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Introduction to WiPi
WiPi is an 802.11n compliant USB WLAN adaptor supporting data rates of
up to 150 Mbps and WPA/WPA2-PSK Security. It uses Cisco CleanAir
channel detection technology to minimize interference from non-802.11
modulated sources. This guide covers the setup and use of the WiPi with
the Atmel SAMA5D3 Xplained board.
WiPi on the SAMA5D3 Xplained board

Required Hardware

Atmel SAMA5D3 Xplained Board
For more information please refer to the User Manual or
(2133900 / 07W8938)
WiPi
USB-A to USB Micro-B cable
Ethernet cable
Computer with one free USB port and software installation privileges

Required Software

.inf file available from:
Serial Connection Software
The SAMA5D3 Xplained board can connect to a computer via a virtual serial port over USB.
In order for your computer to communicate with the board it requires specialized software
which differs depending on your operating system.
Windows Users
The recommended software for Windows users is PuTTY. PuTTY is compatible with all
versions of Windows from 95 onwards and is available from
Linux
There are several options for Linux users depending on your distribution. Popular choices
include Minicom, Picocom and PuTTY.
Proxy Users
You may need to configure the Xplained board to connect via the proxy first. To do this type
into the terminal. Then add the following lines to the file:
vi ~/.bashrc
Substituting username, password, proxyaddress and proxyport for the appropriate values.
If your proxy does not require verification then you need only enter:
Substituting proxyaddress and proxyport for the appropriate values.
(2555198 / 07x2224)
(included with SAMA5D3 board)
www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/usb/linux-cdc-acm.inf
pre-flashed with the Atmel Yocto/Poky demo.
www.at91.com
http://www.putty.org/
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Summary of Contents for Element14 wipi

  • Page 1: Required Hardware

    150 Mbps and WPA/WPA2-PSK Security. It uses Cisco CleanAir channel detection technology to minimize interference from non-802.11 modulated sources. This guide covers the setup and use of the WiPi with the Atmel SAMA5D3 Xplained board. WiPi on the SAMA5D3 Xplained board Required Hardware ...
  • Page 2: Setup And Connection

     wireless-tools All the packages listed above (or their equivalents) are required to get the WiPi working with the Xplained board. To check which packages you currently have installed you can use the command: This will return a list of installed packages.
  • Page 3 4. In the device manager window the board will be shown as “Gadget Serial v2.4” 5. Right click the “Gadget Serial v2.4” device and select “update driver software” 6. Select “Browse my computer for driver software” Page | 3...
  • Page 4 7. Select the location of the previously downloaded .inf file and click next 8. You may receive a warning as shown, click “Install this driver software anyway” 9. Once the installation has completed click “Close” Page | 4...
  • Page 5 10. The board will now be shown in the Device Manager along with a COM port (COM12 in this case). Take note of this as you will need it later. 11. You can now close the Device Manager and start PuTTY. Ensure that “serial is selected as the Connection type on the initial screen...
  • Page 6 12. The following settings need to be configured in the “Serial” section to allow PuTTY to communicate with the SAMA5D3 Xplained board. Replace COM12 with whichever COM port your computer identified in step 11. Then click “Open” 13. You will be presented with a black window, hitting enter on your keyboard will display the login prompt.
  • Page 7 WiPi Setup 14. You can now connect the WiPi to one of the USB headers on the board. Typing into dmesg | tail the console will show that the WiPi has been detected and installed 15. You can discover the name of the...
  • Page 8 indicates that we are not currently connected to an access Access point: Not-Associated point 19. At this point you can scan to show any networks that are in range by using the iwlist wlan0 scan command. This will show a list containing all WiFi points in range. Each entry is numbered from cell 01 onwards and will show information for each connection such as the SSID and the encryption key status (Android and WPA2 in this case) 20.
  • Page 9 23. Now typing ip route show will show that you have the correct routing rules: If these are incorrect you can set the correct rules by typing: ip route add default via (substituting the IP Address for the one that was issued in step 192.168.43.254 dev wlan0 24.