Silicon Laboratories QSG107 User manual

QSG107: SLWSTK6101A/B Quick-Start
Guide
The Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Wireless Starter Kit is meant to help you evaluate Sil-
icon Labs’ Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart modules and get you started with your own
software development.
This Wireless Starter Kit includes either one of two Radio Boards. SLWSTK6101A con-
tains the BRD4300A Radio Board with the Blue Gecko BGM111 Bluetooth Smart mod-
ule whereas the SLWSTK6101B contains in addition also the BRD4301A with the Blue
Gecko BGM113 Bluetooth Smart module. Both the BGM111 and BGM113 have the
same factory installed demo application software installed in them. This quick-start
guide includes instructions on how to test the built-in demo application using an An-
droid or an iOS mobile phone together with the WSTK and a Radio Board.
The Silicon Labs Blue Gecko SDK available as a free download from the Silicon Labs
web enables the flashing of BGM111 and BGM113 modules with further demo applica-
tions contained in the SDK or with your own software projects.
WSTK KIT FEATURES
• BRD4300A (SLWSTK6101A/B)
•BRD4301A (SLWSTK6101B)
• Common Main Board Features
• Ethernet and USB connectivity
• SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger
• Debug Multiplexer supporting external
hardware and the Radio Board
• Silicon Labs' Si7021 Relative Humidity
and Temperature sensor
• Ultra low power 128x128 pixel Memory
LCD
• 2 x Push button / LED
• Reset button
• 20-pin 2.54 mm header for expansion
boards
• Breakout pads for direct access to all
radio I/O pins
• Power sources
• USB
• CR2032 coin cell battery
EXPANSION BOARD FEATURES
• Accelerometer
• Buttons and LEDs
• Joystick
•I2C expansion
ORDERING INFO
• SLWSTK6101A
• SLWSTK6101B
KIT CONTENTS
•BRD4001A Main Board
•BRD4300A Radio Board 1, 2
•BRD4301A Radio Board 2
• Expansion Board
• USB cable
• CR2032 battery
1 = SLWSTK6101A
2 = SLWSTK6101B
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
•Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Software
• Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart SDK
• Factory demo application
• Example applications in SDK
• iOS and Android applications
• PC tools
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1. Preparing the WSTK
1. Connect a Bluetooth Smart Module Radio Board to the WSTK Main Board as shown in the figure below.
Note: WSTK6101A includes only one Radio Board while WST6101B includes two.
2. Connect the WSTK to a PC using the "Main Board USB" connector.
3. Turn the Power switch to "AEM" position.
Note: At this stage you might be prompted to install the drivers for the WSTK Main Board but you can skip this for now.
Verifying the Setup
1. Check that the blue "USB Connection Indicator" LED turns on or starts blinking.
2. Check that the Main Board LCD display turns on and displays a Silicon Labs logo.
Before starting to test the demo application functionalities note the following parts on the WSTK Main Board
1. Note the location of the Temperature & Humidity Sensor.
2. Note the location of PB1 and RESET push buttons.
3. Note the location of LED0
Figure 1.1. WSTK Main Board with a Radio Board and the Expansion Board Attached
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2. Try the Built-in Demo Using an Android Mobile Phone
1. Installing and Launching the Silicon Labs "Blue Gecko WSTK Android App"
Step 1 Download the Silicon Labs "Blue Gecko" App for
Android from Google Play Store. Select Install to
install the App on your Android mobile phone.
Step 2 Open the "Blue Gecko" App by selecting the OPEN
icon.
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Step 3 The main menu of the "Blue Gecko" App will open.
The "Blue Gecko" App consists of three demos se-
lectable from the main menu of the App:
•Health Thermometer
•Retail Beacon
•Key Fobs
The fourth option in the main menu of the "Blue
Gecko" App is called BLE Stack & Profile Test
which enables scanning for Bluetooth Smart devi-
ces. It lists the MAC Address, RSSI value and some
other details of the detected devices.
Before starting to test any of the demos using the
"Blue Gecko" App make sure that you have attach-
ed either the BGM111 or BGM113 Radio Board on
to the WSTK Main Board connectors and that you
have set up and switched on your WSTK Main
Board as instructed earlier in this guide.
The firmware inside the BGM111 / BGM113 module
on the Radio Board will default to the Health Ther-
mometer part of the demo after powering up the
WSTK Main Board.
2. Running the Health Thermometer Demo
Step 1 Select the Health Thermometer option from the
"Blue Gecko" App main menu.
Step 2 A screen opens up and your Blue Gecko device
(BGM111 or BGM113) should appear listed in the
DEVICE LIST.
Select your device (BGM111 or BGM113)
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Step 3 The Health Thermometer screen appears.
Current temperature reading from the WSTK Tem-
perarure & Humidity sensor is displayed.
Select preferred temperature units with slide button
"°F/°C".
Step 4 Add the current temperature as a bar graph indicator
with the temperature value shown numerically by
pressing the "+" button.
Add a few readings to test this feature by pressing
the "+" button.
Clear the bar graph readings by pressing the
"Trashcan"symbol.
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Step 5 Test the temperature sensor by pressing your finger
on top of the sensor on the WSTK Main Board as
shown in figure.
The temperature reading should change.
Verify that the temperature reading changes
Step 6 Return to the "Blue Gecko" App main menu by
pressing twice the ← button on the menu bar at the
bottom left hand side of the main menu screen.
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3. Running the Retail Beacon Demo
Step 1 Select the Retail Beacon option from the "Blue
Gecko App" main menu.
The App will start to scan for beacons and displays
detected beacons as a list.
BGM111 / BGM113 is not listed at this point.
Step 2 Press both the Reset and PB1 push buttons on
WSTK Main Board simultaneously down and then
first release the Reset button and keep the PB1 but-
ton pressed down for a few seconds more and finally
release also PB1 to set the firmware in BGM111 /
BGM113 into Retail Beacon mode.
Step 3 BGM111 / BGM113 will appear in the detected Bea-
cons list on the "Blue Gecko" App screen.
The App displays the detected device's friendly
name ("BGM111" or "BGM113"), the MAC address
and UUID.
Also displayed is the RSSI numerical value.
A graphical symbol and text ("Far" / "Immediate") in-
dicates whether the beacon and the mobile phone
are close to each other or further apart.
If you select the beacon a small info screen (not
shown here) opens which also shows the TX value
of the beacon device.
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Step 4 Return to "Blue Gecko" App main menu by press-
ing once either the ← icon on the top left hand side
of the screen or the ← button on the left hand side of
the bottom menu bar.
4. Running the Key Fobs Demo
Step 1 Select the Key Fobs option from the "Blue Gecko"
App main menu.
Step 2 The "Blue Gecko" App will start to scan for a Key
Fobs.
BGM111 / BGM113 is not listed at this point.
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Step 3 Press the Reset push button on WSTK Main Board
momentarily down to select the Key Fobs part of the
firmware in BGM111 / BGM113.
Step 4 BGM111 / BGM113 should appear in the FOB List.
Press the FIND button on the mobile device screen
to connect with BGM111 / BGM113.
Step 5 Key Fobs screen will open.
Note: Contrary to the text on the "Blue Gecko" App
screen the flicker frequency of the "LED" on the
screen does not change according to the proximity.
This is due to the fact that the BGM111 / BGM113
Key Fob functionality is not based on the RSSI val-
ue in the initial version of the BGM111 / BGM113
firmware.
Step 6 Verify that LED0 on the WSTK Main Board is ON.
LED0 will be ON as long as the mobile phone with
the App and the Key Fob (BGMA111 / BG113) are
connected and will turn OFF when the connection is
lost.
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Step 7 Test the Key Fob functionality by walking away from
the WSTK Main Board until
• the "Blue Gecko" App screen indicates that the
connection is lost by displaying the message
"DEVICE HAS DISCONNECTED" on the bottom
part of the screen, and
•LED0 on the WSTK Main Board turns OFF (see
figure in Step 5).
Walk back towards the WSTK Main Board until
BGM111 / BGM113 appears again on the FOB List
on the "Blue Gecko" App screen.
Press the FIND button and verify that BGM111 /
BGM113 and the "Blue Gecko" App are again con-
nected and that LED0 turns back ON.
How to continue?
1. You can test the same demo functionalities using an iOS mobile phone as instructed in the next section.
2. Follow the instructions listed at the end of this document on how to download the Silabs Blue Gecko SDK from the Silicon Labs
web site. The SDK contains further examples to try out and the tools and docmentation required when making your own applica-
tions.
Technical Support
If you need further assistance and can not find the answer from the Silicon Labs' Knowledgebase you can contact Silicon Labs Tech-
nical Support through a web page.
Technical Support web link: www.silabs.com/support/
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3. Try the Built-in Demo Using an iOS Mobile Phone
1. Installing and Launching the Silicon Labs "Blue Gecko WSTK App"
Step 1 Download the Silicon Labs "Blue Gecko WSTK
App" for iOS from Apple App Store Store.
Select the download icon to install the App on your
iOS mobile phone.
Step 2 Open the "Blue Gecko WSTK App" by selecting
OPEN icon .
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Step 3 The main menu of the "Blue Gecko WSTK App"
will open.
The "Blue Gecko WSTK App" consists of three de-
mos selectable from the main menu of the App:
•Health Thermometer
•Retail Beacon
•Key Fobs
The fourth option in the main menu of the App is
called BLE Stack & Profile Test which enables
scanning for Bluetooth Smart devices. It lists the
MAC Address, RSSI value and some other details of
the detected devices.
Before starting to test any of the demos using the
"Blue Gecko WSTK App" make sure that you have
attached either the BGM111 or BGM113 Radio
Board on to the WSTK Main Board connectors and
that you have set up and switched on your WSTK
Main Board as instructed earlier in this guide.
The firmware inside the BGM111 / BGM113 module
on the Radio Board will default to the Health Ther-
mometer part of the demo after powering up the
WSTK Main Board.
2. Running the Health Thermometer Demo
Step 1 Select the Health Thermometer option from the
"Blue Gecko WSTK App" main menu.
Step 2 A screen opens up and your Blue Gecko device
(BGM111 or BGM113) should appear listed in the
DEVICE LIST.
Select your device (BGM111 or BGM113)
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Step 3 The Health Thermometer screen appears.
Current temperature reading from the WSTK Tem-
perarure & Humidity sensor is displayed.
Select preferred temperature units by selecting "°F"
or "°C".
Step 4 Add the current temperature as a bar graph indicator
with the temperature value shown numerically by
pressing the "+ Add to Graph" icon.
Add a few readings to test this feature by pressing
the "+ Add to Graph" icon.
Clear the bar graph readings by pressing the "X
Clear" icon.
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Step 5 Test the temperature sensor by pressing your finger
on top of the sensor on the WSTK Main Board as
shown in figure.
The temperature reading should change.
Verify that the temperature reading changes
Step 6 Return to the "Blue Gecko WSTK App" main menu
by pressing the ← button on the top left part of the
screen.
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3. Running the Retail Beacon Demo
Step 1 Select the Retail Beacon option from the "Blue
Gecko WSTK App" main menu.
BGM111 / BGM113 is not listed at this point.
Step 2 The App will start to scan for beacons.
Step 3 Press both the Reset and PB1 push buttons on
WSTK Main Board simultaneously down and then
first release the Reset button and keep the PB1
button pressed down for a few seconds more and
finally release also PB1 to set the firmware in
BGM111 / BGM113 into Retail Beacon mode.
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Step 4 BGM111 / BGM113 will appear in the detected
Beacons list on the "Blue Gecko WSTK App"
screen.
The App displays the detected device's friendly
name ("BGM111" or "BGM113"), the MAC ad-
dress and UUID.
Also displayed is the RSSI numerical value.
A graphical symbol and text ("Far" / "Immediate")
indicates whether the beacon and the mobile
phone are close to each other or further apart.
Step 5 Return to "Blue Gecko WSTK App" main main
menu by pressing the ← button on the top left part
of the screen.
4. Running the Key Fobs Demo
Step 1 Select the Key Fobs option from the "Blue
Gecko WSTK App" main menu.
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Step 2 The "Blue Gecko WSTK App" will start to scan
for a Key Fobs.
BGM111 / BGM113 is not listed at this point.
Step 3 Press the Reset push button on WSTK Main
Board momentarily down to select the Key Fobs
part of the firmware in BGM111 / BGM113.
Step 4 BGM111 / BGM113 should appear in the FOB
List.
Press the FIND button on the mobile device
screen to connect with BGM111 / BGM113.
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Step 5 Key Fobs screen will open.
Note: Contrary to the text on the "Blue Gecko
WSTK App" screen the flicker frequency of the
"LED" on the screen does not change according
to the proximity. This is due to the fact that the
BGM111 / BGM113 Key Fob functionality is not
based on the RSSI value in the initial version of
the BGM111 / BGM113 firmware.
Step 6 Verify that LED0 on the WSTK Main Board is ON.
LED0 will be ON as long as the mobile phone with
the App and the Key Fob (BGMA111 / BG113)
are connected and will turn OFF when the con-
nection is lost.
Step 7 Test the Key Fob functionality by walking away
from the WSTK Main Board until
• the "Blue Gecko WSTK App" screen indi-
cates that the connection is lost by displaying
the message "DISCONNECTING FOB" on the
App screen, and
•LED0 on the WSTK Main Board turns OFF
(see figure in Step 6).
Walk back towards the WSTK Main Board until
BGM111 / BGM113 appears again on the FOB
List on the "Blue Gecko WSTK App" screen.
Press the FIND button and verify that BGM111 /
BGM113 and the "Blue Gecko WSTK App" are
again connected and that LED0 turns back ON.
How to continue?
1. You can test the same demo functionalities using an Android mobile phone as instructed in the previous section.
2. Follow the instructions listed at the end of this document on how to download the Silabs Blue Gecko SDK from the Silicon Labs
web site. The SDK contains further examples to try out and the tools and docmentation required when making your own applica-
tions.
Technical Support
If you need further assistance and can not find the answer from the Silicon Labs' Knowledgebase you can contact Silicon Labs Tech-
nical Support through a web page.
Technical Support web link: www.silabs.com/support/
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4. Get Started with Your Own Development
To learn more about the Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Modules and to try other demos and examples:
• Go to: www.silabs.com/bluetooth-getstarted.
• Create an account and log in.
• Download the QSG108: Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Software Quick-Start Guide to learn more about the Bluetooth Smart soft-
ware, SDK, tools and other demo applications.
• Download the UG122: Blue Gecko Wireless Starter Kit User's Guide to learn more about the Wireless Starter Kit.
• Download the Blue Gecko Bluetooth Smart Software Development Kit and install it to test the other example projects and to start
developing your own applications.
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