DIGILENT PmodWiFi User Manual

June 12, 2024
DIGILENT

DIGILENT PmodWiFi

DIGILENT-.PmodWiFi-product

Product Information

  • Product Name: PmodWiFi
  • Revision: B
  • Manufacturer: Digilent, Inc.
  • Model Number: N/A
  • Website: www.digilentinc.com

Features:

  • IEEE 802.11-compliant RF transceiver
  • Supports data rates of 1 and 2 Mbps
  • Transmission range of up to 400 m
  • Serialized unique MAC address
  • Integrated PCB antenna
  • Radio regulation certification for the US, Specification Type 2A
  • Libraries available in resource center

Product Usage Instructions

Functional Description:

The PmodWiFi provides IEEE 802.11b/g/n support for embedded applications at data rates of 1 and 2Mbps. It is designed for use with Microchip microcontroller families (PIC18, PIC24, dsPIC33, and PIC32) and the Microchip TCP/IP Stack.

1.1 Interface:

The primary communications interface with the PmodWiFi is an SPI bus. The PmodWiFi also provides an active low interrupt indicator pin (~INT) and an RST pin for hardware reset.

Interface Connector Pinout:

Pin Signal Description
1 ~SS Slave Select
2 MOSI Master out/Slave in Data
3 MISO Master in/Slave out Data
4 SCK Serial Clock
5 GND Power Supply Ground
6 VCC Power Supply (3.3V)
7 ~INT Interrupt Output
8 ~RST Hardware Reset
9 ~WP Write Protect
10 HIB Hibernate
11 GND Power Supply Ground
12 VCC Power Supply (3.3V)

Power Supply:

The PmodWiFi requires a 2.7V-3.6V supply voltage. A 3.3V power supply voltage is available on all Digilent system boards and is provided as part of the 12-wire Pmod interface standard. Ensure that the system board is jumpered to provide 3.3V to the module before applying power to the board.

For more information, refer to the MRF24WB0MA datasheet available on Microchip’s website.

Overview

The PmodWiFi provides Wi-Fi access through the Microchip® MRF24WG0MA Wi-Fi™ radio transceiver module. Users can communicate with the IEEE 802.11g compliant chip through SPI and achieve data rates up to 54 Mbps.

Features include:

  • IEEE 802.11-compliant RF transceiver
  • Send data at 1 and 2 Mbps up to 400 m
  • Serialized unique MAC address
  • Integrated PCB antenna
  • Radio regulation certification for the US, Canada, Europe and Japan
  • Wi-Fi certified
  • Small PCB size for flexible designs 1.7“ × 1.0” (4.3 cm × 2.0 cm)
  • 12-pin Pmod connector with SPI interface
  • Follows Digilent Pmod Interface Specification Type 2A
  • Libraries available in resource center

Functional Description

The PmodWiFi provides IEEE 802.11b/g/n support for embedded applications at data rates of 1 and 2Mbps. It is designed for use with Microchip microcontroller families (PIC18, PIC24, dsPIC33, and PIC32) and the Microchip TCP/IP Stack (a free Microchip Application Libraries download including example applications and source code). The TCP/IP Stack is available at www.microchip.com/wireless.

Interface
The primary communications interface with the PmodWiFi is an SPI bus. An RST pin provides the host with an active low, asynchronous hardware reset for the PmodWiFi. The PmodWiFi also provides an active low interrupt indicator pin (~INT), which is asserted low by the PmodWifi when data is available for the host device. The ~INT line is de-asserted high after the data transfer is complete. The SPI SCK speed can be up to 25 MHz.

Connector J1 – SPI Communications

Pin| Signal| Description
1| ~SS| Slave Select
2| MOSI| Master out/Slave in Data
3| MISO| Master in/Slave out Data
4| SCK| Serial Clock
5| GND| Power Supply Ground
6| VCC| Power Supply (3.3V)
7| ~INT| Interrupt Output
8| ~RST| Hardware Reset
9| ~WP| Write Protect
10| HIB| Hibernate
11| GND| Power Supply Ground
12| VCC| Power Supply (3.3V)

Interface connector signal description.
The SPI interface standard uses four signal lines. These are slave select (~SS), master out slave in (MOSI), master in slave out (MISO), and serial clock (SCK). These signals map to the following signals on the MRF24WB0MA: ~SS corresponds to the Chip Select signal (~CS), MOSI corresponds to Serial Data Input (SDI), MISO corresponds to Serial Data Output (SDO), and SCK corresponds to the Serial Clock signal (SCK).

Power Supply

  • The PmodWiFi is designed to work with Digilent microcontroller boards that have 12-pin header connectors.
  • The PmodWiFi requires a 2.7V-3.6V supply voltage. A 3.3V power supply voltage is available on all Digilent system boards and is provided as part of the 12-wire Pmod interface standard.
  • Digilent system boards with Pmod interface connectors allow jumper selection of the power supply voltage being provided to the Pmod. Ensure that the system board is jumpered to provide 3.3V to the module before applying power to the board.
  • For more information on the MRF24WB0MA, see the MRF24WB0MA datasheet which can be accessed on Microchip’s website.

Copyright Digilent, Inc. All rights reserved.
Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Downloaded from Arrow.com.
1300 Henley Court
Pullman, WA 99163
509.334.6306
www.digilentinc.com

References

Read User Manual Online (PDF format)

Read User Manual Online (PDF format)  >>

Download This Manual (PDF format)

Download this manual  >>

Related Manuals