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RS9110-N-11-22/24/26/28 – Self-Contained
WLAN Modules with Networking Stack
UART Evaluation Board User Guide
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Redpine Signals, Inc.
Redpine Signals, Inc.
2107 N. First Street, #680
2107 N. First Street, #680
San Jose, CA 95131.
San Jose, CA 95131.
Tel: (408) 748-3385
Tel: (408) 748-3385
Fax: (408) 705-2019
Fax: (408) 705-2019
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- Page 1 2107 N. First Street, #680 2107 N. First Street, #680 San Jose, CA 95131. San Jose, CA 95131. Tel: (408) 748-3385 Tel: (408) 748-3385 Fax: (408) 705-2019 Fax: (408) 705-2019 Email: Email: info@redpinesignals.com info@redpinesignals.com Website: Website: www.redpinesignals.com www.redpinesignals.com Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential...
- Page 2 Logistics and Freight Management Single supply – 3.1 to 3.6V operation Refer to the datasheets of the individual modules to know which features are supported by which modules. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 2...
- Page 3 Test Port RS9110-N-11-24 System Block Diagram Reference Frequency UART/SPI Select 3.3V Reset BT Coexistence i/f Host Processor RS9110 RF Transceiver UART (TCP/UDP, Switch Applications WLAN Stack) Balun Flash RS9110-N-11-24 Peripheral I/O, GPIO Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 3...
- Page 4 This document is for the following modules: RS9110-N-11-22, RS9110-N-11-24, RS9110-N-11-26, RS9110-N-11-28 All references to RS9110-N-11-2X denote the above modules only. These four modules are classified based on the hardware as depicted in the figure below. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 4...
- Page 5 (2.4 and 5 GHz) Hardw are Differentiation With XO & Without XO & With XO & Without XO & Antenna* Antenna Antenna* Antenna RS9110-N-11-22 RS9110-N-11-24 RS9110-N-11-26 RS9110-N-11-28 *Option for u.FL connector for External Antenna Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 5...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
4: Components on the EVB and their Usage......42 4.1: DIP Switches ................. 43 4.2: Header J4................43 4.3: Header J7................44 4.4: Header J6................44 4.5: Switches SW4 and SW5 ............44 Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 6... - Page 7 Figure 36: Transferring "taim1" ..............40 Figure 37: Firmware upgrade successful ............ 41 Figure 38: Components on the EVB of RS9110-N-11-22/24 Modules ..42 Figure 39: Components on the EVB of RS9110-N-11-26/28 Modules ..43 Figure 40: Pin Configuration of Header J7 ..........44 Figure 41: Pin Configuration of Header J6 ..........
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Page 8: 1: System Overview
HOST PROCESSOR (HOST) Application SPI Driver UART Driver UART UART Host Abstraction Layer SLIP Wireless Control Block TCP/IP Station Managment Entity WPA/WPA-2 802.11 b/g/n MAC RS9110-N-11-2X Figure 1: RS9110-N-11-2X Software Architecture Block Diagram Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 8... -
Page 9: Scope
2. The maximum size of the raw data to be transmitted/received is 1000. 3. The maximum numbers of sockets supported in the current release of the firmware are 8. 4. Security, DHCP and Power Save modes are not supported in IBSS. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 9... -
Page 10: 2: Getting Started
The image shown here for the EVB may be different from the one delivered to the user because of updates in design. Please follow the instructions in this document irrespective of the image displayed here or contact Redpine Signals in case any help is required. -
Page 11: Configuring The Rs9110-N-11-2X Module
The image shown here for the EVB may be different from the one delivered to the user because of updates in design. Please follow the instructions in this document irrespective of the image displayed here. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 11... -
Page 12: Figure 4: Wi-Fi Config Utility Startup Screenshot
Point/Station by clicking on it. 4. Alternatively, in case the user wants to connect to a hidden Access Point whose SSID is known, he/she may enter the SSID in the GUI directly. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 12... -
Page 13: 1: Initialize The Com Port Of The Pc
1. In order to initialize the COM port, the correct COM port name has to be entered in the GUI. 2. To know the COM port name, open the System Properties window by right-clicking on "My Computer" and clicking "Properties". Figure 5: System Properties Window Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 13... -
Page 14: Figure 6: Com Port Name
6. IBSS In the Wi-Fi Config Utility, enter the COM port name and click on “Open”. 7. The display on the bottom-left corner shows that the COM port connection has been initialized successfully. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 14... -
Page 15: 2: Scan
Station and mode is the security type. The RSSI value is also displayed as an absolute value RSSI is a negative value. The RSSI displayed on the GUI is an absolute value. Hence, the lower the value displayed, the better is the Received Signal Strength. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 15... -
Page 16: 3: Connect To A Scanned Access Point In Infrastructure Mode
5. The status of the connection is displayed in the GUI as below. An error status is displayed accordingly if the connection has failed. Security is not supported in IBSS mode in the present firmware release Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 16... -
Page 17: 4: Connect To An Ibss Network
4. Click the “CONNECT” button to connect to the selected IBSS Network. 5. The status of the connection is displayed in the GUI as below. An error status is displayed accordingly if the connection has failed. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 17... -
Page 18: 5: Connect To A Hidden Access Point
2. Select the Channel in which you the IBSS Network is to be created. 3. Click on the CREATE button to start the network. 4. The status of creation is displayed in the GUI as shown in the figure below. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 18... -
Page 19: Ip Address Configuration
The user has to perform the steps below to configure the IP parameters. 1. Select the Manual Mode from the configuration utility. 2. Enter the IP Address in the dotted decimal format. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 19... -
Page 20: 2: Dhcp Configuration
2. Select the mode of reception of the data from the TCP/IP stack to the application. 3. The IP parameters obtained from the Access Point are then displayed in the corresponding fields. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 20... -
Page 21: Disconnect From Access Point
Scan and connect to another Access Point or to the same Access Point again with different parameters. It’s expected that the Access Point is also configured accordingly before attempting the connection again with the changed parameters. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 21... -
Page 22: Tcp (Udp)/Ip Evaluation
Alternatively, the DUT Application can be launched from the Configuration GUI also by copying it to the same folder as the Configuration GUI application and clicking on the “Launch DUT Application” button after the IP address is configured successfully. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 22... -
Page 23: 2: Peer Application
11-2X_UDP_Server_App, RS9110-N-11-2X_TCP_Server_App, RS9110-N-11-2X_TCP_Client_App. The test setup for the IBSS Network will not include the Access Point and the RS9110-N-11-22 EVB will be connected to another IBSS client over WLAN through the IBSS network. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 23... -
Page 24: Figure 16: Startup Window For Udp Server Application
NOTE 3: The TCP server socket on the DUT has to be created prior to the execution of the TCP client on the peer. 6. On the PC connected to the RS9110-N-11-2X EVB, double-click the RS9110-N-11-2X_DUT_App.exe file. A console window opens as shown below. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 24... -
Page 25: Figure 17: Startup Window Of Udp Client Application
RS9110-N-11-2X EVB is connected, follow the steps given in Section 2.2.1. The following screen appears, asking the user to enter a choice. Figure 18: COM Port opened successfully by the Client application Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 25... -
Page 26: 1: Create Sockets
3. If the choice entered is 0, a TCP client socket is created. The application asks for the local port number of the socket, destination IP address and the destination port number of the application on the peer (TCP server). Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 26... -
Page 27: Figure 20: Socket Type - Tcp
Figure 21: Socket type – UDP 5. If the choice entered is 2, an LTCP (Listening TCP) socket is created. This will create a TCP server socket, which will be Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 27... -
Page 28: Figure 22: Socket Type - Ltcp
This will create a listening UDP server socket, which will be “listening” on a given port number for the data from any peer. The application asks for the local port number on which the socket should listen. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 28... -
Page 29: 2: Send And Receive Data (Udp, Tcp Client, Ludp)
Figure 24: Parameters and Result for Send and Receive Data on UDP Socket NOTE: In case of TCP Client socket Destination IP address and Destination port number should be zero as shown in the figure below Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 29... -
Page 30: Figure 25: Parameters And Result For Send And Receive Data On Tcp Socket
The application sends and receives the number of packets specified. The server receives and transmits these packets and also displays the number of packets received/sent. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 30... -
Page 31: 3: Send And Receive Data (Tcp Server)
Figure 27: Query Connection status and transmit/receive the data 2.5.3.4: List Sockets The List Sockets option lists the active sockets at a particular instance. The socket descriptor and the socket type are displayed as below. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 31... -
Page 32: 5: Close Sockets
2.5.3.5: Close Sockets The Close Sockets option closes an active socket. The socket descriptor of the socket to be closed is the parameter for this option as shown below. Figure 29: Close Sockets Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 32... -
Page 33: 6: Power Modes
’n’ or ‘N’ if not connected. After querying the Wi-Fi status with the user, the prompt for querying the number of ACK messages to be issued for the SLEEP messages will be displayed. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 33... -
Page 34: Figure 31: Power Mode 1 - Before Wlan Connection
NOTE: The direct switching between the Power Mode 1 and Power Mode 2 is not possible. The user has to switch back to power mode 0 before switching between the two power modes. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 34... -
Page 35: Figure 32: Power Mode 2 - Before Wlan Connection
Host’s acceptance to go to sleep till the next DTIM interval expiry. The DUT application issues the ACK message for the configured number of times before sending or receiving data. To send or receive data, please refer to Section 2.4.3.2. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 35... -
Page 36: Figure 33: Power Mode 1 - After Wlan Connection
Access Point and configured with an IP address using the Configuration GUI. The following screen shot shows the selection of the Power Mode 2. Figure 34: Power Mode 2 - After WLAN Connection Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 36... - Page 37 ABRD process again and fail. Only after the failure, the DISCONNECT button will be enabled. Of course, in an embedded environment, the user can directly issue the disconnect command (AT+RSI_DISASSOC) without attempting the ABRD process. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 37...
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Page 38: 3: Firmware Upgrade
115200 bps which is the baud rate that the module is configured for if ABRD fails. 7. The user is now prompted to enter ‘y’ for a firmware upgrade or ‘n’ for no firmware upgrade, as shown in the figure below. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 38... -
Page 39: Figure 35: Prompt To Upgrade Firmware
10. Select “Send File” on the “Transfer” menu. 11. Click the “Browse” button to point to the path of taim1/taim2/tadm in the Host system. 12. Select the protocol as “Kermit”. 13. Click the “Send” button to start the transfer. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 39... -
Page 40: Figure 36: Transferring "Taim1
This might take a few seconds and the user has to wait for the prompt on the Hyperterminal for the next file. 15. Once all three files are transferred, the following message is displayed on the HyperTerminal. Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 40... -
Page 41: Figure 37: Firmware Upgrade Successful
– – Figure 37: Firmware upgrade successful You are now ready to work with the new firmware! Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and confidential Page 41... -
Page 42: 4: Components On The Evb And Their Usage
Some of the older revisions of the EVB may not contain all the components described in this section. Please contact Redpine Signals (with a picture of the EVB) in case help is required to realize the functionality described in this section. -
Page 43: Dip Switches
NOTE: The firmware for UART and SPI interfaces (RS9110-N-11-2X and RS9110-N-11-2X-01, respectively) are different and the user is advised to contact Redpine Signals in order to switch between the two interfaces. DIP Switch 4 is used for debug purposes only and has to be placed on the side opposite to the ‘ON’... -
Page 44: Header J7
Header J6 for the UART interface. In the images of the EVBs shown above, the switches are placed (to the right on the RS9110-N-11-22/24 EVB and to the left on the RS9110-N-11-26/28 EVB) to enable the DB9 connector. If they are flipped, the Header J6 is enabled.
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