GlobalScale D3Plug User Manual

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A. D3Plug appearance and connecting ports .................................................................................................... 2

B. LED indication .................................................................................................................................................... 4

C. Connect to mini-USB......................................................................................................................................... 5

D. Tools and files you need to start debugging.................................................................................................. 5

E. Basic procedures for debugging ..................................................................................................................... 6

WiFi client mode test ............................................................................................................................................ 7

WiFi AP mode test ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Mini-PCIe module test ........................................................................................................................................ 10

Bluetooth test .................................................................................................................................................... 10

Gigabit Ethernet port test .................................................................................................................................... 11

USB 3.0 ports and mSATA ports test ................................................................................................................... 12

HDMI test.......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Reset button test ............................................................................................................................................... 14

Download sites .................................................................................................................................................. 14

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-Feb 25, 2013

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D3plug User Guide –page1 / 14 D3Plug User Guide -Feb 25, 2013 Contents A. D3Plug appearance and connecting ports ....................2 B. LED indication ..............................4 C. Connect to mini-USB............................5 D. Tools and files you need to start debugging....................5 E.
Page 2: D3Plug Appearance And Connecting Ports
D3plug User Guide –page2 / 14 A. D3Plug appearance and connecting ports...
Page 3 D3plug User Guide –page3 / 14 D3Plug ports description Connection port Description Remark Power Port DC 12V/2A port HDMI Connect to HDMI display device Reset button hole System reset button USB 2.0 port USB 2.0 host e.g. Connect to mouse device USB 3.0 port#1...
Page 4: Led Indication
D3plug User Guide –page4 / 14 B. LED indication LED indication table Color/ Pattern Description Power on LED Solid green Upon power on, this LED lights up WiFiclient Solid blue Indicate WiFiclient mode is activated as default after boot up...
Page 5: Connect To Mini-Usb
D3plug User Guide –page5 / 14 C. Connect to mini-USBconsole port for system debugging Connect mini-USB cable here. The other end connects to computer’s USB port. D. Tools and files you need to start debugging (1) Prepare one PC with Fedora14 Linux operating system...
Page 6: Basic Procedures For Debugging
D3plug User Guide –page6 / 14 E. Basic procedures for debugging 1. Connect cablesas illustrated in section C. 2. Run terminal program on Linux PC like Hyper-terminal or putty 3. Type in #minicom 4. Power on the D3Plug. 5. Normally, you will see messages on screen as below: You can press any key to stop auto-boot when you see the bootdelay timer is counting down.
Page 7: Wificlientmode Test
1. WiFiclientmode test D3Plug has a built-in WiFi module which is in compliance with 802.11 b/g/n standard. The WiFican work as client or AP modebut only one at a time. The default mode is WiFi client modeevery time when it powers on, and the indication LED 3 (see page 4) is off and LED2 issolid blue.
Page 8: Wifiap Mode Test
D3plug User Guide –page8 / 14 (3) Connect to WiFi AP # iwconfig mlan0 essid<AP’s ID> # dhclient mlan0 # ifconfig mlan0 Note: The WiFi AP which you want to connect need to be open without password entering. Normally the mlan0 device will get an IP address (for example 192.168.1.100)automaticallythen test it with the ping command.
Page 9 D3plug User Guide –page9 / 14 2. Select “View Available Wireless Networks” 3. Choose name with “d3plug-uAP-5e5c”, here”5e5c” is the last four digits of MAC address for the D3plug WiFi, (No two machines have the same MAC address) Then click “Connect”.
Page 10: Mini-Pcie Moduletest
D3plug User Guide –page10 / 14 3. Mini-PCIe moduletest Here we use the mini-PCIeWiFi card for testing (1) Insert the WiFi card into the mini-PCIe slot then power on the D3plug and use the following commands on console. #ifconfig wlan0 up...
Page 11: Gigabit Ethernet Port Test
Please turn on the Bluetooth device such as your mobile phone, BT earphone or laptop computer then put it into “to be discovered” mode b. Giving command as following on your D3plug # hcitool-i hci0 scan --flush Normally, the Bluetooth devices near-by will be searched and shown as below.
Page 12: Usb 3.0 Ports And Msata Ports Test
D3plug User Guide –page12 / 14 6. USB 3.0 ports and mSATA ports test (1) Check the mSATA ports and test the access speed. #fdisk -l /dev/sda is the mSATAdevice for example #hdparm -t /dev/sda1 (2) Test the usb3.0 ports Plug in the usb3.0 hard disksto the usb3.0 port then view the usb3.0 hard disk information by the bellow...
Page 13: Hdmi Test
(1) Connect the Keyboard and Mouse to the D3plug via usb ports. (2) Connect the D3plug board to the display monitor using the HDMI cable. Normally you will see the Ubuntu Linux Desktop as shown and control the system by using keyboard and mouse.
Page 14: Reset Button Test
D3plug User Guide –page14 / 14 8. Reset button test 6、Reset button hole. (1) Hardware reset button When you press down this button by using a sharp pin, the system will reboot.Below is the reboot screen after reset 9. Download sites please visit download site below for more information http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-downloads.aspx...