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- Page 1 r ' s User's Guide ZigBee Sensor Monitor SWRU157D 2008 Low-Power RF...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents ZIGBEE SENSOR MONITOR... 1 INTRODUCTION ... 2 1.1. CC2530ZDK... 2 1.2. Z430-RF2480... 2 INSTALLATION... 3 EZ430-RF2480 DRIVER INSTALLATION ... 3 3.1. XP ... 3 INDOWS 3.2..6 INDOWS ISTA USER INTERFACE ... 8 4.1..9 OOLBAR 4.2.. -
Page 4: Zigbee Sensor Monitor
Introduction ZigBee Sensor Monitor (or ZSensorMonitor monitor the sensors in a ZigBee Network. ZSensorMonitor can be used together with either the CC2530ZDK or an eZ430-RF2480 kit. The network is formed when setting up the basic out of the box demo included either of the kits. -
Page 5: Installation
Installation The installation of ZSensorMonitor is very straight forward. Download the zip file from internet and unzip the setup file. Double click on the setup file and follow the instructions. eZ430-RF2480 Driver Installation This section is only relevant if the eZ430-RF2480 kit platform is used. Note: When using eZ430-RF2480 the PC application should be installed before the eZ430-RF2480 dongle is connected to the PC. - Page 6 Select “Install software automatically” and click next. If the IAR kickstart for MSP430 has been installed before this application, it might be that this dialog will pop up and ask the user to select one of the two inf files. Both inf files are equal and it doesn’t matter which one that is selected.
- Page 7 this warning appears, “Continue Anyway” must be selected in order to install the driver. option This dialog will be shown when everything installed. Click Finish to close the wizard. been successfully...
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Page 8: Windows Vista
3.2. Windows Vista Select “I don’t have the disc. Show me other options.” The first time the USB dongle (sink) is connected to the PC, the new HW is detected and the system will ask to install driver software. Select “Locate and install driver software”. Select “Browse my computer for driver software.”... - Page 9 The required “inf” file will be installed together with the application. Browse to the directory of the application and select the sub directory “Drivers”. Click Next to continue. At the end the software should be successfully installed. Click Close to end the installation.
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Page 10: User Interface
User Interface The user interface is developed to be as simple as possible with only a few buttons and input fields. When the eZ430-RF2480 dongle is connected to the PC, the application will search for an applicable COM port and start reading if a connection is successfully established. -
Page 11: Toolbar
4.1. Toolbar Drop down list with all the available COM ports Stop capturing data from the serial COM port Pause capturing data from the serial COM port Start capturing data from the serial COM port The list of available COM ports will automatically be updated when the eZ430-RF2480 dongle is connected or disconnected. -
Page 12: Data Logging And Playback
4.3. Data logging and playback It is possible to capture the data traffic on the serial port to a log file for debugging and playback purposes. The log file is pure ASCII text which displays a time-stamp and the raw data in hexadecimal format. Data logging is started by clicking the button provide a file using the standard “File Save”... -
Page 13: Help
4.4. Help The User’s Manual is a file which opens when the “help” button The “About” button can be clicked to obtain information about the application. 4.5. Configuration Click on the “Configuration” button is clicked. and the settings dialog will appear. - Page 14 Temperature unit Celsius or Fahrenheit can be selected. Time interval The timestamp of each node will be checked regularly to see if any message has been received within the given time interval. If the elapsed time is longer than specified, the Node will be removed from the screen.
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Page 15: Network View
4.6. Network View The PC demo will always display one node on the top of the screen, the Sink. Below the Sink the presence of additional network nodes will be displayed as they are detected. Be aware that nodes may place themselves on top of existing nodes when they first appear, but can easily be dragged away with the mouse. -
Page 16: Zoom
voltage and a timestamp from when the last message was received from this node. The source node will blink each time a message is received by the connected Sink node. The role of each node is also indicated if the mouse is held over the node for more than a second. -
Page 17: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 5.1. Incorrect temperature values If the temperature is much different from the expected value, this is because the temperature sensor is not calibrated. 5.2. Status of the connected dongle NB! This section only applies to the eZ430-RF2480. It is possible for the status of the connected dongle to get out of synchronization if the dongle gets disconnected and connected rapidly without any delay in between. - Page 18 The serial COM port. The composite device When the eZ430-RF2480 is removed, these device drivers should disappear from the view in the Device Manager. If they don’t disappear, a restart of the PC will be necessary. Check that the “MSP430” device is available in the drop down list of available COM ports.
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Page 19: Not Able To Start The Application
5.6. Not able to start the application If an error message about missing the msvcp80.dll is received, or the error message shown below appears when attempting to start the application, you may be required to install an additional package from Microsoft. The package contains some additional runtime components needed by applications developed with Visual C++. -
Page 20: Document History
Document History Revision Date swru157 08/03/2008 swru157a 08/05/2009 swru157d 25/08/2009 Description/Changes Initial release. • Added logging and playback • Changed document name • Added support for CC2530 Z- Stack Sensor Demo • Added status bar Changed document title... - Page 21 TI as compliant with ISO/TS 16949 requirements. Buyers acknowledge and agree that, if they use any non-designated products in automotive applications, TI will not be responsible for any failure to meet such requirements. Following are URLs where you can obtain information on other Texas Instruments products and application solutions: Products Amplifiers amplifier.ti.com...
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