3.4.2 RF TX Tone Test Demonstration
In this demonstration, the user can transmit a single tone on the PIC32MZ2051W1.
Perform the following steps for the demonstration of the transmission:
- Set up the connection between the PIC32 WFI32 2.0 Curiosity Board and PC. For more details, refer to Getting Started with MCHPRT3 Tool GUI for PIC32MZ2051W1.
- In the RF tab, from the “Channel” drop-down list, select 2442 MHz for channel 7 (see the following figure).
- In the TX Tone tab, perform the following steps:
- From the “Power Mode”
drop-down list (see the following figure).
- Select Value for output power in dBm
- Select Index for manual input gain index
- Enter the “Power dBm” value
from 10-25 dBm, each step equals 0.25 dB. 20.5 dBm is the default value.
Figure 3-15. TX Tone Power Mode Value 
- Enter the “Gain Index” value
from 0-255, 0.25 dB per step (see the following figure).
Figure 3-16. TX Tone Power Mode Gain Index 
- Click Start Tone to transmit a single tone as configured in step 2 and step 3. Use Spectrum Analyzer to verify the transmitting single tone.
- Click Stop Tone to stop the transmission.
- From the “Power Mode”
drop-down list (see the following figure).