WL1835MOD: wl18xx firmware and configuration file

Hello,

Please ensure that you have put the new wl18xx-fw-4.bin in /lib/firmware/ti-connectivity/. The next time you boot, you should see the new firmware version in dmesg. 

I don't see any files attached, could you please repost? I'd be happy to confirm they are the latest.

If your device has already passed certification then I wouldn't recommend updating the .bin. This is not related to device firmware. 

Hi,

i am unable to attach files here. Could you please accept my friend request? I could share the files privately.

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Hello,

I have received your files. 

Just to be clear, your goal here is to upgrade the firmware without touching the wl18xx-conf.bin, correct? Have you already confirmed that the new firmware is installed? You can double check dmesg and it will print out the FW version. I will check your *.bins and ensure they are the same. 

hi,

yes my goal is to upgrade WiLink firmware to the latest. When I upgrade the firmware, documentation says to run configure-device.sh script which in turns results in changes in wl18xx-conf.bin. My point is to ensure the differences between the two files I sent is ok and expected. We are planning to go for regulatory certification hence want to ensure this new wl18xx-conf.bin file is ok.

Could you please help answer my queries?

Hi Fatima, 

Apologies for the delay. I was trying to review your files today, but I'm unable to. I believe it is because the wlconf versions are different between us. 

What I would ask you to use wlconf to get a dump of your binary files. Then, you can compare the two files easily. Go to /usr/sbin/wlconf and execute the following commands:

./wlconf -i <path to original> --get > original_config.txt

./wlconf -i <path to new> --get > new_config.txt

And then you can compare the two new files to find differences. 

The files I provided are both text files that can be easily compared. 

Hello,

I do see those changes in the Phy, and those changes in power levels would like change your previous certification measurements, however that doesn't necessarily mean you break certification. I would encourage you to work with your test house on this configuration binary change. 

We are going for a full certification this time again. In which case these changes to the phy should be ok from what you mentioned?

A majority of these cases effect station and AP performance, when the device makes an active connection.