1.2.2 Serial Bridge
This example compiles the serial bridge application which is used to communicate to WINC devices from PC.
Description
Serial bridge application acts as a bridge between PC and WINC devices. For example, firmware update project use serial bridge application to load the firmware to WINC device via serial bridge application located in host MCU.
Downloading and building the application
To download or clone this application from Github, go to the top level of the repository
Path of the application within the repository is apps/serial_bridge/firmware .
To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.
| Project Name | Description |
|---|---|
| sam_d21_xpro_winc1500.X | MPLABX project for SAMD21 and WINC3400 Xplained pro |
| sam_d21_xpro_winc3400.X | MPLABX project for SAMD21 and WINC3400 Xplained pro |
| sam_e54_xpro_winc1500.X | MPLABX project for SAME54 and WINC3400 Xplained pro |
| sam_e54_xpro_winc3400.X | MPLABX project for SAME54 and WINC3400 Xplained pro |
| sam_a5d27_som1_winc1500.X | MPLABX project for SAMD27 and WINC3400 Xplained pro |
| sam_a5d27_som1_winc3400.X | MPLABX project for SAMD27 and WINC3400 Xplained pro |
Setting up SAMXXX Xplained Pro board
Connect the Debug USB port on the SAMXXX Xplained Pro board to the computer using a micro USB cable
Running the Application
Open the project.
Build and program the generated code into the hardware using its IDE.
Please refer to WINC Firmware Update Guide for more information.
Please note this example will not output any console messages.