WiFi options on sb-RIO

[Mac671]

Hi Folks,

I'm wondering if anyone has thoughts on making a sbRIO work with a WiFi adapter.

Currently prototyping on a sb-RIO 9636 which is VxWorks , but considering either using a linux rt based system or even grabbing a myRIO as the project doesn't have a lot of requirements.

Any thoughts on being able to get WiFi working on a sbRIO appreciated.

Thanks,

Maciej

[Miro_T]

I'm not sure if you are concerned about "the size" of the system but I have seen people connecting cRIOs,sbRIOs etc into a wireless router and then configuring the router to work as an access point. 

FIRST teams also use this method to wirelessly connect to roboRIOs but I cant seem to find the guide (wasn't too complicated)

Sources:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/Real-Time-Measurement-and/cRio-and-router-access-point/td-p/1215939
http://fo...

[Mac671]

Hi Miro,

Thanks for the quick reply.

For prototyping this'll work, but for a product if we get a router that's double the size of the sb-RIO it kind of defeats the purpose.

I guess we'd have to dig deeper into seeing if we can find a router that is small enough to make sense.

Thanks for the suggestion,

Maciej

[Miro_T]

Maybe something like this might work:

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/product/product.aspx?item=9b-0ed-0005-000h2&nm_mc=knc-msnsearchb2b&cm...

I guess it all depends on the application (environment, cost etc)