NXP Semiconductors UM11483
Getting Started with NXP Wireless Modules for i.MX 8M-Quad Platforms
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User manual Rev. 1 — 15 October 2020
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1 About this document
1.1 Purpose and audience
This document details the enabling of wireless solutions on i.MX 8M Quad platforms.
The manual also covers the bring-up of i.MX 8M Quad platform, how to set up the
configurations for the build of BSP image from source and the hardware connection
with the 88W8987-based wireless module. The later chapters describe how to initialize/
configure the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth interface. The document is intended for the software,
hardware, and system engineers who are planning to use the wireless solutions on i.MX
8M Quad platforms.
Table 1. Targeted audience
Audience Purpose
Software engineers To design and develop software
Product architect To prepare the integration
1.2 Scope
This document specifies the hardware interconnection and software support for the i.MX
8M Quad and AzureWave AW-CM358-uSD/AW-CM358MA module to enable Wi-Fi/
Bluetooth functionality. The content explains how to access the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth features
on NXP 88W8987-based wireless modules, and provides the hardware architecture
information of i.MX 8M Quad platform and 88W8987 wireless module. Note that the
Azurewave module AW-CM358-uSD only supports the Wi-Fi with i.MX 8M Quad
platform.
Once you have enabled the Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth, refer to the user guide reference
UM11490 (Wireless Feature Configuration Guide for i.MX 8M Quad Platform) that details
the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth features and configurations for i.MX 8M Quad platforms.
1.3 Considerations
The i.MX 8M Quad is powered by Linux and the NXP Linux drivers added to support
88W8987 wireless device. This document does not provide a detailed description of the
i.MX 8M Quad BSP nor how to run and generate an image, and generate a rootfs as
these are covered in the i.MX Yocto Project User's Guide.
