Connecting Antenna to the Board

At the factory, there is an antenna inside the packaging box for installation on the board. The antenna is needed for using WiFi and Bluetooth functions. The installation method is as follows:

Downloading Corresponding Image

Use Network Disk🚀 to download the provided .img image file in the System Image/Ubuntu24/ directory.

The image used in this document is: TaishanPi-3M-RK3576_Ubuntu24-Xubuntu_AP6256-mSATA.img

Look for the image file with ap6256 in its name, as this chip integrates both WiFi and Bluetooth functions.

Flashing Image to Development Board

Reference Finished Image Flashing to flash the downloaded image to the development board.

Logging into Development Board Serial Terminal

Reference: Serial Debug Usage

Connecting to WiFi Network

Check if wlan0 device exists:

ifconfig

If wlan0 device exists, it means the WiFi driver is loaded successfully. Scan for WiFi signals around:

Press q to exit the scan interface

sudo nmcli device wifi list

Connect to wifi:

sudo nmcli dev wifi connect "WiFi_Name" password "WiFi_Password" ifname wlan0

After successful connection, use ping command to test if the network is working:

Connecting Bluetooth Device

Check if hci0 device exists:

hciconfig -a

If hci0 device exists, it means the Bluetooth driver is loaded successfully. Scan for Bluetooth devices around:

sudo bluetoothctl
scan on

exit can quit the bluetoothctl interface

Connect to Bluetooth device:

pair Bluetooth_Device_MAC_Address
connect Bluetooth_Device_MAC_Address