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WB40NBT 
Quick Start Guide

 

Version 2.0

 

 

Summary of Contents for WB40NBT

Page 1: ...icas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center http ews support lairdtech com www lairdtech com wireless WB40NBT Quick Start Guide Version 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...m wireless 2 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description Approved By 1 0 21 March 2012 Initial version Eric Bentley 1 1 2 Feb 2012 Reworked for BB rev 2 board Eric Bentley 2 0 6 Feb 2015 Reworked for BB rev 3 board general edits new photos Eric Bentley ...

Page 3: ...as 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 Contents Revision History 1 Contents 3 Inventory of Equipment 4 Hardware Installation and Configuration 4 Basics of the BB40NBT Board 6 Host Software Installation and Initial Communication with the BB40NBT 7 Laird CLI Basics 9 WB40NBT File System 9 Additional Documentation 10 ...

Page 4: ...ra Micro Coax Cable 2 Male Female USB Extension Cable 4 WB40N riser assembly 4 Screws 4 Nuts 2 Antenna washers unused with Rev 2 board 2 Antenna nuts unused with Rev 2 board 1 12v power supply HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION To connect the SDC WB40NBT to a computer follow these steps 1 Attach the four riser assembly mounting screws onto the breakout board These screws are installed from th...

Page 5: ...610 Figure 1 Antenna Cable Connections 3 Rev 3 boards only Mount the antennae in the antenna holes on the BB40NBT rev 3 board Use the Antenna nut and washer to secure the antennae Note Rev 2 boards do not have antenna mounting holes 4 Connect the Antennae to the SMA connectors 5 Connect a USB to RS232 adapter to the position labeled DEBUG UART on the BB40NBT breakout board Figure 2 RS232 Connectio...

Page 6: ...ect the power supply to the wall outlet put the barrel into the DC connector on the breakout board Figure 3 Power Supply Connection Basics of the BB40NBT Board The Laird WB40NBT is a flexible communications module providing a variety of interfaces which are made available on the BB49NBT Additional information regarding all interfaces and their usage and configuration is available in the WB40 Refer...

Page 7: ...vided by the DHCP server the WB40BT is connected to Host Software Installation and Initial Communication with the BB40NBT The following items are used in this section Qty Item 1 BB40NBT Breakout board with WB40NBT module fitted as described above 1 USB to RS232 cable 1 Power supply 12V 1A with wall US European adapter To set up the WB40NBT follow these steps 1 Ensure you have loaded the driver for...

Page 8: ...just the settings as needed according to the following Port Must match the COM port of your USB to RS232 cable Baud Rate 115200 TeraTerm defaults to 9600 baud communications Data 8 bit Parity None Stop 1 bit Flow Control None 9 Press OK to save the settings and to return to the terminal Note Assuming all settings have been set properly you should now be able to communicate with the WB40NBT The ter...

Page 9: ...yping help at the sdc prompt Additional help is available for the commands iface profile global and auto profile using the syntax command help at the sdc prompt To see the status of the WB40NBT type status at the sdc prompt The returned status should resemble the following Status AP mode Config name Default SSID Channel 0 RSSI 0 Device Name MAC 00 17 23 e0 38 e4 IP 192 168 1 1 AP Name AP MAC AP IP...

Page 10: ...d first etc init d opt optional startup scripts Create a symlink to the item to be started ln s etc init d opt name of script etc init d etc ssl default wifi certificate location for all certificates DO NOT put your certificates in etc ssl certs directory etc summit firmware Various firmware files Various firmware files for the WB40 wifi and BT radios ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION For more in depth doc...

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