EVK-ELLA-W1 - User Guide
UBX-15012877 - R04
Early Production Information
Contents
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Contents
Contents .............................................................................................................................. 3
1
Evaluation kit description ............................................................................................ 5
1.1
Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2
Kit includes ........................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3
Software and documentation ............................................................................................................... 6
1.4
System requirements ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.5
Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2
Getting started ............................................................................................................. 7
2.1
Connecting the evaluation board to the host ........................................................................................ 7
3
Board description ......................................................................................................... 8
3.1
Block diagram ....................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2
Power supply ........................................................................................................................................ 8
3.3
Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4
Connectors ........................................................................................................................................... 9
3.5
LEDs ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.6
Reset button ......................................................................................................................................... 9
3.7
Schematic ........................................................................................................................................... 10
3.8
Assembly ............................................................................................................................................ 10
4
Software ..................................................................................................................... 11
4.1
Linux driver branches .......................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.1
Sleep clock restrictions ................................................................................................................ 11
4.2
Driver and firmware architecture ........................................................................................................ 11
4.2.1
Wi-Fi driver .................................................................................................................................. 11
4.2.2
Bluetooth driver .......................................................................................................................... 12
4.3
Compiling the drivers.......................................................................................................................... 13
4.3.1
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................ 13
4.3.2
Extracting package content ......................................................................................................... 14
4.3.3
Compile-time configuration ......................................................................................................... 14
4.3.4
Building ....................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4
Deploying the software ...................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.1
Blacklisting the mwifiex driver ..................................................................................................... 16
4.4.2
Additional software requirements................................................................................................ 16
4.5
Loading the drivers ............................................................................................................................. 17
4.5.1
Wi-Fi ........................................................................................................................................... 17
4.5.2
Bluetooth .................................................................................................................................... 18
4.5.3
Unloading the drivers .................................................................................................................. 18
4.6
Usage examples .................................................................................................................................. 18
4.6.1
Wi-Fi access point mode .............................................................................................................. 18