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* Linux will have to be configured in order to tell it that an APW is connected to your APF27Dev:
 
* Linux will have to be configured in order to tell it that an APW is connected to your APF27Dev:
 
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       [ ] GPS module (NEW)
 
       [ ] GPS module (NEW)
 
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Select the options installed on your APW board.
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Select the options installed on your APW board (WiFi can only be selected if SPI3 port is '''not''' selected for general purpose (SDHC1 & SPI3 are muxed)).
  
 
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* reflash you Linux kernel
 
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* [[GSM/GPRS]]
 
* [[GSM/GPRS]]
  
==Ressources==
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==Resources==
* product page: http://www.armadeus.com/english/products-peripherals-apf27_wireless.html
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* [[Datasheet | Datasheet and schema]]
* datasheet: http://www.armadeus.com/_downloads/apw/documentation/DataSheet_APW_v1.1.pdf
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* [http://www.armadeus.com/english/products-peripherals-apf27_wireless.html Product page on Armadeus Systems website]
* shematics: http://www.armadeus.com/_downloads/apw/hardware/apf27_wireless_V0C.pdf
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[[Category:Wireless]]
 
[[Category:Wireless]]
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[[Category:Extension boards]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, 4 September 2013

This extension board (APW) from Armadeus Systems, designed to be pluggable on an APF27Dev, will give your system the following wireless capabilities (depending on the options you selected):

Figure 1: APW with all options populated (no antenna)

Linux configuration

  • Linux will have to be configured in order to tell it that an APW is connected to your APF27Dev:
$ make linux-menuconfig
System Type  --->
    Freescale MXC Implementations  --->
            ...
            Extension board (Wireless (APW))  --->
       [ ] GSM/GPRS Modem (NEW)
       [ ] Bluetooth & WiFi module (NEW)
       [ ] CSI (Camera) pass-through (NEW)
       [ ] GPS module (NEW)

Select the options installed on your APW board (WiFi can only be selected if SPI3 port is not selected for general purpose (SDHC1 & SPI3 are muxed)).

$ make linux
  • reflash you Linux kernel

Features

Resources