WINC1500 Mode Change Example for SAML21 XPlained Pro B Documentation

Introduction

This example demonstrates the use of the WINC1500 with the SAMD21 Xplained Pro board to bring up as a station and then switch to an AP.
It uses the following hardware:

• the SAMD21 Xplained Pro.
• the WINC1500 on EXT1.

Main Files

• main.c : Initialize the WINC1500. For the first time, the device act as station mode. Then switch to AP mode. For the details in each mode, refer to the MODE_STA and MODE_AP example.

Usage

1. Configure below code in the main.h for AP information.

   *    #define MAIN_WLAN_SSID              "DEMO_AP"
   *    #define MAIN_WLAN_AUTH              M2M_WIFI_SEC_OPEN
   *    #define MAIN_WLAN_AP_CHANNEL        (6)
   * 

2. Build the program and download it into the board.
3. On the computer, open and configure a terminal application as the follows.

   *    Baud Rate : 115200
   *    Data : 8bit
   *    Parity bit : none
   *    Stop bit : 1bit
   *    Flow control : none
   * 

4. Start the application.
5. In the terminal window, the following text should appear:

   *    -- WINC1500 mode change example --
   *    -- SAMD21_XPLAINED_PRO --
   *    -- Compiled: xxx xx xxxx xx:xx:xx --
   *    AP mode, start
   *    AP mode, end
   * 

Compilation Information

This software was written for the GNU GCC compiler using Atmel Studio 6.2 Other compilers may or may not work.

Contact Information

For further information, visit Microchip.