Overview

Description

Thr Wi-Fi Pmod Expansion Board enables quick prototyping of wireless connectivity solutions using a variety of Renesas microcontroller (MCU) kits. It features an SX-ULPGN, a single-band 2.4GHz 802.11n module based on the Qualcomm QCA4010 System-on-Chip (SoC).

MCUs Supported

Getting Started

  1. RA Microcontrollers - In order to use the Wi-Fi Pmod Expansion Board with an RA MCU evaluation kit, refer to the Wi-Fi example project for that kit.
    • The project files (including binary/hex files) of the Wi-Fi example project for a kit are provided in the RA example project bundle (-exampleprojects.zip) for that kit which is available with Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP). Example: ek-ra6m3-exampleprojects.zip
    • The source code of the Wi-Fi example projects are also available at RA FSP Example Projects on GitHub. Browse to ra-fsp-examples/example_projects/<kit_name>/wifi_<kit_name>_ep. Example: ra-fsp-examples/example_projects/ek_ra6m3/wifi/wifi_ek_ra6m3_ep
  2. RX Microcontrollers - In order to use Wi-Fi Pmod Expansion Board with RX Microcontrollers, refer to the RX65N Cloud Kit.

Certifications

The Wi-Fi Pmod Expansion Board meets the following certifications/standards. Refer to the Wi-Fi Pmod Expansion Board documentation for disclaimer, precautions and more details on the certifications.

Radio Certifications

  • FCC 47 CFR Part 15B
  • CE: Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014-53-EU

Material Selection, Waste, Recycling, and Disposal Standards

  • EU RoHS
  • China SJ/T 113642014, 10-year environmental protection use period.

Features

  • IEEE 802.11b/g/n compliant, 2.4GHz, HT20, MCS0-7, up to 13-ch
  • 1x1 single stream system
  • One UART and one HS-UART MCU host interface
  • Full suite of AT command supports
  • 12dBm~17dBm transmit power
  • -89dBm~-96dBm receive sensitivity
  • 76mA Rx, 124mA Tx, 13µA standby power consumption
  • WPA, WPA2, WPS, WEP 64/128 security
  • Station, AP, Concurrent, Wi-Fi direct operating modes
  • IPv4/IPv6, TCP/UPD network protocols

Applications

Documentation

Type Title Date
Quick Start Guide PDF 281 KB 日本語
Schematic ZIP 429 KB
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Design & Development

Software & Tools

Software & Tools

Software title
Software type
Company
RA Flexible Software Package (FSP)
FSP is an enhanced software package designed to provide easy-to-use, scalable, high-quality software for embedded system designs using Renesas RA Family of Arm Microcontrollers. Note: FSP with e² studio Installer (Platform Installer) will install the e² studio tool, FSP packs, GCC toolchain, and Segger J-Link drivers required to use this software. No additional installations are required.
Software Package Renesas
QuickConnect Platform
QuickConnect platform enables fast prototyping by providing compatible hardware and software building blocks.
Software and Hardware Development Tools Renesas
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