Use the New Jennic Wireless Adapter wizard

After installing and verifying the FTDI driver to determine the virtual COM port for the USB coordinator, you can use the New Jennic Wireless Adapter tool (wizard) in Workbench to add and configure the coordinator (see Install and verify the FTDI driver).

Running the New Jennic Wireless Adapter wizard

You should only do this for a new USB coordinator—if the USB coordinator was previously added using this tool, use the Jennic Serial Port Tool to reconfigure it as necessary (or upgrade its firmware).

  1. Insert the USB coordinator into a USB 2.0 port on your Workbench PC.

  2. If you have not restarted Workbench since installing and verifying the FTDI driver, close Workbench now, then restart Workbench.

  3. From the menu bar, select Tools->New Jennic Wireless Adapter

    The New Jennic Wireless Adapter wizard dialog appears, as shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1. New Jennic Wireless Adapter wizard


    New Jennic Wireless Adapter wizard

  4. In the Port field, select the COMn port that Windows previously assigned to the USB wireless adapter when inserted into your PC, for example, COM7.

  5. Change Auto Start from false to true.

  6. In the Panid field, enter the Jennic PAN ID of the target Jennic-based device. For example, the Sedona Framework “Dev Board” is shipped with a demo app using Panid: db00

    CautionDo not use the identical Panid as any other nearby Jennic coordinator, for example a JACE with Sedona Jennic option card. This applies if using Niagara Workbench enabled for Sedona Framework TXS, and you have such a JACE as well as a USB coordinator. Each coordinator must use a unique Panid.

  7. In the Channel field, enter the appropriate Jennic channel to use, from 11 to 26. For example, for the shipped demo app in a Sedona Framework “Dev Board”, you can specify Channel: 17

  8. Click the Install button.

    The wizard configures Workbench to use this COM port as the USB coordinator, and configures the coordinator with the Panid and Channel specified.

    A progress bar appears near the dialog’s bottom, as shown in Figure 2

    Figure 2. Installing new Jennic wireless adapter


    Installing new Jennic wireless adapter

    When Done, the wizard automatically starts the USB wireless adapter’s connection to its network.

    NoteNow the LED on the USB coordinator should be blinking green, at a one second rate.

  9. Click the Exit button to close the wizard, leaving Workbench open.

  10. From the menu bar, select Tools->Jennic Serial Port Tool

    The Jennic Serial Port Tool view appears, as shown in Figure 3.

    Figure 3. Jennic Serial Port Tool


    Jennic Serial Port Tool

    Typically for Sedona Framework Workbench, you configure the tool to auto-start (1) and for the coordinator to also auto-start (2). If necessary, click these options to be set as shown in Figure 3.

    On your Workbench PC, you do not need to run the New Jennic Wireless Adapter wizard again, unless you physically replace your USB coordinator with another one. In that case, note that Windows assigns a different COMn port number to the new coordinator.

    To reconfigure the network settings of your USB coordinator, use the Jennic Serial Port Tool, by selecting the adapter’s COM port. For a procedure, see Reconfiguring a USB coordinator.

    NoteIf using a USB coordinator with older firmware, say unchanged since unboxing from the Sedona Framework Developer Board Kit, you should upgrade (flash) it now, using the Jennic Serial Port Tool. I n addition, Sedona FrameworkWorkbench 1.1 (and the Sedona Framework TXS 1.1 bundle) contains upgraded firmware for the Dev Board— if you have one, you should should also upgrade (flash) it now too. For a procedures, see Flashing the firmware in a USB coordinator and Flashing the firmware in a Sedona Framework Dev Board.