NXP Semiconductors
UM11483
Getting Started with NXP-based Wireless Modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK Running Linux OS
Contents
1 About this document .......................................... 3
1.1 Purpose and scope ........................................... 3
1.2 References .........................................................3
2 i.MX 8M Quad evaluation kit (EVK) ....................4
2.1 I.MX 8M Quad EVK overview ............................4
2.2 i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board ........................ 4
2.3 i.MX 8M Quad evaluation board interfaces ........6
2.4 i.MX 8M Quad switch settings ........................... 8
3 NXP-based wireless modules ............................ 9
3.1 Interface with i.MX 8M Quad application
processor ........................................................... 9
3.2 Wi-Fi layer interfaces .......................................10
3.3 Bluetooth layer interfaces ................................ 11
3.4 88W8987-based Azurewave AW-CM358-
uSD module .....................................................12
3.4.1 Recommended antenna part ........................... 12
3.4.2 Supported I/O signal level ............................... 12
3.4.3 Supported RF standard ................................... 12
3.4.4 Supported Wi-Fi features .................................12
3.4.5 Azurewave AW-CM358-uSD Wi-Fi module
interface ........................................................... 13
3.4.6 Azurewave AW-CM358-uSD module
jumpers and power supply .............................. 13
3.4.7 AW-CM358-uSD module setup with i.MX
8M Quad ..........................................................15
3.5 88W8987-based AzureWave AW-
CM358MA module ...........................................16
3.5.1 Recommended antenna part ........................... 16
3.5.2 Supported RF standards ................................. 16
3.5.3 Supported Wi-Fi features .................................16
3.5.4 Supported Bluetooth features .......................... 16
3.5.5 AW-CM358MA module view ............................17
3.5.6 i.MX 8M Quad rework for SDIO support on
M.2 ................................................................... 18
3.5.7 AW-CM358MA module setup with iMX 8M
Quad ................................................................ 20
3.6 88W8997-based AzureWave AW-
CM276MA module ...........................................22
3.6.1 Recommended antenna part ........................... 22
3.6.2 Supported RF standards ................................. 22
3.6.3 Supported Wi-Fi features .................................22
3.6.4 Supported Bluetooth features .......................... 22
4 i.MX 8M EVK Linux image setup ......................23
4.1 Using the pre-built image ................................ 23
4.2 Setting up the host .......................................... 25
4.2.1 Installing the host packages ............................ 25
4.2.2 Setting up Repo utility ..................................... 25
4.2.3 Setting up Yocto project ...................................26
4.3 Building the image ...........................................27
4.3.1 Build configurations ......................................... 27
4.3.2 Command to build an image ........................... 27
4.3.3 Image deployment ........................................... 27
4.4 Flashing the image to eMMC .......................... 28
4.5 Booting from eMMC ........................................ 29
4.5.1 Serial console setup ........................................ 29
4.5.2 Linux OS login .................................................29
4.5.3 Enabling SDIO on M.2 (AW-CM358MA
module only) ....................................................29
4.5.4 Software package release version
information ....................................................... 29
5 Bring-up of Wi-Fi interfaces .............................30
5.1 Bring-up of 88W8987-based wireless
module (AW-CM358MA) ..................................30
5.2 Bring-up of 88W8997-based wireless
module (AW-CM276MA) ..................................33
5.3 Bring up the Wi-Fi interface .............................35
6 Bring-up of Bluetooth interfaces ..................... 36
7 Contact information .......................................... 37
8 Acronyms and abbreviations ...........................38
9 Legal information .............................................. 39
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Date of release: 21 January 2021
Document identifier: UM11483
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