United Electronic Industries DNA-CAR-550 User Manual

DNA-CAR-550

PCI Express Mini Card

Module Carrier

(for UEIPAC series only)

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User Manual

February 2010 Edition

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 Organization of this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 DNA-CAR-550 Carrier Board Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.4 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.5 What is PCI Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.6 SIM Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.7 USB 2.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.8 Wiring & Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.9 Inserting the PCI Express Mini Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2 Connecting to the Internet with CAR-550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1 Configuring your PCI Express Mini Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1.1 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1.2 Manual Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1.3 Load Kernel Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1.4 Configure Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.1.5 Start PPP Daemon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.1.6 Automatic Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.2 Connecting to a Wifi Network with CAR-550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.2.1 Load Kernel Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.2.2 Connect to an Open Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2.3 Connect to an Access Point with WEP Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2.4 Connect to an Access Point with WPA/WPA2 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 3 Programming with the Low-Level API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1 Low-Level DqAdv Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Apppendix A - Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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List of Figures

1-1 DNA-CAR-550 PCI Express Mini Card Module Carrier Board....................................... 2

1-2 UEIPAC Cube with CAR-550 Module Carrier ................................................................ 3

1-3 CAR-550, UEIPAC NIC, and PPCx-CPU Assembly ...................................................... 3

1-4 Block Diagram of DNA-CAR-550................................................................................... 4

1-5 Inserting/Removing PCI Express Mini Wireless Card.................................................... 7

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Chapter 1 Introduction

This document outlines the feature-set and operation of the UEI DNA-CAR-550
PC Express Mini Card module carrier. This board allows direct connection
between a UEIPAC series I/O module and CELL/WIFI networks and also
between a UEIPAC and GPS antennas. It is compatible with CELL/WIFI/GPS
cards from many vendors and also has a standard mini card USB 2.0 interface.

DNA-CAR-550 Carrier Board

Chapter 1 1

Introduction

1.1 Organization
of this manual

This DNA-CAR-550 User Manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1- Introduction

This section provides an overview of the document content, an overview
of the device architecture, connectivity, and logic of the board.

• Chapter 2 – Connecting to the Internet with the DNA-CAR-550

This section explains how to connect the UEIPAC to the Internet through
the CAR-550 via PCI Express or USB 2.0. It also describes prerequi­sites for using the board such as a cell phone data plan, a SIM card, and
account activation. Procedures for manual configuration and automatic
startup are also included in this section.

• Chapter 3 – Programming with the Low-Level API

This section describes a low level function that may be used to enable
and disable the wireless interface.

• Appendix – A. Accessories

This appendix contains a list of associated equipment typically used with
the unit.

• Index

This is an alphabetical listing of topics covered in this manual.

Manual Conventions

To help you get the most out of this manual and our products, please note that
we use the following conventions:

Tips are designed to highlight quick ways to get the job done, or reveal good
ideas you might not discover on your own.

NOTE: Notes alert you to important information.

CAUTION! Caution advises you of precautions to take to avoid
injury, data loss, and damage to your boards or a system crash.

Text formatted in bold typeface generally represents text that should be entered
verbatim. For instance, it can represent a command, as in the following
example: “You can instruct users how to run setup using a command such as
setup.exe.”

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Sierra Wireless
PCI Express
Mini Card

Posts for connecting
wireless antenna leads
MAIN (red) and AUX(black)

Chapter 1 2

Introduction

Frequently Asked Questions

For frequently answered questions, application notes, and support, visit us
online:

http://www.ueidaq.com/faq/

1.2 DNA-CAR-550
Carrier Board
Features

The DNA-CAR-550 module carrier board has the following features:

• Allows UEIPAC direct connection to CELL/WIFI networks

• Allows UEIPAC direct connection to GPS antennas

• Supports CELL/WIFI/GPS cards from many vendors

• Standard Mini Card USB interface

• Connects internally to UEIPAC USB port

• 2 external RF/Coax connectors

• External access for carrier SIM/UIM card

• Includes replacement faceplate for UEIPAC Cube

• UEI 10-year Availability Guarantee

Figure 1-1. DNA-CAR-550 PCI Express Mini Card Module Carrier

Board