WE866C3 Wi-Fi Network Interface Card (NIC) User Guide
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Linux Host
The Linux host can be any processor system that can run standard Linux software. It can
be a high end X86 PC or an embedded platform like i.MX 6SLL. The host processor should
be a 32-bit system running a 32-bit Linux operating system.
NOTE:
Currently, WE866C3 driver is supported in 32-bit Linux environment
only.
WE866C3 Modules
WE866C3 modules acts as NIC card, providing IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MAC functionalities.
SDIO Interconnect
The SDIO interconnect provides connectivity between the host and WE866C3 module
processor.
Software Components
The following diagram illustrates the software components being used. Telit Wi-Fi NIC
host software is provided along with the package
– which is required to be installed in a
directory and built, for details refer to
4
.
Building and Loading the Software
.
Figure 1:- Software Components
