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1. 8 13 Database ChipworkX supports SQLite which is useful for logging and retrieving data using standard SQL queries A database can be created in RAM or saved on Storage Media with file system SD NAND or USB mass storage Refer to ChipworkX Database for reference on creating databases in RAM or non volatile memory The GHI NETMF SDK includes a simple example code on how to use the database feature 8 14 Power Control Hibernate Power Control ChipworkX is running at 200MHz However the user can using register access change the clock speed This way the processor will run slower and consume less power Rev 4 3 Page 44 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features Hibernate The user can put ChipworkX in hibernate mode through the PowerState functionality in the Micro Framework Only DeepSleep mode is supported In this mode the processor is set into idle wait for interrupt mode in which the clock to the ARM core stops reducing the power used when the processor is not busy Note that the rest of the device is still clocked by the master clock If needed clocks of the unused peripherals can be deactivated through register access to participate in power saving Here s an example to sleep and then wake up on an interrupt pin Must enable an interrupt event on the user wake up pin InterruptPort wakeUpPin new InterruptPort ChipworkX Pin PA25 false Por
2. MFDeploy must be disconnected or closed before you can go back to Visual Studio Only one of these two programs can be connected to your platform at a time Rev 4 3 Page 32 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual 7 2 ChipworkX Emulator ChipworkX Firmware The NET Micro Framework has a powerful emulator that can be extended or changed to suite the developer s needs This is useful as you can do most of the development and testing before building the actual hardware ChipworkX has an emulator available that maps the buttons and LCD dimensions as provided on the Development System However support for the extended features provided by GHI PWM USB Host etc are not supported in the emulator Using any of these extended features will result in an error on the emulator A user can choose the emulator from the Device list in Visual Studio project properties using Micy using Micy using Mic using Micy namespace 4 publid Hello World lt Watch 40 Sl Locals patch Ready Microsoft SPOT Microsoft SPOT Microsoft SPOT Microsoft SPOT Microsoft SPOT Emulator Sample SampleEmulator exe Managed Loade Microsoft SPOT Emulator Sample SampleEmulator exe Managed Loade The thread 0x2 has exited with code 0 0x0 w a how output from Debug Emulator Emulator Emulator Emulator 24 Call
3. hardware pins This is available through the GHI NETMEF library 8 11 Storage Devices Internal Flash SD USB File System File System lets you create and manipulate files and folders on the connected SD and USB storage devices With NET Micro Framework V4 0 FAT32 and FAT16 are supported by NETMF The user should refer to the NET Micro Framework documentation for details on handling files and folders Note FAT32 and FAT16 formats are supported but FAT12 is not You can format your storage device on a PC with a FAT32 or FAT16 option before using on ChipworkxX Before using the storage devices and accessing them with NETMF the user must mount the file system first This is done using the ChipworkX library provided with the SDK SD cards and USB storage devices are NOT mounted automatically Please refer to library documentation GHlElectronics NETMF IO PersistentStorage Internal Flash Storage The ChipworkX Hardware has 256MB NAND Flash which is utilized as file storage with FAT file system The NAND is used only for File System operations were sector failure will not cause the system to be unstable NAND flash devices have a limited life span on how many erases can be done on one sector This should not be a problem for many applications as the limits are 100 000 erase cycles minimum Also with wear leveling support this will dramatically increase the NAND life span SD MMC Memory SD and MMC memory cards have
4. 11 Place a breakpoint at Debug Print line You can do this by clicking on the line and then pressing F9 G public static void Main Debug Print Resources GetString Res 12 Compile the application There should be no errors 13 Go to the menu and select Project gt MyConsoleApp Properties and in the new window select the Micro Framework tab In the tab there are options for deployment Select USB for transport and select ChipworkxX_Chipworkx Rev 4 3 Page 28 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC g EY Application Build Build Events Debug Resources Services Settings Reference Paths NET Micro Framework MyConsoleApp Properties ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Firmware Project Build Debug Data Tools Add Class Shift Alt C k Add New Item Ctrl Shift A Add Existing Item Shift Alt A f E Exclude From Project Show All Files Add Reference Set as StartUp Project S Deployment Transport USB X Device Chipwork X_Chipwork X X B Generate native stubs for internal methods Root name for native stub files Create stub files in this directory 14 Press F5 Debug You will see how Visual Studio loads the application and runs it Visual Studio should pause at the breakpoint we placed in step 4 public static void Main 15 Make sure you have the output window open If not open the
5. e Microsoft s Visual Studio 2010 or Microsoft s Visual C Express Edition free download installed with latest updates e Microsoft s NET Micro Framework SDK Version 4 1 e The latest GHI NETMF SDK available on the GHI Electronics website If you got a new ChipworkX Development System it is recommended that you update the ChipworkX firmware and TinyBooter if needed with the files available in the latest GHI NETMF SDK within the ChipworkX folder before you start these steps The suggested access interface in these steps is USB the default on the ChipworkX Rev 4 3 Page 26 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Firmware Development System Development System First Power up The development system comes loaded with the latest firmware and an example application Power up the device using a power pack or a USB cable and you will see the example running on the LCD Once the system is tested for functionality try to deploy your own application 1 2 3 Install the latest Microsoft NET Micro Framework SDK Version 4 Install the latest GHI NETMF SDK Power up the development system board It is recommended to use any regular 9 15 Volt DC adapter with the inner connector positive to power up the system It can be powered up over a USB cable but it should be connected directly to PC USB port or to a powered USB hub to ensure sufficient power for the board Connec
6. electronics o rae ChipworkX User Manual Rev 4 3 September 21 2011 User Manual Top View Back View Document Information Information Description Abstract This document covers complete information about the ChipworkX Module and Development System specifications tutorials and references GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual Revision History Modification 09 21 11 Changed WiFi Module information and various updates 03 11 11 Various updates 09 14 10 Updated in field update section 07 21 10 Updated information for NETMF 4 1 04 26 10 Updated network section 04 02 10 Updates and fixes 03 12 10 First version Rev 4 3 Page 2 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents VANTROODUCHON raian aiti 4 8 4 Senal PophetalS sssini eniinn irani 1 1 What is Microsoft NET Micro Framework NETMF 4 Seral POM MAR I Ye ania a A 1T2 NETMF Parting vs USING cssssnisnsaseswersnesccseanreetee 4 SP li isesimeseupernitess 1 3 GHI s NET Micro Framework Based Solutions IRO ET E TEA 14 What is ChipworkX MOdUIC cccciccesscsccescissnencersiarsasacescaaace 5 One wire Interface 1 5 Extended Framework Features scsi csccsacsesscncsseirtaccncsasense 6 8 5 Networking TCP IP 1 6 ChipworkxX Key Feature Spiiss aans ses 6 MAC address setting 1 Z E
7. NET Micro Framework Development MFDeploy NET Micro Framework Platform SDK E Collapse All Legal Notice i f M The MFDeploy tool helps you copy Microsoft NET Micro Framework applications to your What s New in the NET Micro Framework Platform SDK hardware devices MFDeploy makes it easy for you to deploy or upgrade the firmware you are Quick Start Guide developing to your hardware H Overviews of the NET Micro Framework r 6 API Reference for NET Micro Framework In This Section 5 Tools Legal Notice Extensible Emulator This section Provides a list of trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation that MFDeploy appear in this documentation Legal Notice MFDeploy Overviews a The MFDeploy tool copies applications to NET Micro Framework devices A production E MFDeploy Overviews environment tool MFDeploy also enables you to test a device s responsiveness create a standard 6 MFDeploy References application deployment for multiple devices manage application signing and perform select 6 TFConvert debugging tasks 6 Samples MFDeploy References F The MFDeploy class library contains the functionality you need to deploy code to NET Micro Glossary Framework devices namespaces from within your own applications 2009 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Send feedback to mfdocfb microsoft com Mersion 2009 11 13 13h47m Index Results NET Micro Framework key namespac
8. SP11 is shared with 108 PAt 101 SPI1 SPI master bus interface MOSI signal Master Out Slave In SD card driver touch for SPI1 screen controller 109 PA2 102 SPI master bus interface SCK signal Clock for SPI1 110 DataFlash_CS PA3 Leave unconnected Reserved for ChipworkX s DataFlash use 111 PA4 104 N A General purpose digital I O 112 PAS 105 N A General purpose digital I O 113 GND10 Connect to Ground 114 PAG ioe SPE24_ Used as a Chip Select signal for SPl based SD MMC card communication 115 PA7 107 oe open drain pin 12C Interface SDA 116 PA8 108 open drain pin 12C Interface SCL 117 PAQ 109 COMI Serial port UART RXD receive signal In for COM1 118 PA10 1010 Serial port UART TXD transmit signal Out for COM1 119 PA11 1011 N A General purpose digital I O 120 PA12 1012 COM3_ Serial port UART RTS hardware handshaking signal for COM3 121 PA13 1013 HW HS Serial port UART CTS hardware handshaking signal for COM3 122 PA14 1014 N A General purpose digital I O 123 PA15 1015 N A General purpose digital I O 124 3 3V_7 Connect to 3 3 volt source 125 PA16 1016 N A General purpose digital I O 126 PA17 1017 N A General purpose digital I O 127 PA18 1018 Down General purpose digital VO Button land TinyBooter Firmware Down Button Check hardware design consideration 128 PA19 1019 N A General purpose digital I O 129 PA20 sae Spee oa ee a Button Check hardware design consideration 130 PA21 1021 N A General purpose digital I O 1
9. ChipworkX On Boot Up System Power Up J No TinyBooter needs to be Valid TinyBooter updated using TinyBooter Updater tool Are Up Down and Yes H F gt old the system in Select Button signals low Flash erasing process pressed ChipworkX Boot Up Sequence Flow Chart Rev 4 3 Page 18 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX On Boot Up 5 1 Bootstrap Loader vs TinyBooter vs ChipworkX Firmware The following table lists the major properties of each software Bootstrap Loader ChipworkX TinyBooter ChipworkX firmware Used to update ChipworkX TinyBooter Used to update the ChipworkX firmware maintenance application code region get system information and to update system configurations such as networking settings Used to deploy execute and debug the managed NETMF application code In other words it plays the role of a virtual machine Emergency use or when GHI releases a new TinyBooter frequently used always used Pre placed on the chipset provided by Atmel on SAM processors The user can download to the ChipworkX Module through GHI boot loader for instance The user can download to ChipworkX Module through the TinyBooter for instance Fixed and can not be updated Latest file is included with every GHI NETMF SDK not necessarily changed in every new SDK La
10. Framework Based Solutions With GHI Electronics you re getting an experienced partner that offers a wide range of NET Micro Framework hardware and software capabilities using the various drop in modules chipsets such as ChipworkX Embedded Master EMX and USBizi In addition our free unlimited support is available to assist you at any point New features and fixes come seamlessly to your product at no cost to you On top of the great features that the NET Micro Framework provides such as Ethernet graphics and touch screen GHI solutions has additional exclusive features such as USB host PPP GPRS 3G database and native code runtime libraries RLP All these exclusive features are included for you at no extra cost USBizi EMX ChipworkX 1 4 What is ChipworkX Module The ChipworkX Module is a combination of hardware ARM9 Processor Flash RAM Ethernet PHY etc on a small 67 6mm x47mm OEM board MINI92611 with SO DIMM200 slot that hosts Microsoft s NET Micro Framework with various PAL HAL drivers In addition to the benefits of the NET Micro Framework ChipworkX includes exclusive software and hardware features The ChipworkX Module is a vastly sophisticated piece of hardware This complexity provides the end user with a remarkably simple platform to implement in any hardware design Looking at the ChipworkX Development System schematic shows just how simple it really is All you need is 3 3 volts and some connec
11. If Sleep feature is not required pull down this pin to ground 182 USBD Port B USB Host Feature USB positive data line of the USB hosting feature Port B 183 VBAT Connect to 3 3 volt backup battery to keep the real time clock running 184 USBD Port B USB Host Feature USB negative data line of the USB hosting feature Port B 185 GND14 Connect to Ground 186 GND17 Connect to Ground 187 JTAG NRST JTAG NRST signal Connect to TRST 188 USBD Port A USB Host Feature USB positive data line of the USB hosting feature Port A 189 JTAG RTCK JTAG RTCK signal 190 USBD Port A USB Host Feature USB negative data line of the USB hosting feature Port A 191 JTAG TDO JTAG TDO signal 192 3 3V_11 Connect to 3 3 volt source 193 NTRST JTAG NTRST signal Connect to TRST 194 USBD USB client feature ae ae a the USB debugging interface access interface and for 195 JTAG TDI JTAG TDI signal 196 USBD ven cisat esis ising E E r of the USB debugging interface access interface and for 197 JTAG TCK JTAG TCK signal 198 GND18 Connect to Ground 199 JTAG TMS JTAG TMS signal 200 PIN200 Pull up with 10K resistor N A and Reserved pins user should NOT connect or use Rev 4 3 Page 16 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX On Boot Up 5 ChipworkX On Boot Up ChipworkX includes three pieces of embedded software bootstrap loader TinyBooter and ChipworkxX firmware Upon system boot up the A
12. Projects Recent Browse Component Name _ Version FEZDomino_GHlElectronics NETMF FEZ 1 0 0 0 l FEZMini_GHlElectronics NETMF FEZ 1 0 0 0 GHlElectronics NETMF Hardware 1 0 0 0 GHlElectronics NETMF Hardware EMX 1 0 0 0 i GHlElectronics NETMF Hardware USBizi 1 0 0 0 i GHlElectronics NETMF IO 1 0 0 0 i GHlElectronics NETMF System 1 0 0 0 GHlElectronics NETMF USBHost 1 0 0 0 GreenTheme 1 0 0 0 i Innobedded SPOT Presentation 1 0 0 0 i MFDpwsClient 4 0 1681 0 m A Runtime v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 v2 0 50727 X 2 Let s add USB Host library Select it and click OK 3 Add using for the name space at the beginning of the file using GHIElectronics NETMF USBHost ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Firmware 4 As an example we will get a list of currently connected devices Add this in Main method USBH_Device devices USBHostController GetDevices 5 Similarly you can use any other functionality provided by the GHI library Press F5 in Visual Studio and the program will run If the program does not run then there is something incompatible on your system Rev 4 3 Page 31 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Firmware For example you re using a newi incorrect version of th
13. TCP IP Stack e Low Power Mode TBD mA e Web Services e 67 6mmx47mm e SSL e Easily attached with SO DIMM200 e 2ZG2100 WiFi Driver slot e PPP GPRS 3G e RoHS Lead Free e DPWS Rev 4 3 Page 6 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual N Introduction Example Applications Designs with intensive processing or time critical routines using RLP Vending machine Measurement tool or tester Network server device Robotics GPS navigation Medical instrument with a color touch screen display Central alarm system Smart appliances Industrial automation devices Windows SideShow devices Rev 4 3 Page 7 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Development System 2 ChipworkX Development System The ChipworkX Development System is the official kit from GHI Electronics for the ChipworkX module This kit exposes the various peripherals and interfaces that make it an ideal starting point for any NET Micro Framework project Furthermore most of ChipworkX module signals such as GPIO SPI and UART are accessible on a 0 1 header for rapid prototyping The ChipworkX Development System Brochure and Pin outs Document provides for a more detailed view of this system A 9 a SD MMC _ connector 4 3 TFT Display With touch screen ChipworkX Development System V1 5 wuu chipworkx com GHI Electronics LLC Front
14. a very similar interface The ChipworkX Module Rev 4 3 Page 43 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features supports both cards and also supports SDHC over 4GB cards ChipworkX uses SPI1 to access SD MMC cards and PA4 Digital I O for chip select signal There are two smaller versions of SD cards mini SD and micro SD All card sizes are identical as far as the interface The only difference is the physical dimensions A user may be interested in mounting or unmounting the file system on the SD card automatically when a SD card is inserted or ejected To do this there is a pin on the SD card connector called Card Detect which works like a switch Connect this to a GPIO InterruptPort on ChipworkX and call mount unmount appropriately USB Memory Before proceeding make sure you have an understanding of how USB devices are inserted and detected on your NET Micro Framework device Refer to the USB Host section Similar to SD cards the user may be interested in mounting unmounting the file system on the USB drive automatically when a USB drive is inserted or ejected To do this you can get events from ChipworkX about connection disconnection of USB devices and call mount unmount appropriately 8 12 Output Compare By using output compare developers can generate different waveforms This is available on any digital output pin This is available through the GHI NETMEF library
15. for ChipworkX s NAND Flash use 90 NAND_WE PC1 Leave unconnected Reserved for ChipworkX s NAND Flash use 91 PC2 IRQO 1066 N A General purpose digital I O 92 PC3 1067 N A General purpose digital I O Rev 4 3 Page 13 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual Pin Out Description Name No eos Loess a onono H W Name IO Feature Pin Description 93 PC4 1068 N A General purpose digital I O 94 PC5 1069 N A General purpose digital I O 95 GND9 Connect to Ground 96 PC6 1070 N A General purpose digital I O 97 PC7 1071 N A General purpose digital I O 98 PC8 1072 come Serial port UART TXD transmit signal Out for COM2 99 PC9 1073 Serial port UART RXD receive signal In for COM2 100 PC10 1074 N A General purpose digital I O 101 MAC_INT PC11 Leave unconnected Reserved for ChipworkX s Ethernet PHY use 102 PC12 1076 COM3 Serial port UART TXD transmit signal Out for COM3 103 PC13 1077 Serial port UART RXD receive signal In for COM3 104 NAND_CS PC14 Leave unconnected Reserved for ChipworkX s NAND Flash use 105 NAND_BSY PC15 Leave unconnected Reserved for ChipworkX s NAND Flash use 106 3 3V_6 Connect to 3 3 volt source 107 PAO 100 SPI master bus interface MISO signal Master In Slave Out for SP11
16. for blue If the display has more than 16Bits connect the MSB high Bits to ChipworkX and the extra LSB low Bits to ground Rev 4 3 Page 40 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features Displays with VGA input monitors can be supported using a frame generator chip like Chrontel s CH7025 to convert LCD signals into VGA analog signals with the suitable timing Currently the highest supported resolution is 800x600 If your application requires a higher resolution please contact us Refer to the ChipworkX Development System schematic for more information about hardware design the backlight circuit TFT signal connections Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about TFT signals assignments to the ChipworkX hardware pins With ChipworkX graphics support users can leverage the NET Micro Framework graphics features such as Windows Presentation Foundation WPF BMP GIF and JPEG image files Consult the NET Micro Framework documentation for more information on graphics support Developers can either use the same TFT display or other ones This can be achieved by customizing the LCD controller registers to match the requirement of the new LCD Displays with VGA input monitors can be supported using a frame generator chip to convert LCD signals into VGA analog signals with the suitable timing For more information about LCD controller regist
17. hosting terminal server e g Internet Service Provider Important Note If the terminal server ISP does not require authentication credentials a user must use this type of communication anyway with any random user name and password Important The Ethernet port or WiFi cannot be used when using the GHI PPP Stack however an Ethernet cable or WiFi physical link can be traced This is available through GHI s NETMF library Example code is also included in the SDK SSL The NET Micro Framework includes an SSL stack to enable secure network communication The user must update the SSL seed through MFDeploy before using SSL MFDeploy gt Target gt Manage Device Keys gt Update SSL Seed Consult the NET Micro Framework documentation for more information about SSL 8 6 Graphics Display The ChipworkX Module supports 16bit color displays natively The default resolution is 480x272 which matches the Sharp 4 3 480x272 LQ043T1DG01 TFT display available on the ChipworkX Development System This display is common and similar to what is used in the Sony PSP What makes this display better than others is that it embeds all required circuitry to run with only supplying 5V 3 3V Ground LCD digital signals and back light power Developers can use almost any digital TFT display This is accomplished by connecting HSYNC VSYNC CLK ENABLE and 16Bit color lines The color format is 5 6 5 5Bits for red 6Bits for green and 5Bits
18. unique feature in ChipworkX is allowing users to load their own compiled native code C or assembly and run it directly through managed code This feature is similar to the use of DLLs on PCs RLP can be used to implement processing intensive and time critical routines This is available through GHI NETMF library 8 20 In Field Update This functionality allows devices that are deployed in the field to update their software automatically without external help This is very useful in remote and end users applications You can either update the entire device including GHI firmware files or update the managed application only Also this feature includes a managed C boot loader that the user will provide This is different from the GHI low level boot loader that already exists on the device This is available through the GHI NETMEF library 8 21 Watchdog Watchdog is used to reset the system if it enters an erroneous state The Watchdog is enabled with a specified timeout The user must keep resetting the Watchdog time counter within this timeout interval or otherwise the system will reset This is available through GHI NETMF library Rev 4 3 Page 46 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual Advanced Users 9 Advanced Users The ChipworkX Module is based on the Atmel AT91SAM9261S microcontroller With ChipworkX firmware s register access feature advanced users familiar with this micro
19. you run the batch file if you get an Access Denied message from Windows try to run the batch file as an Administrator or copy the batch file to your desktop and run it from there 4 The script will run to upload the new TinyBooter bin file to the serial DataFlash This process takes several seconds to complete 5 When it is done ogfile log will be created and opened using notepad automatically It contains information about the updating process Make sure the end of the file says Sent file amp memory area content match exactly The following is an example ogfile log of a successful update E logfile log Notepad File Edit Format View Help I Waitin I TCL platform windows at R I SAM BA CDC 2 9 I Retrieved arguments from Sand line chimariko TinyBooterLoader tcl I Connection com24 target comType 1 I Board chi sine I Traces Leve I target handle 7 file2a9dcc0 Read device Chip ID at Oxfffff240 get 0x019703a0 I Found processor chipworkx Chip ID 0x019703a0 I External RAM Settings extRamvdd 1 extRamType 0 extRamDataBuswidth 32 extDDRamModel 0 I Loading applet isp extram chipworkx bin at address 0x301000 I Memory Size 0x4000000 bytes I Buffer address 0x302254 I Buffer size 0x0 bytes I Applet initialization done I External RAM initialized I Command line mode Execute script file TinyBooterLoader tcl Re ee eae ee ee I GHI Electroni
20. 31 GND11 Connect to Ground 132 PA22 1022 N A General purpose digital I O 133 ee 1023 Up Button a EN E eae Button Check hardware design consideration 134 PA24 1024 N A General purpose digital I O Rev 4 3 Page 14 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual Pin Out Description Name No ere SLs 2 Konono H W Name IO Feature Pin Description 135 PA25 1025 N A General purpose digital I O 136 PA26 1026 N A General purpose digital I O 137 PA27 1027 N A General purpose digital I O 138 PA28 1028 N A General purpose digital I O 139 PA29 1029 N A General purpose digital I O 140 PA30 1030 N A General purpose digital I O 141 PA31 1031 N A General purpose digital I O 142 3 3V_8 Connect to 3 3 volt source 143 PBO 1032 eee TFT Display Vertical sync 144 PBI 1033 nen TFT Display Horizontal sync 145 PB2 1034 LCD CLK TFT Display Clock General purpose digital I O LCDDEN jsome LCDs may operate using the LCD Enable pin 146 PB3 1035 BMS This pin is multiplexed with BMS Boot Mode Select signal Care should be taken during reset time and it should not be set high on reset For more information about BMS check AT91SAM9261S user manual 147 PB4 1036 PWM PWM feature is mainly utilized to control the LCD back light illumination 148 PB5 1037
21. Booter Updater included with the GHI NETMF SDK under the ChipworkX firmware folder This updater tool consists of the Atmel sam ba tool with the required script and the BIN file that has to be loaded to the serial DataFlash chip It also includes the TinyBooter Updater driver that defines the USB port as a virtual Serial Port used to upload the new BIN file through The following instructions explain how to successfully accomplish this Erasing Process 1 Power up the ChipworkX hardware 2 Press and hold the Up Select and Down buttons keep holding and reset the system 3 Release the buttons when prompted to do so then you will see instructions about how to proceed 4 Press Up three times to proceed with the erasing process or press Down to abort Emergency Bootstrap access Use this method of access whenever something wrong happens during the TinyBooter update process like uploading the wrong bin file and the ChipworkX tinybooter is not accessible at all 1 Disconnect the power 2 Remove the jumper placed on the ChipworkX Module 3 Re connect power Rev 4 3 Page 21 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual TinyBooter 4 Place the jumper back 5 Connect the USB cable 6 Follow the same next steps for updating the TinyBooter Installing TinyBooter Updater USB Driver 1 After erasing the serial DataFlash and NOR Flash successfully following the previous steps 2 Po
22. EWRsussssrsesesenaretisrirsnnensrsnsanayasisa 35 TOS CIMPWORKK Placare Mi vcicinisnconnssncssiuesnctesanciennienievncsnanadete 49 Extended Week References EWR TR 35 Appendix A MFDeploy TOO is icssccasesiwcescexessascrenacrasinse renccidiiactaaneces 50 NAND FlaSWissvccescscccssescesascascosccaasstecrseptesccascsesssocceseateachaens 35 Legal NOCE sicsccsscssccs castereccascsaventasncaseese caneascsserescanessecsteabeacstcraeact 51 8 2 Debugging Interface Access Interface Bie LICENSING ccscxasexriiacscieiessueacanenscicvarsen tenet ceraseueveieiensswetiersinaneiess 51 8 3 Digital In PU tS OUULS cis nioen aaas 36 BSG AUIS Fits caistsvecissareaiceutecssais E 5i Rev 4 3 Page 3 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 What is Microsoft NET Micro Framework NETMF Microsoft s NET Micro Framework is a lightweight implementation of the NET Framework It focuses on the specific requirements of resource constrained embedded systems Supporting development in C and debugging on an emulator or the device both using Microsoft s Visual Studio The NET Micro Framework is also open source released under the Apache 2 0 license and completely free Developers already experienced with NET and Visual Studio can take advantage of their skills immediately reducing the learning curve The actual C application development process is completely shielded from the low level desi
23. N A General purpose digital I O If TSC2046 touch controller chip similar to the one on the Development System is 149 PB6 1038 TOUCH used then wire this pin to PENIRQ at the controller s side pin 11 Refer to IRQ ChipworkX Development System schematic TSC2046 s communication interface is SPI connect to SP11 on ChipworkX 150 PB7 1039 N A General purpose digital I O 151 GND12 Connect to Ground 152 PB8 1040 LCD BO TFT Display Blue signal bit 0 153 PB9 1041 LCD B1 TFT Display Blue signal bit 1 154 PB10 1042 LCD B2 TFT Display Blue signal bit 2 155 PB11 1043 LCD B3 TFT Display Blue signal bit 3 156 PB12 1044 LCD B4 TFT Display Blue signal bit 4 157 PB13 1045 N A General purpose digital I O 158 1WIRE_EEPROM PB14 Leave unconnected Reserved for ChipworkX s EEPROM use 159 PB15 1047 N A General purpose digital I O 160 3 3V_9 Connect to 3 3 volt source 161 PB16 1048 LCD GO TFT Display Green signal bit 0 162 PB17 1049 LCD G1 TFT Display Green signal bit 1 163 PB18 1050 LCD G2 TFT Display Green signal bit 2 164 PB19 1051 LCD G3 TFT Display Green signal bit 3 165 PB20 1052 LCD G4 TFT Display Green signal bit 4 166 PB21 1053 N A General purpose digital I O If TSC2046 touch controller chip similar to the one on the Development System is 167 PB22 1054 TOUCH used then wire this pin to CS at the controller s side pin 15 Refer to ChipworkX CS Development System schematic TSC2046 s communicatio
24. SB host PPP GPRS 3G Database RLP and Internal FAT storage The GHI NETMF SDK includes the required library files with full documentation and examples about the usage of these features with the related libraries The following sections clarify necessary guidelines about ChipworkX features 8 1 Application Flash RAM EWR 8MB of external flash is available on ChipworkX Modules External flash is used for firmware system assemblies user deployment and EWR storage 64MB of SDRAM comes standard with the ChipworkX Module enough for applications using the NET Micro Framework and SideShow Extended Weak References EWR EWR Extended Weak References is a way for managed applications to store data on FLASH memory Stored data has priorities if more data needs to be stored and the flash EWR region is full some lower priority data will be overwritten Consult the NET Micro Framework documentation for more details If more storage is needed Internal 256MB Flash SD memory cards and or USB memory devices can be used EWRs do not work with removable media devices NAND Flash 256MB of NAND flash is used as FAT file system storage under the NET Micro Framework It can be accessed just like any other media SD card or USB storage device 8 2 Debugging Interface Access Interface The Access Interface with the ChipworkX firmware is usually named NETMF debugging interface which is the communication interface between the Chipw
25. Stack Immediate Window Output Ln10 E MFWindowApplication1 Running Microsoft Visual C 2008 Express Edition Administrator aja X File Edit View Project Build Debug Data Tools Window Help ua O 3 Ha B z ag 23 Ge GHI_SST39WF_16BL JAFARA TR a El SIG gt z Program cs x Solution Explorer Solution MFWindowApplicatio 2 X a Sample Emulator z MES a amp MFWindowAppl gt eau using Sys Insert Eject Emulator Serial Ports A Solution MFWindowApplication1 1 project Ou 2 3 MFWindowApplication1 a a Properties ij References O Resources 4 GPIOButtonInputProvider cs Program cs Gai Resources resx AE Sample SampleEmulator exe Managed Loade Sample SampleEmulator exe Managed Loade Sample SempleEmulator exe Managed Loade Sample SampleEmulator exe Managed Loade Col 54 Ch 54 INS Rev 4 3 Page 33 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features 8 ChipworkX Features ChipworkX supports all of the necessary features of the NET Micro Framework with the required HAL and PAL drivers such as Graphics TCP IP SSL and FAT File System The NET Micro Framework SDK includes full documentation and examples about the usage of these features with the related libraries Furthermore ChipworkX supports other exclusive GHI hardware and software features such as U
26. View Rev 4 3 Page 8 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Development System eee 02240808 2ee220080068 90000000 00000000 i Back View Rev 4 3 Page 9 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Module Architecture 3 ChipworkX Module Architecture ChipworkX is a combination of hardware ARM Processor Flash RAM Ethernet PHY etc that hosts Microsoft s NET Micro Framework with various PAL HAL drivers In addition to the benefits of the NET Micro Framework ChipworkX includes exclusive software and hardware features such as support for USB host PPP networking and more The 67 6mm x47mm MINI9261 1 module contains everything needed to run the NET Micro Framework The module is a sophisticated piece of hardware developed with a complex BGA design This complexity provides the end user with a remarkably simple platform to implement in any hardware design 3 1 Block Diagram ChipworkX Module Hardware User Runtime Loadable Procedure region NET Micro Framework 200MHz ARM9 CPU Peripherals GPIo Interrupts PWM USB HC USB Device LCD Controller Ethernet Controller etc Rev 4 3 Page 10 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Module Architecture 3 2 AT91SAM9261S Microcontroller AT91SAM9261S 200Mhz ARM9Y 32 bit processor is the core of the Chi
27. a chucks 2 The 12C clock rate is not accurate but this should not affect the 12C functionality For example using 100Khz for clock will result in 7OKhz 3 Losing Arbitration is not supported 4 Read and Write timeouts are not supported 5 Using buses like SPI and UART is recommended over 12C One wire Interface Through one wire a master can communicate with multiple slaves using a single digital pin One wire can be activated on any Digital I O on ChipworkxX This is available through the GHI NETMEF library 8 5 Networking TCP IP Networking is a crucial part in today s embedded devices The NET Micro Framework includes a full TCP IP stack with complete socket support for manged applications ChipworkX networking implementation includes PPP WiFi Ethernet TCP IP SSL HTTP and Device Profile for Web Services MAC address setting Users can use MFDeploy to update the correct MAC address before the device is connected to a network Network settings can also be changed dynamically from the managed code Rev 4 3 Page 37 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features NetworkInterface netif NetworkInterface GetAllNetworkInterfaces II Set new MAC address byte newMAC new byte 0x00 0x1A OxF1 0x01 0x42 OxDD netif 0 PhysicalAddress newMAC Newark Corfiguratior State P adress fis 153 20 Subas Mask 255 255 255 0 Daut Gatawa
28. al Ethernet PHY along with the needed circuitry The Ethernet oscillator is controlled by the processor allowing the user to control its power consumption The designer only needs to wire the signals to the Ethernet connector The recommended Ethernet connector is JO026D21 Rev 4 3 Page 11 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Module Architecture 3 8 Runtime Loadable Procedure RLP A highly useful and unique feature in ChipworkX is allowing users to load their own compiled native code C or assembly and run it directly through managed code This feature is similar to the use of DLLs on PCs RLP can be used to implement processing intensive and time critical routines 3 9 Database Support ChipworkX supports SQLite which is useful for logging and retrieving data through standard SQL queries to databases created on SD card NAND Flash or even on a USB thumb drive Rev 4 3 Page 12 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual Pin Out Description 4 Pin Out Description Most signals on the ChipworkX Module are multiplexed to offer more than one function for every pin It is up to the developer to select which one of the functions to use GHI drivers and the NET Micro Framework does some checking to make sure the user is not trying to use two functions on the same pin However the developer should still understand what functions are multiplexed so ther
29. ation 8 3 Digital Inputs Outputs The module has 80 digital I O pins that can be used in managed applications All digital I O pins are 3 3V only This means that signals coming from another circuit can NOT be higher than 3 6V All pins support input and output with pull up feature All digital I O pins are interrupt capable Interrupt pins asynchronously call functions in managed applications Interrupts can be activated on rising or falling edges with optional glitch filter Enabling interrupts for both rising and falling edges is supported but in this case the glitch filter is disabled Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about Digital I O assignment to the ChipworkX hardware pins The I Os are numbered as in the following table AT91SAM92615S Peripheral IO ChipworkX Port Name Pin name IO number PA PAO PA31 0 31 PB PBO PB31 32 63 PC PCO PB31 64 95 Rev 4 3 Page 35 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features 8 4 Serial Peripherals Serial Port UART One of the oldest and most common protocols is UART or USART ChipworkxX hardware exposes three UART ports Serial Port AT91SAM9261S UART Hardware Handshaking COM1 Debug Unit DBGU Not Supported COM2 USARTO Not Supported COM3 USART2 Supported Important Note Serial port pins have 3 3V TTL levels where the PC uses RS232
30. controller can manipulate the internal registers 10 ChipworkX Design Consideration 10 1 Hardware The following peripherals are recommended to be exposed from the module in any design possibly hidden from the end user Up Down and Select button pins USB Device Client IMPORTANT NOTE The ChipworkX module uses SPI based flash for bootstrap This flash is connected to SPI1 bus SPI2 is completely free A SPI bus master ChipworkX is designed to work with multiple slaves For example the ChipworkX Development System uses SPI1 for flash touch screen controller and MP3 decoder chip Our WiFi module uses SPI1 as well by default They all work in sync because only one slave is selected at any time This is accomplished by passing the Chip Select pin along with SPI configurations so the pin is selected only when data is being sent and then it is automatically deselected If you are not sure of how SPI works or your slave cannot be deselected doesn t have Chip Select pin SSEL then you must use SPI2 which is completely free This applies to all SPI1 bus pins Those are SPI1 MOSI SPI1 MISO SPI1 SCK Ideally SPI1 can only be used when a developer has already used all pins and must use SPI1 otherwise SPI1 pins should be left unused by the developer 10 2 Software The ChipworkX firmware is only licensed to work on ChipworkX MINI9261I modules provided by GHI Electronics LLC Please consult GHI Electronics for cu
31. cs Chipworkx TinyBooter updater script I I Enable DataFlash I DATAFLASH Init 0 trace level 0 I Loading applet ey Geen bee lt chipworkx bin at address 0x20000000 I Memory Size 0x420000 bytes I Buffer address 0x20002446 I Buffer size 0x40740 bytes I Applet initialization done I send File TinyBooterLoader bin at address 0x00000 GENERIC SendFile A dated bin at address 0x0 I File size 0x20000 gf bee writing 0x20000 bytes at 0x0 buffer addr 0x20002A40 0x20000 hyres written by applet I Temp file C Users Joe sam ba testcompareFile I Compare File TinyBooterLoader bin with memory at address 0x00000 for 131072 byte s I Read File c Users Joe sam ba testcompareFile at address 0x00000 TEn ReceiveFile C Users Joe sam ba testcompareFile 0x20000 bytes from address 0x0 I Reading 0x20000 bytes at 0x0 buffer addr 0x20002A40 sent file amp Memory area content address 0x00000 size 131072 bytes match exactly Script Completed AP O a oar onemnaemnie 6 Reset the system and then the Tinybooter will execute Make sure to update TinyCLR firmware 7 The system is now ready to deploy new managed applications 6 2 ChipworkX firmware update through TinyBooter The objective of this section is to provide simple steps to access the TinyBooter on your ChipworkX based system from your PC so you will be ready to update the Chipworkx firmware using MFDeploy Re
32. e GHI library and an old incorrect version of the firmware This is simply resolved by upgrading the firmware to the one included in your SDK and making sure the Added Reference is from the SDK as well MFDeploy is helpful to investigate these errors as explained next Using MFDeploy you can see debug messages exceptions or errors from your device Make sure Visual Studio is not in debug mode Open MFDeploy and make sure you can ping as explained in previous steps Now Click on Target gt Connect r 8 NET Micro Framework Deployment Tool Target Options Plug in Help Application Deployment gt Manage Device Keys gt Configuration gt Device Capabilities Ctrl Shift C Connect F5 Disconnect Ctrl F5 Now reset your hardware and click Ping You will see debug output of what the device is doing for example loading assemblies and any debug messages printed by your application elements 4 elements 4 elements 40 elements Attributes TypeSpec Resources Files Resources Resources Data Strings Signatures ByteCode 48 bytes 16 bytes 96 bytes 320 bytes 1197 bytes 1305 bytes 2637 bytes 10729 bytes Ready Hello World Done Waiting for debug commands In case the program did not run because of incompatibility the debug output will show these errors This is useful for debugging certain applications Note If you Connect through MFDeploy you cannot deploy using Visual Studio
33. e is no conflict The schematics of the ChipworkX Development System board should be used as a reference design Advanced details on oscillator and power tolerance can be found in the AT91SAM9261S datasheet from Atmel website Digital I O pins are named IOxx where xx is an assigned number SODIMM200 Pin out Name No Pienaar Sees a Chinworkx H W Name IO Feature Pin Description 1 GND_BG Connect to GroundConnect to Ground 2 ENET_TX Ethernet transmit data minus Recommended 3 ENET_2 5 Connect to Ethernet Connector Magnet TCT and RCT pins Ethernet connector is 4 ENET_TX Ethernet transmit data plus scar o 5 GND Connect to Ground Development System 6 ENET_RX Ethernet receive data minus schematic 8 ENET_RX Ethernet receive data plus pe mabe i t 11 ENET_LED1 Ethernet interface connection indicator LED embedded in 12 ENET_LED2 Ethernet interface activity indicator LED ChipworkX hardware 13 GND3 Connect to Ground 20 3 3V_0 Connect to 3 3 volt source 27 GND4 Connect to Ground 32 3 3V_1 Connect to 3 3 volt source 40 GND16 Connect to Ground 41 GND5 Connect to Ground 46 3 3V_2 Connect to 3 3 volt source 51 GND6 Connect to Ground 60 3 3V_3 Connect to 3 3 volt source 65 GND7 Connect to Ground 72 3 3V_4 Connect to 3 3 volt source 79 GND8 Connect to Ground 88 3 3V_5 Connect to 3 3 volt source 89 NAND_RE PCO Leave unconnected Reserved
34. eploy to the firmware HEX files These can be found under ChipworkX firmware folder in the SDK The other files with sig extension must exist in the same folder as the HEX files Select ALL of the HEX files at once and start deploying the firmware by pressing Deploy Rev 4 3 Page 24 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual TinyBooter Name Date modified Type _ ER CONFIG _ ER_FLASH 8 NET Micro Framework Deployment Tool Target Options Help Device Png frase Image File C Program Files 86 GHI Electronics ChipworkX SDK Fimware ER v 7 Loading the files takes about a minute On completion the firmware will execute Double check the version number to make sure the correct firmware is loaded 8 Loading new firmware will not erase the deployed managed application If you need to erase the managed application click Erase Important Note After updating the ChipworkX firmware if you see a message on the LCD or on the ChipworkX access debugging interface stating that you need to update the TinyBooter this means that the TinyBooter version is not suitable for the current firmware In this case update the TinyBooter then update Chipworkx firmware again Rev 4 3 Page 25 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Firmware 7 ChipworkX Firmware The ChipworkX firmware is the main piece of embedded s
35. ers refer to the AT91SAM9261S User Manual 8 7 PWM The ChipworkX hardware includes a PWM output which is mainly utilized to control the LCD back light illumination This is available through the GHI NETMEF library 8 8 Touch Screen Control By default ChipworkX supports touch screen using the TSC2046 touch controller chip with two analog inputs which are used to access the touch screen which is controlled though SPI1 Developers can support different kinds of touch screens and touch controllers easily by writing a simple driver and exposing the position parameters to touch screen methods Refer to the Pin Out Description section and the ChipworkX Development System schematic for more information about touch screen controller TSC2046 connections signals Rev 4 3 Page 41 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features 8 9 USB Device Client USB Clients device and USB Hosts are completely different Many designers confuse USB when it comes to hosts and devices A USB Host is the master of the bus where all the work is done USB devices are simple compared to hosts and they can only connect communicate with a host and not other devices The USB host and device on ChipworkX are two separate peripherals so there would be no conflict when using them both simultaneously The USB client interface is usually used as the ChipworkX access interface for debugging a
36. es 1 topics found Title Location What Is the NET Micro Framework NET Micro Framework Platform SDK amp Contents 3 Index 2 Help Favorites Ready E l One of the great features of MFDeploy is authenticating loaded files MFDeploy uses public private keys to verify files This is a good feature for companies who want to make sure they are the only ones who can load applications on the system MFDeploy documentation explains this feature in details Rev 4 3 Page 49 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual Legal Notice Legal Notice Licensing The ChipworkX Module is fully licensed for commercial use The Module price covers the commercial use of the ChipworkX Module with the NET Micro Framework Disclaimer IN NO EVENT SHALL GHI ELECTRONICS LLC OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE GHI ELECTRONICS LLC LINE OF PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS Chipwo
37. gn details of the hardware platform Combining the benefits with off the shelf low cost network enabled embedded systems creates a rapid product development solution 1 2 NETMF Porting vs Using There are two sides to working with NETMF porting it and using it For example writing a JAVA game on a cell phone is much easier than porting the JAVA virtual machine JVM to the phone The phone manufacturer did all the hard work of porting JAVA to their phone allowing the game programmers to use it with ease NETMF works the same way porting is not easy but using it is effortless NETMF can be split into two major components the core CLR Common Language Runtime and HAL Hardware Access Layer The core libraries are made so they are hardware independent Usually no modifications are needed on the core libraries A developer porting NETMF for a hardware platform will need to make the HAL to handle interfacing the hardware control to upper layers According to GHI s own experience with NETMF porting it is not feasible to work on porting NETMF to your new hardware in case you are targeting medium or low quantities annually less than 100 000 units A faster to market option is by using one of the available OEM modules chipsets These OEM devices have everything you need built in the hardware and software Rev 4 3 Page 4 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual Introduction 1 3 GHI s NET Micro
38. istry manually By default the Micro Framework debug interface is USB If you need to use the USB Client feature to build a USB device you should select a different debug interface first COM1 USB cable connection detection USB VBUS USB power can be connected through a protection resistor to any digital I O to detect the presence of a USB cable Rev 4 3 Page 42 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features 8 10 USB Host and Supported USB Drivers USB Clients device and USB Hosts are completely different Many designers confuse USB when it comes to hosts and devices A USB Host is the master of the bus where all the work is done USB devices are simple compared to hosts and they can only connect communicate with a host and not other devices The USB host and device on ChipworkX are two separate peripherals so there would be no conflict when using them both simultaneously The USB Host allows the use of USB Hubs USB storage devices joysticks keyboards mice printers and more With ChipworkX supported class drivers you don t have to worry about the inner workings For USB devices that do not have a standard class low level USB access is supported The ChipworkX Module contains a USB host with two ports and USB client both can work simultaneously Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about USB Host signals assignment to the ChipworkX
39. ket connection over WiFi For example you can open up to 127 TCP UDP sockets simultaneously with SSL security This is not a simple WiFi Serial bridge commonly used on simple embedded systems ule RS9110 N 11 21 01 WiFi module WiFi RS21 Module with UEXT Connector This module from Redpine s Connect io n family is a complete IEEE 802 11bgn WiFi client device with a standard SPI interface to a host processor or data source It integrates a MAC baseband processor RF transceiver with power amplifier a frequency reference an antenna and all WLAN protocol and configuration functionality in embedded firmware to provide a self contained 802 11n WLAN solution for a variety of applications GHI Electronics offers the WiFi RS21 Module with UEXT Expansion to evaluate this WiFi module with the ChipworkX Development System Rev 4 3 Page 39 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features PPP TCP IP access through serial modems Using this feature users can create sockets and communicate over links that are not Ethernet serial or wireless links for example This includes PPP Client with PAP authentication protocol This feature allows the user to dial in through serial modem V 90 GPRS 3G to access the Internet or Extranet Embedded TCP IP Master Serial Communication no Internet PPP Client In this case network settings will be taken from the
40. levels For proper communication with RS232 serial ports PC serial port an RS232 level converter is required One common converter is MAX232 Note If the serial port is connected between two TTL circuits no level converter is needed but they should be connected as a null modem Null modem means RX on one circuit is connected to TX on the other circuit and vice versa Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about UART signals assignment to ChipworkX hardware pins SPI ChipworkX supports two SPI Interfaces SPI1 and SPI2 SPI Bus is designed to interface multiple SPI slave devices the active slave is selected by asserting the Chip Select line on the relative slave device SPI1 is used to interface the touch screen controller MS1053 codec and SD card Therefore if the developer is using an additional SPI slave device through SPI1 this device must use SPI bus only when its chip select signal is active and that could be accomplished by dedicating one of the Digital I Os to do this function in SPI configuration ChipSelect_Port A good example is reading analog inputs of the touch screen controller and to control VS1053 MP3 decoder chip on the development System Example project source code included in the GHI NETMF SDK is a good reference on how to do so IMPORTANT NOTE The ChipworkX module uses SPI based flash for bootstrap This flash is connected to SPI1 bus SPI2 is completely free A SPI bus master Chipw
41. n interface is SPI connect to SP11 on ChipworkX 168 PB23 1055 LCD R4 TFT Display Red signal bit 4 169 GND13 Connect to Ground 170 PB24 1056 LCD G5 TFT Display Green signal bit 5 171 PB25 1057 LCD RO TFT Display Red signal bit 0 172 PB26 1058 LCD R1 TFT Display Red signal bit 1 Rev 4 3 Page 15 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual Pin Out Description Name No re Sas Zi COM ATS H W Name IO Feature Pin Description 173 PB27 1059 LCD R2 TFT Display Red signal bit 2 174 PB28 1060 LCD R3 TFT Display Red signal bit 3 175 PB29 IRQ2 1061 SPI2 SPI master bus interface SCK signal Clock for SP12 176 PB30 IRQ1 1062 SPI master bus interface MISO signal Master In Slave Out for SPI2 Wake Up Input Falling edge signal would wake up the processor and clear the 177 WKUP Shut Down signal If Sleep feature is not required pull down this pin to ground 178 PB31 1063 SPI2 SPI master bus interface MOSI signal Master Out Slave In for SPI2 Shut Down Output can be wired to sleep circuit Refer to ChipworkX 179 SHDN Development System schematic If Sleep feature is not required leave this pin unconnected 180 3 3V_10 Connect to 3 3 volt source ChipworkX s Internal power supply circuit enable this pin can be wired to sleep 181 EN_1 2V circuit Refer to ChipworkX Development System schematic
42. nd application deployment through Microsoft s Visual Studio However developers have full control over the USB client interface For example the USB client can be made to simulate a USB keyboard or USB mass storage Controlling a ChipworkX USB client requires intricate knowledge of how USB works The user should refer to the NET Micro Framework documentation for complete details on how to use this feature Fortunately GHI Electronics offers a USB Client library available in the SDK to ease development and provide direct support for some USB devices such as Mass Storage Virtual Disk and CDC Virtual COM Port The library is capable of creating a USB client that s composed of multiple USB interfaces Please refer to the GHI NETMF Library for more information The ChipworkX Module contains a USB host and USB client both can work simultaneously Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about USB device signals assignment to the ChipworkX hardware pins Important Notes Be CAREFUL when changing the USB configuration and settings as you go on with development and creating your USB device and connecting it to the PC Windows might save the device information in its registry Therefore if you change the USB device settings interfaces and connect it again it might not work correctly Make sure to be careful with changing your USB device settings You may also need to delete all the settings from Windows reg
43. oftware in the Chipworkx Module which hosts the NET Micro Framework core with the required HAL drivers to provide the various ChipworkX features a user can control with C A user deploys and debugs the managed application code directly on ChipworkX Modules from Microsoft s Visual Studio through the ChipworkX debugging interface The ChipworkX on boot up section provides the required information on how to choose an access interface and how to access the ChipworkX firmware The ChipworkX firmware is different than the TinyBooter or bootstrap loader The Bootstrap loader vs TinyBooter vs ChipworkX firmware section lists the features and properties of each piece of software Users can update the ChipworkX firmware through the TinyBooter Refer to TinyBooter to learn how to update the firmware The ChipworkX firmware can be updated with the In Field Update feature The end user software interface that communicates with the ChipworkX firmware is MFDeploy which comes with the Microsoft NET Micro Framework SDK and Microsoft s Visual C with installed NET Micro Framework SDK 7 1 Getting Started with ChipworkX The objectives of this section are to provide simple steps to setup your ChipworkxX based system on your PC so you will be ready to develop your application on Visual Studio C with NET Micro Framework All you need to start up e The ChipworkX Development System e AUSB Cable included with the kit
44. orkX is designed to work with multiple slaves For example the ChipworkxX Development System uses SPI1 for flash touch screen controller and MP3 decoder chip Our WiFi module uses SPI1 as well by default They all work in sync because only one slave is selected at any time This is accomplished by passing the Chip Select pin along with SPI configurations so the pin is selected only when data is being sent and then it is automatically deselected Rev 4 3 Page 36 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features If you are not sure of how SPI works or your slave cannot be deselected doesn t have Chip Select pin SSEL then you must use SPI2 which is completely free This applies to all SPI1 bus pins Those are SPI1 MOSI SPI1 MISO SPI1 SCK Ideally SPI1 can only be used when a developer has already used all pins and must use SPI1 otherwise SPI1 pins should be left unused by the developer Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about SPI signals assignments to the ChipworkX hardware pins 12C I2C is a two wire addressable serial interface ChipworkX supports one master 12C port Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about I2C signals assignments to the ChipworkX hardware pins I2C on ChipworkX is implemented using sofware Users should note these few points 1 12C blocks managed threads It is recommended to use small dat
45. orkX firmware and the application code terminal Visual C debugger It can be configured as USB serial port or Ethernet Rev 4 3 Page 34 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features The Access Interface section provides the required information on how to access the ChipworkX debugging interface Changing the debug interface might be necessary for some applications The default debug interface is USB but some application might need to use the USB Client feature to connect to PC as a different device for example a USB Storage In this case you should change the debug interface Other access interfaces can be enabled using software Using GHI s library you can set the interface and it is saved So it will keep this setting after you reset the device Only TinyCLR Firmware and TinyBooter interfaces can be changed The boot loader cannot be changed using software You can force ChipworkX to ignore the software settings and use the default USB interface This is helpful in case the incorrect settings are stored This is done by holding the Center and Down buttons upon start up If you are not able to access the device after setting the debug interface for example it was set incorrectly you can reboot the device in boot loader mode erase and update the TinyBooter and firmware again Software settings is done using GHI NETMF library under GHlElectronics NETMF Hardware Configur
46. pworkX Module The ChipworkX firmware includes HAL and PAL drivers for the various peripherals of this microcontroller that can be accessed from the user s managed code We recommend you consult the AT91SAM9261S user manual for detailed information on things such as registers hardware and electrical characteristics 3 3 SDRAM 64MB of SDRAM comes standard with the ChipworkX Module Approximately 2MB is reserved for developers native executable data that includes the Runtime Loadable Procedures 3 4 NOR Flash 8MB of NOR flash is available on ChipworkX Modules This memory is used for ChipworkX firmware user managed code and Extended Weak References To ensure long term system stability GHI used better NOR flash for critical storage deployment and firmware On the other hand the NAND flash is used only for File System operations where sector failure will not cause system instability Note The user MUST NOT access NOR Flash directly Registers or JTAG etc This might damage your ChipworkX module 3 5 NAND Flash 256MB of NAND flash is used as FAT file system storage under the NET Micro Framework It can be accessed just like any other media SD card or USB storage device 3 6 Serial DATAFLASH ChipworkX includes a 4MB Atmel serial Dataflash chip which is used for the boot up process GHI system configuration and TinyBooter 3 7 Ethernet PHY The ChipworkX Module hardware includes an industri
47. rkX is a Trademark of GHI Electronics LLC NET Micro Framework Visual Studio MFDeploy Windows Vista Windows SideShow are registered or unregistered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other Trademarks and Registered Trademarks are Owned by their Respective Companies Rev 4 3 Page 50 of 50 www ghielectronics com
48. s c cccisccccssssne 8 98 Databases aroni aini 45 TSE ONS ia E A iS 2 8 14 Power Control Hib rmate c scacsarcsatnensecrensnersenesnens 45 6 1 TinyBooter update using bootstrap loader 22 Power COMO wisscsetvascaieas pecisiapmameereneneneatiommunnnenivey ERASING PTO CESS ara Hibernate Emergency Bootstrap access 8 15 Real Time Clock Installing TinyBooter Updater USB Driver 23 8 16 Battery RAMi risiini iadi iderana niniaren ei Updating Titty DOCS siisii 23 9 17 Processor Register ACCESS sinrin 46 6 2 ChipworkX firmware update through TinyBooter 24 9 Vel WANG ACES Siena e ERAAI AEE RAA 46 TI WOE FUNWA E caraang nre a AEA a ER A 27 8 19 Runtime Loadable Procedure RLP s ssssisosssrosssrsssersas 46 7 1 Getting Started with Chip woOrkX ccssssisciiecasocsastesserccvoisiantes 27 8 20 imn Field WO ate cicien 47 All you need to Start UP cccscccsccsstscncsectcstvesss dass tedstecnssaeuaed 27 8 21 WAICNEOG ciicistcsasccedsancrsatacernsswctencartuancascrestectinetencneaanenseed 47 Development System First Power up ceeeeeeeeee 20 DAP VaNCC USES snnm 48 Adding GHI NETMP Libtary scisccsccscsccscscesascvaccress concesasene 32 10 ChipworkX design Consideration cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 48 FZ CWI WOR OSE ALO siaina TEE 34 POE E INY AS sas vasa ch E P T A EE 48 S CHIPWONKK PO AUUNCS cuss trseciinessusiistenencesvisiaesasesieeedesaieai seaasuanands 35 102 SOMNA Eo E NA 48 8 1 Application Flas h RAM
49. stomized firmware for other hardware designs Rev 4 3 Page 47 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX design Consideration 10 3 ChipworkX Placement The ChipworkX Module MINI9261I mounting is a standard SO DIMM 200 pin A compatible SO DIMM 200 pin connector is 1565917 4 from AMP Rev 4 3 Page 48 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual Appendix A MFDeploy Tool Appendix A MFDeploy Tool Name MFDeploy is a free tool from Microsoft that helps you deploy Liisi Microsoft s NET Micro Framework applications to your hardware meee ee ns devices MFDeploy makes it easy for you to download the firmware you are developing to your hardware MFDeploy is available in NETMF SDK Microsoft NET Micro Framework vx 0 folder Tools MF Deploy exe MFDeployEngine dll Microsoft SPOT Debug Detailed documentation about MFDeploy is available under the NET Micro Framework Help MFDeploy Microsoft Visual Studi udio 2008 Documentation Microsoft Document Explorer Administatog File Edit View Tools Window Help Back 2 A How Dol Q Search 3 Index Contents E Help Favorites G MSDN Forums vA z 2 X MD eploy Search x Foai URL ms help MS VSCC v90 MS VSIPCC v90 MS NETMF v30 1033 MS NETMF PSDK v30 1033 PSDK SDK_MI NET Micro Framework Z Contents NET Micro Framework Platform SDK E
50. t ResistorMode PullUp Port InterruptMode InterruptEdgeBoth wakeUpPin OnInterrupt new NativeEventHandler wakeUpPin_OnInterrupt Sleep Specify waking up on GeneralPurpose IO PowerState Sleep SleepLevel DeepSleep HardwareEvent GeneralPurpose 8 15 Real Time Clock The AT91SAM9261S includes a real time clock that can operate while the processor is off The developer only needs to wire a 3V battery or a super capacitor to the VBAT pin A 32KHz crystal is already included in the ChipworkX module This is available through the GHI NETMEF library 8 16 Battery RAM There are 16 Bytes of RAM that is backed up by battery Data is retained on power loss The developer only needs to wire a 3V battery or a super capacitor to the VBAT pin This is available through the GHI NETMEF library 8 17 Processor Register Access The ChipworkX Module allows direct access to the AT91SAM9261S registers The user can write read or manipulate the bits as needed This can be useful enabling some features that may not be already exposed This is available through the GHI NETMEF library 8 18 JTAG access The ChipworkX hardware exposes JTAG which can be used to download different firmware or to debug user defined native code Runtime Loadable Procedure code Rev 4 3 Page 45 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features 8 19 Runtime Loadable Procedure RLP A highly useful and
51. t USB cable to your PC on other end if it was not connected On the Display you will see some information including the debugging interface which is USB by default Install the USB driver if it is not yet installed Run the MFDeploy tool choose USB from device list then you ll see ChipworkX_Chipworkx in the drop down list 8 NET Micro Framework Deployment Tool Target Options Plug in Help Device Chipwork X_Chipwork X Image File Note if you did not see that string you might have different default debugging interface you did not install the driver correctly or the processor is shutdown Pressing the ping button on MFDeploy should return TinyCLR This verifies that the board is responsive See MFDeploy description in next sections Le Pinging TinyCLR Open Visual Studio and start a new Micro Framework console application This is the simplest application that can be loaded All it does is printing a string to the Rev 4 3 Page 27 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Firmware debug output Name your project MyConsoleApp Console Application Window Application pp 10 Visual Studio will now generate all needed project files One of the files is called Program cs Open it Ble lE A ar Solution MyConsoleApp S MyConsoleApp Sa Properties H ij References BY Program cs H Sy Resources resx
52. ter Updater driver ChipworkX updater inf TinyBooter and the ChipworkX Firmware USB driver GHI NETMF SDK USB Drivers GHI_NETMF_Interface GHI_NETMF_Interface inf Other Interfaces You can set other access interfaces and even save them to the device using software In case problems occur for the access interface holding center and down buttons upon start up will force ChipworkX to ignore the software settings and use the USB interface Please see debug interface section for details Rev 4 3 Page 20 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual TinyBooter 6 TinyBooter The ChipworkX Module implements a software from Microsoft called TinyBooter This software can be used to update the ChipworkX firmware Typically a user would never need to update the TinyBooter as it is not used in the final application For rare cases especially when changing to a different NET Micro Framework version e g 3 0 to 4 0 or when it is mentioned in the release notes of a new GHI NETMF SDK to update the TinyBooter there is a way to update it through bootstrap loader The TinyBooter is loaded from the serial DataFlash on power up On the other hand TinyCLR is loaded by TinyBooter from NOR Flash For compatibility reasons the user has to erase both DataFlash and NOR Flash before updating the TinyBooter 6 1 TinyBooter update using bootstrap loader The user can update the TinyBooter using Tiny
53. test file is included with every GHI NETMF SDK not necessarily changed in every new SDK Access interface is USB Virtual COM CDC device Access Interface debugging interface can be USB or serial port Access Interface debugging interface can be USB Ethernet or serial port User access is through the Atmel In system Programmer sam ba software tool GHI provides simple script files for easy use of this loader to update Tinybooter User access it through MFDeploy tool to maintain firmware configurations networking USB and application code region Users access it through Microsoft s Visual C to deploy execute and debug the managed NETMF application through the debugging interface Users can access it using Microsoft s NETMF MFDeploy tool to maintain the firmware or application code region Very compact to accomplish only the flash memory maintenance functions Compact enough to handle the assigned functions Highly sophisticated with the NET Micro Framework and requires HAL and PAL drivers to provide the various ChipworkX features Next sections provide more details Rev 4 3 Page 19 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX On Boot Up 5 2 ChipworkX Access Interface The default access interface on ChipworkX is USB Bootstrap Loader USB driver GHI NETMF SDK ChipworkX Firmware TinyBooter Updater USB Tinyboo
54. tions to bring the latest technologies to your products With manageable features like USB host database and WiFi the possibilities are boundless Rev 4 3 Page 5 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics LLC ChipworkX User Manual Introduction MINI92611 V1 4 Back View Top View 1 5 Extended Framework Features ChipworkX supports a complete set of NET Micro Framework features such as TCP IP SSL FAT USB device and more Including support for other exclusive GHI features such as full USB host stack CAN ADC DAC PPP GPRS 3G etc ChipworkX also allows developers to load their own compiled native code Furthermore ChipworkX supports SQLite database allowing fast logging and retrieval of standard SQL quires For real time and high processing needs Runtime Loadable Procedures allow users to load their own compiled native code C or assembly to run directly through manged Micro Framework similar to the use of DLLs on PCs 1 6 ChipworkX Key Features NET Micro Framework e Embedded USB host device e 200 MHz 32 bit ARM9 Processor e 80 Digital I O Pins with interrupt AT91SAM9261S capabilities e 64MB RAM e 2 SPI 8 16bit e 8MB FLASH e 12C e 256MB Internal Flash with File System e 3UART e Embedded LCD controller e 1PWM e Embedded Ethernet PHY with fast e 3 3V I Os voltage DMA communication e 0 C to 70 C Operational e Runtime Loadable Procedure e Power Consumption TBD mA e Full
55. tmel bootstrap loader initializes Flash and RAM memory then it looks for the TinyBooter image in the 4MB serial DataFlash chip and lets it execute from RAM After TinyBooter takes over the hardware it prepares the resources to be handled by the ChipworkX firmware The ChipworkX firmware is the main software that runs the NET Micro Framework core and the user managed application During boot up a user can interrupt the sequence to remain in boot loader TinyBooter or firmware by changing the state of the following signals on start up Pin 133 Pin 127 Pin 129 Description Up Button Down Button Select Button signal signal signal High or High or High or This indicates the user has no interference on boot up unconnected unconnected unconnected process and the system will boot in normal mode sequence Low Low Low Hold the system in Flash memory erasing process preparing the hardware to be accessed by the bootstrap loader for TinyBooter update TinyBooter section provides more details Low Low High or Hold the system in TinyBooter mode access unconnected These pins are exposed on the ChipworkX Development System to Up Down and Select buttons with a high default state In other words the pin is low when the button is pressed The following flow chart clearly explains the boot up sequence Rev 4 3 Page 17 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual
56. v 4 3 Page 23 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual TinyBooter In the following steps it is assumed that the user is using the USB access interface with the GHI NETMF interface driver installed Refer to ChipworkX access interface section for more details 1 First install the latest GHI NETMF SDK which includes the ChipworkX firmware 2 Ensure there is no need to update the TinyBooter This information is usually mentioned in the GHI NETMF SDK release notes If a new TinyBooter is needed update the TinyBooter then update the ChipworkX firmware 3 Press the Up and Down buttons then reset to set the access interface Refer to the ChipworkX on boot up section to learn about the boot up sequence 4 Run MFDeploy and select USB from the Device list you should see ChipworkX_ChipworkxX in the drop down list 8 NET Micro Framework Deployment Tool Target Options Plug in Help Device Chipwork X_Chipwork X Image File 5 Check the communication between MFDeploy and the TinyBooter by pinging the device Press Ping and you should see this message 28 NET Micro Framework Deployment Tool Target Options Help Device Chipwork X_Chipwork X Image File Pinging TinyBooter Bootloader build info Microsoft Copyright C Microsoft Corporation All rig 6 Now we can lead MFDeploy to the new ChipworkX firmware files Click Browse and direct MFD
57. wer up the ChipworkX hardware 3 Connect the USB cable to your PC then Windows will ask for driver INF file 4 The driver file is located in the following path GHI NETMF SDK ChipworkX Firmware TinyBooter Updater USB Tinybooter Updater Driver 5 Important Note for Windows 7 users only Windows 7 installs the driver automatically but it mistakenly considers ita GPS camera device Although the name is wrong the driver is OK and you may proceed with the steps 6 After Windows is done installing the driver you will see a new serial port COM port in your system It will take the first available COM port number e g COM5 7 This port is used by the TinyBooter Updater script to upload the new tinybooter bin file to the serial DataFlash or it can be used to access the processor using the Atmel tool SAM BA sam ba_cdc_2 9 xp_vista exe to manually upload bin files to the serial DataFlash Updating Tinybooter 1 After installing the TinyBooter Updater USB Driver and recognizing the new COM port number open command prompt and go to the following folder GHI NETMF SDK Chipworkx Firmware TinyBooter Updater 2 Run the following command to run the script ChipworkxX_TinyBooter_Updater bat COMx where x is the number of newly created Serial Port See example below eja _ Bi Administrator Command Prompt a Rev 4 3 Page 22 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual TinyBooter 3 When
58. window by selecting View gt Output Rev 4 3 Page 29 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Firmware View Project Build Debug Data Tool E Code F7 i Ha Server Explorer Ctrl W L 7 A Solution Explorer Ctrl W S o Class View Ctrl W C 3 ih Code Definition Window Ctrl W D 3 4 Object Browser Ctrl W J 3 Error List Ctrl W E Output Ctrl W O gt 27 Properties Window Ctrl W P 16 Press F10 to step over Debug Print and watch the output window The output window should display Hello World Output Show output fron Launching em Microsoft sS Microsoft S Microsoft sS Hello World mg oom 17 Press F5 and the code will continue executing until it reaches the end of the program 18 Now try to modify the string to Amazing Framework and run the program again namespace MyConsoleApp El public class Program public static void Main Debug Print Amazing Framework H t a Rev 4 3 Page 30 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC Adding GHI NETMF Library 1 Go to the Project tab and click Add Reference ect Build Debug Data Bg Add Class E Ei Add New Item C 23 Add Existing Item ai EY New Folder Show All Files Add Reference Add Service Reference Set as StartUp Project NeT
59. xample ApplicavOnS aacra 7 IP address DHCP or static 2 ChipworkX Development Syste arosi tiain 8 BUT Eas cpa E E E E E E T 3 ChipworkX Module Architecture Wireless LAN WiFi IEEE 802 11b 5 3 1 Block Diagrattssscscccascsccsscessiees PPP TCP IP access through serial modems 3 2 AT91SAM9261S Microcontroller BU E A r ivaasnsebezed SiS SDA AETA E S 6 Craphics DiSplaY isisisi naa 3 4 NOR Flash SLP VU aaa 3 5 NAND Flash i 8 8 Touch Screen Control 3 6 Serial DATAFLASH ee 8 9 USB Device Client s000 of Ehernet PHY sacs sieswecsis stants eveseidawtsueasaacened eieeaeacsesuinasaetenis 1 USB cable connection detection 3 8 Runtime Loadable Procedure RUP srississsssiressnseniise 12 8 10 USB Host and Supported USB Drivers 3 9 Database Suppo Mb ccsccsccastsvsaiseontveernascisravennsstsseassvieecsente 12 8 11 Storage Devices Internal Flash SD USB File System A Pint Out Deseo N enrarir I eysascinasrechinsh pa secairdib Sesaaucuaie adn mancdlaus sasuabevaneaians peaieaiesanealneieas minieaes 44 SCIEN ON BOO UD aie ca zasn spss edercnpicusn A ae intemal Flash Stora gE su scensredssecansennsenasandiesatecancansisinanap nan 44 5 1 Bootstrap Loader vs TinyBooter vs ChipworkX Firmware SD MING MEMO casna para AAE 44 E E EE S EEE ENE AEE A oa USB Memory we 45 5 2 ChipworkX Access Interface 8 12 Output COMPanes racisiisisisncavecsasorsensatearsssbeavecuretseibeessiaued 45 Other Interface
60. y 192 153 1 MAC Acdroaa DNS Frmary Address 255 255 255 255 DNS Secondary Address 255 255 255 255 DHCP E Enable IP address DHCP or static DHCP dynamic IP and Static IP are supported when using Ethernet or WiFi on ChipworkX If using dynamic IP ChipworkX will not obtain IP lease at power up DHCP can only be enabled from software MFDeploy has a DHCP enable option but it has no effect on getting the IP lease on start up NetworkInterface netif NetworkInterface GetAllNetworkInterfaces Get an IP address from DHCP server if netif O IsDhcpEnabled netif O RenewDhcpLease else netif O EnableDhcp Ethernet The ChipworkX Module includes a 10 100 base PHY DM9000 with all required circuitry Users who wish to use Ethernet have to add an Ethernet connector with magnetic connectors such as J0026D21 or any other compatible connector Refer to the Pin Out Description section for more information about Ethernet signals assignments to the ChipworkX hardware pins GHI Electronics supplies a dedicated MAC address for each ChipworkX Module The address can be found on a sticker on the module Rev 4 3 Page 38 of 50 www ghielectronics com GHI Electronics _LLC ChipworkX User Manual ChipworkX Features Wireless LAN WiFi IEEE 802 11b ChipworkX provides WiFi support through the RS9110 N 11 21 01 WiFi module by Redpine Signals This module allows for real Soc

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