DVK-WLM402 Laird Technologies, DVK-WLM402 Datasheet

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... DVK-WLM400/402 Developer Kit Manual © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page i ...

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... If, after inspection, Laird Technologies’ determines that there is a defect, Laird Technologies will repair or replace the OEM transceiver at their discretion. If the product is replaced, it may be a new or refurbished product. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page ii ...

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... This is the PC based executable program for configuring and running performance tests for the WISM+/Dev Kit. WIF.EXE IS ACCESSABLE AFTER THE INSTALLATION BY… StartAll ProgramsWism+Wism+ Config Tool This refers to a WLM400 (for US) or WLM402 (for CE) WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page iii Author Date ...

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... OINT CAN 4.5 C WISM+ A ONFIGURING 4.6 C WISM+ A ONFIGURE NTENNA 5 PERFORM A WIRELESS PING PCWISM+ .............................................................................................. MODE WIRELESS PING WISM+PC ................................................................................................... 24 © Laird Technology 2010 Table Of Contents RAWING DETAILING HIGH LEVEL COMPONENTS WIF-WISM+ COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................... 19 CCESS OINT ABLE ..................................................................................................................... 19 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 ....................................................... 3 ........................................................................ 13 Page iv ...

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... USING THE PERFORMANCE TOOL IN INFRASTRUCTURE MODE ................................................... 27 9 USING WISM+ IN BRIDGE MODE W/ACCESS POINT ............................................................................ 29 10 REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 32 10 ........................................................................................................................................... 32 AND ANADA 10.2 E .......................................................................................................................................................... 32 UROPE 11 DEV KIT DESIGN ......................................................................................................................................... 33 11.1 PCB S -U ............................................................................................................................................. 33 TACK P 11.2 PCB L D AYOUT RAWING 11.3 S .................................................................................................................................................. 35 CHEMATICS © Laird Technology 2010 ................................................................................................................................ 34 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page v ...

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... C functions. The directory of source files can be Hardware Configuring PC USB port for WIF.exe Starting WIF.exe over the PC USB port WIF.exe Operation Using the Performance Tool in Ad-Hoc Mode WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 by clicking… by clicking… ”). ”). ...

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... USB cable “type A to mini” for WISM+ Dev Kit connection to connect • RS-232 serial cable (female-female) for WISM+ COM port connection serial port Note: an Ethernet cable is not provided. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 2 ...

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... Blocks in this colour are essential things to become familiar with. © Laird Technology 2010 Host Com WAKEUP Port WISM+ Switching Restore Power Defaults Supply Button Dev Kit Design WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Antenna Button Mounting Hole SPI LED WLAN LED SPI Antenna Header Mounting Hole ...

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... RS-232 level voltage to the PC). If WISM+ cannot accept serial input, it drives the pin high (creating a negative RS-232 voltage This pin should be ignored at the host. WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 4 pin is translated to RS- input. pin input. The host can hold off the ...

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... MOSI of a SPI Master device. This is the SPI Slave Select input to the WISM SPI_SS This is driven low by a SPI Master device to frame the data transfer. Ground pin connected to the ground plane of the Dev Kit PCB. WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 5 ...

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... This is the I2C clock line. 22 I2C_DAT This is the I2C data line. These pins are tied to the ground plane of the Dev Kit PCB These pins are not connected. ” for the details on the procedure to change the WISM+ WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 6 ...

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... WISM+ “ CONNECTED 2.5.4 SPI This LED will be lit whenever the SPI port is being used as the host interface, and communications are active over the SPI port. © Laird Technology 2010 ” pin (WISM+ pin#59) WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 7 ...

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... The 40 pin header allows access to certain WISM+ pins. The pin out of the header (J5) is defined in the Dev Kit board Schematics schematics- See Section: “ © Laird Technology 2010 is pulled LOW when the button is pressed. RESTORE ” WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 8 ...

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... Click “OK” and you will see the following screen… Select the COM port connected your to the WISM+ and you will you will see this WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Select the “Telephone” icon and in the “Name” field, Click “OK” and the following COM port properties screen will appear… ...

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... Select the “Send line ends with line feeds” checkbox. This will ensure that when you press the “ENTER” key while typing in HyperTerminal, that a Line End character is sent with the string to the WISM+. WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 10 Click the “ASCII Setup” ...

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... You are not using the supplied serial cable between the Dev Kit and the PC serial port • You may not have selected “Send line ends with line feed” in the HyperTerminal ASCII setup © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 11 ...

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... HighBluff, and Pylon. By typing “at+help” and “ENTER” at the WISM+ prompt, you will see a list of all of the AT commands which can be exercised. Refer to the “AT Command Reference” for descriptions of the AT commands. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 12 ...

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... The wizard will find the USB driver and install it. • Once the driver installation is complete, you are ready to proceed. • You are now ready to start Wif.exe… Now go to section: “Starting © Laird Technology 2010 WIF.exe” WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 13 . ...

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... Now quit the HyperTerminal session (or hang up the hook) which will release the serial port for WIF.exe. • Starting WIF.exe over the PC Serial port Now go to section: “ © Laird Technology 2010 Using AT Commands with PC Serial Port WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 14 ” in order to set up your ” ...

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... Symantec services which indicate “Started”. Your PC will be vulnerable to attack, but you will only be connected to the WISM+ Dev Kit. When you are finished using WIF.exe, turn the services back on to connect back to your network, or simply re-boot. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 15 ...

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... StartAll ProgramsWism+Wism+ Config Tool Click on “Com Port” and then pull down the COM port selection box to select you PCs COM port. The default settings for WISM+ is 38400 with No Flow Control ”. WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 16 ”) the USB ...

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... If everything is working properly, you will see the WIF front screen populated with the current state saved in WISM+ constant memory. WIF.exe Operation Now go to section: “ © Laird Technology 2010 Configuring PC Ethernet port for WIF.exe StartAll ProgramsWism+Wism+ Config Tool ”. WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 17 . ”. ...

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... You will see… • All access points and Ad-Hoc connections • Their SSID’s • Their channel • Associated Signal level (RSSI) • What type of security © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 18 ...

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... By default, antenna #1 is configured to be used for transmit and receive. © Laird Technology 2010 Version 1.00 Access Point Table By pulling down the Antenna selection box, you can select U.FL port #1, U.FL port #2 or the diversity option in which two antennae MUST be used. WISM+ DVK MANUAL Page 19 ...

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... SSID of “Range Test” with a “Static” IP address of 192.168.1.22 & subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Now click “OK” and then close WIF. Now, reset the WISM+ in order for the changes effect. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 20 ...

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... Since the WISM+ has been configured and reset into Ad-Hoc mode, now we have the PC side and configure its Ad-Hoc wireless connection. Click…StartControl PanelNetwork Connections… Next, Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” Now click “Properties” © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 WISM+ Dev Kit Ad-Hoc mode IP: 192.168.1.22 Right Click on the ...

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... Click “Connect Anyway” and you are now connected to the WISM+ Ad-Hoc connection as shown below… © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Note: The Dev Kit must be powered up this point (with WISM+ in Ad-Hoc mode) and must be in range of the ...

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... At the DOS command prompt, type “ping” followed by the IP address of the WISM+, and a network ping will be performed between the PC and the WISM+ over the 802.11b connection as shown below… © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Click “OK” ...

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... Laird Technology 2010 ” we can now turn the situation around and connect the WISM+ Dev WISM+ Dev Kit Ad-Hoc mode IP: 192.168.1.22 Using AT Commands with PC Serial Port WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 24 Firewall & Virus Disabled ! Remote PC Ad-Hoc mode IP: 192.168.1.10 ” ...

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... You can also reset the peak rate meter and the packet count by pressing the “Reset” button © Laird Technology 2010 WIF.exe WISM+ “dboard.exe” Dev Kit Ad-Hoc mode IP: 192.168.1.22 ”. WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 25 Remote PC Wi-Fi Ad-Hoc mode IP: 192.168.1.10 Firewall & Virus Disabled ...

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... WinPcap package. SPI works as well, but in all cases, the throughput is held back due to how fast the packets can actually be given to the WISM+. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Software- WIF ”) Select “ ...

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... WISM+ Host PC and dboard.exe operation on the Remote PC. © Laird Technology 2010 WIF.exe WISM+ Dev Kit Infrastructure Mode SSID “TEST” DHCP- No Secutiry Remote PC Firewall & Virus Disabled WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 27 802.11b/g Wireless connection Access Point SSID “TEST” No security Ethernet ” ...

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... Launch WIF.exe (over USB) to configure the WISM+ in “Infrastructure mode” with “Bridge Mode” de-selected as shown below… Make sure “Bridged” is not selected Select “Infrastructure” © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 28 Once Bridged is un- selected and Infrastructure is selected, press the configure button, and set the first ...

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... Configure the access point to have an SSID (in this example “TEST”) and no security. © Laird Technology 2010 Ethernet WISM+ Dev Kit Bridge Mode Infrastructure Mode SSID “TEST” No security Remote PC Set up with SHARED FOLDER Firewall & Virus Disabled WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 29 802.11b/g link Access Point SSID “TEST” No security Ethernet ...

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... Now connect the WISM+ Dev Kit to the WISM+ HOST PC via an Ethernet cable. When WISM+ connects to the Access point (joins the wireless network) its “WLAN LED” will be lit. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 30 Once Bridged and ...

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... Now compute the throughput of the system by multiplying the size of the file (in bytes) times 8 (bits per byte) and then dividing by the transfer time in seconds. • This test uses 802.11g/b and TCP stack on the PCs, performing network level retries and guaranteeing the file delivery. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 31 ...

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... The WLM402 (on the Dev Kit board) has been tested and found to comply with the following CE standards… • ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1 (2008-04) • ETSI EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1 (2002-08) • ETSI EN 300 328-2 V1.7.1 (2006-05) The test reports are available upon request. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 32 ...

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... Bill of Materials and Gerber Files are available upon request. © Laird Technology 2010 PCB stack-up FR4 0.008” ( dielectric) 0.008” ( dielectric) FR4 This thickness is whatever is required for the final FR4 overall PCB thickness WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 33 ...

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... PCB Layout Drawing The following is an assembly drawing of the Dev Kit PCB indicating reference designators and parts placements. The corresponding schematics are shown in the following section. © Laird Technology 2010 WISM+ DVK MANUAL Version 1.00 Page 34 ...

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