PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module
2 Overview
Developer's Guide Rev. 1.0
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Overview
The PAN9026-IMX is a development platform for the Wi-Fi/BT PAN9026 module.
The PAN9026 module requires a fairly powerful host processor that executes both the low-level
Wi-Fi driver as well as some high-level Wi-Fi application software.
Because of this, the Wandboard was chosen as the hardware platform. It is based on the
well-known and powerful NXP i.MX6 processor and provides a separate µSD card slot for
attaching peripheral devices like the PAN9026-MSD.
A Linux-based installation was chosen as the software platform. The Linux kernel provides an
established environment for running a Wi-Fi driver and the available Wi-Fi applications make it
possible to use the PAN9026 module to its full extend.
Two different software environments are available for the PAN9026-IMX.
First, an Ubuntu Linux-based environment is available to showcase all the different possibilities
of the PAN9026 module, which also allows the user to experiment with the system using a
graphical user interface. This environment is described in the PAN9026 Quick Start Guide
which is available separately.
Second, a Yocto Project Linux-based environment is available to showcase the easy integration
into a customer-specific build environment. This environment is described in this
Developer
’s Guide.
This Developer
’s Guide assumes deep knowledge about how to use the
Yocto Project to create a Linux-based system image. It will not go into details
and answer questions that are considered out of scope for PAN9026-IMX.
The Linux environment created by using the Yocto Project provides access to the Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth features of the PAN9026 module.
Please refer to the Panasonic website for related documents
7.2 Product Information
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2.1 Wi-Fi Features
The Linux environment created by using the Yocto Project provides access to the Wi-Fi features
of the PAN9026 module by supplying a web server running on a Wi-Fi access point.
After a connection to that access point has been established, it is possible to interact with the
PAN9026 module with the browser.
It can simultaneously connect to another Wi-Fi access point and relay any internet connectivity
from there.
2.2 Bluetooth Features
The Linux environment created by using the Yocto Project also provides access to the
Bluetooth features of the PAN9026 module by providing several Bluetooth applications.
All Bluetooth applications have been implemented using
“Blue SDK” from OpenSynergy.
For further information please refer to
http://www.opensynergy.com/en/products/blue-sdk
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