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This extension board ('''APW''') from Armadeus Systems, designed to be pluggable on an [[APF27Dev]], will give your system the following wireless capabilities (depending on the options you selected):
* WiFi b/g and [[Bluetooth]] (Wi2Wi W2CBW003)
* [[GSM/GPRS]] (Sagem HiLo)
* [[GPS]] (u-blox NEO-5Q)

[[Image:apw_full.png|center|frame|'''Figure 1''': APW with all options populated (no antenna)]]

==Linux configuration==
* Linux will have to be configured in order to tell it that an APW is connected to your APF27Dev:
<pre class="host">
$ make linux26-menuconfig
</pre>
<pre class="config">
System Type  --->
    Freescale MXC Implementations  --->
            ...
            Extension board (Wireless (APW))  --->
       [ ] GSM/GPRS Modem (NEW)
       [ ] Bluetooth & WiFi module (NEW)
       [ ] CSI (Camera) pass-through (NEW)
       [ ] GPS module (NEW)
</pre>
Select the options installed on your APW board (WiFi can only be selected if SPI3 port is '''not''' selected for general purpose (SDHC1 & SPI3 are muxed)).

<pre class="host">
$ make linux26
</pre>
* reflash you Linux kernel

==Features==
* WiFi: use [[Libertas_driver|Linux libertas driver]]
* [[Bluetooth]]
* [[GPS]]
* [[GSM/GPRS]]

==Resources==
* [http://www.armadeus.com/english/products-peripherals-apf27_wireless.html Product page on Armadeus Systems website]
* [http://www.armadeus.com/_downloads/apw/documentation/DataSheet_APW_v1.1.pdf Datasheet]
* [http://www.armadeus.com/_downloads/apw/hardware/apf27_wireless_V0C.pdf Schematics]

[[Category:Wireless]]
[[Category:Extension boards]]