Info¶

Demo application for testing the wireless CC3000 module on the Wi-Go board.

Setup¶

• Setup a wireless router with a non-secured wireless connection using the wireless settings stored in doTCPIP.h.
  
• Alternatively, these settings can be altered to match the wireless router settings (SSID, security and non-DHCP parameters).
  

#define SSID           "iot"
#define AP_SECURITY    NONE    // no security but will connect quicker!  
#define STATIC_IP_OCT1 192
#define STATIC_IP_OCT2 168
#define STATIC_IP_OCT3 0
#define STATIC_IP_OCT4 10

#define STATIC_GW_OCT4 1       // Static Gateway address  = STATIC_IP_OCT1.STATIC_IP_OCT2.STATIC_IP_OCT3.STATIC_GW_OCT4

• Download Python 2.7 from http://www.python.org/download/
  Install it on a computer able to make a wireless connection to the router we previously set up.
  
• Make a wireless connection between your computer and the router.
  
• Download this Python script to the Python2.7 folder (credit : Jim Carver from Avnet).
  
• Import the CC3000_Simple_Socket code into your compiler and save it to the Wi-Go board.

Running the application for the first time¶

• Open a terminal program (eg: TeraTerm) and connect to the Wi-Go module (serial speed : 115200 baud).
  
• Press the reset button on the Wi-Go module.
  
• Following startup screen will appear (the dots in the MAC address will show your CC3000's real MAC address):

CC3000 Python demo.


Wi-Go MAC address ..:..:..:..:..:..

FTC        0
PP_version 3.2
SERV_PACK  1.11
DRV_VER    7.13.19
FW_VER     7.12.14

<0> Normal run. SmartConfig will
    start if no valid connection exists.
<1> Connect using fixed SSID : iot
<2> SmartConfig.

• For the initial test, select option <1> (Connect using fixed SSID : ...).
• If all goes well, the following screen is shown (the IP address and mDNS status can be different):

Starting TCP/IP Server
RunSmartConfig= 0
Attempting SSID Connection
waiting
waiting
waiting
mDNS Status= 31be
Connected

*** Wi-Go board DHCP assigned IP Address = 192.168.0.101
mDNS Status= 3dbe
Server waiting for connection to Python

• On the computer where you installed Python2.7:
  • Make sure the wireless connection between your computer and the router is active.
  • Open a DOS prompt and go to the folder where Python2.7 is installed.
  • Type following command :

python wigo_test.py -a 192.168.0.101 -p 15000

If a connection is established, the DOS window will show

-----------------
run tcp client
-----------------
connected to  remote ip=192.168.0.101 remote port=15000
Press ENTER ....

In return the Wi-Go board will send following info to the serial port:

Connected

When we press Enter in the DOS window, the Wi-Go board will send following info to the serial port:

Input = Hello Wi-Go
status= 13
Done, press any key to repeat

And the DOS window will show:

recv from :  data:  Hello Python

Using the application's options <0> or <2>¶

Options <0> (Normal run) and <2> (SmartConfig) are very similar.
They both allow us to connect the CC3000 to another wireless network, without changing the pre-configured settings stored in doTCPIP.h.

As mentioned before, option <0> will automatically start SmartConfig if no valid connection exists (First Time Config),
but if the CC3000 was previously configured using SmartConfig, it will automatically connect to the wireless network.

Option <2> can be used to switch to another wireless connection.

See TI's pages on how to use the SmartConfig tool:

• Preferred method : Configuration using the SmartConfig tool
  
• Alternate method : Configuration without the SmartConfig tool
  
• Android app : CC3x Config Tool - Getting Started
  

Ti Download page: Smart Config and Home Automation