Wireless Transmission APC**0 PC Kits ***8 (Arduino Compatible)

We can build electronics projects just as easy as piling bricks. Arduino and community have made the programming much easier than ever before. How about some elixir on hardware part? Maybe it is not yet convenient to make complex interfaces, but we can at least start from the most commonly used modules.

By using electronic bricks, you may connect Arduino compatible boards easily with various digital, analog and I2C/Uart interfaces. These the breadboard-less firm connection are prepared to extensive modules like poteniometers, sensors, relays, servos...Even s, just plug and play.

Each terminal module has buckled port with VCC, GND and Output, which has corresponding port on the sensing board, with a plain 2.*4mm dual-female cable you may start playing already. Buckled brick cables are like cement for bricks, make the connections easier, secure and more professional looking.

It is very interesting Module

This module can be used with Arduino Special Sensor Shield V4.0.
You can do some simple design about it, it support"plug and play".

Arduino Wireless Transmission APC**0 PC Kits*1 based on APC**0

Kit list:
One APC**0 Wireless Transmission module
One APC**0 USB adaptation shield
This module can be used to connect PC port.

In the previous article, we have discussed how to use the RF module to control Arduino wirelessly. Its principle is similar to a remote control, which has 4 s for RF wireless remote control. However, on occasions of data transmission, such a solution becomes less suitable, for example when you want to send PC the data that Arduino collected from light sensors. It is technically known as the wireless data transmission. At present, there are many solutions for wireless data transmission. A very simple way is connecting with the Arduino using APC**0 to send data via serical port. Although the data transmission speed may slow (limited by the serial port baud rate), it is a simple and pratical way. No wonder that many netizens recommended the inclusion of suchArduino module support.

Manufacturers do not give any datasheet or material to us. Fortunately, some can be found on the network. Meanwhile learn by researching. First, USB adapter from manufacturer seems not to match APC**0 because the number of pins is different. Maybe because it has to be compatible with other different products, or at least it is not specially designed for the APC**0. USB adapterused CP***2 chip. Download the appropriate drivers in Silicon Laboratories, I downloaded the filecp**0X_vcp_win2k_XP_s2k3. Zip, unzipped to get an exe file, then instal the driver step by step following the prompts.

After driver installation is complete, insert USB adapter into the PC's USB interface, Windows will be prompted to find new hardware, then finsh installation and configuration accordingly:

When Windows prompts that you can use the hardware. Below the Device Manager's "Ports (COM & LPT)" is CP***2 virtual serial port:

APC**0 module can now be connected to a USB adapter. As pin number of USB adapter and APC**0 is different, pay attention to the insert location:

Open setup program "RF-ANET" gotten from APC**0 manufacture. CP***2 has found the default serial port "COM*7". However, RF-ANET can not open the port.

In the Device Manager, set serial port to COM4, re-insert the USB adapter and open RF-ANET, click the "Read R" . Everything is all right. The status bar displays "read succeed! ", which means we are able to communicate with APC**0.

Then we finished setup work on PC side. Now come to Arduino side. APC**0 module has 4 connection wires to Arduino: 5V, GND, TX and RX. Note that APC**0 and Arduino are a separate serial device, so connect TX on the Arduino to RX on APC**0 and conncet RX on Arduino to TX on APC**0.