AX22001LF - ASIX Electronics Corporation

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Revision 1.02

Aug. 01st, 2011

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Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

0.10

2010/12/01

Preliminary release.

1.00

2011/03/04

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.

1.01

2011/04/22

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”.

1.02

2011/08/01

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.

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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

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List of Figures

Figure 1. AX220xx Family ............................................................................................................................. 5

Figure 2. AX220xx Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 5

Figure 3. AX220xx Family Selection Guide ................................................................................................... 6

Figure 4. AX220xx Target Applications ......................................................................................................... 8

Figure 5. Major AX220xx Target Application Types ..................................................................................... 9

Figure 6. WiFi Speaker Application .............................................................................................................. 10

Figure 7. WiFi Internet Radio Application.................................................................................................... 11

Figure 8. RS-232 to WiFi Bridging Application ........................................................................................... 12

Figure 9. RS-232 to WiFi Converter Application ......................................................................................... 12

Figure 10. WiFi Network Camera Application ............................................................................................... 13

Figure 11. WiFi RFID Application ................................................................................................................. 14

Figure 12. ZigBee to WiFi Bridging Application ........................................................................................... 15

Figure 13. Low Speed PLC (Power Line Communication) to WiFi Converter Application .......................... 16

Figure 14. HomePlug to WiFi Bridging Application ...................................................................................... 16

Figure 15. Wireless Environment Monitoring or Network Sensor and Remote Control Application ............ 17

Figure 16. Ethernet to WiFi Bridging Application ......................................................................................... 18

Figure 17. TCP/IP and WLAN Offload Co-processor Application ................................................................ 18

Figure 18. AXM22001-2A-EVB-SPK-2 802.11b/g WiFi Speaker Reference Design Board ........................ 19

Figure 19. AXM22001-2A-EVB-GEN-1 802.11b/g WiFi Generic Development Board ............................... 20

Figure 20. AXM22001-2A-B 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip) .................. 21

Figure 21. AXM22001-2A-C 802.11b/g WiFi Module Board (with Airoha AL2230S RF chip) .................. 21

Figure 22. Software Modules Block Diagram ................................................................................................ 22

Figure 23. DoCD HAD2 Debugger Module ................................................................................................... 23

Figure 24. DoCD Debugger Software Interface .............................................................................................. 24

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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 on-

chip 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

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2. Selection Guide

AX220xx family currently consists of 2 variations targeted for different application

requirements, as listed below.

Figure 3. AX220xx Family Selection Guide

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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

Description

AX22001 LF

128-pin LQFP Lead Free package, commercial temperature range: 0 to 70°C.

AX22011 BF

180-pin LFBGA lead Free package, with External Memory Interface, commercial

temperature range: 0 to 70°C.

Model Name

AX220xx Development/

Module Boards

Description

AXM22001-2A-EVB-GEN-1

AX22001 802.11b/g

Generic Development Board

This is a generic development board with

AX22001 802.11b/g WiFi module board

for RS-232 to WiFi reference design or SPI to

WiFi reference design.

AXM22001-2A-EVB-SPK-2

AX22001 802.11b/g

WiFi Speaker Reference

Design Board

This is a WiFi speaker reference design board

with AX22001 802.11b/g WiFi module board.

AXM22001-2A-B

AX22001 802.11b/g

WiFi Module Board

This WiFi module board contains AX22001

and Airoha AL2230S and provides the pin

headers to be used primarily with AX22001

development board and reference design

boards.

AXM22001-2A-C

AX22001 802.11b/g

WiFi Module Board

This surface mountable WiFi module board

contains AX22001 and Airoha AL2230S and

provides the castellated mounting holes to be

soldered directly on user’s host PCB.

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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

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Figure 5. Major AX220xx Target Application Types

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The following are some typical AX220xx target applications and examples.

Figure 6. WiFi Speaker Application

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Figure 7. WiFi Internet Radio Application

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Figure 8. RS-232 to WiFi Bridging Application

Figure 9. RS-232 to WiFi Converter Application

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Figure 10. WiFi Network Camera Application

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Figure 11. WiFi RFID Application

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Figure 12. ZigBee to WiFi Bridging Application

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Figure 13. Low Speed PLC (Power Line Communication) to WiFi Converter Application

Figure 14. HomePlug to WiFi Bridging Application

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Figure 15. Wireless Environment Monitoring or Network Sensor and Remote Control Application

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Figure 16. Ethernet to WiFi Bridging Application

Figure 17. TCP/IP and WLAN Offload Co-processor Application

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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 up-

to-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

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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

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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 front-

end 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 AXM22001-2A-

C 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)

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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

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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.

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 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

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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.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

TEL: +886-3-5799500

FAX: +886-3-5799558

Email: support@asix.com.tw

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