NXP Semiconductors
UM11490
Feature Configuration Guide for NXP-based Wireless Modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK
1 About this document
1.1 Purpose and scope
This document details the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features and configurations for NXP-
based wireless modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK. The Wi-Fi features include scanning
for nearby access points, connecting to an access point, configuring the device as an
access point, Wi-Fi security, Wi-Fi Direct, and throughput testing using the iPerf utility.
The Bluetooth features comprise scan, pair, connect to a Bluetooth or Bluetooth Low
Energy (LE) device, A2DP profile, handsfree profile and Bluetooth LE device as a GATT
server. Guidelines to enable the driver debug logging are also provided.
This document specifies the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth features and configurations on i.MX 8M
Quad EVK with Azurewave AW-CM358MA (88W8987) and Azurewave AW-CM276MA
(88W8997) wireless modules. It covers the initialization and configuration of the Wi-Fi
and Bluetooth interfaces. The same instructions apply to other i.MX 8 families and NXP-
based wireless modules.
The Wi-Fi features demonstrated in this document are configured with the open source
supplicant and the Linux utilities.
The host platform setup and build of the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth software for the platform
interfaces is not covered in this document. The Release Notes included in NXP driver
software package provides the list of the features supported by NXP-based wireless
module.
The user should first read the reference document
Getting Started with NXP-based Wi-
Fi modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK Running Linux OS (UM11483)
before using this user
manual, as it details:
•
The board support package build configurations
•
The setup for the hardware interconnections
•
How to enable the Wi-Fi solutions
1.2 References
Reference type
Description
User manual
NXP - UM11483 - Getting Started with NXP-based Wireless Modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK Running
Linux OS (
)
Desktop tool
Nordic Semiconductor - nRF Connect for Desktop (
Specification
Bluetooth Special Interest Group - Bluetooth Core Specification v5.2 (
)
Table 1. References
UM11490
All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
© NXP B.V. 2021. All rights reserved.
User manual
Rev. 2 — 29 January 2021
3 / 88
