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This extension board from Armadeus Systems, designed to be pluggable on an [[APF27Dev]], will give your system the following wireless capabilities (depending on the options you selected): | This extension board ('''APW''') from Armadeus Systems, designed to be pluggable on an [[APF27Dev]], will give your system the following wireless capabilities (depending on the options you selected): | ||
* WiFi b/g | * WiFi b/g and [[Bluetooth]] (Wi2Wi W2CBW003) | ||
* [[GSM/GPRS]] | * [[GSM/GPRS]] (Sagem HiLo) | ||
* [[ | * [[GPS]] (u-blox NEO-5Q) | ||
* [[ | |||
[[Image:apw_full.png|center|frame|'''Figure 1''': APW with all options populated (no antenna)]] | |||
==Linux configuration== | |||
* Linux will have to be configured in order to tell it that an APW is connected to your APF27Dev: | |||
<pre class="host"> | |||
$ make linux-menuconfig | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre class="config"> | |||
System Type ---> | |||
Freescale MXC Implementations ---> | |||
... | |||
Extension board (Wireless (APW)) ---> | |||
[ ] GSM/GPRS Modem (NEW) | |||
[ ] Bluetooth & WiFi module (NEW) | |||
[ ] CSI (Camera) pass-through (NEW) | |||
[ ] GPS module (NEW) | |||
</pre> | |||
Select the options installed on your APW board (WiFi can only be selected if SPI3 port is '''not''' selected for general purpose (SDHC1 & SPI3 are muxed)). | |||
<pre class="host"> | |||
$ make linux | |||
</pre> | |||
* reflash you Linux kernel | |||
== | ==Features== | ||
* WiFi: use [[Libertas_driver|Linux libertas driver]] | * WiFi: use [[Libertas_driver|Linux libertas driver]] | ||
* [[Bluetooth]] | |||
* [[GPS]] | * [[GPS]] | ||
* [[GSM/GPRS]] | * [[GSM/GPRS]] | ||
==Resources== | |||
* [[Datasheet | Datasheet and schema]] | |||
* [http://www.armadeus.com/english/products-peripherals-apf27_wireless.html Product page on Armadeus Systems website] | |||
[[Category:Wireless]] | |||
[[Category:Extension boards]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:07, 4 September 2013
This extension board (APW) from Armadeus Systems, designed to be pluggable on an APF27Dev, will give your system the following wireless capabilities (depending on the options you selected):
Figure 1: APW with all options populated (no antenna)
Linux configuration
- Linux will have to be configured in order to tell it that an APW is connected to your APF27Dev:
$ make linux-menuconfig
System Type --->
Freescale MXC Implementations --->
...
Extension board (Wireless (APW)) --->
[ ] GSM/GPRS Modem (NEW)
[ ] Bluetooth & WiFi module (NEW)
[ ] CSI (Camera) pass-through (NEW)
[ ] GPS module (NEW)
Select the options installed on your APW board (WiFi can only be selected if SPI3 port is not selected for general purpose (SDHC1 & SPI3 are muxed)).
$ make linux
- reflash you Linux kernel
Features
- WiFi: use Linux libertas driver
- Bluetooth
- GPS
- GSM/GPRS
