1 Overview The Redpine Wi‐Fi Tower Module (TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101) is a low‐cost evaluation, demonstration and development board that features an 802.11n solution from Redpine Signals. The following list summarizes the features of the TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101: • RS9110‐N‐11‐21 Wi‐Fi module o Compliant to 802.11b/g and single stream 802.11n o Supports all Wi‐Fi client security protocols (WEP, WPA, and WPA2) o Reference Design certified for FCC/IC/CE o RoHS compliant o Does not require any WLAN driver on the host processor o Host interface through SPI o Terminates SLIP connections and offers transparent serial modem functionality o Integrated antenna, frequency reference, and low‐frequency clock o Ultra low power operation with power save modes o Single supply 3.1 to 3.6V operation A block diagram for the TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 is shown in the figure below. Primary Elevator Connector 3.3V Power Jumper Gate Redpine Signals SPI, IRQ...
2 Reference Documents The documents listed below should be referenced for more information on the Freescale Tower system and the TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101. Refer to http://www.freesale.com/tower for the latest revision of all Tower documentation. • TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 User Manual • TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 Quick Start Guide • TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 Lab Tutorial • RS9110‐N‐11‐21 Product Brief • RS9110‐N‐11‐21 Wi‐Fi Module Abridged Datasheet 3 Hardware Features This section provides more details about the features and functionality of the TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101. 3.1 RS9110N1121 Module The RS9110‐N‐11‐21 module from Redpine's Connect‐io‐n™ family of products is a complete IEEE 802.11bgn Wi‐Fi client device with a standard serial or SPI interface to a host processor or data source. It integrates a MAC, Baseband processor, RF transceiver with power amplifier, a frequency reference, an antenna, and all WLAN protocol and configuration functionality in embedded firmware to provide a self‐contained 802.11n WLAN solution for a variety of applications. No WLAN driver functionality is required on the host processor. Based on the Redpine Signals RS9110 SoC which includes an embedded processor, it is designed to provide standards compliant wireless connectivity to devices and systems that have a serial port and implement a TCP/IP stack. As a wireless serial modem, the RS9110‐N‐11‐21 handles SLIP packets and accepts AT commands for configuration, enabling a variety of M2M applications at low cost and small footprint. It uniquely provides connectivity in the single stream 802.11n mode, preserving overall network throughput in the emerging enterprise environments. For the TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 Tower Peripheral Module, the RS9110‐N‐11‐21 module communicates with the MCU through an SPI. Figure 2 shows a functional block diagram of the RS9110‐N‐11‐21module. Refer to the RS9110‐N‐11‐...
GPIO BT Coexistence I/f Freescale MCU SPI/UART Selection Applications MQX OS/TCP IP RS9110 SLIP Transceiver SLIP Flash WLAN St ack 3.3V RS9110 WLAN Subsystem Supply Reset Reset RS9110-N-11-21-01 Test Port Figure 2. RS9110‐N‐11‐21 Module: Functional Block Diagram 3.2 System Power The RS9110‐N‐11‐21 is powered from a source in an assembled Tower System via the 3.3V supply on the Primary Elevator Connector. ...
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Elevator Connector. An “X” in the “Used” column indicates that there is a connection from the TWR‐ WIFI‐RS2101 to that pin on the Elevator connector. An “X” in the “Jmp” column indicates that a jumper is available that can configure or isolate the connection from the Elevator connector. Table 2. TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 Primary Elevator Connector Pinout TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 Primary Connector Side B Side A Pin Pin # Name Usage Used Jmp # Name Usage Used Jmp B1 5V A1 5V B2 GND Ground A2 GND ...
4 Jumper Table There are several jumpers provided for isolation, configuration, and feature selection. Refer to the following table for details. The default installed jumper settings are shown in bold. Table 3. TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 Jumper Table Setting Jumper Option Description Connect Tower RSTOUT_B (A63) to RS9110‐N‐11‐ 1‐2 21/RESET_n J3 Reset Selection Connect Tower GPIO1 (B21) to RS9110‐N‐11‐ 2‐3 21/RESET_n Power to RS9110‐N‐11‐21 module controlled by ON POWER_EN signal J5 Connect POWER_EN OFF Power to RS9110‐N‐11‐21 is switched off RS9110‐N‐11‐21/SPI Interface Selected for ON communication with Host MCU J15 SPI/UART Interface Select RS9110‐N‐11‐21/UART Interface Selected for OFF communication with Host MCU – this is not available as a standard feature of the TWR‐WIFI‐RS2101 Connect the output of the Power Gate to the 3.3V ON ...
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