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Laird WB45NBT 

 

WB45NBT Quick Start Guide 

 

Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: 
http://ews-support.lairdtech.com 

 

www.lairdtech.com/wi-fi

 

Laird Technologies 

Americas: 

+1-800-492-2320

 

Europe: 

+44-1628-858-940 

Hong Kong: 

+852 2923 0610

 

 

I

NTRODUCTION TO THE 

L

AIRD 

WB45NBT

 

 

The Laird WB45NBT Wireless Bridge module is a wireless communications subsystem that may be integrated 
into a variety of host devices via a number of available electronic and logical interfaces. 

Interfaces 

Features 

Specifications 

 

Fast Ethernet 

 

Serial UART 

 

USB 

 

SPI 

 

I2C 

 

80 pin board with mating options 

 

Mounting holes 

 

ARM9 processor (396 MHz) 

 

64 MB of LPDDR (Lower Power DDR) 
memory 

 

128 MB of NAND flash storage 

 

Length: 40 mm 

 

Width: 40 mm 

 

Height: 3.8 mm 

P

RODUCT 

D

ESCRIPTION

 

The Laird WB45NBT provides complete enterprise-class Wi-Fi connectivity with an integrated TCP/IP stack, full 
support for IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 dual-mode air standards, and a fully integrated security 
supplicant providing 802.11i/WPA2 Enterprise authentication, data encryption, and BT protocol stacks. 

The WB45NBT is a fully integrated module with RF shielding and three U.FL type antenna connectors. The 
Main antenna (for Wi-Fi) and the Auxiliary antenna (for Bluetooth) work separately to get the best 
coexistence performance.  

Note:   For additional information on the hardware aspects of the WB45NBT, please refer to the 

Hardware 

Integration Guide

 download on the 

WB45NBT Product Page

. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for WB45NBT

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide Laird WB45NBT Version 1 2 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com wifi...

Page 2: ...echnologies Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 REVISION HISTORY Version Revision Date Change Description Approval 1 0 22 July 2014 Initial Release Andrew Chen 1 1 2...

Page 3: ...940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 CONTENTS Introduction to the Laird WB45NBT 4 Product Description 4 Quick Start Guide WB45NBT 5 Inventory of Equipment 5 Additional Required Tools 5 Hardware Installation a...

Page 4: ...of LPDDR Lower Power DDR memory 128 MB of NAND flash storage Length 40 mm Width 40 mm Height 3 8 mm PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Laird WB45NBT provides complete enterprise class Wi Fi connectivity with an...

Page 5: ...1m cable 1 1m CAT 5 e cable 1 USB to RS232 DB9 DB25 adapter 1 Micro USB to USB A type convertor 1 Power supply 12V 1A negative center with wall US European adapter cable Additional Required Tools Qty...

Page 6: ...nnector to each of the BT ANT and WLAN ANT SMA connectors on the top side of the BB45BNT board 7 Connect the Wi Fi and Bluetooth antennas to the male SMA connectors at the end of the 2 U FL cables con...

Page 7: ...800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 Figure 2 Alternative power sources Figure 3 BB45NBT Evaluation Board BT Antenna Hole USB Wi Fi Antenna Hole Ethernet Jack WB45NBT 80 Pin Co...

Page 8: ...SHCP server the WB45NBT is connected to Host Software Installation and Initial Communication with the BB45NBT The following items are used in this section Qty Item 1 BB45NBT Breakout board with WB45NB...

Page 9: ...1 bit Flow Control None 8 Press OK to save the settings and to return to the terminal Note Assuming all settings have been set properly you should now be able to communicate with the WB45NBT The term...

Page 10: ...within the CLI is available from the Laird website Information regarding using the CLI commands is also available by typing help at the sdc prompt Additional help is available for the commands iface p...

Page 11: ...ts of the MAC address highlighted in blue in the status example above For the device example above the device s SSID name would be wb45n_e038e4 Note Wi Fi access is protected by WPA2 PSK level securit...

Page 12: ...nection by typing sdc_cli status at the command line in your terminal Note The web server that hosts the WebLCM on the WB45 is passively waiting for a connection attempt to the WB45 on port 80 Once a...

Page 13: ...858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 etc init d opt optional startup scripts Create a symlink to the item to be started ln s etc init d opt name of script etc init d etc ssl default wifi certificate locat...

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