SDAA443 August   2026 CC3301 , CC3301MOD , CC3351 , CC3351MOD , CC3501E

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Required Items
  5. 2 Overview of Available Tools
  6. 3 Getting Started with Radio Tool
  7. 4 Getting Started with Calibrator Tool
  8. 5 Wi-Fi Testing
    1. 5.1 TX Testing Using Radio Tool
      1. 5.1.1 802.11ax Trigger Based Testing
    2. 5.2 TX Testing Using Calibrator Tool
      1. 5.2.1 802.11ax Trigger Based Testing
    3. 5.3 RX Testing Using Radio Tool
    4. 5.4 RX Testing Using Calibrator Tool
  9. 6 BLE Testing
    1. 6.1 TX Power Using Radio Tool
    2. 6.2 TX Power Using HCI Commands
    3. 6.3 RX Sensitivity Using Radio Tool
    4. 6.4 RX Sensitivity Using HCI Commands
  10. 7 Troubleshooting/FAQs
  11. 8 Duty Cycle Table
  12. 9 Summary
  13. 10References

4 Getting Started with Calibrator Tool

Follow these steps if testing with Calibrator Tool. Note: Calibrator Tool runs within the Network Terminal.

  1. On the computer, open Device Manager and note the assigned COM port number. For CC33xx, only one option appears. For CC35xxE, note the number next to "Class Application/User UART".
  2. Open PuTTY (or another terminal application) and select Serial under Connection Type.
  3. Enter the COM port number under Serial Line.
  4. Select the baud rate corresponding with the host serial interface. The default value for the TI SDKs is 115200.
  5. (CC35xxE only): The output should resemble Figure 4-1.

    List of Available Network Terminal Commands

    Figure 4-1 List of Available Network Terminal Commands
  6. (CC33xx only): Check that the kernel and modules have been configured correctly:
    zcat /proc/config.gz | grep NL80211_TESTMODE

    Expected output:

    CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE=y

  7. (CC33xx only): Enter login credentials when prompted, then run the command below to verify that the firmware is loaded correctly:
    ifconfig wlan0

    The output should resemble Figure 4-2


    Firmware Download Confirmation

    Figure 4-2 Firmware Download Confirmation