Firmware And Tools; Modem Firmware; Tools - Sierra Wireless AirPrime AR7584 Hardware Integration Manual

4. Firmware and Tools

The AirPrime AR7582 are designed based on Qualcomm's MDM9628 chipset, which contains a
Modem Processor for running modem firmware components and an Application Processor for running
embedded Linux applications. Various tools are provided by Qualcomm and developed by Sierra
Wireless for developing and commercializing the AirPrime AR7584.
4.1.

Modem Firmware

The MDM9628 Modem Process contains the following categories of firmware, with possible
modifications/extensions by Sierra Wireless as indicated:

LTE/ WCDMA/ TD-SCDMA air interface protocols

GNSS engine

IMS protocol stack

AT Command Processor: New AT commands will be added by Sierra Wireless. See
document [8] for the complete list of AT Commands for AR758x.

Data services

Drivers/ BSP: Some modifications will be made to ensure the firmware can communicate with
the AR758x module hardware properly.

UICC functions

Memory Management: Built-in redundancy and continuous monitoring against memory
corruption

Antenna Protection

Voice support
4.2.

Tools

The following tools will be needed for the AirPrime AR7584 development, testing and
commercialization.

Firmware Update Tool

Linux driver and Application Downloader

Logging Tool

Qualcomm's QXDM (license with Qualcomm required)

Qualcomm's QPST (license with Qualcomm required)
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