Wifi - Disable Wifi mechanicly

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  1. Edison

    Edison New Member

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    Is there a way to disable wifi mechanicly on the Udoo Quad?
     
    Edison, Jan 22, 2014
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  2. delba

    delba Administrator Staff Member

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    Just unplug the module (it has only 1 screw).
     
    delba, Jan 23, 2014
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  3. direction

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    Could you please tell me who is the Wi-Fi module / Chip vendor?
    Also, what is the interface for the Wi-Fi module (SDIO/USB/PCIe?)
     
    direction, Feb 25, 2014
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  4. delba

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    The Chip vendor is: gwf-3m08 while the interface for the Wi-Fi module is USB.
     
    delba, Feb 27, 2014
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    Great, the chip vendor is Ralink 5370. I am very ....very familiar with that :D
     
    direction, Feb 28, 2014
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  6. delba

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    ;)
     
    delba, Mar 4, 2014
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    If you don't need the Wifi module, its 7-pin header can easily be used as a fourth USB port-- just skip pin 1 (closest to the rear of the board), and starting with pin 2 the signals are the same order as for USB port 3 on the 4-pin JST header: +5V, DN, DP, GND. See page 10 of the schematic, lower-left corner.

    The only caveat is that the +5V power connection on this header, unlike the other USB ports doesn't seem to be protected by a fuse, so adding an in-line one somewhere between the header and your USB socket would be a good idea.
     
    fetcher, Jun 16, 2014
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