H&D Wireless SPB229 Quick Start Manual

SPB229 EVB- Quick Start Guide
Introduction
This guide will help you to set-up and use the SPB229 Evaluation Board (EVB) for first time experience. This guide is
based on use of the full featured Linux software package shared as a binary image for target host platform or as a
source (only HOST driver) with a software license agreement in place, please contact H&D Wireless sales for
recommendation.
Scope of the Demonstration
1. Wi-Fi connection and perform a first through-put test using a Linux computer with operational SDIO slot
and the SBP229 mounted on a SD carrier board (SPB229-EVB).
2. BT connection using hcitool dev
Requirements
Things you need to have:

The SPB229-EVB (SPB229 mounted on the SPB111 SD carrier card). Using the onboard dual band antenna.
• A Linux computer or Linux development platform with an operational SDIO slot (SDIO operation verified on
Lenovo T530, T430, X220, X230 computers and iMX6 Development Platform). PCs with standard USB
memory card readers will not support the SD extension "SDIO. The drivers cannot be loaded via USB device
so it has to be direct host connected SD interface with SDIO support, see more details on
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/SD_Card_slot
• Linux kernel 3.19 or later and IPERF installed.
• SPB229 Linux software package either as a binary build for target host platform or source released by H&D
Wireless
• An 802.11 AP connected with Ethernet to a Linux Host computer with IPERF installed.
Demonstration Example WiFi
In this example an IPERF client resides on the SPB229 Linux computer and a remote IPERF server running on a
computer connected to the Ethernet port of an 802.11 AP.
Running the SPB229-EVB IPERF Client Side
• Power up the Linux Computer
• Start a Terminal Window

Unzip Linux software package binary in a local directory
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If not already existing create a directory, "mrvl", in location "lib/firmware/". Copy the firmware image
(sd8977_combo.bin) from local directory "Linux software package/FwImage/" into the "mrvl" directory.
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Make sure that all driver files are executable by changing mod.
sudo chmod 777 *.*
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Load WiFi driver
sudo insmod mlan.ko
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