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USB connector. The USB connector allows PC access to the Bluetooth module and supplies power to the dongle. The STEVAL-BTDP2 allows testing and working with the SPBT3.0DP2 module, so users can familiarize themselves with the firmware and create Bluetooth links with simple AT commands.
Contents UM2226 Contents Overview ..................4 Getting started ................. 5 Installing the drivers on host PC ............5 Two dongle communication .............. 7 2.2.1 Connection procedure ................ 8 Revision history ................11 Appendix A USB driver installation..........12 2/15 DocID030634 Rev 1...
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UM2226 List of figures List of figures Figure 1: STEVAL-BTDP2 evaluation board ....................1 Figure 3: USB drive installation first and second step ................5 Figure 4: Wizard installation - first step ....................... 5 Figure 5: Wizard installation - second step ....................6 Figure 6: Wizard installation third step ......................
- select Yes, this time only to locate the drivers from the Microsoft website - click Next to confirm the installation of the identified STEVAL-BTDP2 USB to UART controller and virtual COM port driver Figure 3: Wizard installation - first step...
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® Open the Windows device manager application to verify correct installation and check which COM port is assigned to the STEVAL-BTDP2 Bluetooth serial device .The STEVAL-BTDP2 is usually assigned the same virtual COM port each time it is inserted (unless there are other virtual COM devices altering port assignments).
UM2226 Getting started - check that two device drivers for the STEVAL-BTDP2 Bluetooth are shown here. Figure 7: Windows device manager The CP2102 chip ensures standard UART serial communication from the computer via the universal serial bus and interfaces directly with the Bluetooth module in the Bluetooth serial adapter.
Getting started UM2226 2.2.1 Connection procedure The dongles used in the connection have separate BD addresses. In our example they are 0080e1f00001 (dongle2) and 0080e1f00002 (dongle2). Two dongle connection procedure Step 1 Plug each dongle into a PC using the USB connector Step 2 ...
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UM2226 Getting started Figure 11: Port parameters Step 3 From the menu file set the AT command connection properties. Figure 12: Connection properties setup The dongle is ready to use. DocID030634 Rev 1 9/15...
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Getting started UM2226 Step 4 Press the reset switch on the dongle: on the screen, the prompt followed by the module Bluetooth address should appear: Figure 13: AT command prompt Figure 14: BDAddress dongle1, dongle2 The user can now operate the dongle through the AT commands. 10/15 DocID030634 Rev 1...
UM2226 Revision history Revision history Table 1: Document revision history Date Version Changes 05-Jun-2017 Initial release. DocID030634 Rev 1 11/15...
UM2226 Appendix A USB driver installation If USB driver wizard installation fails, the dongle can be installed using the driver available on the silicon lab website at https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx Insert the dongle into a USB port on the PC and follow the sequence shown in the images below.
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UM2226 Figure 20: Wizard installation terminated Figure 21: Installation completed The USB driver installation is now complete 14/15 DocID030634 Rev 1...
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