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Panasonic PAN9026 Quick Start Manual

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PAN9026
Wi-Fi Dual Band 2.4/5 GHz and Bluetooth Module
Quick Start Guide
Rev. 1.1
Wireless Modules

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  • Page 1    PAN9026 Wi-Fi Dual Band 2.4/5 GHz and Bluetooth Module Quick Start Guide Rev. 1.1 Wireless Modules...
  • Page 2 The information contained herein is presented only as guidance for Product use. No responsibility is assumed by Panasonic for any infringement of patents or any other intellectual property rights of third parties that may result from the use of Product. No license to any intellectual property right is granted by this document, whether express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Disabling a Mobile Data Plan..................9 Basic Usage ............................10 Basic Setup ..........................10 Connecting to the Access Point ....................11 Remote Controlling the PAN9026-IMX ..................12 Exploring the Wi-Fi Features ....................12 Exploring the Bluetooth Features .................... 14 4.5.1 Bluetooth Low Energy AltBeacon ................

  • Page 4: About This Document

    1 About This Document 1.1 Purpose and Audience This Quick Start Guide explains how to setup the PAN9026-IMX which consists of a Wandboard Dual (WB-IMX6U-BW) and the PAN9026-MSD. It describes the basic usage modes and gives an introduction to the software that is provided.

  • Page 5: Related Documents

    Enter the value Product 123. [ Key ] Indicates a key on the keyboard, e.g. [ F10 ]. 1.4 Related Documents Please refer to the Panasonic website for more information as well as related documents  8.2 Product Information. Quick Start Guide Rev. 1.1...

  • Page 6: Overview

    First, an Ubuntu Linux based environment is available to showcase all the different possibilities of the PAN9026 module, which also allows the user to experiment with the system using a graphical user interface. This environment is described in this Quick Start Guide.

  • Page 7: Installation

    HDMI cable and HDMI monitor or TV set (show the GUI of the Ubuntu Linux)  USB mouse and USB keyboard (interface with Ubuntu Linux)  USB memory stick (transfer data to and from the PAN9026-MSD)  Headphones with 3.5 mm jack (listen to Bluetooth audio) ...

  • Page 8: Boot Card Setup

    µSD card is inserted. 3.2 Device for Remote Control Certain functions of the PAN9026-IMX can be remote controlled via Wi-Fi, so a Wi-Fi capable device for controlling is needed. For the sake of simplicity it is assumed that an Android mobile phone is used for this purpose, but other devices may be used as well.

  • Page 9: Disabling A Mobile Data Plan

    PAN9026-IMX. The main reason to do so is that the Wi-Fi access point provided by the PAN9026 module initially does not provide access to the internet.

  • Page 10: Basic Usage

     Headphones with 3.5 mm jack  Power supply 1. Insert the PAN9026-MSD into the µSD card slot of the Baseboard (1). 2. Insert the headphones with 3.5 mm jack into the green audio socket (2). 3. Insert the power supply (3).

  • Page 11: Connecting To The Access Point

    1. Navigate to the Wi-Fi configuration settings of your device and enable Wi-Fi if it is not enabled already. The access point provided by the PAN9026 module is named PAN9026_uAP0 and will be found automatically. 2. Click PAN9026_uAP0 to make the device connect to this access point.

  • Page 12: Remote Controlling The Pan9026-Imx

    2. Navigate to the address 192.168.33.1 to access (1). 4.4 Exploring the Wi-Fi Features The Wi-Fi features of the PAN9026 module can be controlled using the Station section on the web page (1). The PAN9026 module is capable of connecting to an existing access point while acting as an access point itself.
  • Page 13 (3) Enter the matching password into the Network Password field. (4) Click Create Connection to create the connection.  The PAN9026 module will connect to it. This takes approximately a couple of seconds. Because the PAN9026 is connected to an access point with internet...

  • Page 14: Exploring The Bluetooth Features

    Now you can use another browser window to access any page in the internet, for example pideu.panasonic.de. 4.5 Exploring the Bluetooth Features The Bluetooth features of the PAN9026 module can be controlled using the Bluetooth section on the web page (1). Quick Start Guide Rev. 1.1...

  • Page 15: Bluetooth Low Energy Altbeacon

     PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 4 Basic Usage 1. Click Stop application to stop the currently running Bluetooth application (1). 4.5.1 Bluetooth Low Energy AltBeacon 1. Click Beacon application to start the Bluetooth Low Energy AltBeacon application (1).  The device will be advertising according to the AltBeacon specification.

  • Page 16: Bluetooth Basic Rate A2Dp Audio Sink

     PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 4 Basic Usage  In the Locate Beacon app the PAN9026 module will show up as a regular AltBeacon (1). 4.5.2 Bluetooth Basic Rate A2DP audio sink 1. Click A2DP application to start the Bluetooth Basic Rate A2DP audio sink application (1).
  • Page 17  PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 4 Basic Usage 3. Click on the entry to connect to the PAN9026 module (1). Usually the PAN9026 module will show up as OpenSynergy A2DP Application.  The connection will be established and is shown as Connected (1). This takes approximately a couple of seconds.
  • Page 18 You should be able to hear the audio when you have connected some headphones to the green audio jack of the Wandboard. If your Android device is still connected to the access point of the PAN9026 module, make sure that the PAN9026 module itself is connected to an access point with internet access;...

  • Page 19: Full Usage

    5 Full Usage The main difference between the basic usage and the full usage is that the full usage additionally allows the user to control some of the features PAN9026 module using the graphical user interface (GUI) of the Ubuntu system.

  • Page 20: Login

     PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 5 Full Usage 3. Insert the USB Mouse into the USB Hub (3). 4. Insert the USB Keyboard into the USB Hub (4). 5. Connect the Serial Port Cable to the PC (5). 6. Insert headphones with a 3.5 mm jack into the green audio socket (6).

  • Page 21: Audio Configuration

     PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 5 Full Usage 5.3 Audio Configuration The audio configuration can be configured using the PulseAudio Volume Control tool. It can be found in the main menu (1) > Multimedia (2) > PulseAudio Volume Control (3). The volume can be controller in the imx6-wandboard-sgtl5000 Analog Stereo section (1).
  • Page 22  PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 5 Full Usage 1. Click on the icon in the Indicator section to open the applet (1). 2. Select an appropriate entry in the list of Wi-Fi Networks to establish a connection (2).  The result of any network operation will be shown in a pop-up message in the upper right corner.

  • Page 23: Network Access

     PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 5 Full Usage 5.5 Network Access After a connection to a network has been established, any network application may be used. For example, the Chromium Web Browser can be used to browse the web (1). The user must create a password for the keyring. The keyring is a place where all security related information for a user are stored.

  • Page 24: Managing The Software Package

    The following chapters explain how this can be done. 6.1 Recreating the SD Card Image The SD card image for the PAN9026-IMX can be downloaded from the Downloads section of the PAN9026 module. 8.2 Product Please refer to the Panasonic website for related documents Information.

  • Page 25: Updating The Installation

    New releases of the PAN9026 Software Package might be released and so it might be necessary to update the installation. The PAN9026 Software Package comes in the form of a compressed bash script and is named pan9026.bsx 1. Copy the pan9026.bsx on an USB flash drive.
  • Page 26 PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 6 Managing the Software Package If it is not possible to execute pan9026.bsx from a regular USB drive, so it must be copied to the desktop. 1. Copy the file to the desktop using drag and drop from the USB driver folder to the desktop.
  • Page 27 PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 6 Managing the Software Package 5. Click Close (3).  Now the pan9026.bsx can be executed by using the Terminal Application. 1. Right-click pan9026.bsx (1). 2. Click Open With Other Application… (2). 3. Click Terminal Emulator (1).
  • Page 28  PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 6 Managing the Software Package 4. Click Open (2). 5. Enter the password for ubunto to finish the installation (1). 6. Press any key to reboot the system.  The installation is finished. If due to whatever reasons the system should not be rebooted at this point, press [CTRL] [C] to terminated the script.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

     PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 7 Troubleshooting 7 Troubleshooting 7.1 Resize the Root Partition to Maximum Size The original SD card image is only about 1.5 GB in size. Even if it is written to a bigger SD card, the system will not use the remaining space automatically.

  • Page 30: Contact Details

     PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module 8 Contact Details 8 Contact Details 8.1 Contact Us Please contact your local Panasonic Sales office for details on additional product options and services: For Panasonic Sales assistance in the EU, visit https://eu.industrial.panasonic.com/about-us/contact-us Email: wireless@eu.panasonic.com For Panasonic Sales assistance in North America, visit the Panasonic “Sales & Support”...

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