AX220xx Product Introduction AX220xx Product Introduction Revision 1.02 Aug. 01st, 2011 1 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Revision History Revision 0.10 1.00 Date 2010/12/01 2011/03/04 1.01 2011/04/22 1.02 2011/08/01 Description Preliminary release. 1. Updated the order information in Section 3. 2. Updated the latest AX220xx development boards and WiFi module board pictures in Figure 18~20. 3. Updated some descriptions in Section 5, 6 and Appendix A. 1. Updated some descriptions in Section 3 and 6. 2. Updated Figure 21 "Software Modules Block Diagram" in Section 7. 3. Updated Appendix A "Frequently Asked Questions". 1. Updated some descriptions in Section 3 and 6 2. Updated Figure 20 "AXM22001-2A-B 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip)" 3. Added Figure 21 "AXM22001-2A-C 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip)" 4. Removed the detailed FAQ items in Appendix A and redirect users to refer to AX22001 FAQs web page for detailed FAQs information. 2 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................ 5 2. Selection Guide ....................................................................................... 6 3. Ordering Information ............................................................................ 7 4. Target Applications ................................................................................ 8 5. Reference Design Boards ..................................................................... 19 6. WiFi Module Solutions ........................................................................ 21 7. Software Modules ................................................................................. 22 8. Software Development Tools............................................................... 23 8-1. Software Compiler Tool.................................................................................23 8-2. Software Debugger Tool ................................................................................23 Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions .............................................. 25 3 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 9. Figure 10. Figure 11. Figure 12. Figure 13. Figure 14. Figure 15. Figure 16. Figure 17. Figure 18. Figure 19. Figure 20. Figure 21. Figure 22. Figure 23. Figure 24. AX220xx Family ............................................................................................................................. 5 AX220xx Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 5 AX220xx Family Selection Guide ................................................................................................... 6 AX220xx Target Applications ......................................................................................................... 8 Major AX220xx Target Application Types ..................................................................................... 9 WiFi Speaker Application.............................................................................................................. 10 WiFi Internet Radio Application.................................................................................................... 11 RS-232 to WiFi Bridging Application ........................................................................................... 12 RS-232 to WiFi Converter Application ......................................................................................... 12 WiFi Network Camera Application ............................................................................................... 13 WiFi RFID Application ................................................................................................................. 14 ZigBee to WiFi Bridging Application ........................................................................................... 15 Low Speed PLC (Power Line Communication) to WiFi Converter Application .......................... 16 HomePlug to WiFi Bridging Application ...................................................................................... 16 Wireless Environment Monitoring or Network Sensor and Remote Control Application ............ 17 Ethernet to WiFi Bridging Application ......................................................................................... 18 TCP/IP and WLAN Offload Co-processor Application ................................................................ 18 AXM22001-2A-EVB-SPK-2 802.11b/g WiFi Speaker Reference Design Board ........................ 19 AXM22001-2A-EVB-GEN-1 802.11b/g WiFi Generic Development Board............................... 20 AXM22001-2A-B 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip) .................. 21 AXM22001-2A-C 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip) .................. 21 Software Modules Block Diagram ................................................................................................ 22 DoCD HAD2 Debugger Module ................................................................................................... 23 DoCD Debugger Software Interface.............................................................................................. 24 4 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 1. Introduction This document provides an overview of AX220xx family and AX220xx reference design solutions. Figure 1. AX220xx Family AX220xx, Single Chip Micro-controller with TCP/IP and 802.11 WLAN MAC/Baseband, is a System-on-Chip (SoC) solution which offers high performance dual-CPU architecture with onchip 1MB shared Flash as Program Memory, on-chip 64KB Data Memory for Main CPU (MCPU), on-chip 32KB Data Memory for WiFi CPU (WCPU), TCP/IP accelerator, 802.11a/b/g compatible WLAN MAC/Baseband, Fast Ethernet MAC, and rich communication peripherals for wide varieties of application which need access to the wired/wireless LAN or Internet. Please refer to AX220xx datasheet for detailed descriptions. Figure 2. AX220xx Block Diagram 5 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 2. Selection Guide AX220xx family currently consists of 2 variations targeted for different application requirements, as listed below. Figure 3. AX220xx Family Selection Guide 6 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 3. Ordering Information The following is the ordering information of AX220xx family chips and AX220xx reference design boards. Please contact ASIX's Sales (sales@asix.com.tw) for details. Part Number AX22001 LF AX22011 BF Model Name Description 128-pin LQFP Lead Free package, commercial temperature range: 0 to 70C. 180-pin LFBGA lead Free package, with External Memory Interface, commercial temperature range: 0 to 70C. AX220xx Development/ Module Boards Description This is a generic development board with AX22001 802.11b/g AX22001 802.11b/g WiFi module board AXM22001-2A-EVB-GEN-1 Generic Development Board for RS-232 to WiFi reference design or SPI to WiFi reference design. AX22001 802.11b/g This is a WiFi speaker reference design board AXM22001-2A-EVB-SPK-2 WiFi Speaker Reference with AX22001 802.11b/g WiFi module board. Design Board This WiFi module board contains AX22001 and Airoha AL2230S and provides the pin AX22001 802.11b/g AXM22001-2A-B headers to be used primarily with AX22001 WiFi Module Board development board and reference design boards. This surface mountable WiFi module board AX22001 802.11b/g contains AX22001 and Airoha AL2230S and AXM22001-2A-C WiFi Module Board provides the castellated mounting holes to be soldered directly on user's host PCB. 7 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 4. Target Applications AX220xx provides cost effective wire or wireless networking solution to enable simple, easy, and low cost Internet connection capability for many applications, such as consumer electronics, networked home appliances, industrial equipments, security systems, remote data collection equipments, remote control, remote monitoring, and remote management. Figure 4. AX220xx Target Applications 8 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 5. Major AX220xx Target Application Types 9 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction The following are some typical AX220xx target applications and examples. Figure 6. WiFi Speaker Application 10 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 7. WiFi Internet Radio Application 11 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 8. RS-232 to WiFi Bridging Application Figure 9. RS-232 to WiFi Converter Application 12 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 10. WiFi Network Camera Application 13 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 11. WiFi RFID Application 14 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 12. ZigBee to WiFi Bridging Application 15 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 13. Low Speed PLC (Power Line Communication) to WiFi Converter Application Figure 14. HomePlug to WiFi Bridging Application 16 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 15. Wireless Environment Monitoring or Network Sensor and Remote Control Application 17 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Figure 16. Figure 17. Ethernet to WiFi Bridging Application TCP/IP and WLAN Offload Co-processor Application 18 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 5. Reference Design Boards Currently, ASIX provides some AX220xx reference design applications such as AX22001 WiFi Speaker Reference Design, AX220xx RS-232 to WiFi Reference Design, and AX220xx SPI to WiFi Reference Design for customer evaluation purpose. These reference design boards allow customers to quickly verify the AX220xx reference design related software and hardware components. ASIX will provide more reference designs for AX220xx family later. For most upto-date information, please contact ASIX Sales staffs at sales@asix.com.tw. The following photo is the AXM22001-2A-EVB-SPK-2 802.11b/g WiFi Speaker Reference Design Board. Figure 18. AXM22001-2A-EVB-SPK-2 802.11b/g WiFi Speaker Reference Design Board 19 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction The following photo is the AXM22001-2A-EVB-GEN-1 802.11b/g WiFi Generic Development Board, which can be used for RS-232 to WiFi reference design or SPI to WiFi reference design. Figure 19. AXM22001-2A-EVB-GEN-1 802.11b/g WiFi Generic Development Board 20 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 6. WiFi Module Solutions The AXM22001-2A-B 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board is a RF calibrated and tested WiFi module and provides the pin header to be used primarily with AX22001 development board and reference design boards. The AXM22001-2A-C 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board is a surface mountable WiFi module and provides the castellated mounting holes to be soldered directly on user's host PCB. The module integrates AX22001 and Airoha AL2230S RF transceiver on board to provide a complete WiFi module solution with various user or host interfaces supported. The AXM22001-2A-C module offers smaller-form-factor, lower-cost, pre-calibrated RF frontend and pre-certified WiFi module to free the user from RF and antenna design tasks and regulatory compliance testing, ultimately providing quicker time to market. User can design his host board with desired function and interface circuits and assemble it with the AXM22001-2AC module board through the castellated mounting holes. Please refer to respective module board datasheets or contact ASIX Sales staffs at sales@asix.com.tw for details. Figure 20. AXM22001-2A-B 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip) Figure 21. AXM22001-2A-C 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip) 21 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 7. Software Modules ASIX provides various software modules and its application notes for customers to develop with AX220xx hardware platform. All the AX220xx software modules are developed on Keil C development environment. Some software modules are optional and configurable depending on user's application needs. Please contact ASIX Sales staffs at sales@asix.com.tw for details. Figure 22. Software Modules Block Diagram 22 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 8. Software Development Tools 8-1. Software Compiler Tool All the software modules for AX220xx family are developed in C language on Keil IDE development environment. User can purchase the Keil IDE Development Environment from Keil's web site at http://www.keil.com/c51/selector.asp. In general, user needs to purchase the PK51 development tool for C-language compiler, debugger and simulator. User can also download the Keil C51 evaluation software for free from Keil's web site, but the evaluation software can only compile the sample codes with less than 2K bytes binary code. 8-2. Software Debugger Tool AX220xx currently provides two debug tool solutions, one is the UART console debug; another is the Digital Core Design (DCD)'s DoCD HAD2 debugger. All the AX220xx software modules support some basic UART console debug function by default. If user needs more powerful debug tool like source level debug, AX220xx reference design board supports the DCD's DoCD Hardware Debugger - the HAD2 module. Through the HAD2 module, the software running on AX220xx reference design board can be real-time debugged. User can purchase the HAD2 module from DCD and download the debugger software from DCD's web site at http://www.dcd.pl/. Please refer to DCD's provided DoCD HAD2 debugger documents for procedures to set up the DoCD HAD2 debugger environment. Figure 23. DoCD HAD2 Debugger Module Note: The DoCD HAD2 Debugger is optional for AX220xx user, and it can be purchased from Digital Core Design's web site (http://www.dcd.pl/). If you don't have the DoCD HAD2 Debugger, you can still debug AX220xx software through UART console debug method. 23 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction DoCD HAD2 Debugger Key Features: AX220xx execution control R/W all contents of AX220xx Real-time hardware watch-points and breakpoints Source Level debugging Software watch-points and breakpoints AX220xx Flash programming Supports Keil, IAR and others Source code tracing Figure 24. DoCD Debugger Software Interface 24 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions Users can learn some basic information about AX220xx family from AX22001 FAQs web page (http://www.asix.com.tw/faq.php?op=faqdetail&PItemID=106). If you can't find the answers to your questions, please feel free to contact ASIX Support staffs at support@asix.com.tw. 25 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved. AX220xx Product Introduction 4F, No.8, Hsin Ann Rd., Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: +886-3-5799500 FAX: +886-3-5799558 Email: support@asix.com.tw Web: http://www.asix.com.tw 26 Copyright (c) 2011 ASIX Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved.