CSR is supplying a WiFi hot-spot for cars called Wi-Linx.
The automotive hot-spot is implemented by adding software to CSR’s 6000 series of WiFi chips.
“With the introduction today of Wi-Linx for the CSR6000 family of Wi-Fi devices, CSR is bringing Wi-Fi into the vehicle,” says CSR’s Thomas Carmody.
The chip-set is AEC-Q100 qualified.
By plugging a USB broadband modem into the in-vehicle infotainment system, CSR’s Wi-Linx and CSR6000 can turn a vehicle into a rolling Wi-Fi hot spot that allows multiple occupants to access the Wi-Fi signal.
When parked at home, CSR’s Wi-Linx and CSR6000 will make it easy to download documents, photos and other media directly into the vehicle’s infotainment system from the home media server.
With Wi-Linx, photos and music files can be streamed from a smartphone instantly through the Bluetooth 3.0+HS connectivity offered by the CSR6000.
Wi-Linx for CSR6000 offers a range of configurability options that can be modified over the vehicle CAN bus via a web browser, including transmitter power settings, parental controls and VPN and firewall controls.
CSR says this is the world’s first fully automotive-qualified, standalone Wi-Fi solution, and offers the lowest risk and most cost-effective way to add Wi-Fi to existing automotive designs.
CSR6000 supports the IEEE 802.11b.g.n standards and offers Wi-Fi Client, WiFi Access Point and Bluetooth v3.0+HS capabilities.