2.1 Connecting the Board to the Host PC

The AVR-IoT WG development board can be connected to a computer using a standard Micro-USB cable. Once plugged in, the LED array at the top right-hand corner of the board should flash twice in the following order: Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red. When the board is not connected to Wi-Fi , the blue LED will blink continuously. The board will appear as a Removable Storage Device on the host PC, as shown in Curiosity Board as Removable Storage. Double click the CURIOSITY drive to open it and get started.

Note: All procedures are identical for Windows®, Mac OS®, and Linux® environments.
Figure 2-1. Curiosity Board as Removable Storage
The CURIOSITY drive should contain the following five files:
  • CLICK-ME.HTM – redirects the user to the AVR-IoT web demo application
  • KIT-INFO.HTM – redirects the user to a site containing information and resources about the board
  • KIT-INFO.TXT – a text file with details about the PKOB nano firmware and the board’s serial number
  • PUBKEY.TXT – a text file with the public key used for data encryption
  • STATUS.TXT – a text file with the status of the board

Double click on the CLICK-ME.HTM file to enter the dedicated webpage to access the web application.