For other microcontrollers, we recommend the CC3000 Breakout Board
Required Materials
• CC3000 Shield or CC3000 Breakout Board
• Arduino, RedBoard or any Arduino-compatible board
• Male PTH headers or Arduino Stackable Headers
If you are using the breakout board (as opposed to the shield), you will also
need:
• Jumper wires to connect from breadboard to Arduino
• Breadboard to tie everything together
If you want to connect an external antenna, you need:
• RP-SMA to U.FL cable
• 2.4GHz antenna or 2.4GHz large antenna
Suggested Reading
• What is an Arduino?
• How to Solder
• Working with Wire
Board Overview
CC3000 Shield
The CC3000 Shield has a standard Arduino shield layout with 2 rows of
pins on either side. The right-side headers have been broken out on the
shield if you want to solder headers or wires for easy prototyping.
On the top-left, there is a microSD card which will work with Arduino’s SD
library (note that you will need to change the chipSelect variable to pin 8 for
the CC3000 Shield). To the left of the microSD slot is a RESET button,
should you need to reset the Arduino. To the right of the microSD slot, you
will find a prototyping area filled with 0.100 inch holes and the following
voltages broken out: GND, 3.3V, 5V, and Vin (the input voltage to the
Arduino).
Below the microSD slot is a 3.3V regulator and the CC3000 module, which
is connected to the antenna section at the bottom of the board. By default
the CC3000 is connected to the chip antenna, but you can move the
Antenna Select capacitor if you want to Bring Your Own Antenna. To the
right of the CC3000 module is a level shifter that allows the 3.3V logic of the
CC3000 to communicate with the 5V logic normally found on the Arduino.
CC3000 Shield front
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