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Wiport configuration

 
Here are the configuration settings for connecting the wiport to the sandbox LAn at ITP. More notes on the wiport will follow when I have time to flesh these notes out.

Wiring

My wiport boards are very similar to my xport boards, and the pins are labeled, as follows:

  • GND - ground
  • CP0 - CP2 - configurable pins 0 through 2
  • RX0 - serial port 0 receive
  • TX0 - serial port 0 receive
  • /RES - reset
  • RX1 - serial port 1 receive
  • TX1 - serial port 1 receive
  • +5V - 5-volt power

Configuration via serial

The wiport can be configured via serial the same way that the Xport and the cobox micro are: connect serial port 0 to a serial program through a hex inverter or MAX232 chip, hold down X while starting up, and you'll get the setup menu. Here are the settings for the ITP network:

Server settings:

IP Address : (128) .(122) .( 98) .( xx) (fill in your specific address in the last octet)
Set Gateway IP Address (Y) ?
Gateway IP addr (128) .(122) .( 98) .(  1)
Netmask: Number of Bits for Host Part (0=default) (6)
Change telnet config password (N) ?

Port 1 settings:

Baudrate (9600) ?
I/F Mode (4C) ?
Flow ( 0) ?
Port No (10001) ?
ConnectMode (D4) ?
Auto increment source port  (N) ?
Remote IP Address : (fill in if you are using autoconnect)
Remote Port  (fill in if you are using autoconnect)
DisConnMode ( 0) ?
FlushMode   (77) ?
DisConnTime ( 0: 0) ?:
SendChar 1  ( 0) ?
SendChar 2  ( 0) ?						

Port 2 settings can be similar, but with a different TCP port.

WLAN settings:

Enable WLAN (Y) ?
Find network name (itpsandbox) ?
Enable Ad Hoc network creation (N) ?
Security 0=none, 1=WEP (1) ?
Authentication 0=open/none, 1=shared (0) ?
Encryption 0=WEP64, 1=WEP128 (1) ?
Change Key (Y) ? 
(then ask Nancy for the WEP key)
Data rate, Only : 0=1, 1=2, 2=5.5, 3=11 Mbps or
           Up to: 4=2, 5=5.5, 6=11 Mbps         (6) ?
Enable power management (N) ?					

That's it. At this point, your wiport should be accessible in the same way as an Xport.