NXP Semiconductors UM11490 - Using Wpa_Supplicant and Wpa_Cli; Commands

NXP Semiconductors
UM11490
Feature Configuration Guide for NXP-based Wireless Modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK
2.1.2 Using wpa_supplicant and wpa_cli commands
You can also use wpa_supplicant and wpa_cli to scan the visible access points.
Edit the configuration file:
root@imx8mqevk:~# nano /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
Content of the configuration file:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
update_config=1
network={
key_mgmt=NONE
}
Start wpa_supplicant in the background
root@imx8mqevk:~# wpa_supplicant -B -i mlan0 -c /etc/
wpa_supplicant.conf
Start wpa_cli for the scan
root@imx8mqevk:~# wpa_cli
Command output:
wpa_cli v2.9
Copyright (c) 2004-2019, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors
This software may be distributed under the terms of the BSD
license.
See README for more details.
Selected interface 'mlan0'
Interactive mode
Start the scanning:
> scan
Command output example showing the scanned AP count and the SCAN COMPLETE
event:
OK
[ 253.835605] wlan: mlan0 START SCAN
<3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-STARTED
> [ 258.910760] wlan: SCAN COMPLETED: scanned AP count=1
<3>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
<3>CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND
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User manual Rev. 2 — 29 January 2021
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