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Establish A Wireless Connection

Zilog Educational Shields

User Manual

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The Zilog Personal Area Network (Z-PAN) Shield uses a Roving Networks Class 1
(2,402-2,480 MHz) Bluetooth RN-41 Module that conforms to the IEEE 802.15 standard.
The ZED Z-PAN Shield is shown in Figure 20.

The following instructions will describe how to set up a working Bluetooth link between
two Educational Platforms. Alternatively, this link can be established between an Educa-
tional Platform and a Z-PAN Mini-Z Module. To connect two Educational Platforms, see
the

Connect Two Educational Platforms

section on page 9 before proceeding.

A schematic diagram of the ZED Z-PAN Shield can be found in

Appendix A

, which

begins on page 48.

Establish A Wireless Connection

The following procedure describes how to view a basic demonstration of the ZED Z-PAN
Shield, and requires that two Educational Platforms be connected together.

Figure 20. The Z-PAN Shield