Texas Instruments CC3100 SimpleLink User manual

CC3100 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi®and IoT Solution
Getting Started Guide
User's Guide
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Table of Contents
Contents
1 Trademarks......................................................................................................................... 4
2 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Prerequisites.............................................................................................................. 4
3 Getting Started .................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Download and Install Software......................................................................................... 4
3.2 Update Service Pack .................................................................................................... 4
4 Getting Started with SimpleLink Studio .................................................................................. 5
4.1 Configure Boards......................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Run the Software......................................................................................................... 8
5 Getting Started with the MSP430F5529.................................................................................. 13
5.1 Configure Boards ....................................................................................................... 13
5.2 Run the Software ....................................................................................................... 15
6 Summary........................................................................................................................... 20
7 Acronyms Used.................................................................................................................. 20
Revision History.......................................................................................................................... 21

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List of Figures
List of Figures
1 CC3100BOOST.............................................................................................................. 5
2 CC31XXEMUBOOST ....................................................................................................... 6
3 Connect the CC3100BOOST to the CC31XXEMUBOOST ............................................................ 7
4 Device Manager.............................................................................................................. 8
5 MinGW Installation Screen ................................................................................................. 9
6 Import Existing Code....................................................................................................... 10
7 Paths and Symbols ........................................................................................................ 11
8 Eclipse Output Console ................................................................................................... 11
9 CC3100BOOST ............................................................................................................ 13
10 Jumpers on the MSP430F5529 Launchpad ............................................................................ 14
11 Connect the CC3100BOOST to the MSP430F5529 Launchpad .................................................... 15
12 Select CCS Projects to Import............................................................................................ 16
13 Define SSID_Name ........................................................................................................ 17
14 Launch Tera Term ......................................................................................................... 17
15 Tera Term VT............................................................................................................... 18
16 Macro Definition of SSID_Name ......................................................................................... 18
17 Launch Tera Term ......................................................................................................... 19
18 Tera Term VT............................................................................................................... 19

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CC3100 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi®and IoT Solution Getting
Started Guide
ABSTRACT
This guide is intended to assist users in the initial setup and demonstration of the Getting Started with
WLAN Station application. The guide explains how to install an Integrated Development Environment
(IDE), and then compile, download, and debug Getting Started with WLAN Station.
1 Trademarks
SimpleLink is a trademark of Texas Instruments.
Microsoft, Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft.
Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.
2 Introduction
2.1 Prerequisites
The user should have the following items:
• One CC3100BOOST
• One CC31XXEMUBOOST or MSP430F5529 Launchpad
• An 802.11b/g/n Wireless Access Point (AP)
• A computer running Microsoft®Windows®7 or XP operating systems.
3 Getting Started
3.1 Download and Install Software
Download and install the following software:
• CC3100 SDK package http://www.ti.com/tool/cc3100sdk
– This guide assumes the use of the default installation folder C:\TI\CC3100SDK_<x.x.x>\. .
3.2 Update Service Pack
If the board is not already flashed with the service pack for SDK_<x.x.x>, the latest service pack for
SDK_<x.x.x> must be flashed on the CC3100. The latest service pack can be downloaded from
http://www.ti.com/tool/cc3100sdk. Refer to the UNIFLASH Quick Start guide for details on flashing the
service pack to the CC3100
(http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/CC31xx_%26_CC32xx_UniFlash#Service_Pack_Programming).
Details on setting up the hardware for flashing can be found in Section 4.1 .

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4 Getting Started with SimpleLink Studio
4.1 Configure Boards
1. The jumpers on the CC3100BOOST should be connected as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. CC3100BOOST

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2. The jumpers on the CC31XXEMUBOOST should be connected as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. CC31XXEMUBOOST

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3. Connect the CC3100BOOST to the CC31XXEMUBOOST as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Connect the CC3100BOOST to the CC31XXEMUBOOST
4. Connect the J6 port CC31XXEMUBOOST to the PC using the provided micro-USB cable.
5. The CC3100BOOST is now visible in the Device Manager as shown in Figure 4. The user may see
two COM ports instead of four.

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Figure 4. Device Manager
4.2 Run the Software
The Getting Started with WLAN Station example uses SimpleLink Studio. This example performs the
following functions:
1. Program restores WLAN configuration to factory default
2. Prompts the user for the SSID of an AP
3. Prompts the user for the security type
4. Prompts the user for the password to the AP
5. Attempts to acquire an IP address through DHCP
6. Attempts to reach the internet
NOTE: For full compatibility ensure Visual Studio 2010 is used. Newer versions of Visual Studio will
not work with the device. Visual Studio 2012 works with the "getting started" example, but
gives the error code -2003 for the weather example, and error code -2005 for the email app.
Option 1. Microsoft Visual Studio:
1. Download and install Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2010 from http://www.visualstudio.com/en-
us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#DownloadFamilies_4.
2. Open Microsoft Visual Studio Express, and select File>Open>Project/Solution.
3. Navigate to C:\TI\CC3100SDK_<x.x.x>\cc3100-
sdk\platform\simplelinkstudio\example_project_vs\getting_started_with_station , and open
getting_started.sln.
4. Select Build>Build Solution from the menu.
5. When building is complete, select Debug>Start Debugging from the menu.

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Option 2. Eclipse:
1. Download and install the latest version of Java: https://www.java.com/en/download/. Install the correct
version for the system (64-bit or 32-bit).
2. Download and extract Eclipse from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/. Choose the Eclipse IDE for
C/C++ Developers package. Install the correct version for the system (64-bit or 32-bit).
3. Download and install MinGW from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/latest/download?source=files. During installation, ensure the
following configurations are selected:
a. Set the installation location as C:\MinGW.
b. In the MinGW Installation Screen, select packages for mingw32-base and mingw32-gcc-g++ as
shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. MinGW Installation Screen
c. After selecting the packages, choose Installation>Apply Changes from the menu, then press Apply.
d. Select Installation>Quit from the menu to quit the installer.
4. After a successful MinGW installation, add the path (c:\MinGW\bin\) to the Windows environment
variable path by going into Control Panel>System>Advanced System Settings>Environment Variables.
Under System Variables, select PATH and press Edit. Append “;C:\MinGW\bin\” to the end of the line
and press Ok.
5. Open Eclipse by running eclipse.exe from the extracted Eclipse folder.
6. In the "Select a workspace," choose your desired workspace directory (for example:
C:\Users\myself\Desktop\eclipse_workspace). This directory should be different from the user's other
versions of Eclipse.
7. From the menu, select File>New>Makefile Project with Existing Code.
8. Enter ‘Getting_started’ as the project name.
9. For Existing Code Location, enter C:\TI\CC3100SDK_<x.x.x.>\cc3100-
sdk\platform\simplelinkstudio\example_project_eclipse\getting_started_with_station .
10. For Toolchain for indexer settings, choose “MinGW GCC” as shown in Figure 6.

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Figure 6. Import Existing Code
11. Press Finish.
12. Select Window>Show View>Project Explorer from the menu.
13. Select the Getting_started project in the Project Explorer, and select File>Properties from the menu.
14. In the Project Explorer window, right click on <Project_Folder_Name>, then select Property.
15. Expand the C/C++ Build menu, and select Tool Chain Editor. Under Current Builder, Select "Gnu
Make Builder", then click Apply.
16. Click the C/C++ Build menu and do the following:
a. Uncheck 'Use the default build command.'
b. Type mingw32-make -f Makefile in the Build command.
c. Uncheck 'Generate Makefiles automatically.'
d. Set the Build Directory as: ${workspace_loc:/Getting_started}
17. Select Environment in the C/C++ Build menu. Ensure the value of MSYS_HOME is empty, then click
Apply.
18. Click the C/C++ General menu, and select Paths and Symbols. Under the Includes tab, in the