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Laird 60-SIPT Wi-Fi Module
The Trizeps VIII is available with Laird 60-SIPT Wi-Fi Module.
It includes a powerful Marvell 88W997 chipset capable of 802.11ac, 2×2 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth BT 4.2, and Bluetooth BT 5 ready.
Please also view the documentation from Laird regarding implementing the driver into the OS.
Install Driver and Power-Up Interface
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15.04.2019 | Binary Package for Sterling-60 Release 7.0.0.52 & kuk_imx_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga |
*) Note that the driver backport might need to be compiled against your specific kernel to work!
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$ ifconfig wlan0 up |
Scan and Connect to Wi-Fi Network
Simple Scan
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$ iw wlan0 scan |
Connect manually using wpa_cli
Start wpa_supplicant:
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$ wpa_supplicant -Dnl80211 -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf & |
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The wlan0 interface needs to be assigned an IP address, to have it functional. Either through DHCP or manually.
Notes
Enable & Disable the WLAN function of the Device
GPIO3_17 ( GPIO81; see Using a GPIO in Linux) can be used to enable and disable the WLAN function.
Set GPIO high to enable; set GPIO low to disable the WLAN function.