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How to Evaluate Silex PCIe Wi-Fi card with the NXP i.MX6 Sabre SD Board

PCIe host interface Wi-Fi radios are generally used in applications that require higher throughput and performance. Choosing a radio host interface bus is an important consideration and selecting the proper communication bus between the host and the radio can be a driving factor for picking the correct module. Our latest video below will show how you can begin evaluating our newest PCIe Wi-Fi module, the SX-PCEAN2.

All i.MX6 applications processors support both SDIO and PCIe, with the exception of the low-end options (specifically i.MX6 Solo Lite and Ultra Lite). Chris Garyet, our Field Applications Engineer, demonstrates how customers can now evaluate our industrial grade PCIe Wi-Fi module, the SX-PCEAN2, a dual band mini PCIe radio module with the NXP’s i.MX6 Sabre Smart Devices (Sabre-SD) evaluation kit. We have created an evaluation image using the open source ath9k driver. The evaluation image includes the ath9k open source radio driver, supplicant and tools to test the following:

  • Basic Wireless Functionality
  • Advanced Wi-Fi Security
  • Data Throughput

Want to speak to our technical team? Schedule a detailed consultation with our director of OEM embedded wireless at imx6support@silexamerica.com.