Page 36 - Programming the Photon Getting Started With the Internet of Things

Figure 2.5 CoolTerm for Mac OS.

When you have downloaded and installed the software, plug your Photon board into
your computer via USB. When the Photon is in Listening mode (blue flashing light), open

up a serial port for USB in the applications settings, which should be as follows:

Baud rate: 9600
Data bits: 8

Parity: none

Stop bits: 1

Once you have opened up a serial connection, you will have two different commands
available by hitting either W or I on the keyboard, and here is what they do:

W Set up your Wi-Fi Service Set Identifier (SSID) and password

I Reads out the Photon board’s unique ID