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Overview¶

This wiki introduce how to update the latest firmware for the Wireless Core Realtek RTL8720 on Wio Terminal, as well as installing all the dependent libraries for Wio Terminal to enable wireless connectivity.

Update the Wireless Core Firmware¶

First, we need to update the firmware for the Realtek RTL8720 Wireless core on Wio Terminal. This is essential and must update to the latest firmware before proceeding to examples.

Attention

Please update the Wi-Fi Core before usage!

Step 1 - Arduino Configuration¶

To be able to update the firmware on the RTL8720, we need to enable the Serial connection from SAMD51 to RTL8720. This is done by a simple Arduino Program.

Download the rtl8720_update.ino Arduino program, or Copy the following code to the Arduino IDE.

uint32_t baud;
uint32_t old_baud;

void setup() {
  // initialize both serial ports:
  pinMode(PIN_SERIAL2_RX, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(RTL8720D_CHIP_PU, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(PIN_SERIAL2_RX, LOW);
  digitalWrite(RTL8720D_CHIP_PU, LOW);
  delay(500);
  digitalWrite(RTL8720D_CHIP_PU, HIGH);
  delay(500);
  pinMode(PIN_SERIAL2_RX, INPUT);
  Serial.beginWithoutDTR(115200);
  //  Serial.baud
  old_baud = Serial.baud();
  RTL8720D.begin(old_baud);

  delay(500);
}

void loop() {

  baud = Serial.baud();
  if(baud != old_baud)
  {
    RTL8720D.begin(baud);
    old_baud = baud;
  }
  // read from port 1, send to port 0:
  if (Serial.available())
  {
    int inbyte = Serial.read();
    RTL8720D.write(inbyte);
    //Serial1.write(inbyte);
  }
  //   read from port 1, send to port 0:
  if (RTL8720D.available())
  {
    int inbyte = RTL8720D.read();
    Serial.write(inbyte);
    //Serial1.write(inbyte);
  }
}

Upload the Arduino Program to Wio Terminal.

Step 2 - Download the Image Tool¶

Next up, download the Image Tool here. This is the tool for uploading the latest firmware to the RTL8720 on Wio Terminal. This is based on Windows.

macOS and LinuxOS¶

For macOS and Linux, please check CLI methods.

Step 3 - Download the Latest Firmware¶

Download the latest RTL8720 Firmware Here.

Step 4 - Updating the Firmware¶

Open the ImageTool.exe tool. Click on the Chip Select and Select the AmebaD(8721D) on the top left corner.

Select the correct Serial Port for Wio Terminal. In my case, it's COM11. Set the Baudrate to 115200. Under Flash Erase session, Type 0x08000000 into Address and 2048 KB into Size, and click Erase:

Attention

You must erase the Wi-Fi core when you received the Wio Terminal the first time.

Under Flash Download session, click on Browse on these 3 image path:

Note: Browse the right bin (downloaded from above) in each Image path as follow.

Choose the RTL8720 Firmware file that you downloaded from above, tick the box, and click on Download to load the firmware:

The RTL8720 firmware will start writing to the chip on Wio Terminal, please wait patiently until it's done. Once it's uploaded successfully, you should be to see a window as shown:

Now, the latest RTL8720 firmware is loaded onto the board.

CLI Methods¶

Now, you can flash the RTL8720 firmware to Wio Terminal using the CLI methods.

Download the CLI firmware flash tools for your OS:

CLI Example Usage¶

Let's take macOS as an example. Unzip the downloaded file into your drive.

Open terminal and navigate to the file location:

Run ./amebad_flash_tools in the location you should see the help usage:

To erase the initial firmware inside the RTL8720, run:

./amebad_flash_tools erase --port /dev/cu.usbmodem*

Replace /dev/cu.usbmodem* with the port name in your PC.

Note

For Linux, the port name should be something like: /dev/ttyACM*.

NOTE: The initial erase process may take a while. Please be patient and do not close windows.

It should look something like this:

To flash the new downloaded firmware into the RTL8720, run:

./amebad_flash_tools flash -d [RTL8720-firmware-path] --port /dev/cu.usbmodem*

Replace [RTL8720-firmware-path] with the path you downloaded the RTL8720 from above.

This location should contain km0_boot_all.bin, km0_km4_image2.bin and km4_boot_all.bin these 3 files.

Also replace /dev/cu.usbmodem* with the port name in your PC.

If everything goes well, you should see all a successful message. Now you have flashed the new RTL8720 firmware into the RTL8720 core!

Libraries Installation¶

There are few Arduino Libraries that are needed for the Wireless connectivity. Follow through to install all the libraries needed:

1. Install the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFi¶

Visit the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFi repositories and download the entire repo to your local drive.
Now, the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFi library can be installed to the Arduino IDE. Open the Arduino IDE, and click sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library, and choose the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFi file that you've have just downloaded.

InstallLibrary

2. Install the Seeed-Arduino-FreeRTOS¶

Visit the Seeed-Arduino-FreeRTOS repositories and download the entire repo to your local drive.
Now, the Seeed-Arduino-FreeRTOS library can be installed to the Arduino IDE. Open the Arduino IDE, and click sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library, and choose the Seeed-Arduino-FreeRTOS file that you've have just downloaded.

3. Install the Seeed_Arduino_atUnified¶

Visit the Seeed_Arduino_atUnified repositories and download the entire repo to your local drive.
Now, the Seeed_Arduino_atUnified library can be installed to the Arduino IDE. Open the Arduino IDE, and click sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library, and choose the Seeed_Arduino_atUnified file that you've have just downloaded.

4. Install the Seeed-Studio/esp-at-lib¶

Visit the Seeed-Studio/esp-at-lib repositories and download the entire repo to your local drive.
Now, the esp-at-lib library can be installed to the Arduino IDE. Open the Arduino IDE, and click sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library, and choose the esp-at-lib file that you've have just downloaded.

5. Install the Seeed_Arduino_mbedtls¶

Visit the Seeed_Arduino_mbedtls repositories and download the entire repo to your local drive.
Now, the Seeed_Arduino_mbedtls library can be installed to the Arduino IDE. Open the Arduino IDE, and click sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library, and choose the Seeed_Arduino_mbedtls file that you've have just downloaded.

6. Install the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFiClientSecure¶

Visit the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFiClientSecure repositories and download the entire repo to your local drive.
Now, the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFiClientSecure library can be installed to the Arduino IDE. Open the Arduino IDE, and click sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library, and choose the Seeed_Arduino_atWiFiClientSecure file that you've have just downloaded.

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