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# PCTEL WSC-1450
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The PCTEL Wireless Sensor Core (WSC) is a versatile Industrial IoT product line
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that offers multiple radio connectivity options including cellular, LoRa,
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Bluetooth 5, NFC as well as 802.15.4 support.
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In addition to several radios, the PCTEL WSC includes several sensors to
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monitor a variety of physical conditions. These sensors can detect gas, air
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quality, temperature, relative humidity, acceleration, angular rate of change,
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magnetic field, range, and sound. For solution optimization, the PCTEL WSC can
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be ordered with a subset of radios and sensors.
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For more details about this board, and its variants, navigate to
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https://pctel.com
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# Build instructions
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Configure your build environment according to the Adafruit instructions. To
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build circuitpython for WSC-1450 do:
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cd ports/nrf make BOARD=pctel_wsc_1450
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This will create a number of firmware files in the `build-pctel_wsc_1450`
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directory.
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# Installing
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The WSC-1450 do not feature an Adafruit-provided bootloader (supporting
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niceties like UF2 flashing). Instead, WSC-1450 uses DAPLink. DAPLink handles
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everything from debugging to programming the device, as well as the boot
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sequence.
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1. Connect the WSC-1450 dev kit using a USB cable to the `DHD USB` port. This
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will power up the board and open a file browser showing the contents of the
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target. (DAPlink magic)
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2. Copy the newly built firmware to the WSC-1450 target using drag-n-drop or
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other method. The file to upload is
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`circuitpython/ports/nrf/build-pctel_wsc_1450/firmware.combined.hex`
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3. Wait for the file to upload.
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4. Install is complete. Reset the board.
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# Running
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Connect an additional USB cable to the `Target USB` port on the development
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board and open a terminal like `screen` on Mac or `TeraTerm` on Windows. Serial
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settings are 115200,n,8,1.
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Don't forget to install/update the supporting python libraries.
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Happy hacking.
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