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Sterling-LWB(5) SD Card Board 

User Guide 

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-LWB

 

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See the LSR website for the full PCB, schematic, and BOM of the Sterling-LWB & Sterling-LWB5 SD card board: 

Sterling-LWB 

https://www.lsr.com/embedded-wireless-modules/wifi-plus-bluetooth-module/sterling-lwb 

Sterling-LWB5 

https://www.lsr.com/embedded-wireless-modules/wifi-plus-bluetooth-module/sterling-lwb5  

3.1.

 

Interface Connectors 

The Laird Sterling-LWB and Sterling-LWB5 SD card board has two connectors (J2 and J3) for interfacing with the 
host development board. This provides all necessary pins to completely connect the module to the host for both 
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth operation. 

 

Figure 5: Sterling-LWB SD card board connectors 

Table 1: Connector J2 pinout 

J2 Pin  

Number 

Pin Name 

Description 

VIN_3V3 

3.3V Input Voltage 

WIFI_GPIO_1 

Wi-Fi GPIO 1 from the module 

WL_HOST_WAKE 

Wi-Fi host wake signal 

WIFI_GPIO_2 

Wi-Fi GPIO 2 from the module 

NC 

No Connect 

WIFI_GPIO_3 

Wi-Fi GPIO 3 from the module 

NC 

No Connect 

BT_GPIO_5 

Bluetooth GPIO 5 from the module 

EXT_32KHZ_CLK 

32KHz Clock 

10 

WIFI_GPIO_4 

Wi-Fi GPIO 4 from the module 

11 

CLK_REQ 

Wi-Fi SDIO clock request 

12 

NC 

No Connect 

13 

NC 

No Connect 

14 

NC 

No Connect 

15 

NC 

No Connect 

16 

GND 

Ground 

Summary of Contents for LSR Sterling-LWB

Page 1: ...A User Guide Sterling LWB 5 SD Card Board Version 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...com www lairdtech com wireless 330 0245 R1 1 2 Copyright 2017 Laird All Rights Reserved Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 REVISION HISTORY Version Date Notes Approver 1 0 12 April 2017 Initial Release Andrew Dobbing 1 1 14 Nov 2017 Added Sterling LWB5 SD Card Robert Gosewehr ...

Page 3: ...ll Rights Reserved Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 CONTENTS 1 Introduction 4 1 1 Purpose and Scope 4 1 2 Applicable Documents 4 2 Sterling LWB 5 SD Card Board Description 4 3 Sterling LWB 5 SD Card Board Hardware 6 3 1 Interface Connectors 6 3 2 Development Board Power 7 4 Development Board Host Software Configuration 8 5 Contacting Laird 9 ...

Page 4: ...ilable from the Sterling LWB5 product page Sterling LWB5 Datasheet Sterling LWB5 Application Guide How to Guide Integrating Laird Sterling LWB Wi Fi and Bluetooth with Freescale i MX 6 UltraLite Evaluation Kit Under Linux Note This guide also works for the Sterling LWB5 2 STERLING LWB 5 SD CARD BOARD DESCRIPTION The Sterling LWB Sterling LWB5 SD Card development board is an evaluation and developm...

Page 5: ...lairdtech com www lairdtech com wireless 330 0245 R1 1 5 Copyright 2017 Laird All Rights Reserved Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 Figure 2 Sterling LWB U FL SD card board Figure 3 Sterling LWB5 Chip Antenna SD card board Figure 4 Sterling LWB5 U FL SD card board ...

Page 6: ...ectors The Laird Sterling LWB and Sterling LWB5 SD card board has two connectors J2 and J3 for interfacing with the host development board This provides all necessary pins to completely connect the module to the host for both Wi Fi and Bluetooth operation Figure 5 Sterling LWB SD card board connectors Table 1 Connector J2 pinout J2 Pin Number Pin Name Description 1 VIN_3V3 3 3V Input Voltage 2 WIF...

Page 7: ... signal from host 16 GND Ground Note Pin Layout is the same for the Sterling LWB5 version of the SD Card 3 2 Development Board Power The Sterling LWB Sterling LWB5 SD card boards provide two possible sources for powering the board 3 3V Power can be provided from an external power supply on J5 or from the SD card bus Pin 4 Jumper J7 is used to select which power supply is used Sterling LWB is setup...

Page 8: ...The SD card board can be tested on various development boards that have a free SD card slot a free UART and two free GPIOs at a minimum for basic Wi Fi and BT operation The host must also have a PCM audio port available for BT audio For detailed information on how to integrate the Sterling LWB module into an iMX UltraLite development board refer to the Integrating Laird Sterling LWB Wi Fi and Blue...

Page 9: ... trademarks or registered trademarks of Laird Other marks may be the property of third parties Nothing herein provides a license under any Laird or any third party intellectual property right The information in this document is provided in connection with LS Research hereafter referred to as LSR products No license express or implied by estoppel or otherwise to any intellectual property right is g...

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