MCHPRT2 User Guide Introduction This document provides detailed information about the MCHPRT2 tool, which allows the user to easily configure, evaluate and test an RF system. This tool simplifies the effort during the early stage of development, regulatory certification and production testing. The MCHPRT2 tool with v1.0 is used for this ®...
ATWINC/ATWILC/ATSAMB/ATBTLC Prerequisite Prerequisite This chapter provides the hardware and software prerequisites for using MCHPRT2 tool with the ATWINC/ATWILC series and ATBTLC/ATSAMB series. Hardware Prerequisites This section provides the hardware tools that are required to test the RF system. ATWINC/ATWILC is ™...
1.2.2 MCHPRT2 GUI Tool The MCHPRT2 tool allows the user to easily configure, evaluate and test an RF system. It simplifies the effort during the early stage of development. The later sections have a detailed explanation on how the tool is used to test the RF system.
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– Processing: "MCHPRT" is running. 1.2.2.1 MCHPRT2 Software Architecture MCHPRT2 is a C# program using MCHPRT command line function for RF test or automation test example. The following link has an example of process function to open, send and receive the command. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.diagnostics.process? redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=netframework-4.7.2.
Pin 14 Pin 37 Pin 14 Pin 37 Note: MCHPRT/MCHPRT2/HCI_Command tools have DTR enable or disable function on UART. For example: SAMB11 Xpro board serial port setting is different, which only supports the following conditions: serialport.DtrEnable = true; serialport.Handshake = Handshake.RequestToSend;...
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For SAMB11, ensure that the steps referred in Appendix A5 Erase and Program SAMB11 are followed before establishing connection with MCHPRT2 GUI. Figure 1-7. Power-up/down Sequence (ATBTLC/ATSAMB) Note: Pull the A0_GPIO_0 (Wake Up pin) High during the test.
Initialization Perform the following steps for Wi-Fi initialization. Double-click to open the MCHPRT2.exe executable file and, select the interface as “I2C” when using “I2C” connection. Select the interface as ‘UART’ when using serial bridge UART connection. Select the device from the Device series drop down box.
Perform the following steps for Bluetooth initialization. Double-click on MCHPRT2.exe to open the GUI tool and select the device from the drop down box. Select the interface as “I2C” when using “I2C” connection, and as “UART” when using serial bridge UART connection.
Appendix A5 Erase and Program SAMB11 are followed before establishing connection with MCHPRT2 GUI. Double click on MCHPRT2.exe to open the GUI and select the device from the drop-down. Select the mode as BLE. Select interface as J-link. Click Connect to initialize. When the initialization is complete, the process bar status displays Ready.
Figure 2-31. Enable eFuse Write Figure 2-32. Enter Y Firmware Upgrade Perform the following steps to upgrade the firmware using the MCHPRT2 Tool. It is the same firmware upgrade example that is available in Atmel Studio. See 6. Appendix C - Firmware Update for details.
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Command Line Figure 3-64. Console Log of Firmware Upgrade (Provisioning Webpage) Note: ASF has the latest firmware. See Firmware upgrade folder in MCHPRT2 package, for information on how to add the upgrade file into MCHPRT2 tool folder. Important: Before the Firmware upgrade, update the Firmware file in the following folder: •...
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6.1.1 Firmware/Gain Table Example in MCHPRT2 Package MCHPRT2 GUI Tool uses the batch file to use the ASF Firmware example project in MCHPRT2 Package. Figure 6-3. Example for bat File The following figure shows the details information of what is present in the bat file.
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6.1.2 Firmware Upgrade Folder in MCHPRT2 Package The folder that is present in MCHPRT2 package can be updated from the firmware update project that is available in Atmel Studio ASF. Folder information: • upgrade_1000 WILC1000 – gain table upgrade file example •...
Appendix D - Erase and Program ATSAMB11 Follow the below steps before connecting to MCHPRT2 GUI to ensure reliable connection. Unzip the contents of Tools.7z, available in MCHPRT2 release package. Use 7zip archive tool to unzip the contents. Connect the SAM-ICE to SWD interface of SAMB11.
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