Neoway WL680 User Manual

Neo_WL680 WiFi Module

Demo Board User Guide

Version 1.0

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Issue

Changes

Reviewed By

Date

V1.0

Initial draft

Liu Jie

2014-05

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Contents

1 Overview ................................................................................................................... 1

2 Interfaces ................................................................................................................... 1

3 Connection and Commissioning ......................................................................... 2

3.1 Top View of WL680 Demo Board ......................................................................................... 2

3.2 Bottom View of WL680 Demo Board ................................................................................... 2

3.3 Connection Cables ................................................................................................................. 3

3.4 M5X0-PWR Board ................................................................................................................ 3

3.5 Commissioning ...................................................................................................................... 4

4 Material List ............................................................................................................. 7

Appendix: Schematic Diagram and PCB Silk Screen ......................................... 8

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1 Overview

WL680 demo board provides a series of peripheral interfaces, including main power supply interface and UART interfaces for commissioning and software download. You can perform commissioning after connecting to power supply and serial ports. This document describes only the commissioning process. For details about software update, please refer to module update document.

2 Interfaces

This demo board can be used once connected through power and serial cables.

Interface

Function

Cable

VBAT

Main power supply of the module Supports 3.6 V to 4.3 V Average current: > 600 mA.

Power cables, serial cables

GND

Ground

RXD

CMOS level Receiving interface

3.1 V at most

TXD

CMOS level Transmitting interface

2.85 V output

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3 Connection and Commissioning

3.1 Top View of WL680 Demo Board

3.2 Bottom View of WL680 Demo Board

Power and serial input connectors

Connected to antenna

ON/OFF

Work status indicator

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3.3 Connection Cables

Power and Serial Cables

For details about the connection, see 3.4.

3.4 M5X0-PWR Board

The above figure shows an M5X0-PWR board, which supplies 3.8V/0.6A power for the module and outputs 3.3 V CMOS level TXD and RXD for the communication between the computer and the module and software update. It is connected to the WL680 demo board through 4-pin cables, which have been soldered to the power board in a sequence of red, black, yellow, and green at one end and should be inserted into the socket of the demo board at the other end. There are two pins on the power board and they can control the power supply of the module.

Among the 4-pin cables:

 Green: TXD, output, 2.85 V CMOS level  Yellow: RXD, input, CMOS level, 3.1 V maximum  Black: Ground  Red: VBAT, 3.6 V to 4.3 V, 3.9 V is recommended

Refer to the silk print label.

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If you want to use this power board to commission the module through serial port on a computer, install a driver for USB to serial (PL2303 Windows Driver). If you want to use an MCU to control the demo board, you also need to use the 4-pin cables.

3.5 Commissioning

Perform product commissioning directly on a computer through the USB interface. The power board and demo board are connected as shown in the following figure.

Before the commissioning, you must install the PL2303 Windows Driver. Then, connect the demo board to a computer as shown in the following figure.

USB interface

M5X0 PWR board

WL680 demo board

Demo board is connected to a computer through the power board

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If Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM) is displayed under Ports (COM&LPT1) in the Device Manager pane of the Computer Management window, the serial port is read properly.

Serial Port

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Step 1 Start the commissioning tool SecureCRT.

Step 2 Select Serial from the Protocol dropdown list. The following dialog box is displayed.

Select the serial port.

Set Baud rate to 115200 if no specific requirements.

Select Serial from the Protocol dropdown list.

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Step 3 After setting parameters, click Connect. The port commissioning window is displayed.

4 Material List

 WL680 demo board (including module/excluding module)  M5x0-PWR board  Power and serial cables  WiFi antenna (optional)

If the demo board excludes module, you need to solder it manually.

Terminal display area You can also input commands and press Enter

to send the commands.

Disconnect the connection to the serial port.

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Appendix: Schematic Diagram and PCB Silk Screen

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