ETRX357 Development Kit
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ETRX357DVK Product Manual (Rev 1.12)
12.1 Software Set-up
Telegesis Terminal R4.0 no longer needs .NET Framework Version 1.1 which was required for earlier
versions. Download Telegesis Terminal from our website at
www.silabs.com/telegesissoftware
With recent operating systems such as Windows 7, it is advisable to right-click on the Telegesis
Terminal
setup program and select “Run as administrator”. This avoids problems when you try to
save customised button layout files as they are normally stored in the program folders.
After installing and starting the Telegesis Terminal Application program a single command button for
the firmware will be shown at the bottom of the window. In order to use the Telegesis Terminal
software, first open the correct button layout file for your firmware by selecting File
Open Layout,
then select the correct COM port and the connection parameters (ETRX357 default 19200, 8 bits,
no parity, no flow control) and press the connect button. These settings are automatically retained
each time the software is re-started.
12.2 Features of the Telegesis Terminal Application for ETRX357
The buttons
To make life easy many of the AT commands have been pre-defined and conveniently grouped at
the bottom of the terminal window. Pressing a button (where no parameters are required) causes
the corresponding command to be issued instantly. Where a parameter is required the command is
shown in the Command bar and the required parameter can be entered manually. In order to issue
the command from the command bar simply press the <enter> or the Send button. To see the
parameters for a specific command, move and hold the mouse pointer over the chosen command
button - Figure 16.
Figure 16. Screen tips for parameters
The application software also allows you to add custom command buttons and edit existing
command buttons. New groups of commands can be created and command buttons can be moved
between groups.
The device window
Every EUI64 number reporting in is listed in a separate window which can be opened or closed by
clicking on the button labelled ‘
Device List
’. If a device ID is required as a parameter in the command
bar, simply double click on an entry in the device list and its EUI64 will be automatically transferred
to the current cursor position of the command bar.
