SN8000 EVK User Guide
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1. Introduction
SN8000 is a FCC/IC certified IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi module. It integrates Wi-Fi BB/MAC/RF IC, RF
front end, clock, and on-board antenna. The SN8000 Development Kit can serve as a software
development platform to design IP-enabled WiFi systems using Broadcom’s WICED architecture [3].
This document provides the necessary information for setting up the EVK.
1.1 Acronyms
Acronym
Meaning
API
Application Programming Interface
EVB
Evaluation Board
EVK
Evaluation Kit
FW
Firmware
GPIO
General Purpose Input/Output
PC
Personal Computer
SW
Software
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB
Universal Serial Bus
1.2 References
[1]
Murata, “SN8000 EVB schematics”
[2]
Murata, “SN8000 SDIO adapter schematics”
[3]
Broadcom WICED architecture (
http://www.broadcom.com/support/wiced/
[4]
Wingbond, “W25Q80BL Serial Flash Memory With Dual and Quad SPI”
[5]
ST Microelectronics, “UM0462:
STM32™ and STM8™ Flash loader demonstrator”