I'm getting started with the TI 6LoWPAN evaluation kit, CC-6LOWPAN-DK-868. One of the dev boards in that kit is an EM430f5137RF900, and I am trying to get serial debugging with that board to work. I am following the documentation in "Sub-1GHz 6LoWPAN Development kit User’s Guide". I have NS_DEBUG=1 in my IAR project, and I am connected to the board through com3 on my computer, using MSP-FET430UIF. My serial settings are baud rate - 115200, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control, as per the User's Guide.
The documentation indicates that if NS_DEBUG is enabled, the module should print out some information at startup, and also print "Hello World," when the letter 'h' is sent to it over the serial. The board is not printing anything at startup, and when I press 'h', instead of getting "Hello World, " I get, " ð ð!ñ!ô ð ð$ð!ð!ñ."
I have a few questions. Can someone confirm that the MSP-FET430UIF does work as a serial-usb converter?
Page 20 of the User's Guide says, "Make sure to extract the NAP Socket library and Example Application into the same folder, in order to not have to change the settings in the IAR projects." I have done this, such that "NAPSocket library 1.0" and "CC430F5137 Library model" (which is the Network Analyzer example project that comes with the dev kit) are both in the same folder. The IAR workspace for the example application is in the "CC430 Library model" folder. Is this directory structure correct? Do I need to extract the NAP Socket library into a different folder? Will I get any compile errors if the folder is not in the correct folder? (I am not getting any at the moment).
Thanks for your input!