manual QSG145 WGM110 SLEXP4320 Wi Fi Expansion Kit Additional Resour...

Page 13: ...ply or express copyright licenses granted hereunder to design or fabricate any integrated circuits The products are not designed or authorized to be used within any Life Support System without the spe...

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