Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices:
YSTEM
CERTIFIE DBYDNV
== ISO/TS16949==
•Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet.
•Microchip believes that its family of products is one of the most secure families of its kind on the market today, when used in the
intended manner and under normal conditions.
•There are dishonest and possibly illegal methods used to breach the code protection feature. All of these methods, to our
knowledge, require using the Microchip products in a manner outside the operating specifications contained in Microchip’s Data
Sheets. Most likely, the person doing so is engaged in theft of intellectual property.
•Microchip is willing to work with the customer who is concerned about the integrity of their code.
•Neither Microchip nor any other semiconductor manufacturer can guarantee the security of their code. Code protection does not
mean that we are guaranteeing the product as “unbreakable.”
Code protection is constantly evolving. We at Microchip are committed to continuously improving the code protection features of our
products. Attempts to break Microchip’s code protection feature may be a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If such acts
allow unauthorized access to your software or other copyrighted work, you may have a right to sue for relief under that Act.
Information contained in this publication regarding device
applications and the like is provided only for your convenience
and may be superseded by updates. It is your responsibility to
ensure that your application meets with your specifications.
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and India. The Company’s quality system processes and procedures
are for its PIC
devices, Serial EEPROMs, microperipherals, nonvolatile memory and
analog products. In addition, Microchip’s quality system for the design
and manufacture of development systems is ISO 9001:2000 certified.
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MCUs and dsPIC® DSCs, KEELOQ
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code hopping
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KeeLoq logo, Kleer, LANCheck, LINK MD, MediaLB, MOST,
MOST logo, MPLAB, OptoLyzer, PIC, PICSTART, PIC32 logo,
RightTouch, SpyNIC, SST, SST Logo, SuperFlash and UNI/O
are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology
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ClockWorks, The Embedded Control Solutions Company,
ETHERSYNCH, Hyper Speed Control, HyperLight Load,
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registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated
in the U.S.A.
Analog-for-the-Digital Age, Any Capacitor, AnyIn, AnyOut,
BodyCom, chipKIT, chipKIT logo, CodeGuard, dsPICDEM,
dsPICDEM.net, Dynamic Average Matching, DAM, ECAN,
EtherGREEN, In-Circuit Serial Programming, ICSP, Inter-Chip
Connectivity, JitterBlocker, KleerNet, KleerNet logo, MiWi,
motorBench, MPASM, MPF, MPLAB Certified logo, MPLIB,
MPLINK, MultiTRAK, NetDetach, Omniscient Code
Generation, PICDEM, PICDEM.net, PICkit, PICtail,
PureSilicon, RightTouch logo, REAL ICE, Ripple Blocker,
Serial Quad I/O, SQI, SuperSwitcher, SuperSwitcher II, Total
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WiperLock, Wireless DNA, and ZENA are trademarks of
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Preface
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
All documentation becomes dated, and this manual is no exception. Microchip tools and
documentation are constantly evolving to meet customer needs, so some actual dialogs
and/or tool descriptions may differ from those in this document. Please refer to our website
(www.microchip.com) to obtain the latest documentation available.
Documents are identified with a “DS” number. This number is located on the bottom of each
page, in front of the page number. The numbering convention for the DS number is
“DSXXXXXXXXA”, where “XXXXXXXX” is the document number and “A” is the revision level
of the document.
For the most up-to-date information on development tools, see the MPLAB
Select the Help menu, and then Topics to open a list of available online help files.
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IDE online help.
INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains general information that will be useful to know before using the
RN1810 PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board. Items discussed in this chapter
include:
• Document Layout
• Conventions Used in this Guide
• Recommended Reading
• The Microchip Website
• Development Systems Customer Change Notification Service
• Customer Support
• Document Revision History
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how the RN1810 PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board allows
the designer to evaluate and demonstrate the capabilities of the
document is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1. “Overview” – This chapter contains the RN1810 PICtail/PICtail Plus
Daughter Board description.
• Chapter 2. “Getting Started” - This chapter provides a quick overview of the
RN1810 PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board.
• Appendix A. “Board Schematic” – This appendix provides the RN1810
Choice of mutually exclusive
arguments; an OR selection
Represents code supplied by
user
“Save project before build”
4‘b0010, 2‘hF1
any valid filename
[options]
errorlevel {0|1}
var_name [,
var_name...]
void main (void)
{ ...
}
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RECOMMENDED READING
This user's guide describes how to use RN1810 PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board.
Other useful documents are listed below. The following Microchip document(s) are
recommended as supplemental reference resources.
RN1810/RN1810E 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless Module Data Sheet
(DS50002460A)
This document provides the technical specifications for the RN1810/RN1810E
modules and is available for download from the Microchip website
(www.microchip.com)
This document provides information for configuring the RN1810 module including a
command reference, advanced features, and application examples.
THE MICROCHIP WEBSITE
Microchip provides online support via our website at www.microchip.com. This website
is used as a means to make files and information easily available to customers. Accessible by using your favorite Internet browser, the website contains the following information:
• Product Support – Data sheets and errata, application notes and sample
programs, design resources, user’s guides and hardware support documents,
latest software releases and archived software
• General Technical Support – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), technical
support requests, online discussion groups, Microchip consultant program
member listing
• Business of Microchip – Product selector and ordering guides, latest Microchip
press releases, listing of seminars and events; and listings of Microchip sales
offices, distributors and factory representatives
Preface
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CUSTOMER CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE
Microchip’s customer notification service helps keep customers current on Microchip
products. Subscribers will receive e-mail notification whenever there are changes,
updates, revisions or errata related to a specified product family or development tool of
interest.
To register, access the Microchip website at www.microchip.com, click on Customer
The Development Systems product group categories are:
• Compilers – The latest information on Microchip C compilers and other language
tools
• Emulators – The latest information on the Microchip MPLAB
in-circuit emulator
• In-Circuit Debuggers – The latest information on the Microchip in-circuit
debugger, MPLAB ICD 3
• MPLAB X IDE – The latest information on Microchip MPLAB X IDE, the
Windows
• Programmers – The latest information on Microchip programmers including the
PICkit™ 3 development programmer
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Integrated Development Environment for development systems tools
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Users of Microchip products can receive assistance through several channels:
• Distributor or Representative
• Local Sales Office
• Field Application Engineer (FAE)
• Technical Support
Customers should contact their distributor, representative or field application engineer
(FAE) for support. Local sales offices are also available to help customers. A listing of
sales offices and locations is included in the back of this document.
Technical support is available through the website at:
http://www.microchip.com/support.
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
Revision A (March 2016)
This is the initial release of this document.
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1.1INTRODUCTION
The RN1810 PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is a demonstration board that
showcases the Microchip RN1810 Certified WiFly module, a low-cost IEEE
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
pins are available on the RN1810 module to configure, control, and transfer data.
The RN1810 PICtail Plus Daughter Board has PICtail Plus and PICtail connectors to
interface with a PIC
PICtail Plus or PICtail interface with the required pin mapping. The PICtail board also
has an MCP2200 USB bridge to enable easy serial connection to a PC over USB.
This document must be used in conjunction with the “RN1810 WiFly CommandReference User’s Guide” (DS50002467A).
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Reset
button
Function
button
LEDs
(D1-D4)
Jumpers
(JP1 & JP5)
Jumpers
(JP3 & JP2)
Ta bl e 1 -2 provides a brief description of the buttons on the board.
TABLE 1-2:RN1810 BUTTONS
Button
ResetPerforms a Module Reset.
FunctionConnected to FUNC_CONFIG pin which is low by
Note 1:Refer to the “RN1810 WiFly Command Reference User’s Guide”
Figure 1-1 shows the RN1810 PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board with the Reset
button on the top left side and the Function button below it. On the right-hand side,
lined up vertically, are the four LEDs.
FIGURE 1-1:RN1810 PICtail™/PICtail PLUS DAUGHTER BOARD
(1)
Description
default. Pressing the button sets the FUNC_CONFIG
pin high.
(DS50002467A) for a detailed description of the I/O pins connected to the
module’s LEDs and buttons.
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2.1OVERVIEW
The RN1810 module on the RN1810 PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board exposes a
high speed UART interface which can be used to issue ASCII commands to configure
and control the RN1810 module. For more information on the RN1810 commands, configuration and examples, refer to the “RN1810 WiFly Command Reference User’sGuide” (DS50002467A).
While in PICtail mode, the board can be plugged into any standard Microchip development board that supports the PICtail Plus or PICtail connection interface.
The firmware running on the Microchip 8/16/32-bit PIC MCU can be used to interface
over UART and I/O ports with the RN1810 on the PICtail board. Refer to the
Section 2.2 “Other Information” for information about downloading PIC workspaces
for PICtail mode.
When the RN1810 PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board is first connected to a PC via
the USB cable, the PC automatically downloads the MCP2200 USB driver. Alternatively, the MCP2200 driver can be downloaded and installed directly from the Microchip
web page at http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/en546923.
While in MCP2200 UART Bridge mode, the board can be connected via a Micro-USB
cable to a PC that supports serial COM ports where the board immediately enumerates
a serial COM port. A terminal emulator application on the PC can be used to open the
COM port and issue commands when the RN1810 is in Command mode, or to transfer
data when the RN1810 is in Data mode. Typing $$$ while in Data mode transitions the
module to Command mode. There is a 250 ms guard band duration to enter Command
mode. The Command mode is entered only if each dollar sign character ($)is entered
within 250 ms interval, and no other characters are received by the module 250 ms
before the first and after the last $.
Application examples can be found in Chapter 4, Application Examples of the “RN1810WiFly Command Reference User’s Guide” (DS50002467A).
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Chapter 2. Getting Started
Note:Ensure that the PICtail connector pin-out on the host MCU development
platform supports the pin-out on the PICtail interface on the RN1810
PICtail/PICtail Plus Daughter Board.
2.2OTHER INFORMATION
To obtain the most recent and complete RN1810 Data Sheet, User's Guide and code
examples, visit the Microchip website: www.microchip.com/RN1810.