MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Developer's Guide
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Table 3 Wi-Fi LED blink pattern in LinkIt Smart 7688 HDK
For more information on Wi-Fi Access Point and Station modes, please see section 3.5, “Network
Environment”.
2.2.4.
Antenna
There are two types of antenna supported on the LinkIt Smart 7688 development board:
1)
Built in Wi-Fi chip antenna, this is the default antenna.
2)
I-PEX connector for external antenna.
To enable the I-PEX connector, you’ll need to remove the resistor R233 located on the top
left corner of the I-PEX connector, as circled in Figure 4.
Figure 2 Removing resistor to enable I-PEX connector
2.2.5.
USB Host
LinkIt Smart 7688 provides USB host capability that enables it to connect to various USB devices
such as webcams, USB drives, keyboards, joysticks and more. The connector is a USB micro-AB
type. Please see Figure 1 for the USB host connector location.
2.2.6.
USB Power
A USB cable connected to a PC or other power source provides a 5V supply to the LinkIt Smart
7688 development board. When you add peripheral devices such as an SD card, USB drive or other
USB device to the development board, additional power may be consumed. Please use a high
quality USB cable to reduce power loss. If your peripheral device consumes power heavily, it’s
better to use an external power source for it.
The approximate power consumption of various devices used on the LinkIt Smart 7688 are
described in Table 4. Please see Figure 1 for the USB power connector location.
device
Station
Mode
Disconnected
Off
Connecting
2 blinks per second
Connected
Blinking based on the
transmitted data package
