Can the WF200 Linux driver (available at https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-linux-driver) be used with Android?

In theory, yes, since the driver is compatible with Linux kernel from 4.4.1 up to 4.19.

Has it been tested? Not yet.

Linux applications use 

• hostapd in AP mode
• wpa_supplicant in STATION mode

Android uses different applications for AP/STATION management, therefore testing would be required to make sure there is no unexpected behavior in an Android application.

Related links

• https://www.silabs.com/community/wireless/wi-fi/knowledge-base.entry.html/2019/02/20/kba_wf200_linux_dri-mEf3 indicates which kernel versions are supported by the wfx linux driver.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#Code_names lists the kernel versions associated with Android code names.

For Linux applications

The WF200 Linux driver (available at https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-linux-driver) is API compliant with all kernel versions from 4.4.1 up to 4.19.

• Compilation is verified with latest versions of LTS branches.
• Intensive lab tests performed with versions 4.4.39 & 4.4.50
• Tests extended to 4.14/4.19

NB: The goal is to have the wfx-linux-driver added to the mainstream Linux kernel in the future.

WF200 Drivers and Firmware are available from Github

For Linux applications

Driver: https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-linux-driver

Firmware: https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-firmware

Tools: https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-linux-tools

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-common-tools

Files used by WF200 under Linux on Raspberry Pi (Debian)

• Driver

  • /lib/modules/<kernel>/extras/wfx.ko

• Firmware

  • /lib/firmare/wfx_wf200_C0.sec

• Platform Data Set (PDS)

  • /lib/firmware/wf200.pds

• Device Tree overlays

  • /boot/overlays/wfx-sdio.dtbo

  • /boot/overlays/wfx-spi/dtbo

For RTOS Applications

Driver & Firmware: https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-fullMAC-driver

Tools: https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-fullMAC-tools

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wfx-common-tools