6.1.3.1 Building and Running the Wi-Fi® Easy Configuration Application

To build this application, open the project file (apps\Wi-Fi_easy_config\firmware\wifi_easy_config_sam_e54_xpro_wincs02.X/) in MPLAB X IDE. For more details on opening the project file in MPLAB X IDE, refer to the Opening the Project File. The following table provides details on the project file.

Table 6-3. Project File
Project NameDescription
wifi_easy_config_sam_e54_xpro_wincs02.X
  • MPLABX project for SAM E54 Xplained Pro evaluation kit and WINCS02 Add On Board
  • This application demonstrates on how user can configure the device with Home-AP credentials
Running the Application
  1. Mount the WINCS02 Add On Board on SAM E54 Xplained Pro evaluation kit at respective header. For more details about the boards placement in the SAM E54 X-plained host board, see Figure .
  2. Connect the debugger USB port on the SAM E54 Xplained Pro evaluation kit to computer using a micro-USB cable.
  3. Open the project and launch MCC Harmony3.
  4. Configure the WINCS02 Wi-Fi® ProvisionMode credentials, using the WINCS02 Wi-Fi configuration options. For more details about the Wi-Fi settings configuration, See Wi-Fi Settings: ProvisionMode
  5. Generate the code as illustrated below
    Figure 6-8. Generating the Code
  6. Build and program the code to the hardware using MPLABX IDE
    Figure 6-9. Programming the Board
  7. Open the Terminal application (for example, Tera Term or PuTTY) on the PC'Connect to the “EDBG Virtual COM Port” and configure the serial settings as follows:
    1. Baud: 115200
    2. Data: 8 Bits
    3. Parity: None
    4. Stop: 1 Bit
    5. Flow Control: None
  8. The board boots up in Wi-Fi ProvisionMode, as per the configurations given in step 4. ProvisionMode SSID, IP address and Server port number will be available on the serial console as illustrated in the following figure. Connect to the ProvisionMode SSID via third party STA (any Mobile Phone)
    Figure 6-10. ProvisionMode Serial Logs
  9. After establishing a successful connection between mobile phone and the ProvisionMode SSID, open Wi-Fi Provisioning application in mobile phone and enter Server IP address and port number as illustrated below and press Connect.
  10. On the next page, select AP and provide the Password and Press Send

    Figure 6-11. Connecting to Provisioning Page

  11. On the next page, select AP and provide the Password and Press Send

  12. After successful provisioning, the board will connect to the Home-AP and gets an IP address. This IP address is displayed on the serial console as illustrated below.
    Figure 6-12. ProvisionMode Serial Logs