Problem Getting Started with CC3200-LAUNCHXL

Hi Scot,

Have you tried the out of box demo with your smart phone? I am not sure about the number of blinks.

- kel

Yes I did try to access the AP with both an Android phone and a lap top. There is no SSID visible.

The board did not complete the power on 3-blinks as described in the Quick Start Guide. but responded as described in my original posting.

Hi Scot,

Re-program the out of box demo using Uniflash. If it don't work properly after that, there maybe a problem there.

Go through the CC3200 Getting Started Guide also.

- kel

Hi Kel,

Using UniFlash, I am able to Format and Program the Flash as well as program the Service Pack. All of these operations return without generating any errors.

I am not sure what is being programmed into the flash when clicking the Program button in UniFlash. The behavior of the board now does not change. All LED's stay lit with the exception of D7 which is dark. I still do not see the SSID of the board on either an Android or a laptop

I will work on getting CCS installed so that I can follow the direction of Page 3 of the User's Guide to "Restore(s)
WLAN configuration to factory default." Hopefully this will restore the board to the configuration that it should have been in out of the box.

Thank you for the assistance.

I will left you know what happens when I get CCS up and running.

Hi Kel,

I used Uniflash as you described and loaded and programmed the out_of_box .ucf file successfully.

Upon power application after removing power and relocating the jumper from SOP2 to P58-VCC, the board once again behaved as it did when I first received it. That is, the red LED (D7) flashed many times (30 to 40 in quick succession). This is not the three flashes described at "www.ti.com/cc3200start." Once again, there is no SSID broadcast. I then started Tera Term to see if any status was transmitted. Indeed, Tera Term captured the following:

                 *************************************************
                     CC3200 Out of Box Application
                 *************************************************



Manufacturer ID: 0x5449
Device ID: 0x67
Configuration register value: 0x7480
CHIP ID: 0xf8

This seems to confirm that the out_of_box configuration was indeed programmed.

When I remove the jumper from the P58-VCC location, D7 flashes however nothing is captured by Tera Term. This seems to indicate that the jumper being placed at the P58-VCC location does produce some effect, but the AP demo is not working correctly.

Yesterday, I was successful in installing CCS. I was then able to import and build the WLAN STATION project as detailed in 3.1.3 of the User's Guide. This required clearing several errors and warnings but I was ultimately able to complete that exercise. The following was recorded by Tera Term:

This result would seem to confirm that all hardware needed, including the RF subsystem, is functioning.

I do not understand why the out_of _box AP demo is not working. Perhaps the P58 line is not working correctly.

Later today, I will examine the board under a microscope in an attempt to find a clue as to why the AP demo is not working.

Do you have any other suggestions?

Thank you,

Scot.

Kel,

Since my graphic of the Tera Term output for the WLAN STATION project was stripped out of my prevoius post, I have included it here in text form:

*************************************************
CC3200 Out of Box Application
*************************************************



Manufacturer ID: 0x5449
Device ID: 0x67
Configuration register value: 0x7480
CHIP ID: 0xf8

Kel,

Disregard the previous post containing the Tera Term output.

Here is what was actually captured:

************************************************
CC3200 WLAN STATION Application
*************************************************

Host Driver Version: 1.0.0.10
Build Version 2.4.0.2.31.1.3.0.1.1.0.3.34
Device is configured in default state
Device started as STATION
[WLAN EVENT] STA Connected to the AP: RadioT ,BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
[NETAPP EVENT] IP Acquired: IP=192.168.1.19 , Gateway=192.168.1.1
Connection established w/ AP and IP is acquired
Pinging...!
Device pinged both the gateway and the external host
WLAN STATION example executed successfully


Sorry for the mix-up.

Hi Scot,

I am not sure why the out of box demo is behaving that way. Wait for a TI Engineer to help you regarding this.

You can also import out of box demo to CCS and see if it works by running the program from CCS.

- kel