RN4870/71 PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board User’s Guide
DS50002547A-page 20
2016 Microchip Technology Inc.
3. Start the Terminal Emulator software. In this example, TeraTerm is used. Config-
ure the serial port settings using the enumerated COM port as shown in
FIGURE 3-1:
COM PORT SETTINGS FOR TERMINAL EMULATOR
4. Enter Command mode by sending the command escape sequence
$$$
. Press-
ing the dollar sign (
$)
three times puts the RN4870/71 into Command mode and
CMD>
prompt is displayed. When interacting directly with the RN4870/71 using
terminal emulator, enable local echo feature on the RN4870/71. Enter the
+
char-
acter on the command prompt. The
ECHO ON
response is displayed as shown in
. Any character sent to the RN4870/71 is echoed back to the sender
to improve interactivity.
FIGURE 3-2:
COMMAND PROMPT AND ECHO ON RESPONSE