Connect the MRF24J40 2.4GHz RF Card tot he PICDEM Z demo board as shown in the picture
Before running the demos, it is highly recommended to connect a serial cable to both demo boards and connect the ZENA sniffer hardware to monitor the operating of the network. Once the serial cable is connected between the demo board and PC, launch a hyper terminal to display the information from the demo board. The hyper terminal configuration is baud rate 19200, Data bit 8, Parity None, Stop bits 1 and Flow control None, as shown below.
PICDEM Z demo board only support Microchip MRF24J40 transceiver, which is compliant with IEEE 802.15.4 specification. ZENA™ network analyzer can be used to monitor the network traffic of IEEE 802.15.4 network. To run ZENA™ sniffer, connect the ZENA board with PC through the USB interface, then launch ZENA software. The ZENA window will show up. Choose “MiWi™ P2P Tools” Menu or "MiWi(TM) Tools" Menu, depending on the protocol is used, and then click the menu item “Network Traffic Monitor” to launch Network Monitor window.
From the Network Monitor window, check “Real Time Display” box and choose proper channel. By default, this demo use channel 25. Choose “Operation” menu and click “Start Sniffing/Playback” menu item to launch the “ZENA™ Packet Sniffer” window to monitor the wireless traffic.
