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Getting Started with NXP-based Wireless Modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK Running Android 10 OS
Tables
References ........................................................ 3
Features of i.MX 8M Quad ................................5
Boot mode switch settings ................................ 8
Switch settings to boot from eMMC .................. 8
Supported RF standard ...................................13
AW-CM358MA supported RF standards ......... 17
AW-CM276MA supported RF standards ......... 24
Driver debug log types ....................................49
Acronyms and abbreviations ...........................75
Figures
i.MX 8M Quad EVK block diagram ....................5
i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board interfaces -
Front view ..........................................................6
i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board interfaces -
Back view ..........................................................7
Boot device switch and boot mode switch
on i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board ...................8
Interface between the i.MX 8M Quad
application processor and NXP-based
wireless module ................................................ 9
Wi-Fi layer interface ........................................ 11
Bluetooth layer interface ................................. 12
interface ...........................................................14
header positions ..............................................15
AzureWave AZ-CM358-uSD module and
i.MX 8M Quad EVK setup ...............................16
AzureWave AW-CM358MA module ................ 18
MicroSD Card J1601 registers ........................ 20
M.2 J1401 registers ........................................ 20
Azurewave AW-CM358MA module plugged
into i.MX 8M Quad bottom side M.2
connector .........................................................21
Azurewave AW-CM358MA module and
i.MX 8M Quad setup ....................................... 22
AW-CM276MA module top and bottom
views ............................................................... 23
Launching scrcpy ............................................ 36
Access to Wi-Fi settings in Android 10 GUI .....37
Turning on Wi-Fi and selecting the Wi-Fi
network ............................................................38
Connecting to the Wi-Fi network ..................... 39
Successful connection to Wi-Fi network ..........40
Access to Hotspot & tethering settings in
Android 10 GUI ............................................... 41
Selecting Wi-Fi Hostpot and capturing the
password ......................................................... 42
Entering Hotspot password and selecting
the AP band .................................................... 43
Turning on Wi-Fi Hotspot ................................ 44
Setting Wi-Fi preferences in Android 10
GUI .................................................................. 45
Selecting Wi-Fi Direct and the peer device ......46
Successful connection with Wi-Fi Direct ..........47
Looking for connected devices on Android
10 GUI .............................................................52
List of Bluetooth devices detected in the
vicinity ..............................................................53
Pairing a Bluetooth device .............................. 54
Disconnecting/forgetting the paired
Bluetooth device ..............................................55
Accessing Android file manager ......................56
Selecting and playing the sample audio file .....57
Voice call using Bluetooth hands-free-
profile ...............................................................58
Accessing Android file manager ......................59
Selecting and sharing a file via Bluetooth ........60
Selecting the remote Bluetooth device ............61
File sending status .......................................... 62
Incoming file notification ..................................63
File transfer status with i.MX 8M EVK as
slave Bluetooth device .................................... 64
Finding the received file in Bluetooth folder .....65
Pairing i.MX8M EVK board with a Bluetooth
device .............................................................. 66
Bluetooth keyboard connected to the
Bluetooth device ..............................................67
Accessing the Build number on the About
tablet screen ....................................................68
Confirmation of developer mode being set ......69
Accessing Advanced system settings on
Android 10 GUI ............................................... 70
Accessing Bluetooth HCI snoop log
developer option ..............................................71
Selecting Enabled on Capture Bluetooth
packets notification window .............................72
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