Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2540
Hi All
I've been trying to resolve a problem that I see others have encountered in various ways, especially useful posts were :
http://e2e.ti.com/support/low_power_rf/f/538/t/262841.aspx
http://e2e.ti.com/support/low_power_rf/f/538/p/240232/841410.aspx#841410
Basically I purchased the SensorTag and then the CC2540 dongle in order to investigate it's capabilities only at a software level on a PC (with BLE Device Monitor, then perhaps write some extra stuff my self). I'm not concerned about altering the SensorTag firmware at present, though a possible objective in future.
From what I can gather, it must be that the dongle comes factory programmed with the packet sniffer load ( I assume : CC2540_SmartRF_HostTestRelease_All.hex) - I see the Cebal CC2540 USB dongle in device manager, and I can use PacketSniffer to see the SensorTag advertising for 180 seconds after pressing the button.
However, I don't see any additional COMxx ports, or any evidence that the CDC driver has loaded (looked in device manager and searched the registry) - tried on both XP/SP3 and Win7.
So if I understand the other posts correctly I need to flash the dongle with CC2540_USBdongle_HostTestRelease_All.hex to force usb_cdc_driver_cc2540 driver to enumerate, so as to create a COMxx port for BLE Device Monitor to open.
Question is: Do I have to purchase the CC Debugger, or is there a way to program the CC2540 dongle directly over it's own USB port?
thanks!
