WiFi Interface

WiFi routines enable wireless communication over an IP network. More...

Content
	User API
	Functions of the WiFi interface.
	Configuration
	Configuration of the WiFi interface in µVision.
	IP Address Assignment
	Explanation of the IP address assignment using WiFi.
	Enumerations
	Enumerations of the WiFi Interface.
	Structures
	Structures of the WiFi Interface.

Description

WiFi routines enable wireless communication over an IP network.

The IEEE 802.11 is a set of LAN protocols for implementing wireless local area network. The Network Component supports the WiFi interface modules that are operating in transparent mode. The WiFi interface module provides full Ethernet packet access. It's actually a Wireless Ethernet network where the Ethernet packets are exchanged in the same way as on wired networks. This brings the complete functionality of the Network Component to the Wireless network and bypass the limitations of the embedded WiFi sockets that usually come with the WiFi modules with their own TCP/IP stack on board.

For communication with the host MCU typically an SPI interface is required. Other interfaces such as UART, SDIO, I2C or RMII might be supported by the module as well.

This documentation is separated as follows:

• User API explains the WiFi API of the Network Component.
• IP Address Assignment describes the various methods that are used to assign an IP address to the embedded system using WiFi.
• Configuration explains the configuration options of the WiFi interface.