PPS51
Description
PPS51 is an Armadeus System's baseboard for the APF51 module. It can be used to implement and securize network applications such as routers and gateways.
Resources
- Please ask Armadeus support for details
Software features
There are some network applications/features that are preselected in the PPS baseboard default configuration:
- Encryption / Security
- USB Ethernet gadget support
- USB RS232 gadget support
- SMSC USB to Ethernet Adapter
- Boa Web Server
- Wireless tools (for securized WiFi with WEP encryption)
- WPA supplicant (for securized WiFi with WPA/WPA2 encryption)
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Note: You can also use the PPS test scripts located in /usr/local/pps/scripts on the system to test some software functionalities. |
Build informations
The following steps have to be performed to build a BSP for PPS51:
Armadeus 5.0 and later:
# make pps51_defconfig # make
SSH terminal
The PPS51 filesystem is configured to enable SSH connection from a host computer. It allows you to access a system terminal through the default Ethernet port (the one aside USB Host connector).
- The default connection informations are:
- IP address: 192.168.0.10
- Login: guest
- Password: armadeus
- Then you can connect to your system by running the following command on your host:
$ ssh guest@192.168.0.10
- For more details, refer to the SSH - Dropbear page in the Wiki.
Debug / Development interface
- In order to gain access to the serial port of the APF51 (U-Boot & Linux console), a small adapter cable has to be done.
A standard 2.54mm pin header connector (J5) allows accessing the TX and RX debug lines of the i.MX51. The signals are compatible with a the RS-232 standard (-12V/+12V) so no level translator is required when connecting it to your Host PC
The pinout is:
- pin 1 (square pad): not connected
- pin 2: TX line (processor side)
- pin 3: RX line (processor side)
- pin 4: GND
- Now you have the debug access, you can install all the tools needed to control your board on your Host.
WiFi usage
On PPS51, WiFi/Libertas driver usage is a little bit different than on other platforms. Here are the things to know:
Drivers setup
You have to install Libertas SDIO and MMC drivers as modules to make Wi2Wi chipset work correctly on PPS (done by default):
$ make linux-menuconfig
Device drivers --->
[*] Network device support --->
Wireless LAN --->
[*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
<M> Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN driver support
< > Marvell Livertas 8388 USB 802.11b/g cards
<M> Marvell Libertas 8385 and 8686 SDIO 802.11b/g cards
<M> MMC/SD/SDIO card support --->
*** MMC/SD/SDIO Card Drivers ***
<M> MMC block device driver
Initializing the connection
Before creating the WiFi connection, you must load the Libertas SDIO and the MMC modules:
# sh /usr/local/pps/scripts/reset_wi2wi.sh # modprobe mxcmmc i.MX SDHC driver mmc0: new SDIO card at address 0001 # modprobe libertas_sdio lib80211: common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers libertas_sdio: Libertas SDIO driver libertas_sdio: Copyright Pierre Ossman libertas_sdio mmc0:0001:1: firmware: requesting sd8686_helper.bin libertas_sdio mmc0:0001:1: firmware: requesting sd8686.bin libertas: 00:19:88:11:6b:d8, fw 9.70.3p36, cap 0x00000303 eth1 (libertas_sdio): not using net_device_ops yet libertas: PREP_CMD: command 0x00a3 failed: 2 libertas: PREP_CMD: command 0x00a3 failed: 2 libertas: eth1: Marvell WLAN 802.11 adapter
Then all informations on Libertas_driver page apply.
Shutdown WiFi interface
You have to unload the MMC driver along with the Libertas SDIO if you want to completely shutdown the WiFi interface:
# ifconfig eth1 down # rmmod mxcmmc # rmmod libertas_sdio
Reset Wi2Wi
To reset the chipset, you have to toggle the Wi2Wi RESET GPIO (PE11), by calling this script:
# sh /usr/local/pps/scripts/reset_wi2wi.sh
Test scripts
You can find test scripts in PPS' filesystem to help you to test the PPS' functionalities. They are located in the directory /usr/local/pps/scripts but you can run them from any directory.
USB Gadget
Ethernet Gadget
- File
- test_ether_gadget.sh
- No argument
- Usage: test_ether_gadget.sh
- Functionality: Activate an Ethernet connection interface on the system through the USB Gadget port.
- Test: Try to ping the system from your host PC on 192.168.10.1.
RS232 Gadget
- File
- test_rs232_gadget.sh
- No argument
- Usage: test_rs232_gadget.sh
- Functionality: Enable a RS232 connection interface on the system through the USB Gadget port.
- Test: Enter some datas or texts through /dev/ttyACM0 on your host PC. You should see the same datas displayed on the system.
SMSC95xx
- File
- test_ether_smsc95xx.sh
- No argument
- Usage: test_ether_smsc95xx.sh
- Functionality: Create an Ethernet connection interface through the Ethernet SMSC95xx port.
- Test: Try to ping the address 192.168.0.251 on your host PC.
Wifi
IWConfig (WEP)
- File
- test_wifi.sh
- No argument
- Usage: test_wifi.sh
- Functionality: Create a Wifi connection interface with IWConfig (WEP encryption).
- Test: Ping the address 192.168.0.251 on your host PC.
Feature list
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Other
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