4.1.1 PC Companion Mode

Figure 4-1. PC Companion Mode
Note: To operate the RNWF02 Add On Board in PC Companion mode, ensure to place the jumper cap on J201.1, J201.2, as illustrated in the above image.
The simplest method to use the RNWF02 Add On Board is to connect it to a PC host that supports USB CDC virtual COM (serial) ports using the on-board MCP2200 USB-to-UART converter. The user can send ASCII commands to the RNWF02 Module using a terminal emulator application. In this case, the PC acts as the host device. In addition to UART, Wake and Interrupt pin from RNWF02 Module are also connected to MCP2200’s GPIO pins. This enables to set low power modes via Host PC. The MCP2200 is configured in Reset condition until the USB supply is plugged in.
Figure 4-2. AT Commands Terminal
Table 4-1. RNWF02 Connection to MCLR, INT0/WAKE, IRQ
Pin on MCP2200 Pin on RNWF02PF Module Description
GP0 NC NC
GP1 NC NC
GP2 MCLR RNWF02 Module Reset
GP3 INT0/WAKE Input pin to RNWF02 Module to bring out from the Deep sleep/Extreme Deep sleep mode to the WAKE mode.
GP4 IRQ Output pin from RNWF02 Module to indicate data activity.
GP5 NC NC
GP6 NC NC
GP7 NC NC