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RabbitCore RCM5400W
1.3 Development and Evaluation Tools
1.3.1 RCM5400W Development Kit
The RCM5400W Development Kit contains the hardware essentials you will need to use
the RCM5400W module. The items in the Development Kit and their use are as follows.
RCM5400W module with 2.4 GHz dipole antenna.
Prototyping Board.
Universal AC adapter, 12 V DC, 1 A (includes Canada/Japan/U.S., Australia/N.Z.,
U.K., and European style plugs). Development Kits sold in North America may contain
an AC adapter with only a North American style plug.
USB programming cable with 10-pin header.
10-pin header to DB9 serial cable.
Dynamic C CD-ROM, with complete product documentation on disk.
Getting Started instructions.
A bag of accessory parts for use on the Prototyping Board.
Rabbit 5000 Processor Easy Reference poster.
Registration card.
Figure 1. RCM5400W Development Kit
Getting Started
Instructions
Prototyping Board
Accessory Parts for
Prototyping Board
Serial
Cable
Programming
Cable
Rabbit, RabbitCore, Dynamic C and Digi are registered trademarks of Digi International Inc.
RabbitCore RCM5400W
The RCM5400W RabbitCore module provides Wi-Fi/802.11b/g functionality, allowing you to create a
low-cost, low-power, Wi-Fi based control and communications solution for your embedded system. These
Getting Started instructions included with the Development Kit will help you get your RCM5400W up and
running so that you can run the sample programs to explore its capabilities and develop your own
applications.
Development Kit Contents
The RCM5400W Development Kit contains the following items
RCM5400W module with 2.4 GHz dipole antenna..
Prototyping Board.
Universal AC adapter, 12 V DC, 1 A (includes Canada/Japan/U.S., Australia/N.Z., U.K., and European
style plugs). Development Kits sold in North America may contain an AC adapter with only a North
American style plug.
USB programming cable with 10-pin header.
10-pin header to DB9 serial cable.
Dynamic C CD-ROM, with complete product documentation on disk.
Getting Started instructions.
Plastic and metal standoffs with 4-40 screws and washers.
A bag of accessory parts for use on the Prototyping
Board.
Rabbit 5000 Processor Easy Reference poster.
Registration card.
Visit our online Rabbit store at www.rabbit.com/store/ for
the latest information on peripherals and accessories that
are available for the RCM5400W RabbitCore modules.
Installing Dynamic C
Insert the CD from the Development Kit in
your PC’s CD-ROM drive. If the installation
does not auto-start, run the setup.exe pro-
gram in the root directory of the Dynamic C
CD. Install any Dynamic C modules after you
install Dynamic C
.
Quick Start Guide
1. Install Dynamic C.
2. Attach antenna to RCM5400W RabbitCore module.
3. Install RCM440W module on Prototyping Board, connect programming cable to PC, connect AC
adapter.
4. Explore sample programs in the Dynamic C Samples\TCPIP\WiFi folder.
D1
R1
PWR
DS1
GND
J1
U1
C1
GND
C2
JP
1
C3
D2
JP
2
C4
+3
.3
V
J2
R2
BT1
1
S1
RESET
RX
D T
XD
TX
C
RX
C
GN
D
J4
UX
29
RX81
RX
87
CX
41
RX83
RX11
CX
39
UX30
UX10
UX12
UX14
UX16
RX79
CX
29
CX
17
RX67
UX
45
RX
85
GND
1
R24
R22
R21
R23
CX23 RX77
1 R27R28
JP25
CX25
RX75
RX73
CX27
DS3
S3
S2
DS2
J3
UX49
UX4
UX47
+5 V
GND
+3.3 V
RCM1
U2
/RST_OUT
/IOWR
VBAT
EXT
PA1
PA3
PA5
PA7
PB1
PB3
PB5
PB7
PC1
PC3
PC5
PC7
PE1
PE3
PE5
PE7
PD1
LN1
PD3
LN3
PD5
LN5
PD7
LN7
VREF
GND
/IORD
/RST_IN
PA0
PA2
PA4
PA6
PB0
PB2
PB4
PB6
PC0
PC2
PC4
PC6
PE0
PE2
PE4
PE6
PD0
LN0
PD2
LN2
PD4
LN4
PD6
LN6
CVT
AGND
JP
24
JP
23 C1
4
C1
2
C1
0 C8 C7 C9 C11 C13
R10
R8 R6 R4 R3 R5 R7
R20
R1
8
R1
6
R1
4
R1
3
R1
5
R1
7
R29
JP
11
JP
15
JP
19
JP
21
JP2
2
JP2
0
JP1
7
JP
13
R19
R9
RX57
RX55
RX97
RX49
UX
33
UX
31
RX
89
UX3
UX
37
UX
42
UX
41
RX
63
RX
65
RX
61
RX59
R2
6
R25
Q1
C15
C1
9
C2
0
U3
C18
C1
7
JP16
JP6
JP5
JP12
JP4
JP3
JP14
JP8
JP7
JP18
JP9
JP10
C16
L1C6
C5
AG
ND CVT LN6I
N
LN
4IN
LN
2IN
LN
0IN
VR
EF
LN
7IN
LN
5IN
LN
3IN
LN
1IN
AG
ND
AG
ND
R1
1
R1
2
RX
47
RX43
Antenna
Universal
AC Adapter
with Plugs
PROG
DIAG