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WA104650XF
SX-590
Embedded Intelligent Module
with Evaluation Board
Developer’s Reference
Copyright © 2017 Silex Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
January, 2020
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OF THIS PRODUCT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Silex shall not be liable for any errors contained in this manual or
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SILEX products or services. The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice.
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without notice.
[IMPORTANT NOTICE]
This product supports IEEE802.11d based World Wide settings. As this function makes slave devices (i.e. your product with
this product embedded in) refer to master device’s country code setting beacon, should the country code of the master
device have been set wrongly, the slave devices could generate illegal signals accordingly. For this reason, we recommend
that you should not activate the World Wide settings.
SHOULD YOU REQUIRE AND ACTIVATE THE WORLD WIDE SETTINGS, HOWEVER, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PRODUCTS CONFORM TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS. ANY LAW OR
REGULATION VIOLATION CAUSED BY THE WORLD WIDE SETTINGS OR ANY DAMAGES TO YOU OR YOUR
CUSTOMERS CAUSED BY THE WORLD WIDE SETTINGS WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SOLVE AND BE AT
YOUR COST, AND WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY. YOU WILL ALSO INDEMNIFY US FROM ANY
DAMAGES, EXPENSES AND COSTS (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES) INCURRED BY US ARISING OUT
OF YOUR ACTIVATING THE WORLD WIDE SETTINGS.
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Contents
About This Reference Guide........................................................................................................................................................ 1
Safety Precautions................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Emissions Disclaimer............................................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Notes on Using the SX-590 Module WWR Model....................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Installing the Evaluation Daughtercard........................................................................................................................ 4
Verify Development Kit Contents............................................................................................................................................. 6
Connecting the Evaluation Daughtercard to PC....................................................................................................................... 6
Monitoring Module Status........................................................................................................................................................ 7
OEM Interface.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Electrical Characteristics.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Power Input.......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Serial Ports........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
RS-232 Cable..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Using the GPIO Special Functions..................................................................................................................................... 11
I/O Header.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
USB Host Port.................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Ethernet Port...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Additional OEM Interface Signals....................................................................................................................................... 13
Serial Peripheral Interface.................................................................................................................................................. 13
OEM Interface Electrical Characteristics............................................................................................................................ 14
Chapter 3 Configuring the SX-590............................................................................................................................................. 15
Basic Configuration Requirements......................................................................................................................................... 15
Initial Wireless Setup.............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Configuration Methods........................................................................................................................................................... 17
Using a Web Browser to Configure the SX-590..................................................................................................................... 17
Using AMC Manager® to Configure the SX-590.................................................................................................................... 22
Using the Internal Command Console to Configure the SX-590............................................................................................24
Chapter 4 Using the SX-590 with Your Application.................................................................................................................... 26
Linux Programmability............................................................................................................................................................ 27
Customizing the SX-590 User Interface................................................................................................................................. 28
Raw TCP connection............................................................................................................................................................. 29
RFC 2217 Remote Modem Control Support.......................................................................................................................... 30
Server Certificate................................................................................................................................................................... 31
ECable Mode......................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Print Server Mode.................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Console Mode Switching........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Access Point Mode................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Bridge Mode........................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Smart Wireless Setup............................................................................................................................................................ 43
Fast BSS Transition............................................................................................................................................................... 48
Chapter 5 Interfacing the SX-590 to the OEM Device............................................................................................................... 50
OEM Interface........................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Installing the SX-590.............................................................................................................................................................. 58
Antenna Connectors.............................................................................................................................................................. 59
General Purpose I/O Interface............................................................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration............................................................................................................................................ 60
Factory Default Settings......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Restoring Factory Default Settings..................................................................................................................................... 61
Modifying TCP/IP Settings..................................................................................................................................................... 61
Changing CPU Operation Mode............................................................................................................................................. 63
Configuring the General Purpose I/O (GPIO) Lines............................................................................................................... 64
Chapter 7 Product Specifications............................................................................................................................................... 69
TCP Port Connections........................................................................................................................................................... 71
Appendix A Wireless Security Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 72
Appendix B Console Commands............................................................................................................................................... 76
1. Introduction and command console access information.....................................................................................................76
2. Network Commands........................................................................................................................................................... 77
2.1 SET NW WIRED.......................................................................................................................................................... 77
2.2 SH NW.......................................................................................................................................................................... 77
2.3 SET NW CHannel......................................................................................................................................................... 78
2.4 SET NW MOde............................................................................................................................................................. 78
2.5 SET NW RADio............................................................................................................................................................ 78
2.6 SH NW RATE............................................................................................................................................................... 79
2.7 SET NW RTS............................................................................................................................................................... 79
2.8 SH NW SQ................................................................................................................................................................... 79
2.9 SET NW SSid............................................................................................................................................................... 80
2.10 SET NW STEALTHssid.............................................................................................................................................. 80
2.11 SET NW START......................................................................................................................................................... 80
2.12 SH NW MAC............................................................................................................................................................... 80
2.13 SH NW PROFILE....................................................................................................................................................... 80
2.14 SEt NW PROFCFG.................................................................................................................................................... 81
2.15 SEt NW PROFACT..................................................................................................................................................... 81
2.16 SH NW WLLIST.......................................................................................................................................................... 81
3. Wireless Network Security Commands.............................................................................................................................. 82
3.1 SET NW AUTHtype...................................................................................................................................................... 82
3.2 DEL NW CERTS.......................................................................................................................................................... 82
3.3 SET NW ENC............................................................................................................................................................... 82
3.4 SET NW KEY#............................................................................................................................................................. 83
3.5 SET NW KEYNUM....................................................................................................................................................... 83
3.6 SET NW KEYVAL......................................................................................................................................................... 83
3.7 SET NW WPAPSK....................................................................................................................................................... 83
3.8 SET NW ID................................................................................................................................................................... 83
3.9 SET NW PW................................................................................................................................................................. 84
3.10 SET NW ANONID....................................................................................................................................................... 84
3.11 SET NW PEAPGTC.................................................................................................................................................... 84
3.12 SET NW PEAPMSchap.............................................................................................................................................. 84
3.13 SET NW PEAPV0....................................................................................................................................................... 85
3.14 SET NW PKPASS...................................................................................................................................................... 85
3.15 SET NW CACERT...................................................................................................................................................... 85
3.16 SET NW CLCERT...................................................................................................................................................... 85
3.17 SET NW CLKEY......................................................................................................................................................... 85
3.18 SET NW SSCCITY..................................................................................................................................................... 86
3.19 SET NW SSCCOMNAME........................................................................................................................................... 86
3.20 SET NW SSCCOUNTRY............................................................................................................................................ 86
3.21 SET NW SSCKEYSIZE.............................................................................................................................................. 86
3.22 SET NW SSCORGNAME........................................................................................................................................... 87
3.23 SET NW SSCORGUNIT............................................................................................................................................. 87
3.24 SET NW SSCSTATE.................................................................................................................................................. 87
3.25 SET NW SSCGEN..................................................................................................................................................... 87
4. Wireless Network Roaming Control................................................................................................................................... 88
4.1 SET NW BGSCAN....................................................................................................................................................... 88
4.2 SET NW FTOTA........................................................................................................................................................... 88
4.3 SET RM........................................................................................................................................................................ 88
4.4 SET RM SCAN NORM................................................................................................................................................. 88
4.5 SET RM THRESH CRITical.......................................................................................................................................... 89
5. Wireless to Ethernet Client Bridging Configuration............................................................................................................ 90
5.1 SET NW BRACCess.................................................................................................................................................... 90
5.2 SET NW BRCLADDR................................................................................................................................................... 90
5.3 SET NW BRIDGE......................................................................................................................................................... 90
5.4 SH NW BRIDGE........................................................................................................................................................... 91
5.5 SET NW BRSTATIC..................................................................................................................................................... 91
5.6 SH NW BRFILTER....................................................................................................................................................... 91
5.7 SET NW BRFILTER..................................................................................................................................................... 91
5.8 SET NW BRFILTERADDR........................................................................................................................................... 92
5.9 SH NW BRFILTERADDR............................................................................................................................................. 92
6. Smart Wireless Setup........................................................................................................................................................ 93
6.1 Smart Wireless Setup for station.................................................................................................................................. 93
6.1.1 SET NW SWSPINCODE........................................................................................................................................ 93
6.1.2 SET NW SWSPBC................................................................................................................................................. 93
6.1.3 SET NW SWSPBC NOWAIT................................................................................................................................. 93
6.1.4 SET NW SWSPIN.................................................................................................................................................. 93
6.2 Smart Wireless Setup for AP........................................................................................................................................ 94
6.2.1 SET NW SWSPINCODE........................................................................................................................................ 94
6.2.2 SET NW APSWSPBC............................................................................................................................................ 94
6.2.3 SET NW APSWSPBC NOWAIT............................................................................................................................. 94
6.2.4 SET NW APSWSPIN............................................................................................................................................. 94
6.2.5 SET NW APSWSCCAncel..................................................................................................................................... 94
6.2.6 SH NW APSWSCSTatus....................................................................................................................................... 94
7. Port Commands................................................................................................................................................................. 95
7.1 Serial Port Commands.................................................................................................................................................. 95
7.1.1 SH PORT............................................................................................................................................................... 95
7.1.2 SET PORT S1 CH.................................................................................................................................................. 95
7.1.3 SET PORT S2 COnsole......................................................................................................................................... 95
7.1.4 SET PORT S1 CONSTR........................................................................................................................................ 96
7.1.5 SH PORT S1 CONSTR.......................................................................................................................................... 96
7.1.6 SET PORT S1 DTR............................................................................................................................................... 97
7.1.7 SET PORT S1 FLOW............................................................................................................................................ 97
7.1.8 CLEAR PORT S1 JOB........................................................................................................................................... 97
7.1.9 SET PORT S1 LATENCY...................................................................................................................................... 97
7.1.10 SET PORT S1 PARITY........................................................................................................................................ 98
7.1.11 SET PORT S1 SPeed.......................................................................................................................................... 98
7.1.12 SH PORT S1 STAtus........................................................................................................................................... 98
7.1.13 SET PORT S1 STOP........................................................................................................................................... 98
7.2 ECable Port Commands............................................................................................................................................... 99
7.2.1 SET PORT S1 ECABLE......................................................................................................................................... 99
7.2.2 SH PORT S1 ECABLE........................................................................................................................................... 99
7.2.3 SET PORT S1 ECADDR........................................................................................................................................ 99
7.2.4 SET PORT S1 ECCONN....................................................................................................................................... 99
7.2.5 SET PORT S1 ECLPORT.................................................................................................................................... 100
7.2.6 SET PORT S1 ECNHOST................................................................................................................................... 100
7.2.7 SET PORT S1 ECPORT...................................................................................................................................... 100
7.2.8 SET PORT S1 ECRADDR................................................................................................................................... 100
7.2.9 SET PORT S1 ECRPORT................................................................................................................................... 101
7.2.10 SET PORT S1 ECENCRYPT............................................................................................................................. 101
7.2.11 SET PORT S1 ECTMMSEC.............................................................................................................................. 101
7.2.12 SET PORT S1 ECUDP...................................................................................................................................... 101
7.3 SH SERVEr QUEue................................................................................................................................................ 101
8. Server Information Commands........................................................................................................................................ 102
8.1 SH SERIAL................................................................................................................................................................. 102
8.2 SH SERVEr................................................................................................................................................................ 102
8.3 SH SERVEr CO.......................................................................................................................................................... 102
8.4 SET SERVEr DEscription........................................................................................................................................... 103
8.5 SH SERVEr FWVER.................................................................................................................................................. 103
8.6 SH SERVEr MODEL.................................................................................................................................................. 103
8.7 SET SERVEr NAme................................................................................................................................................... 103
8.8 SH SERVEr STAtistics............................................................................................................................................... 104
8.9 SH SNMP................................................................................................................................................................... 104
8.10 SET SNMP CONtact................................................................................................................................................. 104
8.11 SET SNMP GETCOMM............................................................................................................................................ 104
8.12 SET SNMP LOCation............................................................................................................................................... 105
8.13 SET SNMP SETCOMM2.......................................................................................................................................... 105
8.14 SH VErsion............................................................................................................................................................... 105
9. Service Commands.......................................................................................................................................................... 106
9.1 SH SERVI................................................................................................................................................................... 106
9.2 SET SERVI <service name> BOT.............................................................................................................................. 106
9.3 SET SERVI <service name> EOT.............................................................................................................................. 106
9.4 SH SERVI STRings [string_num]............................................................................................................................... 107
9.5 SET SERVI <service name> FIlter............................................................................................................................. 107
9.6 SH SERVI FILters....................................................................................................................................................... 107
9.7 SET SERVI <service name> FMS.............................................................................................................................. 107
9.8 SET SERVI <service name> FRS.............................................................................................................................. 108
9.9 SET SERVI <service name> IP.................................................................................................................................. 108
9.10 SET SERVI <service name> NAme......................................................................................................................... 108
9.11 SET SERVI <service name> POrt............................................................................................................................ 108
9.12 SET SERVI <service name> PRIority....................................................................................................................... 108
9.13 SH SERVI PRI [service_num]................................................................................................................................... 109
9.14 SET SERVI <service name> QUEue........................................................................................................................ 109
9.15 SET SERVI <service name> RECeive..................................................................................................................... 109
9.16 SET SERVI <service name> TCP............................................................................................................................ 109
9.17 SET SERVI <service name> ENCrypt...................................................................................................................... 109
9.18 SH SERVI SUMmary [service_num]......................................................................................................................... 110
10. String Commands.......................................................................................................................................................... 111
10.1 SET STRing.............................................................................................................................................................. 111
10.2 CL STRing................................................................................................................................................................ 111
10.3 SH STRing [string_num]........................................................................................................................................... 111
10.4 SH FILters................................................................................................................................................................ 112
11. TCP/IP Commands........................................................................................................................................................ 113
11.1 SH IP........................................................................................................................................................................ 113
11.2 SET IP ACcess......................................................................................................................................................... 113
11.3 SET IP MEthod......................................................................................................................................................... 114
11.4 SET IP ADdress....................................................................................................................................................... 114
11.5 SET IP SUbnet......................................................................................................................................................... 114
11.6 SET IP ROuter.......................................................................................................................................................... 114
11.7 SET IP BOot............................................................................................................................................................. 115
11.8 SET IP KEepalive..................................................................................................................................................... 115
11.9 SET IP HTTP............................................................................................................................................................ 115
11.10 SET IP HTTPS....................................................................................................................................................... 115
11.11 SET IP TFTP.......................................................................................................................................................... 115
11.12 SET IP NTP............................................................................................................................................................ 116
11.13 SET IP TCP............................................................................................................................................................ 116
11.14 SET IP LPD............................................................................................................................................................ 116
11.15 SET IP TELnet........................................................................................................................................................ 116
11.16 SET IP SX_INTERN............................................................................................................................................... 116
11.17 SET IP SSH............................................................................................................................................................ 116
11.18 SET IP PRObe....................................................................................................................................................... 117
11.19 SET IP TImeout...................................................................................................................................................... 117
11.20 SET IP FTIme......................................................................................................................................................... 117
11.21 SET IP REtry.......................................................................................................................................................... 117
11.22 SET IP STATus...................................................................................................................................................... 117
11.23 SET IP WIndow...................................................................................................................................................... 118
11.24 SET IP BAnner....................................................................................................................................................... 118
12. DNS Commands............................................................................................................................................................ 119
12.1 SH DNS.................................................................................................................................................................... 119
12.2 SET DNS DOMain.................................................................................................................................................... 119
12.3 SET DNS PRImary................................................................................................................................................... 119
12.4 SET DNS SECondary............................................................................................................................................... 119
13. DHCP Server Commands.............................................................................................................................................. 120
13.1 SET DHCPS............................................................................................................................................................. 120
13.2 SH DHCPS............................................................................................................................................................... 120
13.3 SET DHCPS Address............................................................................................................................................... 120
13.4 SET DHCPS SUbnet................................................................................................................................................ 120
13.5 SET DHCPS ROuter................................................................................................................................................. 120
13.6 SET DHCPS LEase.................................................................................................................................................. 121
14. NTP Command.............................................................................................................................................................. 122
14.1 SET NTP SERVER................................................................................................................................................... 122
14.2 SH NTP DATE.......................................................................................................................................................... 122
15. TLS Commands............................................................................................................................................................. 123
15.1 SET APPTLS CACFGCERT..................................................................................................................................... 123
15.2 SET APPTLS CLCERT............................................................................................................................................. 123
15.3 SET APPTLS CLKEY............................................................................................................................................... 123
15.4 SET APPTLS CLPKPASS........................................................................................................................................ 123
15.5 DEL APPTLS............................................................................................................................................................ 123
15.6 SH APPTLS.............................................................................................................................................................. 124
16. GPIO Control.................................................................................................................................................................. 125
16.1 SET GPIO DIR......................................................................................................................................................... 125
16.2 SH GPIO DIR........................................................................................................................................................... 125
16.3 SET GPIO DIRM...................................................................................................................................................... 126
16.4 SH GPIO DIRM........................................................................................................................................................ 126
16.5 SET GPIO SPECial.................................................................................................................................................. 126
16.6 SH GPIO SPECial.................................................................................................................................................... 127
16.7 SET GPIO SPECM................................................................................................................................................... 127
16.8 SHow GPIO SPECM................................................................................................................................................ 127
16.9 SET GPIO DATA...................................................................................................................................................... 128
16.10 SHow GPIO DATA.................................................................................................................................................. 128
17. Firmware Update............................................................................................................................................................ 129
17.1 SET LOAd XModem................................................................................................................................................. 129
18. Power Management....................................................................................................................................................... 130
18.1 SET NW WLIF.......................................................................................................................................................... 130
18.2 SET POWER LEVEL................................................................................................................................................ 130
18.3 SET POWER CPUFREQ.......................................................................................................................................... 130
19. Other Commands........................................................................................................................................................... 131
19.1 SET DEFAULT......................................................................................................................................................... 131
19.2 EXIT.......................................................................................................................................................................... 131
19.3 HElp <command>..................................................................................................................................................... 131
19.4 INIT........................................................................................................................................................................... 131
19.5 SET PAssword......................................................................................................................................................... 132
19.6 SAVE........................................................................................................................................................................ 132
20. Compatibility with Existing Models................................................................................................................................. 133
20.1 SET NW DISCONN.................................................................................................................................................. 133
20.2 SET RM SCAN LOW................................................................................................................................................ 133
20.3 SET RM THRESH LOW........................................................................................................................................... 133
Appendix C SX-590 Antenna Information................................................................................................................................ 134
Antenna Specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 134
Appendix D Firmware Update Procedures............................................................................................................................... 135
Appendix E GNU/Linux Open Source and Programming........................................................................................................137
Appendix F Silex Contact Information...................................................................................................................................... 138
Figures
Figure 1 SX-590 top and bottom view.......................................................................................................................................... 2
Figure 2 SX-590 Module in Evaluation Daughtercard.................................................................................................................. 4
Figure 3 Major connectors in Evaluation Daughtercard............................................................................................................... 5
Figure 4 GPIO Special Functions Jumpers (Example Configuration)........................................................................................11
Figure 5 TCP/IP Configuration Window..................................................................................................................................... 32
Figure 6 I/O Port Configuration Window.................................................................................................................................... 33
Figure 7 Using spacers with SX-590 WLAN model.................................................................................................................... 58
Figure 8 TCP/IP Configuration Window..................................................................................................................................... 61
Figure 9 Password Configuration Window................................................................................................................................. 62
Figure 10 System Configuration Window................................................................................................................................... 63
Tables
Table 1 Supported European Countries...................................................................................................................................... 3
Table 2 Development Kit Contents.............................................................................................................................................. 6
Table 3 Status Monitors............................................................................................................................................................... 7
Table 4 OEM Interface Pinout...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Table 5 DB-9 Pinouts for RS-232 Mode...................................................................................................................................... 9
Table 6 Logical Serial Port 1 (CN10) Signal Descriptions............................................................................................................9
Table 7 RS-232 Cable Pinout Description................................................................................................................................. 10
Table 8 GPIO Special Functions................................................................................................................................................ 11
Table 9 I/O Header.................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Table 10 General Purpose I/O Signal Descriptions................................................................................................................... 13
Table 11 OEM Signal Parameter Descriptions.......................................................................................................................... 14
Table 12 Self Signed Certificate................................................................................................................................................ 31
Table 13 OEM Interface Pinout.................................................................................................................................................. 57
Table 14 GPIO Interface............................................................................................................................................................ 59
Table 15 Factory Default Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 60
Table 16 TCP/IP Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 62
Table 17 GPIO General Commands.......................................................................................................................................... 65
Table 18 GPIO Data Commands............................................................................................................................................... 68
Table 19 Product Specifications................................................................................................................................................ 69
Table 20 Radio Specifications................................................................................................................................................... 69
Table 21 TCP Port Connections................................................................................................................................................ 71
Table 22 List of security settings can be configured from the web.............................................................................................72
Table 23 Console AUTH parameter and corresponding web configuration...............................................................................73
Table 24 Console ENC parameter and corresponding web configuration.................................................................................73
Table 25 SX-590 Antenna Electrical Specifications................................................................................................................. 134
About This Reference Guide
This reference guide provides detailed specifications, diagrams and additional information required to integrate
the SX-590 embedded intelligent module in a product. The intended audiences are the developers and engineers
responsible for the integration of the module in another product.
Safety Precautions
• To prevent damage to the SX-590 module’s electronic circuit components, follow established ESD
practices and procedures for handling static-sensitive devices. All ESD-sensitive components must be
stored and shipped in ESD-conductive bags or bubble-wrap and labeled as such using the
standardized ESD adhesive warning label.
• Ethernet electrical wiring must be at least 6 feet from bare power wiring or lightning rods and associated
wires, and at least 6 inches from other types of wire (antenna wires, doorbell wires, wires from
transformers to neon signs), steam or hot water pipes, and heating devices.
• Protectors and grounding wire placed by the service provider must not be connected to, removed, or
modified by the customer.
Emissions Disclaimer
Final emission certification per FCC, CE and other agency requirements are the responsibility of the OEM using
any printed circuit assemblies or other items described in this developer’s kit in their packaged product.
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Chapter 1
Introduction
The SX-590 embedded intelligent module provides a complete solution for integrating wireless networking
technology into virtually any OEM product that has an RS-232 or UART serial port. It has a main printed circuit
board that contains a processor, memory, flash memory, three (3) serial ports (one dedicated for use as a
console) plus a USB V2.0 host port and an SPI port.
Dual 2.4GHz/5GHz operation is supported and the dimension is 55.0 x 30.0 x 11.0 mm.
The SX-590-6900 Evaluation Daughtercard is available to expedite the development process. This board
includes an RJ45 Ethernet connector, three 9-pin serial connectors, one USB connector, header connectors for all
major I/O, power supply, antenna, cables, and software.
Figure 1 SX-590 top and bottom view
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Notes on Using the SX-590 Module WWR Model
The SX-590 Module WWR Model configures its country code setting using the radio waves from adjacent Access
Points. Once the country setting is configured, it is not changed unless the SX-590 module is restarted.
Also, it is impossible to use the Access Point feature for the SX-590 Module WWR Model. To use the SX-590
module as Access Point, the country code setting needs to be changed.
For details on how to change the country code setting, please contact Silex Technology.
The SX-590 Module WWR Model supports 4 regions; Japan, United States, Canada and Europe.
If the country code information of following European countries is retrieved from the adjacent Access Points, the
SX-590 module configures its country code to Europe.
Table 1 Supported European Countries
Belgium Greece Lithuania Portugal
Bulgaria Spain Luxembourg Romania
Czech Republic France Hungary Slovenia
Denmark Croatia Malta Slovakia
Germany Italy Netherlands Finland
Estonia Cyprus Austria Sweden
Ireland Latvia Poland United Kingdom
Iceland Norway Liechtenstein Switzerland
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IMPORTANT:
- The SX-590 Module WWR Model cannot be used in the United States due to the FCC regulations.
- If the country code setting is not configured, the SX-590 Module WWR Model does not emit radio waves. When there is
no Access Point that emits radio waves including the country code information, the wireless feature of the SX-590
module cannot be used.
IMPORTANT:
Silex Technology guarantees proper operation of the SX-590 module and its compliance with local radio law only when
the configured country code information is one of above countries and the SX-590 module actually exists in that country.
Chapter 2
Installing the Evaluation Daughtercard
The SX-590-6900 Evaluation Daughtercard is designed to help you in the development of the necessary
hardware and software required to use the SX-590 module. It includes I/O connectors, cables, and power supply
in an easy-to-use package. The SX-590 Module is installed in the Evaluation Daughtercard as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 SX-590 Module in Evaluation Daughtercard
The Evaluation Daughtercard makes it easy to connect to the SX-590 for test and development by providing the
following:
Three 9-pin connectors (CN4,5,6) and one 10-pin header (CN12) for connecting the SX-590 serial ports
One 20-pin header for connecting GPIO's, power and ground (CN8)
One RJ45 Ethernet connector (CN1)
One power jack (CN7)
2 LEDs for displaying the power and network status (LED6,7)
5 LEDs for monitoring the GPIO signals (LED1,2,3,4,5)
One Test Button for printing configuration data and resetting the unit to factory defaults (SW2)
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Three 12-pin header (JP20,21,23) for selecting GPIOs and one 12-pin header (JP22) for selecting SPIs.
The locations of the major Evaluation Daughtercard connectors and headers are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 3 Major connectors in Evaluation Daughtercard
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Verify Development Kit Contents
The SX-590 Evaluation Module Development Kit consists of the components listed in Table 2. Please ensure that
all materials listed are present and free from visible damage or defects before proceeding. If anything appears to
be missing or damaged, please contact Silex.
Table 2 Development Kit Contents
Description
EVK Board
SX-590
Dual band Antenna
Power supply
RS232 cross cable
LAN cable
USB cable
Connecting the Evaluation Daughtercard to PC
To connect the SX-590-6900 Evaluation Daughtercard to your PC:
1. Connect one serial null-modem cable from the Serial Port (CN6) DB-9 connector on the Evaluation
Daughtercard to a serial port on a personal computer or laptop (the computer’s serial port must be set to
115.2Kbps, no parity, no flow control, and 8-bit character size). The PC or laptop acts as a console port for
command line configuration and monitoring. (CN6 is the Linux console which provides access to the on board
Linux system, while CN5 is connected to the configuration application, and is connected to the console
configuration task. Linux functions are not available from CN5.)
2. If you want to use an Ethernet LAN connection for the initial configuration of the SX-590, plug a category 5 Ethernet
cable into the RJ-45 jack. The Ethernet interface has Auto-MDI/MDIX that automatically detects and configures itself
for either a straight-thru or crossover Ethernet cable.
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Monitoring Module Status
You can monitor the module status using the Status LED (Orange) on the Evaluation Daughtercard.
Table 3 defines the default functions of the LED status indicators.
Table 3 Status Monitors
Function State Status
Status LED
On The network connection is active (wired/wireless).
Off
The network connection is not active.
Blinking
Firmware update is in progress (Important: Do not power off
the module during the update process)
OEM Interface
The OEM interface is a 50-pin header (CN9) that is used to connect the SX-590 module to the SX-590-6900 Evaluation
Daughtercard. It will also serve as the primary means of communications between the SX-590 and your OEM device
(refer to Chapter 5 Interfacing the SX-590 to the OEM Device for information on using this header to connect with your
device).
Table 4 shows the OEM interface pinout for the Evaluation Daughtercard. Please note that the OEM interface
signals are not directly accessible from the OEM header when the Evaluation Daughtercard is used. Rather,
these signals are available through convenient connectors on the Evaluation Daughtercard, such as the CN8,
CN12, CN13, CN14, CN15 and the 9-pin serial connectors. These connectors are described later in this chapter.
All input and output signals, except the differential signals, are 0 to 3.3 V logic signals.
Table 4 OEM Interface Pinout
PIN SIGNAL Attrib. Buffer PIN SIGNAL Attrib. Buffer
1 +5.0V +5.0V Power 2 +5.0V +5.0V Power
3 +5.0V +5.0V Power 4 GPIO0/Switch I/O(PU) LVTTL
5 RESET I(PU) LVTTL 6 RESETOUT O(PD) LVTTL
7 GND GND Power 8 GND GND Power
9 USB1-DP I/O USB 10 USB2-DN I/O USB
11 USB1-DN I/O USB 12 USB2-DP I/O USB
13 GND GND Power 14 GND GND Power
15 PCM_IN I LVTTL 16 PCM_OUT O LVTTL
17 PCM_BCK I/O LVTTL 18 GPIO1 I/O(PU) LVTTL
19 PCM_SYNC I/O LVTTL 20 GPIO3 I/O(PU) LVTTL
21 GPIO2 I/O(PU) LVTTL 22 GPIO5 I/O(PU) LVTTL
23 GPIO4 I/O(PU) LVTTL 24 GPIO7 I/O(PU) LVTTL
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PIN SIGNAL Attrib. Buffer PIN SIGNAL Attrib. Buffer
25 GPIO6 I/O(PU) LVTTL 26 GND GND Power
27 GPIO8 I/O(PU) LVTTL 28 UART2_TX O LVTTL
29 GPIO9 I/O(PU) LVTTL 30 UART2_CTS I(PU) LVTTL
31 UART3_TX O LVTTL 32 UART2_RTS O LVTTL
33 UART3_RX I(PU) LVTTL 34 UART2_RX I(PU) LVTTL
35 GPIO11 I/O LVTTL 36 UART1_TX O LVTTL
37 GPIO12 I(PU) LVTTL 38 UART1_RX I(PU) LVTTL
39 GPIO13 I/O LVTTL 40 2C_SCL I/O(PU) I2C
41 GPIO14 I/O LVTTL 42 I2C_SDA I/O(PU) I2C
43 GND GND Power 44 GND GND Power
45 LAN_TX_P O LAN 46 LAN_RX_P I LAN
47 LAN_TX_M O LAN 48 LAN_RX_M I LAN
49 LAN_CT O LVTTL 50 GPIO10 I/O(PU) LVTTL
Electrical Characteristics
The power requirements, port pinouts, GPIO characteristics, cable connections and wireless operational modes
are described below.
Power Input
Power to the SX-590 Module and the SX-590-6900 Evaluation Daughtercard is supplied through the power jack,
located at CN7, at 5V±5%. Use the included power supply.
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NOTE:
I(PU), O(PU), I/O(PU): Pull up with 3.3V 10kΩ to SX-590 side
O(PD): Pull down with 3.3V 10kΩ to SX-590 side
Serial Ports
Standard serial RS-232 signals are available on the DB-9 male connectors CN4, CN5 and CN6 for Serial Ports 1,
2 and 3 (Serial Port 3 is the Linux console which provides access to the on board Linux system, while Serial Port
2 is connected to the configuration application, and is connected to the console configuration task. Linux functions
are not available from Serial Port 2.) Serial Port 1 includes the RTS and CTS modem signals for hardware flow
control, and can also support DCD, DTR, and DSR by setting the appropriate jumpers on the JP20 and JP23
header (see the Using the GPIO Special Functions section later in this chapter). Serial Port 3 does not support
any modem signals, and is fixed for operation at 115.2Kbps, no parity, no flow control, and 8-bit character size.
Table 5 DB-9 Pinouts for RS-232 Mode
DB-9 RS-232 Signal Type
1 DCD Input
Enabled via JP23 header (Serial Port 1 only)
2 RXD Input
3 TXD Output
4 DTR Output
Enabled via JP20 header (Serial Port 1 only)
5 Ground
6 DSR Input
Enabled via JP20 header (Serial Port 1
only)
7 RTS Output (Supported on Serial Port 1 only)
8 CTS Input (Supported on Serial Port 1 only)
9 NC
Serial Port 1 can also be accessed using logic signals via a 10-pin header located at CN12. If you want to use
this header, you must place a jumper on 3.3V header (CN12) at JP24 to disable the RS-232 transceiver. The
pinouts are as follows:
Table 6 Logical Serial Port 1 (CN10) Signal Descriptions
Pin Signal Input/Output Pin Signal Input/Output
1 DCD Input
Enabled via JP24 header
2 DSR Input
Enabled via JP24 header
3 RXD Input 4 RTS Output
5 TXD Output 6 CTS Input
7 DTR Output
Enabled via JP24 header
8 3.3V
9 GND 10 No
Connect
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All signals are 0 to 3.3 V logic signals.
Note that Serial Port 3 is dedicated for use as Linux console commands. Serial port 3 is always set for operation
at 115.2Kbps, 8 bit character size, no parity, and no flow control.
Serial Port 2 is set by default for console operation at 115.2Kbps, 8-bit characters, no parity, and no flow control. This port
can be set as a second I/O port using the SET PORT S2 CONSOLE DISABLE console command.
RS-232 Cable
The supplied DB-9 female-to-female null modem cable is wired as shown below. The pinouts are compatible with
a standard PC 9-pin serial connector, so this cable can be used to directly connect a PC to Serial Port 3 for use
as a console terminal to configure the SX-590. It can also be used to connect many types of OEM serial devices
to Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2, provided that these devices use PC-compatible 9-pin connectors.
Table 7 RS-232 Cable Pinout Description
Pin Description
1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) Input*
2 RxD (Receive Data) Input
3 TxD (Transmit Data) Output
4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Output*
5 Ground
6 DSR (Data Set Ready) Input*
7 RTS (Request To Send) Output*
8 CTS (Clear To Send) Input*
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NOTE:
Serial Port 1 (CN4) supports all signals. Serial Port 2 (CN5) and Port 3 (CN6) do not support flow control signals.
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