Quatech 802.11B/G Product Specification - Quatech Confidential

Summary of 802.11B/G

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    Product specification 802.11b/g high performance enterprise device server revision: 1.2 july 2010 file name: databook wlng dp500 family v1.2.Doc document number: 100-8080-120

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 2 7/15/2010 100-8080-120

  • Page 3: Quatech Confidential

    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 3 quatech confidential copyright © 2009 quatech ® inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied in any form, by photocopy, microfilm, retrieval system, or by any other means now known or hereafter invented...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 4 7/15/2010 100-8080-120

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 5 contents product specification ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 conventions ...................................................

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 6 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 figures figure 1- wlng-an-dp500 module example ........................................................................................ 8 figure 2 - wlng-se/sp/an/et-dp500 block diagram ..........................................

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 7 1.0 conventions the following section outlines the conventions used within the document, where convention is deviated from the deviation takes precedence and should be followed. If you have any question related to the convent...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 8 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 2.0 product description the wlng-an-dp500 family is the latest generation of 802.11 wireless device servers from quatech. The radio features the following: 802.11b/g wifi radio with 32bit arm9 cpu (128mb sdram, 64mb flash) su...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 9 3.0 block diagram the following outlines the block diagram of the radio: figure 2 - wlng-se/sp/an/et-dp500 block diagram.

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 10 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 4.0 model numbers the following table identifies the model numbers associated with the device server family. Please contact quatech sales for details, quotes and availability. Table 1 - model numbers wifi 802.11b/g uart rs23...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 11 5.0 pin out and connectors pin definition is dependent upon the device type selected. The specific pin function is defined in table 2 for each device type. Where multiple options are available for a single device type, these...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 12 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 pin name device type description f4 all gpio 19 cts2 uart clear-to-send uart2 rxen serial line driver rx enable cts2 spi clear-to-send uart2 cts2 ethernet clear-to-send uart2 g1 all gpio 20 tck all jtag: test clock 21 txd2 u...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 13 5.1 digital uart ports the units supports two digital uart ports, use of these ports is determined by the device type choice made in firmware. The details of the ports can be seen in table 3. The availability of uart2 for th...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 14 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 5.3 serial peripheral interface (spi) please refer to section 7.0 for details on this interface. 5.4 debug/console port a debug/console port is supported by a 2-wire serial interface defined in table 3. This port is a bidire...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 15 5.6 connector definition there are a total of three connectors to the radio: j1: 36 pin digital host interface. Hirose: df12-36dp-0.5v(xx) (0.50mm (.020") pitch plug, surface mount, dual row, vertical, 4.00mm stack height, 3...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 16 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 6.0 electrical & rf specification table 4- absolute maximum values 1 parameter min max unit maximum supply voltage -0.3 4.0 vdc power dissipation 2.00 w operating temperature range -40 85 o c storage temperature -50 125 o c ...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 17 symbol parameter min typ max units i cctxb_eth operating current – ethernet data in (802.11b) transmitting @ 11mb/s 10/100 100% duty cycle 520 560 ma i ccrxb_eth operating current – ethernet data out (802.11b) receiving @ 11...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 18 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 table 6 - rf characteristics – 802.11b/g symbol parameter rate (mb/s) min dbm average dbm / mw peak dbm / mw units p outb transmit power output 802.11b 11, 5.5, 2, 1 13 15 31.6 19.3 85.1 dbm/mw p outg transmit power output 8...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 19 table 7 - supported data rates by band band supported data rates (mb/s) 802.11b 11, 5.5, 2, 1 802.11g 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 table 8 - operating channels band region freq range (ghz) no. Of channels channels 802.11b us...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 20 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 table 9 - radio typical performance range data rate typical outdoor distance (unity gain antenna) typical outdoor distance (2dbi antenna gain on each end for b/g mode) 1.0 mb/s 240m 380m 11.0 mb/s 135m 215m 6mb/s 802.11g 135...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 21 7.0 spi interface the following section details the spi interface specification for both hardware timing and spi protocol. The device is a spi slave and requires a compatible spi master for operation. 7.1 pinout when the spi...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 22 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 7.2 spi ac characteristics the following specification identifies the required hardware timing to successfully implement a spi interface with the airborne device server module. Table 12 - spi ac timings symbol parameter min ...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 23 7.3 spi protocol a spi message is composed of a 4 byte header followed by 0 or more bytes of data. The header data is full-duplex. That is, the tx message header is sent to the airborne device server module by the host at th...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 24 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 7.4 spi commands the following commands are available for use in the cmd message header. Unused parameters should be set to zero. Table 15 - spi command description command (hex) name description 0x00 nop the nop command doe...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 25 command (hex) name description 0x10 intena the intena command will configure the specific interrupts to be enabled from the module. For this command, the parm1 field will define the interrupts to be enabled. The definition o...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 26 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 command (hex) name description 0x40 txdata the txdata command is used to send data to the module to be interpreted as commands if the module is in cli mode, or to be transmitted on the wireless link if the module has an acti...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 27 8.0 antenna the unit supports antenna connection through a single hirose u.Fl connector, located on the top surface of the radio next to the rf shielding. Any antenna used with the system must be designed for operation withi...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 28 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 with fcc regulations, these state a non-standard connector is required e.G. Tnc/sma are not allowed, rp-tnc/rp-sma are allowed. 8.3 host chassis mounted antenna host chassis mounted antennas require no work on the host pcb. ...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 29 pcb embedded – this approach embeds an antenna design into the host pcb. This approach is very common with add-in wifi card (cf, pcmcia, sdio, etc.) as it requires no external connections and is the cheapest production appro...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 30 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 locate the antenna where there is a minimum of obstruction between the antenna and the location of the access points. Typically access points are located in the ceiling or high on walls. Keep the main antenna’s polarization ...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 31 link margin provides a measure of all the parts of the rf path that impact the ability of two systems to communicate. The basic equation looks like this: eirp (db) = txp + txa – txc link margin (db) = eirp – fpl + (rxs + rxa...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 32 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 9.0 reset function for correct operation of the on-board power-on reset (por) and internal reset controllers, the reset pin on the wlng-xx-dp500 family must obey the following timing and signal conditions. Figure 5 - power o...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 33 9.1 reference reset circuit proper control of the reset signal is required, if not controlled correctly the power-on sequence of the module can be impacted and correct booting impacted. It is recommended that where possible ...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 34 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 10.0 mechanical outline figure 8 - mechanical outline dimensions mm [inches] tolerance ± 1.27 [0.05] unless noted 40.60 [1.60] max 30.70 [1.21] min 1.84 [0.07] 12.37 [0.49] max 29.60 [1.17] max 18.27 [0.72] min 15.90 [0.63] ...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 35 10.1 recommended connectors radio connector: df12-36ds-0.5v(xx) (hirose) hirose: 0.50mm (.020") pitch plug, surface mount, dual row, vertical, 4.00mm stack height, 36 circuits board connector: df12-36dp-0.5v(xx) (hirose) hir...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 36 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 11.0 certification & regulatory approvals the unit complies with the following agency approvals: table 18 - regulatory approvals country standard status north america (us & canada) fcc part 15 sec. 15.107, 15.109, 15.207, 15...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 37 prohibited per regulations of industry canada. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropic...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 38 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 quatech recommends that during the integration of the radio, into the customers system, that any design guidelines be followed. Please contact quatech technical support if you have any concerns regarding the hardware integra...

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    Airborne enterprise module databook quatech, inc. 100-8080-120 7/15/2010 39 12.0 physical & environmental approvals the device has passed the following primary physical and environmental tests. The test methods referenced are defined in sae j1455 aug1994. Table 19 - mechanical approvals test referen...

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    Quatech, inc. Airborne enterprise module databook 40 7/15/2010 100-8080-120 13.0 change log the following table indicates all changes made to this document: version date section change description author 1.0 04/16/2009 - initial release acr 1.1 08/11/2009 3.0 updated block diagram with spi interface...