Ad Hoc Mode Creation with WiFi

NETMF & Gadgeteer
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I am interested in the FEZ cobra and WiFi RS21 module making a prototype for streaming WiFi data. However, there will be no other infrastructure and will need to have the FEZ create an ad hoc network. There seems to little information except for an old thread stating that was not supported on the old ZeroG modules. However, the RS21 is a new offering and driver work is being constantly done by GHI. I see in the SDK documentation there is a ConnectAdHoc method which can take Creator as an IBSSMode enum parameter. So is this supported or not?

Also, based on my searching it seems like about 500kbps was the max expected throughput for the ZeroG modules. Is similar throughput expected with the Redpine Signals module? Better? Worse?

Yes, I realize the module with the UEXT connector doesn’t ship for a week, but want to know if I should go in another direction.

Thanks.

2

The support for the new RedPine module is fairly new and still in development, see release notes please http://tinyclr.com/release-notes/

Many new features will be added in near future.

3

Thank you for your quick response. I see that preliminary support was released in June. So is ad hoc network creation supported in the preliminary driver? Or is there a planned release that will support this shortly?

I’m sorry to press for more details, but I’m at a point in my project schedule where I need to move forward with hardware and I want to ensure that this will work. Thanks.

4

No it is not supported yet. It will be till the end of this year till we have a final production drivers. What we have now is only to demonstrate the new module and shouldn’t be used commercially.

5

Ok, thank you very much for your help.

6

Actually Ad-Hoc preliminary support is already there with WIFI RS21

7

Ah, assuming this means preliminary support for creation as well as joining then I will probably give it a try.

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[quote]Ah, assuming this means preliminary support for creation as well as joining then I will probably give it a try.
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It supports creation as well as joining.

9

Is there an easy way to create an ad-hoc wi-fi network with the RS21 module attached to a Spider main board using the classes found in GTM.GHIElectronics.WiFi_RS21?

Or do you have to use the classes found in GHIElectronics.NETMF.Net.WiFi?

thanks

10

You can join Ad-Hoc network using gadgeteer driver but you can not initiate a host connection

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Okay Joe, thanks.

Are there plans to add this feature (initiate host connection) to the gadgeteer driver in the near future?