WiSnap(tm) WiFi RS-232 Setup using iPod Touch and iPhone

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Power on the WiSnap. By default the WiSnap is in Ad Hoc mode.
Launch iPod Touch / iPhone Settings App, tap "Wi-Fi" and tap the WiSnap Ad Hoc network.

Launch WiSnap Setup on the iPod Touch or iPhone, then tap "Next Step: Network Settings".
When connecting to an Enterprise WLAN network that has DHCP the "Use DHCP" should be ON.
Enter the WLAN SSID, and Passphrase, choose the Authentication Type, and tap "Next Step: Set WiSnap"

WiSnap Setup will then ask if the iPod Touch / iPhone is connected to the Ad Hoc network. Tap Yes and WiSnap Setup app will setup the WiSnap to the WLAN settings entered, and the WiSnap should then connect to the Enterprsie WLAN

Launch iPod Touch / iPhone Settings App, tap "Wi-Fi" and tap the name of the Enterprise Network the WiSnap was setup to connect to.
SIONET1 in this example.

To test the WiSnap, using the RS-232 connection Launch WiSnap Setup app, and tap "Test WiSnap Connection.

The WiSnap will send UDP packets once on the WLAN, and as long as the network passes these packets to the iPhone / iPod Touch, the WiSnap Setup app will find the WiSnap and offer a connection.

To test the WiSnap, using the RS-232 connection Launch WiSnap Setup app, and tap "Test WiSnap Connection.

WiSnap Setup app will then connect to the WiSnap, and at this time you can send and receive data from the iPhone / iPod Touch to the RS-232 serial connector on the WiSnap.

In the sample below the JavaTerm app running on a Windows Vista-64 computer is used to send data to the iPod Touch over the RS-232 connector connected to the Vista computer and the WiSnap. The data is then sent wirelessly from WiSnap via a TCP/IP socket connection to the iPod touch.

To Send RS-232 serial data from iPhone / iPod Touch via the WiSnap WiFi serial adapter, the Commands feature of the WiSnap Setup app can be used.

In this example a "Hello" command is added. Tap the "Cmds" label on WiSnap Test view to get to the Commands view.

Tap "Edit" to enter Edit mode, then tap the "+" icon to add a command. Enter the command name and the command data.
When the "Send CR after data" is ON a Carriage Return (0x0D) will be send.
When the "Send on selection" is ON the command will be sent simply by tapping on it from the Commands view.
When OFF, user must tap on the "Send" label on the WiSnap Test view.

Tap the "Hello" command and the data will be sent from the iPhone / iPod Touch to the RS-232 serial connector on the WiSnap and will then be received by the JavaTerm application running on the other computer. JavaTerm app is available in the SerialPort Java Developer Package.

The WiSnap Setup app can be used to capture and display data from virtually any RS-232 device that sends ASCII data.
Here is an example of capturing data sent from a LaserChamp barcode scanner connected to the WiSnap RS-232 serial port.

The Settings view of WiSnap Setup provides controls to change the IP address, the idle timer, and clear screen behavior.

Note: Some WiSnap setup features require a Genuine WiSnap product.
The message "This feature requires genuine WisSnap from Serialio.com" indicates the WiSnap is not Genuine.
Please contact Serialio.com for information on obtaining Genuine WiSnap modules.

WiSnap WiFi RS-232 kit module page.

WiSnap WiFi RS-232 kit AAA adapter page.

Download the WiSnap User Guide.

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