BDE-WF3135A Multi-Band Wireless Module User Guide

: June 4, 2024
: BDE

Table of Contents

Introduction
Get Ready
Build Your First Application
More Questions:
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

BDE-WF3135A/N
USER GUIDE
Multi-Band Wireless Module
BDE-WF3135A/N USER GUIDE

Introduction

This user guide is for BDE-WF3135A and BDE-WF3135N, wireless modules based on TI CC3135R. It is a quick start guide for how to use the BDE-WF3135A and BDE- WF3135N with the MSPEXP432P401R Development Kit, and how to build the first application. It also shows a demo of how to send commands to control the BDE- WF3135A and BDE-WF3135N module by UART.

Get Ready

The following tools are recommended to develop with BDE-WF3135A/N.
Hardware tools:

A BDE-WF3135A or BDE-WF3135N(BDE-WF3135A/N-BDE Technology Inc.(bdecomm.com))
An adaptor board
PC or Laptop
An MSP-EXP432P401R Development Kit
USB cable for power supply and debugging

Software tools:

CCS
Uart Assistant
Service Pack Path: ti\simplelink_sdk_wifi_plugin_4_20_00_10\tools\cc31xx_tools\servicepack-cc3x35
Software Development Kit (SDK):
➢ simplelink_msp432p4_sdk_3_40_01_02
➢ SIMPLE LINK-SDK-WIFI-PLUGIN — SimpleLink™ software development kit (SDK) WiFi® plug-in

Build Your First Application

Once have the Hardware and Software tools in place, please follow the following steps:
A. Connect the Hardware

Insert the adapter board directly into the MSP432 as the following shows.

BDE-WF3135A Multi-Band Wireless Module

You can connect them with jumpers too.

BDE-WF3135A Multi-Band Wireless Module - fig1

BDE-WF3135A Multi-Band Wireless Module - fig2

B. Build the Application

Download and install the CCS and SDK
From the above links, follow the instructions in the following steps to download and install the CCS and SDK. Some versions will be prompted with a mismatch. If this occurs,
please download CCS11.1.0.
CCS Installation

Click on this option
Select an option to download CCS
Unzip the package to a local disc
Click the setup of CCS
Click “Next”
Select the default option
Click “Next”
Select the Installation Directory
Select the default option
Select the component
Select the default option
Click “Next”
Click “Next”
Waiting for installation to complete

Software Development Kit (SDK) installation
simplelink_msp432p4_sdk_3_40_01_02

Installation
Click “Next”
Select the Installation directory
Click “Next”
Waiting for installation to complete

SIMPLELINK-SDK-WIFI-PLUGIN — SimpleLink™ software development kit (SDK) Wi-Fi® plug-in

Click on this option
Select an option you need to download SDK
Installation
Click “Next”
Select the default option
Select the Installation directory
Click “Next”
Waiting for installation to complete

Run an example/demo code

Download the Service Pack to the BDE-WF3135 module.
For the first module, find the option named “Import CCS project…”
According to the following path to find the sending end project: ti\simplelink_sdk_wifi_plugin_4_20_00_10\examples\rtos\MSP_EXP432 P401R\demos\network_terminal\tirtos\ccs
Right Click the project to build the receiving end project
Click this bug icon (means download and debugging)
Open the Uart Assistant, set the options
C lick on this option to start debugging
The Uart Assistant will receive the Initialization Information as the following shows.
Send the command (scan -n 10) to get the AP that can be connected
Find the AP to which you want to connect, send the command (WLAN connect -s “AP name” -t WPA2 -p “password”)
When you receive this message, you have successfully connected to this AP. You can also follow the Initialization Information to send other commands to control it.