Broadcom ThingWorx Broadcom BCM943364WCD1 C-SDK Setup Manual
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Broadcom!BCM943364WCD1!C-SDK!
Setup!Guide!
Version!1.0
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Broadcom BCM943364WCD1 C-SDK Setup Guide (v 1.0)!
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Software!Change!Log!....................................................................................................................................!2!
Introduction!.................................................................................................................................................!2!
About!the!Broadcom!BCM943364WCD1!.................................................................................................!2!
Installation!....................................................................................................................................................!3!
Downloads!and!Prerequisites!...................................................................................................................!3!
Configuration!and!Setup!..............................................................................................................................!5!
Compiling!and!Running!the!Application!...................................................................................................!8!
Binding!Properties!in!ThingWorx!...........................................................................................................!10!
Troubleshooting!.........................................................................................................................................!13!
Known!Limitations!......................................................................................................................................!15!
Compatibility!..............................................................................................................................................!15!
Document!Revision!History!........................................................................................................................!15!
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Software!Change!Log!
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4/7/2016!
Initial!Release!
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Introduction!
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The!Edge!MicroServer!is!a!powerful!component!of!the!ThingWorx!architecture.!!The!Edge!MicroServer!
allows!for!the!rapid!deployment!of!connections!between!the!ThingWorx!platform!and!an!associated!
data!reporting!device,!with!minimal!design!requirements!on!the!part!of!the!user.!
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The!Edge!MicroServer!provides!an!“always-on”!connection!to!the!platform,!and!it!opens!a!local!web!
server!that!interacts!with!the!REST!API!available!on!the!platform.!
This!document!provides!installation!and!usage!instructions!for!setting!up!the!Edge!MicroServer!via!a!
ThingWorx!C-SDK!Implementation!on!a!Broadcom!BCM943364WCD1.!
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About!the!Broadcom!BCM943364WCD1!
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The!Broadcom!BCM943364WCD1!module!is!mounted!on!a!full-featured!USB-based!evaluation!and!
development!board!that!is!fully!compatible!with!the!WICED!Wi-Fi!Software!Development!Kit!(SDK).!
Designed!to!be!a!lower!cost!alternative!to!the!popular!BCM43362,!the!onboard!SIP!mo du le!leve rage s!
the!BCM43364!2.4!GHz!WLA N !IEEE!80 2.11 b/ g/n !M AC /ba seb an d /rad io.!In!add ition ,!the!m od ule !
integrates!a!power!amplifier!(PA)!that!meet s!t h e!o u tp u t!p o wer!requirements!of!most!handheld!syste ms,!
a!low-noise!amplifier!(LNA)!for!best-in-class!receiver!sensitivity,!and!an!internal!transmit/!receive!(iTR)!
RF!switch,!further!reducing!the!overall!solution!cost!and!printed!circuit!board!area.!Powered!by!the!
STM32F411!32-bit!ARM!microcontroller,!the!board!
is!also!provisioned!to!support!the!authentication!
chip!utilized!by!Apple’s!HomeKit!offering.!
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The!Thingworx!C-SDK!distribution!may!be!installe d !
on!the!device,!and!this!guide!will!follow!th e !
procedure!for!doing!so.!!This!guide!will!also!follow!
a!Reference!Implementation!proc ed u r e!fo r!
connecting!the!device!to!a!remote!ThingWorx!
server!with!a!simulated!“steam!sensor”!demo.!
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Installation!
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Setup!of!the!Broadcom!device!with!this!guide!will!require!the!use!of!a!Linux!operating!sys tem !on !eithe r!a!
host!or!guest!(virtual!machine)!operating!system,!such!as!Ubuntu.!It!is!possib le !to !c o mpile!the!necessary!
code!in!Windows,!but!this!guide!recommends!using!a!Linux!environment.!!!1*"+$"('&-"(-/+-(-/%$(02%3"(
4+$(4#%--"'(5&#(+(6&782-"#(#2''%'0(9%6#&$&5-(:%'3&4$(;(4%-/(+'(<=2'-2(>?@ABCAD(?%#-2+*(7+6/%'"B((!
Refer!to!the!Troubleshooting!section!of!this!guide!for!help!with!frequently!asked!questions.!
Downloads!and!Prerequisites!
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Begin!by!downloading!the!WICED!3.5.x!(latest)!SDK!
from!
https://community.broadcom.com/community/wi
ced-wifi/wiced-wifi-documentation.!!Follow!the!
link!at!the!bottom!of!t he !p a ge !fo r!t h e!“ WICED!SDK!
3.5.x!IDE!Installer!and!.7z!Source!Files”,!and!then!
locate!the!post!conta in ing !t he !* .7 z!z ip !file .!
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Refer!to!the!screenshots!for!guidance.!
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E&-"F!!For!a!build!on!Linux,!download!the!*.7z!files!
to!the!Linux!machine.!!If!you!are!compiling!on !
Windows,!you!may!download!the!.exe!executable!
version.!
You!will!also!need!a!Broadcom!community!site!
account!in!order!to!access!these!pages.!!This!is!
free!to!create.!!
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Once!downloaded,!extract!the!compressed!
WICED-SDK.!!Install!p7zip!first!if!you!do!not!
already!have!it:!
sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
unzip <file_name>.7z.zip
7za x <file_name>.7z
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