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Getting Started with NXP-based Wireless Modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK Running Linux OS
Tables
Tab. 1. References ........................................................ 3
Tab. 2. Features of i.MX 8M Quad ................................5
Tab. 3. Boot mode switch settings ................................ 8
Tab. 4. Switch settings to boot from eMMC .................. 8
Tab. 5. Supported RF standard ...................................12
Tab. 6. AW-CM358MA supported RF standards ......... 16
Tab. 7. AW-CM276MA supported RF standards ......... 22
Tab. 8. Acronyms and abbreviations ...........................38
Figures
Fig. 1. i.MX 8M Quad EVK block diagram ....................5
Fig. 2. i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board interfaces -
Front view ..........................................................6
Fig. 3. i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board interfaces -
Back view ..........................................................7
Fig. 4. Boot device switch and boot mode switch
on i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board ...................8
Fig. 5. Interface between the i.MX 8M Quad
application processor and NXP-based
wireless module ................................................ 9
Fig. 6. Wi-Fi layer interface ........................................ 10
Fig. 7. Bluetooth layer interface ................................. 11
Fig. 8. AzureWave AW-CM358-uSD module
interface ...........................................................13
Fig. 9. AzureWave AW-CM358-uSD module
header positions ..............................................14
Fig. 10. AzureWave AZ-CM358-uSD module and
i.MX 8M Quad EVK setup ...............................15
Fig. 11. AzureWave AW-CM358MA module ................ 17
Fig. 12. MicroSD Card J1601 resistors ........................ 19
Fig. 13. M.2 J1401 resistors .........................................19
Fig. 14. Azurewave AW-CM358MA module plugged
into i.MX 8M Quad bottom side M.2
connector .........................................................20
Fig. 15. Azurewave AW-CM358MA module and
i.MX 8M Quad setup ....................................... 21
Fig. 16. AW276MA module top and bottom views ........22
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