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NimbeLink Microchip chipKIT WF32 Shield User Manual

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Microchip​ ​ c hipKIT​
​ ​ W F32​ ​ S hield
TM​
User​ ​ M anual
NimbeLink​ ​ C orp
Updated:​ ​ A ugust​ ​ 2 016
PN​ ​ 3 0089​ ​ r ev​ ​ 2
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©​ ​ N imbeLink​ ​ C orp.​ ​ 2 017.​ ​ A ll​ ​ r ights​ ​ r eserved.

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  • Page 1 ​ ​ W F32​ ​ S hield TM​ User​ ​ M anual NimbeLink​ ​ C orp Updated:​ ​ A ugust​ ​ 2 016 PN​ ​ 3 0089​ ​ r ev​ ​ 2 ©​ ​ N imbeLink​ ​ C orp.​ ​ 2 017.​ ​ A ll​ ​ r ights​ ​ r eserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table​ ​ o f​ ​ C ontents Introduction Overview Product​ ​ D escription Additional​ ​ R esources Technical​ ​ S pecifications Block​ ​ D iagram Pinout Table​ ​ 2 .2.1​ ​ S hield​ ​ D efault​ ​ P inout Getting​ ​ S tarted Operating​...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Connect the Microchip WF32 development platform to the Internet of Things (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.

  • Page 4: Additional R Esources

    TDGL021 Microchip 1.4 Additional​ ​ R esources ● NimbeLink's​ ​ ​ S kywire​ ​ S ensor​ ​ S hield​ ​ P roduct​ ​ P age ● NimbeLink's​ ​ ​ S kywire​ ​ S ensor​ ​ S hield​ ​ S chematic ●...

  • Page 5: Technical S Pecifications

    2. Technical​ ​ S pecifications 2.1 Block​ ​ D iagram PN​ ​ 3 0089​ ​ r ev​ ​ 2 ©​ ​ N imbeLink​ ​ C orp.​ ​ 2 017.​ ​ A ll​ ​ r ights​ ​ r eserved.

  • Page 6: Pinout

    2.2 Pinout Table​ ​ 2 .2.1​ ​ S hield​ ​ D efault​ ​ P inout Pin​ ​ N ame Shield​ ​ C onnection Header Skywire​ ​ D OUT Skywire​ ​ D IN No ​ ​ C onnect Button​ ​ 1 LM75​...

  • Page 7: Getting S Tarted

    3. Getting​ ​ S tarted 3.1 Operating​ ​ M odes NimbeLink's Skywire Sensor Shield is designed to be compatible with the Microchip chipKIT WF32 board. The shield also provides headers to plug in additional shields to further the platform's functionality. The user must ensure the pins on expansion shields do not interfere with the pins of the Skywire Sensor Shield.

  • Page 8: Required H Ardware

    Pressure LPS331 260-1260mbar Temperature -55C​ ​ t o​ ​ 1 25C STLM75 3.2 Required​ ​ H ardware This​ ​ g uide​ ​ a ssumes​ ​ t he​ ​ u ser​ ​ h as​ ​ a ccess​ ​ t o​ ​ t he​ ​ f ollowing​ ​ h ardware: ●...
  • Page 9 The Shield is designed to interface with the Arduino compatible headers on the chipKIT development board. To mount the shield, orient the pins correctly over the Arduino headers and press down on the shield until the shield is seated fully. There​...

  • Page 10: Skywire P Lacement

    3.4 Skywire​ ​ P lacement The​ ​ S kywire​ ​ C ellular​ ​ m odem​ ​ i s​ ​ d esigned​ ​ t o​ ​ b e​ ​ p laced​ ​ a s​ ​ s hown​ ​ b elow. Figure ​ ​ 3 -4: ​ ​ S kywire ​ ​ S ensor ​ ​ S hield ​ ​ w ith ​ ​ S kywire ​ ​ 3 G ​ ​ E VDO ​ ​ M odem To​...

  • Page 11: Programming T He C Hipkit B Oard

    ● Download​ ​ t he​ ​ S kywire_chipKIT_Dweet.zip​ ​ f ile​ ​ f rom http://nimbelink.com/drivers/Skywire_chipKIT_Dweet.zip ● Extract​ ​ t he​ ​ z ip​ ​ f ile​ ​ t o​ ​ t he​ ​ M PIDE​ ​ s ketchbook​ ​ f older,​ ​ l ocated​ ​ b y​ ​ d efault​ ​ i n​ ​ y our “My​...

  • Page 12: Viewing T He D Evice D Ata

    Left​ : ​ ​ p rogramming​ ​ c onfiguration;​ ​ ​ R ight​ : ​ ​ n ormal​ ​ o peration 3.6 Viewing​ ​ t he​ ​ D evice​ ​ D ata Once your chipKIT board is programmed and has a mounted shield, the following steps​...
  • Page 13 ​ b it​ ​ t o​ ​ v iew​ ​ t he​ ​ d ebugging​ ​ t race​ ​ s tatements​ ​ f rom​ ​ t he​ ​ c hipKIT​ ​ b oard. ● The following requires a Skywire Development Kit​ : Follow the instructions​ ​ a t http://nimbelink.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/User-Manual-Skywire-Dev elopment-Kit.pdf to verify that your modem is activated and is able to connect to the cellular network.

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