Silex technology SX-ULPAN-2401-EVK Startup Manual

2016/03/03

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This is the startup guide for SX-ULPAN-2401-EVK, an evaluation board for the
SX-ULPAN-2401 wireless module.
Note: Specifications are subject to change.

1. Introduction

The SX-ULPAN is an ultra-compact and low power wireless LAN module with
Qualcomm Atheros QCA4000 series radio. The module provides not only drivers
and supplicants to add WLAN functions to your product, but also other functions
to offload network protocol layers such as IPv4/IPv6, TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP,
and so on. This allows MCU (Micro Controller Unit) with limited CPU
performance, ROM, RAM to get reliable Wi-Fi with ultra-low power consumption.
It offers device manufacturers to add reliable Wi-Fi to their tablets or other
IoE/IoT products.

2. Features

 IEEE802.11a/b/g/n (2.4GHz,5GHz Dual-Band)
 1 x 1:1 stream, 20MHz band width mode is supported
 On board PCB antenna and U.FL connector for external antenna
 Surface mount type
 Host I/F:SPI
 Security: WPS, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES Hardware engine
 IPv4/v6, TCP/UDP offload support
 Simple HTTP/DNS/DHCP protocol offload support

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3. Specifications

Radio Spec: IEEE802.11a/b/g/n
HT20 supported, No concurrent use of 2.4/5GHz.
Channel(2.4GHz) １-13ch
Channel (5GHz) 36-48ch, 52-64ch, 100-140ch, 149-165ch
Antenna on-board antenna and External antenna (U.FL)
Dimensions 15.0 x 20.0 x 2.2mm
Weight 1.5g
I/F SPI (Slave)
Operating Temp. -40-+85℃, 10-95 ％RH(No condensation)
Storage Temp. -40-+105℃, 10-95 ％RH(No condensation)
Security Open / WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK
*Enterprise is not supported as of now.
WPS2.0 STA: Enrollee, AP: Registrar
External registrar function is not supported
Access Point 10 station support, Hidden-SSID mode
Performance 10Mbps

Offload functions

IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP
HTTP Server / Client
DNS Client
DHCP Server / DHCP Client
ICMP
SSL Client
SNTP

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4. Setup Environment

SX-ULPAN-2401-EVK Accessories

The package includes a PCB for NXP Tower System and a PCB antenna.

Figure 1: SX-ULPAN-2401-EVK Figure 2: Option Antenna

* The binary files (for evaluation) and documentation can be downloaded from our

website below.

URL:

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What you need to prepare

Procure the following before evaluating the ULPAN-2401-EVK.

Hardware

Please prepare following;

Figure 3: TWR-ELEV Figure 4: TWR-K22F120M

 NXP

 Tower System Board “TWR-ELEV”
 Kinetis K22F120M MCU Board “TWR-K22F120M”

 Cable

 microUSB cable (included with the TWR-K22F)
 miniUSB cable
 LAN cable
 RS-232C cross cable

 Windows PC

 Windows 7 is recommended.

 Access Point

 IEEE802.11n-supported AP is recommended

Software

 Qualcomm Atheros

 “IoE Wi-Fi QCA4004 Platform Dev Kit SP140/144 (v3.3.4)”

 Terminal software

 TeraTerm, etc.