AzureWave AW-HM593 802.11ah Module EVK Board User Guide

: June 14, 2024
: AzureWave

AzureWave AW-HM593 802.11ah Module EVK Board

Product Information

Specifications

Product: AW-HM593 802.11ah Module EVK
Version: Rev. 0.1 (For Standard)
Dimensions: 14 x 18.5 mm (LGA Module)

Overview
The AW-HM593 is a module that supports the AzureWave platform. It can be operated in MFG mode and Normal mode.

Basic Setup and Requirements for MFG Mode
This section provides detailed information about the setup for the AW-HM593 demo board in MFG mode. Fig.1 shows the physical photo and PCB placement of the AW-HM593 demo board in MFG mode.

Power Supply
The AW-HM593 requires the following power supply configurations:

The 5.0V power supply can be provided by the USB connector (CON301). Short J301 and J302 to enable this power supply.
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VDD_FEM is converted from the 5.0V power supply through the LDO on the demo board. Short pin2 and pin3 of J304 to enable this power supply.
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VBAT is converted from the 5V power supply through the LDO on the demo board. Short J303 and J508 to enable this power supply.
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VDDIO is converted from the 5.0V power supply through…

FAQs

Q: What is the supported device for this user manual?
A: This user manual supports the AW-HM593 (14 x 18.5 mm LGA Module).
Q: Can the AW-HM593 demo board be operated in Normal mode?
A: Yes, the AW-HM593 demo board can be operated in both MFG mode and Normal mode.

Revision History

Document NO:

Version| Revision Date| DCN NO.| Description| Initials| Approved
---|---|---|---|---|---
0.1| 2023/08/23| | Initial Version| Daniel Lee| NC Chen

Overview

Device supported

This document supports the AW-HM593 (14 x 18.5 mm LGA Module). The AW-HM593 demo board can be operated in MFG mode and Normal mode.

Basic Setup and Requirements for MFG Mode

This section provides detailed information about the setting for the AW-HM593 demo board. shows the overview of the AW-HM593 demo board physical photo and PCB placement (TOP). The description of the jumpers’ functions and settings on the demo board is as follows:

Fig.1 Azurewave AW-HM593 demo board physical photo and PCB placement (MFG Mode)

Power Supply

The 5.0V power supply can be provided by USB connector (CON301) and short J301 and J302
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VDD_FEM is converted from the 5.0V power supply Through the LDO on the demo board by short pin2 and pin3 of J304.
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VBAT is converted from the 5V power supply through the LDO on the demo by short J303 and J508.
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VDDIO is converted from the 5.0V power supply through the LDO on the demo board by short J403, J509 and pin2 and pin3 of J305.

USB to SPI
By shorting pin15-16, pin21-22, pin23-24, pin25-26, and pin27-28 of J502, the SPI signal of the AW-HM593 can be connected to the USB to SPI Bridge IC.

MFG Mode Tools and Code

This section gives instructions on how to use the provided tools and code to interface with AW-HM593 for the use of module testing.

Software Setup (Windows)

Update FTDI Driver

Download and install the program, Zadig – https://zadig.akeo.ie/
Launch Zadig
Plug in the MM_DEBUG board to the computer
Click on Options → List All Devices
Click on Options → Ignore Hubs or Composite Parents (this should now be deselected)
Click on the drop-down menu to find “Quad RS232-HS (Composite Parent)”
Click the down arrow on the driver drop-down menu, to select “libusb-win32 (v1.2.6.0)”
Click “Replace Driver”
You will then be prompted with a popup asking if you are sure. Click “Yes”.
Eject and reinsert your AW-HM593 EVB

For more information, refer to the original pyftdi documentation – https://eblot.github.io/pyftdi/installation.html#windows.

Install Required Python Packages

Open a terminal in the manufacturing_test repo
Run the following command: ./install.bat

Instrument Setting – Litepoint

Changing Default IP Address
By default, the scripts will assume the litepoint has an IP address of 10.53.4.138. This can be configured in the litepoint_test/config.toml file.
Changing Default RF Port
By default, the scripts will assume the litepoint is using port RF1A as the connection to the litepoint. This can be configured in the litepoint_test/config.toml file.
Changing Default Port Attenuation
By default, the scripts will assume there is a 15dB attenuator in between the DUT and the telepoint, which makes a total of 16.5dB of attenuation with the cable loss. This can be configured in the litepoint_test /config.toml file.
Adding Reference Waveform
For the Rx testing of the DUT, the telepoint will need to transmit packets that conform to the 802.11ah standard. To do this, a reference waveform will need to be loaded into litepoint.
- Connect to the IP address of the telepoint
- Click Technology —> WiFi SISO:
- Click on “VSG”
- Open the “Waveforms” drop-down menu.
- Click “Upload”, and select the WIFI_AH_REFERENCE_WAVEFORM_SS1_BCC_Fs40M.iqvsg file found in tools/litepoint_lib from the manufacturing_test repo.

Example Scripts
From here, there are example scripts that are ready to be run.

ftdi_load_firmware.py

Description

Example usage of how to load the firmware binaries into the AW-HM593.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_load_firmware.py
Firmware load successful!

ftdi_get_serial.py

Description

Simple program to get the serial number from the DUT.
Loads the firmware binaries into the AW-HM593.
Reads the serial number programmed into the AW-HM593.
Prints this serial number.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_get_serial.py
SERIAL = 0x60cb6c39

ftdi_get_temp_sensor_val.py

Description

Simple program to get the temperature reported from the DUT.
Loads the firmware binaries into the AW-HM593.
Sends a command to the AW-HM593 chip to retrieve the temperature reading.
Prints the temperature in degrees.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_get_temp_sensor_val.py
Temperature = 25 degrees

ftdi_start_rpg_tx.py

Description

Simple program that configures the chip to start transmitting randomly generated packets.
Loads the firmware binaries into the AW-HM593.
Sets the channel, mcs, bandwidth etc.
Starts transmitting.
Continues transmitting until the user presses a key.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_start_rpg_tx.py
Starting RPG TX. Press any key to stop.
On Litepoint:

ftdi_start_rpg_rx.py

Description

A simple program that configures the chip to start receiving randomly generated packets.
Loads the firmware binaries into the AW-HM593.
Sets the channel, mcs, bandwidth, etc.
Starts receiving.
Pressing the “Enter” button prints out the current RPG stats.
Typing “clear” resets the RPG stats.
Typing “exit” stops RPG, and exits the program.
Note: The user will have to start transmitting packets from the telepoint that correspond to the parameters the DUT is configured to in order to see any received packets show up in the stats.

Expected Output

python ftdi_start_rpg_rx.py

Starting RPG RX. Options:
- ‘Enter Key’ to get stats
- ‘clear’ to clear the stats
- ‘exit’ to stop RPG and end the script
Press enter key
(0, 0, 0)
Press enter key
(28, 25, 0)
Type “clear”
clear
(0, 0, 0)
Press enter key
(1, 1, 0)
Press enter key
(26, 26, 0)
Type “exit”
exit

ftdi_tx_litepoint_test.py

Description

The program configures both the Litepoint, and the MM610x DUT, and tests the PHY TX performance of the DUT across a sweep of Bandwidths, MCS rates, power levels etc.
The user will need to specify the Litepoint IP address, port being used, and attenuation on the port in the config.toml file found in the litepoint_test directory within the manufaturing_test repo.
The test script does the following:
- Gets a list of test conditions found in the test_items.toml file (found in the same directory as the onfig.toml file).
- Sets the litepoint up as a Vector Signal Analyser (VSA) with the corresponding parameters for a particular test condition.
- Starts transmitting randomly generated packets from the DUT with the corresponding parameters for a particular test condition.
- Evaluate whether that test was a pass by comparing it to limits found in the litepoint_test/test_limits directory.
- Prints “Pass” or “Fail”. If the test fails, it will also print the parameters which failed.
- Repeat this process for every test condition.
- Will store all the data in tx_data.csv at the end of the program.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_tx_litepoint_test.py
Connecting to Litepoint…
Connecting to DUT…
Running Tx tests…
FAIL
Name = power_dbm:min | Limit = 20.5 | Value = 17.9882225
PASS
FAIL
- Name = evm_db:max | Limit = -28 | Value = -27.036518
- Name = power_dbm:min | Limit = 15.0 | Value = 12.9013672
PASS
PASS
PASS

ftdi_rx_litepoint_test.py

Description

A program that configures both the Litepoint, and the AW-HM593, and tests the PHY RX performance of the DUT across a sweep of Bandwidths, MCS rates, power levels etc.
The user will need to specify the Litepoint IP address, port being used, and attenuation on the port in the config.toml file found in the litepoint_test directory within the manufaturing_test repo.
The test script does the following:
- Gets a list of test conditions found in the test_items.toml file (found in the same directory as the config.toml file).
- Sets the litepoint up as a Vector Signal Generator (VSG) with the corresponding parameters for a particular test condition.
- Starts transmitting randomly generated packets from the litepoint with the corresponding parameters for a particular test condition.
- Evaluate whether that test was a pass by comparing it to limits found in the litepoint_test/test_limits directory.
- Prints “Pass” or “Fail”. If the test fails, it will also print the parameters which failed.
- Repeat this process for every test condition.
- Will store all the data in rx_data.csv at the end of the program.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_rx_litepoint_test.py
Connecting to Litepoint…
Connecting to DUT…
Running Rx tests…
FAIL
Name = packet_error_rate:max | Limit = 10 | Value = 100.0
FAIL
Name = packet_error_rate:max | Limit = 10 | Value = 100.0
FAIL
Name = packet_error_rate:max | Limit = 10 | Value = 100.0
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS
PASS

ftdi_freq_vs_evm_sweep.py

Description

Program that configures both the Litepoint, and the AW-HM593 DUT, and tests the PHY TX performance of the DUT across a sweep of Bandwidths, MCS rates, power levels etc.
The user will need to specify the Litepoint IP address, port being used, and attenuation on the port in the config.toml file found in the litepoint_test directory within the manufaturing_test repo.
The test script does the following:
- Gets a list of test conditions found in the test_items.toml file (found in the same directory as the config.toml file).
- Sets the litepoint up as a Vector Signal Analyser (VSA) with the corresponding parameters for a particular test condition.
- Starts transmitting randomly generated packets from the DUT with the corresponding parameters for a particular test condition.
- Records the test conditions and test results.
- Repeat this process for every test condition.
- Plots the Frequency vs EVM for MCS 0 and MCS 7, over all bandwidths.
- Stores all the data into data.csv at the end of the program.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_freq_vs_evm_sweep.py
Connecting to Litepoint…
Connecting to DUT…
Running Tx tests…
- Testing BW=1 MCS=0 FREQ=860MHz (1/112)
- Testing BW=1 MCS=0 FREQ=870MHz (2/112)
- Testing BW=1 MCS=0 FREQ=875MHz (3/112)
- Testing BW=1 MCS=0 FREQ=880MHz (4/112)
- Testing BW=1 MCS=0 FREQ=885MHz (5/112)
- Testing BW=1 MCS=0 FREQ=890MHz (6/112)
- Testing BW=1 MCS=0 FREQ=895MHz (7/112)
- …
- …
- …
- Testing BW=8 MCS=7 FREQ=910MHz (108/112)
- Testing BW=8 MCS=7 FREQ=915MHz (109/112)
- Testing BW=8 MCS=7 FREQ=920MHz (110/112)
- Testing BW=8 MCS=7 FREQ=925MHz (111/112)
- Testing BW=8 MCS=7 FREQ=930MHz (112/112)

ftdi_get_mac_addr.py

Description

Simple program to get the MAC Address from the DUT.
Loads the firmware binaries into the MM610x chip.
Reads the MAC Address programmed into the AW-HM593.
Print this MAC Address.

Expected Output

In terminal:

python ftdi_get_mac_addr.py
MAC Address = 0C:BF:74:E1:0C:36

Basic Setup and Requirements for Normal Mode

This section provides detailed information about the setting for the AW-HM593 demo board. Shows the overview of the AW-HM593 demo board physical photo and PCB placement (TOP). The description of the jumpers’ functions and settings on the demo board is as follows:

Fig.2 Azurewave AW-HM593 demo board physical photo and PCB placement (Normal Mode)

Power Supply

The 5.0V power supply can be provided by USB connector (CON301) and short J301 and J302
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VDD_FEM is converted from the 5.0V power supply through the LDO on the demo board by short pin2 and pin3 of J304.
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VBAT is converted from the 5V power supply through the LDO on the demo by short J303 and J508.
The 3.3V power supply for AW-HM593 VDDIO is converted from the 5.0V power supply through the LDO on the demo board by short J403, J509 and pin2 and pin3 of J305.

Normal Mode Setting

Users can connect Raspberry PI through J401 to perform throughput tests. Users must short pin2 and pin3 of J504, pin2 and pin3 of J505, pin2 and pin3 of J506, and pin2 and pin3 of J507 to make demo the board enters normal mode. The pin definition of J401 is as follows

Connector to Raspberry Pi

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