4.3.1
Antenna Grounding Requirements ............................................................................................40
4.4
Ethernet (RCM6600W and RCM6650W only) .................................................................................. 41
4.5
Programming Modes ........................................................................................................................... 41
4.5.1
Standalone Operation of the RCM5600W/RCM6600W ...........................................................42
4.6
Other Hardware ................................................................................................................................... 43
4.6.1
Clock Doubler or PLL ...............................................................................................................43
4.6.2
Spectrum Spreader ....................................................................................................................43
4.7
Memory ............................................................................................................................................... 44
4.7.1
SRAM .......................................................................................................................................44
4.7.2
Flash Memory ...........................................................................................................................44
4.7.3
Encryption RAM Memory ........................................................................................................44
Chapter 5: Software Reference 45
5.1
More About Dynamic C ...................................................................................................................... 45
5.2
Dynamic C Function Calls ................................................................................................................. 47
5.2.1
Digital I/O .................................................................................................................................47
5.2.2
Serial Communication Drivers ..................................................................................................47
5.2.3
Serial Flash Memory Use ..........................................................................................................48
5.2.4
User and ID Blocks ...................................................................................................................50
5.2.5
Wi-Fi Drivers ............................................................................................................................50
5.2.6
Interface Board Function Calls ..................................................................................................51
5.3
Upgrading Dynamic C ........................................................................................................................ 52
5.3.1
Add-On Modules .......................................................................................................................52
Chapter 6: Using the Wi-Fi Features 53
6.1
Introduction to Wi-Fi .......................................................................................................................... 53
6.1.1
Infrastructure Mode ...................................................................................................................53
6.1.2
Ad-Hoc Mode............................................................................................................................54
6.1.3
Additional Information ..............................................................................................................54
6.2
Running Wi-Fi Sample Programs ....................................................................................................... 55
6.2.1
Wi-Fi Setup ...............................................................................................................................56
6.2.2
What Else You Will Need .........................................................................................................57
6.2.3
Configuration Information ........................................................................................................58
6.2.4
Wi-Fi Sample Programs ............................................................................................................61
6.2.5
RCM5600W/RCM6600W Sample Programs ........................................................................... 64
6.3
Dynamic C Wi-Fi Configurations ....................................................................................................... 71
6.3.1
Configuring TCP/IP at Compile Time ......................................................................................71
6.3.2
Configuring TCP/IP at Run Time..............................................................................................75
6.3.3
Other Key Function Calls ..........................................................................................................75
6.4
Where Do I Go From Here? ................................................................................................................ 76
Appendix A: RCM5600W and RCM6600W Specifications 77
A.1
Electrical and Mechanical Characteristics ......................................................................................... 78
A.1.1 mini PCI Express Connector Design Recommendations
.......................................................... 84
A.2
Rabbit 5000 Microprocessor Characteristics ..................................................................................... 86
A.3
Rabbit 6000 Microprocessor Characteristics ..................................................................................... 86
Appendix B: Interface Board 87
B.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 88
B.1.1
Interface Board Features ...........................................................................................................89
B.2
Mechanical Dimensions and Layout .................................................................................................. 90
B.2.1
Headers .....................................................................................................................................91