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- Page 1 MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide Application Note September 22, 2023 This publication contains proprietary information which is subject to change without notice and is supplied ‘as is’, without any warranty of any kind. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Evaluate G3-FCC ASCII Passthrough .......................6 Evaluate G3-FCC GUI Passthrough .........................8 Evaluate XXR ASCII Passthrough ......................... 10 Evaluate XXR GUI Passthrough ........................12 Evaluate G3-FCC MAC ..........................14 Contact Information ..............................16 AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... -
Page 3: Introduction
N-PLC Click board. This document explains how to use MIKROE N-PLC Click bundle and click USB adapter as a SM2400 EVK to evaluate various SM2400-based N-PLC solutions, including G3-PLC for FCC band and proprietary XXR modes, by loading different firmware versions using the SM2400Control GUI. -
Page 4: Click Usb Adapter
SM2400 Figure 1 - N-PLC Click bundle CLICK ADAPTER The click USB adapter is a compact Shield board developed by MikroE that provides the necessary interface for connecting Click boards™ such as N-PLC Click board to a PC through the USB connection. -
Page 5: Evaluation And Setup
Figure 3. • Register to the Semitech website, https://semitechsemi.com/register/, once it is approved and activated, SM2400Control-ME GUI application can be downloaded from the Semitech website: http://www.semitechsemi.com/solutions/sm9420.php. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... -
Page 6: Evaluate G3-Fcc Ascii Passthrough
Check the COM port numbers from Device Manager and launch two Tera Term windows connected to the COM port of each board. • Set up the Serial Port for 115200 baud and set up the Terminal as shown in Figure 4. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... - Page 7 ATO to switch back to data mode. The supported list of AT commands can be obtained by typing AT&H command in command mode, as shown in Figure 6. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
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Page 8: Evaluate G3-Fcc Gui Passthrough
Open the Terminal from Tool > Terminal; select ASCII, Add CR+LF and then send ‘+++’ to enter command mode and send ‘ATX’ command to exit ASCII mode (enter GUI mode) as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7 - Commands to exit ASCII mode AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... - Page 9 Note: SM2400Control-ME GUI should be able to automatically connect to the click USB adapter, as shown in Figure 8. If not, from Configuration tab, click Disconnect, browse to find the right COM port (e.g., COM5) and then click Connect as shown in Figure 9. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
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Page 10: Evaluate Xxr Ascii Passthrough
Figure 10 - FW Upgrade • Once FW upgrade complete is displayed, click Get Proto from Configuration tab. The GUI will be changed to XXR ASCII passthrough appearance as shown in Figure 11. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... - Page 11 Open Tools > Terminals for both N-PLC Click bundles, select ASCII, Add CR+LF and then send ascii text and check the result on the 2nd Terminal as shown in Figure 12. Figure 12 - XXR ASCII passthrough Tx/Rx text via Terminal AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
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Page 12: Evaluate Xxr Gui Passthrough
From main GUI, Configuration tab, click Get Proto. The GUI will recognize the XXR FW as shown in Figure Figure 13 - XXR GUI Mode • Send 100 packets from Tx Test of one GUI and check the received packets from Rx Test of another GUI. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... - Page 13 The user can change the XXR settings as described in Section 6.3.2 of AN - Semitech SM2400 EVK User Guide-4_0.pdf. • Please note that the N-PLC bundles will go back to the default ASCII passthrough mode after power cycle/reconnect the USB cable. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
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Page 14: Evaluate G3-Fcc Mac
From GUI #2, set Short Address as 0002 and click Set; and then set PAN ID as 0000, click Set. • Send message from GUI #1 to Destination Address 0002 and check the received message on GUI #2 as shown in Figure 16. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... - Page 15 Figure 16 - G3-PLC MAC Tx/Rx The user can refer to Section 6.43 of AN - Semitech SM2400 EVK User Guide-4_0.pdf for details about G3-PLC MAC evaluations. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
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Page 16: Contact Information
ONTACT NFORMATION For additional information regarding the MikroE N-PLC click board or SM2400 modules including technical data sheets, application notes, sample enquiries, demonstration modules, pricing and ordering, please contact: Semitech Semiconductor Pty. Ltd. http://www.semitechsemi.com AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0... - Page 17 Revision History Revision Date Description Number 21/08/2023 Initial draft 22/09/2023 Initial release AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
- Page 18 No licenses to patents or other intellectual property of Semitech are granted by the Company in connection with the sale of Semitech products, expressly or by implication. Semitech products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems. AN - MIKROE N-PLC Click Board User Guide v1.0...
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