MCS3142 datasheet(38/57 Pages) MICROCHIP

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PC Application

 2014 Microchip Technology Inc.

DS40001746A-page 37

Click “Settings” in the menu bar and then “Port Selection” to see the figure shown

below:

FIGURE 8-2:

PORT SELECTION SCREEN

If the expected COM port is not listed, click the Refresh button. If it still does not exist,

the MCP220 device is not being recognized. MAC and Linux systems will be presented

with additional options that are used to help select the MCP2200 port. The default

pattern matching is `tty.`. The MCP2200 should be listed as a `tty.usbmodemXX`

device.

Click the Connect button to initiate communication between the demo board.

If successful, the dialog box will disappear and the Main window will contain similar text

as below:

FIGURE 8-3:

DIALOG OUTPUT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL CONNECTION

Notice how the toolbar lists the software revisions of the Host and Target

microcontrollers. The GUI will only communicate with known revisions of the firmware.

The SX1239 is the identification number of the SemTech receiver module. Please see

the SemTech data sheet for much more information regarding their receiver. Other

settings such as learned devices and manufacturing numbers are also displayed and

saved.

The demo board should now display the version of the PC application on its LCD.

Note: Mac OS X systems must be 10.7 or greater to connect to an MCP2200

device.

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