为RK3576开发板适配AX210NGW Wi-Fi 6E模块，让无线网络快人一步

在这个万物互联的时代，无线通信技术已经成为嵌入式系统中不可或缺的一部分。其中，Wi-Fi模块作为连接设备与网络的重要桥梁，其性能与兼容性显得尤为关键。Intel的AX210NGW Wi-Fi 6E模块作为一款高性能的无线网络适配器，不仅支持最新的Wi-Fi 6E标准和蓝牙5.3，还具备出色的传输速度和兼容性，为嵌入式系统的无线连接提供了强有力的支持。

AX210NGW Wi-Fi 6E模块

 

 

为了更好地满足客户对高性能嵌入式主控的应用需求，本文将详细介绍在飞凌嵌入式OK3576-C开发板上适配AX210NGW Wi-Fi 6E模块（以下简称模块）的方法，帮助开发者快速上手并充分发挥性能优势。

 

注：目前暂未对Wi-Fi模块的蓝牙功能进行适配，本文只讲解Wi-Fi功能的适配方式。

 

OK3576-C开发板接口图

 

首先，需要将Wi-Fi模块连接到飞凌嵌入式OK3576-C开发板上（Wi-Fi模块使用的是M.2 key A+E接口，但通过接口图看到OK3576-C开发板没有此接口，这时使用M.2转PCIe双频无线网卡转接卡进行转接就可以）。

 

进入内核目录开始配置：

forlinx@ubuntu20:~/3576$ cd kernel-6.1/ forlinx@ubuntu20:~/3576/kernel-6.1$ make menuconfig ARCH=arm64

 

按如下顺序进行选择：

Location: -> Device Drivers -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) -> Wireless LAN (WLAN [=y]) -> Intel devices (WLAN_VENDOR_INTEL [=y]) -> Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi) (IWLWIFI [=m]) -> Intel Wireless WiFi MVM Firmware support (IWLMVM [=m])

 

进行编译：

forlinx@ubuntu20:~/3576/kernel-6.1$ export CROSS_COMPILE=/home/forlinx/3576/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/aarch64/gcc-arm-10.3-2021.07-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu/bin/aarch64-none-linux-gnu- forlinx@ubuntu20:~/3576/kernel-6.1$ export PATH=$PATH:/home/forlinx/3576/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/aarch64/gcc-arm-10.3-2021.07-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu/bin/ forlinx@ubuntu20:~/3576/kernel-6.1$ make ARCH=arm64 rk3576-evb1-v10-linux.img

 

最后将编译好的模块自行拷贝到OK3576-C开发板中，我们这里是将模块拷贝到 /root目录中了。模块在内核源码中的路径：

(1) drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko

(2) drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/iwlmvm.ko

 

除此之外，还需要将Wi-Fi固件和STA脚本拷贝到/root目录中备用。

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ls firmware.zip fltest_wifi.sh iwlmvm.ko iwlwifi.ko

 

STA脚本可以参考以下内容，如自行创建脚本，记得要添加可执行权限。

#!/bin/sh cnt1=`ps aux | grep hostapd | grep -v grep | wc -l` if [ "$cnt1" != "0" ];then killall hostapd > /dev/null fi ifconfig uap0 down function usage() { echo "Usage: -i -s -p " echo "eg: ./wifi.sh -i mlan0 -s bjforlinx -p 12345678 " echo "eg: ./wifi.sh -i mlan0 -s bjforlinx -p NONE " echo " -i : mlan0 or mlan1" echo " -s : wifi ssid" echo " -p : wifi password or NONE" } function parse_args() { while true; do case "$1" in -i ) wifi=$2;echo wifi $wifi;shift 2 ;; -s ) ssid=$2;echo ssid $ssid;shift 2 ;; -p ) pasw=$2;echo pasw $pasw;shift 2 ;; -h ) usage; exit 1 ;; * ) break ;; esac done } if [ $# != 6 ] then usage; exit 1; fi parse_args $@ if [ -e /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf ] then rm /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf fi echo \#PSK/TKIP >> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf echo ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf echo ctrl_interface_group=0 >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf echo update_config=1 >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf echo network={ >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf echo ssid=\"$ssid\" >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf echo scan_ssid=1 >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf if [ $pasw == NONE ] then echo key_mgmt=NONE >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf else echo psk=\"$pasw\" >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf echo key_mgmt=WPA-EAP WPA-PSK IEEE8021X NONE >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf # echo group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40 >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf fi echo } >>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf ifconfig -a|grep mlan0 |grep -v grep > /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then ifconfig mlan0 down > /dev/null fi ifconfig -a|grep mlan1 |grep -v grep > /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then ifconfig mlan1 down > /dev/null fi ifconfig -a|grep eth0 |grep -v grep > /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then ifconfig eth0 down > /dev/null fi ifconfig -a|grep eth1 |grep -v grep > /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then ifconfig eth1 down > /dev/null fi ifconfig -a|grep usb0 |grep -v grep > /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then ifconfig usb0 down > /dev/null fi ps -fe|grep wpa_supplicant |grep -v grep > /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then kill -9 $(pidof wpa_supplicant) fi sleep 1 ifconfig $wifi up > /dev/null sleep 1 (wpa_supplicant -Dnl80211,wext -i$wifi -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf >/dev/null) & echo "waiting..." sleep 3 wpa_cli -i$wifi status |grep COMPLETED |grep -v grep >/dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then dhcpcd -i $wifi echo "Finshed!" else echo "try to connect again..." sleep 3 wpa_cli -i$wifi status |grep COMPLETED |grep -v grep >/dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ] then dhcpcd -i $wifi echo "nameserver 114.114.114.114" > /etc/resolv.conf echo "Finshed!" else echo "************************************************" echo "connect faild,please check the passward and ssid" kill -9 $(pidof wpa_supplicant) exit 1 fi fi

 

接下来就需要将固件部署到板卡的/lib/firmware路径下：

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# unzip firmware.zip -d /lib/ root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ls /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0* /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-59.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-66.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-71.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-72.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-73.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-74.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-77.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-78.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-79.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-81.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-83.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-84.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-86.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-89.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0.pnvm

 

接下来就可以加载模块了：

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# insmod iwlwifi.ko [ 1996.796387] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux [ 1996.803930] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver [ 1996.804075] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 0.0.2.36 [ 1996.806470] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: loaded firmware version 72.a764baac.0 ty-a0-gf-a0-72.ucode op_mode iwlmvm root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# insmod iwlmvm.ko [ 2005.034727] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX210 160MHz, REV=0x420 [ 2005.036391] thermal thermal_zone6: power_allocator: sustainable_power will be estimated [ 2005.036966] thermal thermal_zone6: failed to read out thermal zone (-61) [ 2005.212436] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: loaded PNVM version 35148b80 [ 2005.228063] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Detected RF GF, rfid=0x10d000 [ 2005.299203] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: base HW address: 4c:49:6c:f0:99:7a [ 2005.323434] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0

 

如有上述信息，说明模块已经加载成功，即可看到网卡节点信息：

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ifconfig wlp1s0 wlp1s0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 4C:49:6C:F0:99:7A BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

 

下面开始测试STA模式：

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ./fltest_wifi.sh -i wlp1s0 -s forlinx-wlan -p fl03123102650 ifconfig: SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device wifi wlp1s0 ssid forlinx-wlan pasw fl03123102650 [ 2242.183049] rk_gmac-dwmac 2a220000.ethernet eth0: FPE workqueue stop waiting... try to connect again... [ 2247.876030] wlp1s0: authenticate with ee:b9:70:81:7d:88 [ 2247.883905] wlp1s0: send auth to ee:b9:70:81:7d:88 (try 1/3) [ 2248.015556] wlp1s0: send auth to ee:b9:70:81:7d:88 (try 2/3) [ 2248.119667] wlp1s0: send auth to ee:b9:70:81:7d:88 (try 3/3) [ 2248.172500] wlp1s0: authenticated [ 2248.175429] wlp1s0: associate with ee:b9:70:81:7d:88 (try 1/3) [ 2248.183347] wlp1s0: RX AssocResp from ee:b9:70:81:7d:88 (capab=0x1931 status=0 aid=42) [ 2248.192191] wlp1s0: associated [ 2248.218419] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp1s0: link becomes ready main: control_open: Connection refused dhcpcd-10.0.4 starting dev: loaded udev DUID 00:01:00:01:c7:92:c8:aa:4c:49:6c:f0:99:7a wlp1s0: connected to Access Point: forlinx-wlan wlp1s0: IAID 6c:f0:99:7a wlp1s0: soliciting an IPv6 router wlp1s0: rebinding lease of 192.168.81.206 wlp1s0: NAK: from 192.168.80.1 wlp1s0: soliciting a DHCP lease wlp1s0: offered 192.168.81.206 from 192.168.80.1 wlp1s0: probing address 192.168.81.206/23 wlp1s0: leased 192.168.81.206 for 28800 seconds wlp1s0: adding route to 192.168.80.0/23 wlp1s0: adding default route via 192.168.80.1 forked to background, child pid 1185 dhcpcd_fork_cb: truncated read 0 (expected 4) Finshed!

 

测试ping到飞凌嵌入式官网，查看是否可以正常上网：

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ifconfig wlp1s0 wlp1s0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 4C:49:6C:F0:99:7A inet addr:192.168.81.206 Bcast:192.168.81.255 Mask:255.255.254.0 inet6 addr: fe80::4e49:6cff:fef0:997a/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:1547 errors:0 dropped:93 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:150462 (146.9 KiB) TX bytes:3123 (3.0 KiB) root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ping www.forlinx.com PING s-526319.gotocdn.com (211.149.226.120) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 211.149.226.120 (211.149.226.120): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=45.9 ms 64 bytes from 211.149.226.120 (211.149.226.120): icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=40.1 ms 64 bytes from 211.149.226.120 (211.149.226.120): icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=39.8 ms 64 bytes from 211.149.226.120 (211.149.226.120): icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=40.8 ms 64 bytes from 211.149.226.120 (211.149.226.120): icmp_seq=5 ttl=54 time=40.5 ms ^C --- s-526319.gotocdn.com ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4007ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 39.813/41.401/45.867/2.257 m

 

可以看到ping飞凌嵌入式官网是正常的，这样小编就把STA模式配置好了。

 

那么，AP模式如何开启？接下来，我们就介绍一下如何配置AP模式。

 

第一步还是需要编写AP模式脚本。小编 将脚本放在了/usr/bin/目录中，文件名称为fltest_hostapd.sh ，同样的也需要配置可执行权限。

 

#!/bin/sh cnt=`ps aux | grep wpa_supplicant | grep -v grep | wc -l` if [ "${cnt}" != "0" ];then killall wpa_supplicant > /dev/null fi cnt1=`ps aux | grep hostapd | grep -v grep | wc -l` if [ "${cnt1}" != "0" ];then killall hostapd > /dev/null fi /etc/init.d/S80dnsmasq stop echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward #iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE sleep 1 ifconfig wlp1s0 192.168.2.1 hostapd /etc/hostapd-2.4g.conf & #hostapd /etc/hostapd-5g.conf & /etc/init.d/S80dnsmasq start

 

以上就是fltest_hostapd.sh脚本的全部内容。在fltest_hostapd.sh脚本中，还用到了/etc/hostapd-2.4g.conf配置文件，以下是文件的配置内容：

interface=wlp1s0 driver=nl80211 channel=9 hw_mode=g auth_algs=1 ieee80211n=1 wpa=1 ssid=OK3576_WIFI_2.4G_AP //AP模式wifi名称 wpa_passphrase=12345678 //AP模式WiFi密码 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=TKIP rsn_pairwise=CCMP

 

下面还需要配置下dnsmasq.conf服务：

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# vi /etc/dnsmasq.conf interface=wlp1s0 bind-interfaces except-interface=lo dhcp-range=192.168.2.100,192.168.2.254,12h dhcp-option=3,192.168.2.1 dhcp-option=6,192.168.2.1

 

有的朋友可能就要问了，在其他系统上使用的是udhcpd服务，为什么在这里使用的DNSmasq服务？下面就简单介绍一下这两个服务的区别：

（1）udhcpd 是来自 BusyBox 工具集的 DHCP 服务器程序。主要的功能是为本地网络设备分配动态IP地址、子网掩码、网关等信息。DHCP服务本身是不包含DNS转发或其他的网络服务。

（2）DNSmasq 是一个轻量级的 DNS 转发器和 DHCP 服务器软件。

① 可以将DNS查询的请求转发到上游DNS服务器，并缓存这些查询结果，目的是为了提高网络应用的响应速度。

② 做DHCP服务器时与第一条udhcpd服务功能相同，这里就不做重复介绍了。

 

此外，应用场景也不同，DNSmasq主要用于小型网络环境。易于配置和管理，如家庭网络、小型办公室和路由器中；而udhpcd服务适合用于嵌入式系统或者资源有限的环境中。

 

扩展知识介绍完毕，下面就开启AP模式：

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# fltest_hostapd.sh [ 6470.256308] wlp1s0: deauthenticating from ee:b9:70:81:7d:88 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING) killall: hostapd: no process killed Stopping dnsmasq: FAIL Starting dnsmasq: OK [ 6471.641533] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp1s0: link becomes ready wlp1s0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED wlp1s0: AP-ENABLED root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ifconfig wlp1s0 wlp1s0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 4C:49:6C:F0:99:7A inet addr:192.168.2.1 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:50382 errors:0 dropped:2982 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:261 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:4291281 (4.0 MiB) TX bytes:27170 (26.5 KiB)

 

下面就是要使用手机连接飞凌嵌入式OK3576-C开发板的热点了。

 

root@rk3576-buildroot:/root# ping 192.168.2.225 PING 192.168.2.225 (192.168.2.225) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.2.225: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=142 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.2.225: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=60.1 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.2.225: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=88.2 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.2.225: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=110 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.2.225: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=69.9 ms ^C --- 192.168.2.225 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4004ms

 

到此，一个新的AX210NGW Wi-Fi 6E模块就已经适配完成了。小编在这里想告诉大家的是，PCIe Wi-Fi模块的适配思路都是一样的，如果有其他Wi-Fi模块，大家也可以参考此方法动手尝试。