We are pleased to announce support for the OptConnect ema Smart Embedded Modem on our Nitrogen8M board! We will discuss how to connect the modem via USB to the Nitrogen8M using a mPCIe adapter card, as well as instructions on…
Cellular modems on i.MX8 boards, Nitrogen8M and Nitrogen8M Mini under Ubuntu
In this post, we’ll walk through all of the steps needed to configure a specific set of modems under Ubuntu as a reference. We’ll use Quectel EC25 modem in this showcase, if you’re using another modem or another userspace, the…
Wifi Hotspot on i.MX6 boards (through cellular or ethernet)
Our i.MX6 Nitrogen6x and especially Nitrogen6_Max boards have great connectivity options and can be useful in server applications as well as the more typical client uses. In this post, we’ll describe how to use the built-in WiFi adapter to create a…
Cellular modems on i.MX6 boards under Ubuntu
We’ve had lots of customers ask about cellular modem support on our i.MX6 boards, and in the past, have mostly just shrugged. Since most cell modems are USB or PCIe devices, configuration is a software task, and mostly done in userspace….
