Product Specification
802.11b/g High Performance Enterprise
Device Server
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August 2009
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Contents
Conventions......................................................................................................................... 7
Terminology..................................................................................................................... 7
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).................................................................................... 14
AC Electrical Characteristics – Transmitter................................................................... 21
SPI Interface...................................................................................................................... 22
SPI Protocol................................................................................................................... 23
Host Chassis Mounted Antenna.................................................................................... 27
Embedded Antenna....................................................................................................... 27
RESET Function................................................................................................................ 31
10.0 Mechanical Outline ............................................................................................................ 32
11.0 Certification & Regulatory Approvals................................................................................. 33
11.1 FCC Statement.............................................................................................................. 33
11.2 FCC RF Exposure Statement........................................................................................ 33
11.3 Information for Canadian Users (IC Notice) .................................................................. 33
11.4 FCC/IOC Modular Approval........................................................................................... 34
11.5 Regulatory Test Mode Support...................................................................................... 35
12.0 Physical & Environmental Approvals................................................................................. 36
13.0 Change Log ....................................................................................................................... 37
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Figures
Figure 1- WLNG-AN-DP500 Module Example................................................................................ 8
Tables
Table 1 - Model Numbers.............................................................................................................. 10
Table 2 – Module Pin Definition..................................................................................................... 11
Table 4- Absolute Maximum Values1 ............................................................................................ 16
Table 5 – Operating Conditions & DC Specification...................................................................... 16
Table 6 - RF Characteristics – 802.11b/g...................................................................................... 18
Table 9 - RF Characteristics – 802.11b/g...................................................................................... 20
Table 13 - SPI AC Timings............................................................................................................ 23
Table 14 - Tx Message Header..................................................................................................... 24
Table 16 - SPI Command Description........................................................................................... 24
Table 19 - Regulatory Approvals................................................................................................... 33
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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 conventions used or clarification of indicated
deviation please contact Quatech Sales or Wireless Support.
1.1
1.2
Terminology
Airborne Enterprise Device Server and AirborneDirect Enterprise Device
Server is used in the opening section to describe the devices detailed in this
document, after this section the term module will be used to describe the
devices.
Notes
A note contains information that requires special attention. The following
convention will be used. The area next to the indicator will identify the specific
information and make any references necessary.
The area next to the indicator will identify the specific information and make any
references necessary.
1.3
1.4
Caution
A caution contains information that, if not followed, may cause damage to the
product or injury to the user. The shaded area next to the indicator will identify
the specific information and make any references necessary.
The area next to the indicator will identify the specific information and make any
references necessary.
File Format
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read them, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5 or higher. For your
convenience, Adobe Acrobat Reader is provided on the Radio Evaluation Kit CD.
Should you not have the CD, for the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go
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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)
Supports WEP, WPA, WPA2 and 802.1x Supplicant, with Certificates.
The wireless device server includes integrated:
802.11b/g radio driver
TCP/IP stack, UDP, telnet, FTP server
Data bridging and buffering
Command Line Interface
Web interface
WPA Supplicant
802.11 Radio Driver
.
.
.
.
.
.
Supports antenna diversity
Operating Temperature (-40°C to 85°C)
Storage temp (-50°C to 125°C)
36 pin high density SMT connector (Hirose DF12-36)
Dual (2) Hirose U.FL RF connector for RF antenna
Multiple host interfaces supported:
Dual UART (960K BAUD)
Serial (RS232/422/485)
SPI
10/100 Ethernet PHY
.
.
.
.
.
Advanced Low power modes
Rugged mounting options.
No host driver required
Small form factor module (Dimensions: 29mm x 21mm x 6.0mm)
Worldwide Regulatory Support
Figure 1- WLNG-AN-DP500 Module Example
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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
Interface
Security
WiFi
RoHS
Model Number
Description
802.11b/g
UART
RS232
RS485
SPI
Ethernet
GPIO
WEP
WPA
WPA2
EAP
802.11b/g, UART Interface with
RS232/422/485 Driver Control
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
WLNG-SE-DP501
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
WLNG-SP-DP501
WLNG-AN-DP501
WLNG-ET-DP501
802.11b/g, SPI Interface
l
l
802.11b/g, UART Interface
l
802.11b/g, 10/100 Ethernet Interface
Eval Kit
l
l
l
WLNG-EK-DP501
WLNG-EK-DP502
WLNG-EK-DP503
802.11b/g Enterprise Class Serial Device Server Module Eval Kit (inc. WLNG-SE/AN-DP501)
802.11b/g Enterprise Class SPI Device Server Module Eval Kit (inc. WLNG-SP-DP501)
802.11b/g Enterprise Class Ethernet Bridge Module Eval Kit (inc. WLNG-ET-DP501)
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5.0 Pin out and Connectors
Pin definition is dependent upon the device type selected. The specific pin function is
device type, these options are software selectable by the device firmware.
Table 2 – Module Pin Definition
Device
Type
Pin
Name
Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
GND
TDI
All
Digital Ground
JTAG: Test data in
3.3VDC
All
VDD
VDD
RTCK
DTXD
/RESET
DRXD
RXD2
RXD2
RXD2
RXD2
G6
All
All
3.3VDC
All
JTAG: Return Test Clock
DOUT Debug
All
All
Module RESET
DIN Debug
All
UART
Serial
SPI
DIN UART2
DIN UART2
9
DIN UART2
Ethernet
All
DIN UART2
GPIO
10
11
TDO
/FRESET
CTS1
CTS
All
JTAG: Test data out
Factory RESET
Clear-to-Send UART1
Clear-to-Send
SPI Select
All
UART
Serial
SPI
12
/SPI_SEL
CTS1
F5
Ethernet
All
Clear-to-Send UART1
GPIO
NC
UART
Serial
SPI
No Connect
NC
No Connect
13
14
NC
No Connect
RX+
NC
Ethernet
UART
Serial
SPI
Ethernet RX+
No Connect
NC
No Connect
NC
No Connect
RX-
Ethernet
All
Ethernet RX-
Digital Ground
Digital Ground
15
16
GND
GND
All
RTS2
/TXEN
RTS2
RTS2
G2
UART
Serial
SPI
Ready-to-Send UART2
Line Driver Tx enable
Ready-to-Send UART2
Ready-to-Send UART2
GPIO
17
18
Ethernet
All
RTS1
RTS
UART
Serial
SPI
Ready-to-Send UART1
Ready-to-Send
SPI_CLK
RTS1
SPI Clock Input
Ethernet
Ready-to-Send UART1
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Type
Pin
Name
Description
F4
CTS2
RXEN
CTS2
CTS2
G1
All
UART
Serial
SPI
GPIO
Clear-to-Send UART2
Line driver Rx enable
Clear-to-Send UART2
Clear-to-Send UART2
GPIO
19
20
21
Ethernet
All
TCK
All
JTAG: Test clock
DOUT UART2
DOUT UART2
DOUT UART2
DOUT UART2
GPIO
TXD2
TXD2
TXD2
TXD2
G7
UART
Serial
SPI
Ethernet
All
G0
UART
Serial
SPI
GPIO
SER_MODE
SPI_INT
G0
Serial interface type selection (RS232/422/485)
22
23
SPI Interrupt
Ethernet
GPIO
LED_CON
F6
Valid TCP/IP Connection Indicator
All
GPIO
RXD1
RXD1
MOSI
RXD1
F7
UART
Serial
SPI
DIN UART1
DIN UART1
24
DIN SPI
Ethernet
All
DIN UART1
GPIO
LED_POST
F0
POST Status Indicator
25
26
27
All
All
All
GPIO
LED_WLN_CFG
F3
Module TCP/IP Configuration Indicator
GPIO
LED_RF_LINK
F2
Module RF Link Status Indicator
GPIO
TXD1
TXD
UART
Serial
SPI
DOUT UART1
DOUT
28
MISO
TXD1
F1
DOUT SPI
Ethernet
All
DOUT UART1
GPIO
NC
UART
Serial
SPI
No Connect
NC
No Connect
29
30
NC
No Connect
TX-
Ethernet
UART
Serial
SPI
Ethernet TX-
No Connect
NC
NC
No Connect
NC
No Connect
TX+
Ethernet
All
Ethernet TX+
JTAG: Test RESET signal
JTAG: Test mode select
3.3VDC
31
32
33
34
35
36
NTRST
TMS
All
VDD
All
VDD
All
3.3VDC
LED_RF_ACT
GND
All
Radio Status Indicator, driven by the radio.
Digital Ground
All
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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
The availability of UART2 for these device types is selected in firmware.
Table 3 - UART Pin Definition
Device Type
UART
UART1
Serial
UART1
All
UART2
Pin
UART2
Pin
Pin Definition
Debug
Pin
28
24
12
18
Pin
28
24
12
18
17
19
22
Data out (DOUT
)
21
9
21
9
6
8
Data In (DIN)
Clear-to-Send (CTS)
19
17
Ready-to-Send (RTS)
Transmit Enable (/TXEN)
Receive Enable (/RXEN)
Serial Mode (SER_MOD)
The primary UART supports a 4-wire interface; the secondary port supports 4-
wire interface except when being used with the Serial Device type, in which case
it is reduced to a 2-wire only.
The primary digital UART can be used as the primary connection for the Serial
device type. This type supports a 7-wire interface to allow the definition of the
serial interface type (RS232/3422/485) and the data transfer direction. Definitions
of this interface can be seen in Table 3.
The UART1 and UART2 interfaces support the following configurations:
.
BAUD: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400,
57600, 115200, 230400, 460800, 921600
.
.
Flow Control: None, Hardware (CTS/RTS), Software (XON/XOFF)
Default settings: 9600, 8, N, 1, No Flow Control.
5.2
Ethernet PHY Port
A 10/100 Ethernet PHY interface is supported when the Ethernet device type is
selected in firmware. This interface is a 10/100Mbps interface that supports auto
negotiation and cross-over cabling. The interface also supports both half and full
duplex for 10Mbps and 100Mbps.
The interface uses a Broadcom BCM5241A Ethernet PHY, please refer to the
manufacturers datasheet for interface details and appropriate design guidelines.
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5.3
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
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 bidirectional serial port intended for debug of the unit only, it does
not support data transfer.
It is recommended that a connection to this port be supported via test points or a
two pin header. The default settings for the debug port are 115200, 8, N 1, No
Flow Control.
CAUTION: Do not use the debug port without contacting Quatech Technical
Support first. Potential damage to the module may occur.
5.5
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
A number of the interface pins support multiple functional definitions. Those
defined as alternately GPIO pins can be selected as such via device firmware.
The GPIO pins are digital I/O capable of supporting up to a 16mA drive current at
3.3VDC.
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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, 36 Circuits)
J2:
J3:
Primary RF connector for 802.11b/g antenna.
Hirose U.FL
Secondary RF connector for 802.11b/g antenna.
Hirose U.FL.
Bottom
Top View
View
J3
J2
Component
Area
RF Shield
J1
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6.0 Electrical & RF Specification
Table 4- Absolute Maximum Values1
Parameter
Min
Max
4.0
Unit
VDC
W
Maximum Supply Voltage
Power Dissipation
-0.3
2.00
85
Operating Temperature Range
Storage Temperature
-40
-50
oC
125
oC
Note: 1. Values are absolute ratings, exceeding these values may cause permanent damage to the device.
Table 5 – Operating Conditions & DC Specification
Symbol
VDD
Parameter
Min
3.00
-0.3
2.0
Typ
Max
3.60
Units
Supply Voltage
3.30
V
VIL
Input Low Level Voltage
Input High Level Voltage
Output Low Level Voltage
Output High Level Voltage
Operating Current – UART Data In (802.11g)
0.8
VIH
VDD + 0.3
0.4
VOL
VOH
VDD - 0.4
ICCTXG
340
480
360
490
mA
mA
Transmitting @ 54Mb/s
UART 100% Duty Cycle @ 920K BAUD
ICCRXG
Operating Current – UART Data Out
(802.11g)
Receiving valid packets @ 54Mb/s
UART 100% Duty Cycle@ 920K BAUD
ICCTXB
Operating Current – UART Data In (802.11b)
340
480
360
490
mA
mA
Transmitting @ 11Mb/s
UART 100% Duty Cycle @ 920K BAUD
ICCRXB
Operating Current – UART Data Out
(802.11b)
Receiving valid packets @ 11MB/s
UART 100% Duty Cycle @ 920K BAUD
ICCTXG_ETH
Operating Current – Ethernet Data In
(802.11g)
470
520
500
560
mA
mA
Transmitting @ 54Mb/s
10/100 Ethernet 100% Duty Cycle
ICCRXG_ETH
Operating Current – Ethernet Data Out
(802.11g)
Receiving @ 54Mb/s
10/100 Ethernet 100% Duty Cycle
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Symbol
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Units
ICCTXB_ETH
Operating Current – Ethernet Data In
520
560
mA
(802.11b)
Transmitting @ 11Mb/s
10/100 100% Duty Cycle
ICCRXB_ETH
Operating Current – Ethernet Data Out
(802.11b)
500
530
mA
Receiving @ 11Mb/s
10/100 Ethernet 100% Duty Cycle
ICCU
ICCE
ISBU0
Radio and CPU on. No data traffic (UART)
Radio and CPU on. No data traffic (Ethernet)
340
330
350
360
350
360
mA
mA
mA
Radio off (UART)
CPU Idle, radio off (f/w control)
ISBE0
Radio off (Ethernet)
360
370
210
mA
mA
CPU Idle, radio off (f/w control)
ISB1
Doze Mode
140
IEEE PSPoll mode, Associated, Idle, Beacon
Interval = 100ms
CPU Idle, wake on UART or Network traffic
ISB3U
Sleep Mode – UART/Serial
102
95
mA
mA
Radio in Deep Sleep (disassociated)
CPU Idle, wake on UART traffic
ISB3E
Sleep Mode – Ethernet
Radio in Deep Sleep (disassociated)
CPU Idle, wake on pm-mode
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Table 6 - RF Characteristics – 802.11b/g
Average
dBm / mW
Peak
dBm / mW
Symbol
Parameter
Rate (Mb/s)
Min
Units
Transmit Power
Output 802.11b
POUTB
11, 5.5, 2, 1
15.0
31.6
20.0
100
dBm
48, 54
24, 36
12, 18
6, 9
11
12.7
15.0
15.9
16.0
18.6
31.6
38.9
39.8
17.7
20.0
20.9
21.0
58.9
100
Transmit Power
Output 802.11g
POUTG
dBm
dBm
123
125.9
Receive
Sensitivity
802.11b
-82
-91
-68
-78
-80
-86
PRSENB
1
54
Receive
Sensitivity
802.11g
36
PRSENG
dBm
MHz
18
6
Frequency
Range
FRANGEBG
2412
2484
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Table 7 - Supported Data Rates by Band
Band
Supported Data Rates (Mb/s)
11, 5.5, 2, 1
802.11b
802.11g
54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6
Table 8 - Operating Channels
Freq Range
(GHz)
No. of
Channels
Band
Region
Channels
US/Canada
Europe
France
2.401 - 2.473
2.401 - 2.483
2.401 - 2.483
2.401 - 2.495
2.401 - 2.473
2.401 - 2.483
2.446 - 2.483
2.401 - 2.483
11
13
4
1 – 11
1 – 13
10 – 13
1 – 14
1 – 11
1 – 13
10 – 13
1 – 13
802.11b
Japan
14
11
13
4
US/Canada
Europe
France
802.11g
Japan
13
1. Only channels 1, 6 and 11 are non-overlapping.
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Table 9 - RF Characteristics – 802.11b/g
Min
dBm
Average
dBm / mW
Peak
dBm / mW
Symbol
Parameter
Rate (Mb/s)
Units
Transmit Power
Output 802.11b
POUTB
11, 5.5, 2, 1
13
10
15
12
31.6
15.9
19.3
21.5
85.1
dBm/mW
Transmit Power
Output 802.11g
6, 9,12,18, 24,
36, 48, 54
POUTG
141.3 dBm/mW
11
5.5
2
-84
-85
-86
-86
-69
-70
-74
-78
-81
-83
-85
-86
Receive Sensitivity
802.11b
PRSENB
dBm
1
54
48
36
24
18
12
9
Receive Sensitivity
802.11g
PRSENG
dBm
6
FRANGEBG
Frequency Range
2412
2484
MHz
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6.1
6.2
AC Electrical Characteristics – Transmitter
Transmit power is automatically managed by the device for minimum power
consumption. The MAXIMUM transmit power at the RF connector is typically
+15dBm 2 dB for B-Mode (all rates) and +12dBm+/-2dB for G-Mode (all rates).
Performance/Range
The following table illustrates the typical data rates, performance and range the
device is capable of providing using an omni directional antenna.
Table 10 - Radio Typical Performance Range
Typical Outdoor Distance
Typical Outdoor Distance
Data Rate
(2dBi antenna gain on each end for
(Unity gain antenna)
B/G mode)
1.0 Mb/s
240m
135m
135m
49m
380m
215m
215m
155m
19m
11.0 Mb/s
6Mb/s 802.11g
6Mb/s 802.11a
54Mb/s 802.11g
54Mb/s 802.11a
12m
4.5m
14m
Ranges are based on receiver sensitivity, Transmitter power, free-space path
loss estimates, antenna gain factors, and link margin estimates. Actual range will
vary from those stated. Non-line-of-site applications will result in typical values
less than shown above.
The Data Rate is the supported connection rate for the wireless link, the actual
data throughput for the link will be less than the stated data rates.
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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 interface is enabled, through the CLI or web interface, the
following pins are assigned for communication.
Table 11 - SPI Pinout Details
Pin Definition
Master In Slave Out (MISO)
Master Out Slave In (MOSI)
SPI Interrupt (SPI_INT)
SPI Clock (SPI_CLK)
SPI
28
UART2 Pin
Debug
24
22
18
SPI Select (/SPI_SEL)
12
Data In (RxD2, DTXD)
Data out (TxD2, DRXD)
Ready-to-Send (RTS2)
Clear-to-Send (CTS2)
9
8
6
21
17
19
Table 12 - SPI Signal Descriptions
Pin Definition
Description
Master In Slave Out (MISO)
Serial Data OUT; must be connected to the serial data in of
the master.
Master Out Slave In (MOSI)
SPI Interrupt (SPI_INT)
Serial Data IN; Must be connected to the serial data out of the
master.
operation.
SPI Clock (SPI_CLK)
SPI Select (/SPI_SEL)
SPI clock sourced from the master.
Enable the SPI slave, sourced from the master. Active low
signal.
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.
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Table 13 - SPI AC Timings
Symbol
fMAX
tCS
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Units
MHz
ns
Maximum Clock Frequency
SPI Select Low to Clock Rising Edge
Clock High
8.00
100
62.5
62.5
tCH
ns
tCL
Clock Low
ns
tDA
Clock High to Data Out
60
ns
tDS
Clock Low to Data In Valid Set-up time
Clock Low to Data Valid Hold time
Clock Falling Edge to SPI Select High
SPI Select High to SPI Select Low
14
2
ns
tDH
ns
tCSH
tDELAY
100
40
ns
ns
Figure 3 - SPI Read/Write Timing
Figure 4 - SPI Clock and Select Timing
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
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the Airborne Device Server module by the host at the same time the Rx message
header is sent to the host from the Airborne Device Server.
The Tx message header consists of a Command (CMD) byte, followed by three
Parameter (PARM) bytes. They are described in the SPI Commands section
(7.4) below.
The Rx message header consists of a Rx Data Available field, and a Tx Buffer
Available field. The Rx Data Available field indicates the number of data bytes
the Device Server has available for the host. They can be received by the
RXDATA command. The Tx Buffer Available field indicates how many data
bytes the Device Server is able to accept from the host. This data is to be shifted
values and are stored in little-endian format (LSB first).
Table 14 - Tx Message Header
0
1
2
3
CMD
PARAM1
PARAM2
Table 15 - Rx Message Header
0
1
2
3
Rx Data Available
Tx Buffer Available
7.4
SPI Commands
The following commands are available for use in the CMD message header.
Table 16 - SPI Command Description
Command
(Hex)
Name
Description
The NOP command does nothing.
0x00
NOP
It is intended to be used when the host wants to simply retrieve
the Rx Message Header without any other operation.
The BREAK command will issue a break sequence to the
module.
0x04
0x08
BREAK
It is analogous to the BREAK signal on a common UART.
The TXINTCLR command will clear the Tx interrupt.
TXINTCLR
Use this command when the module is issuing a Tx interrupt but
there is no more data to send. This is analogous to the reset Tx
interrupt command on a common UART.
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Command
(Hex)
Name
Description
The INTENA command will enable interrupts from the module.
For this command, the PARM1 field will define the interrupts to
be enabled.
0x10
INTENA
The definition of the PARM1 field is as follows:
B7
Interrupt Sense – Determines the asserted state of
the interrupt pin. If this bit is set, the interrupt pin
will be active high, otherwise the interrupt pin will be
active low.
B1
B0
TX Interrupt – If this bit is set, the interrupt pin will
be asserted when there is space available in the Tx
buffer.
RX Interrupt – If this bit is set, the interrupt pin will
be asserted when there is Rx data available.
The INTDIS command will disable interrupts from the module.
For this command, the PARM1 field will define the interrupts to
be disabled.
0x20
INTDIS
The definition of the PARM1 field is as follows:
B1
TX Interrupt – If this bit is set, The Tx interrupt
function will be disabled.
B0
RX Interrupt – If this bit is set, the Rx interrupt
function will be disabled.
The TXDATA command is used to send data to the module to
be transmitted on the wireless link.
0x40
TXDATA
The host may send at most the number of bytes indicated by the
Tx Buffer Available field in the Rx Message Header. The actual
length sent by the host is determined by the 16 bit value in
PARM2. The value in PARM2 is little-endian (LSB first) and
must be less than or equal to the number in the Tx Buffer
Available field. Any bytes sent in excess of this number will be
ignored.
The RXDATA command is used to receive data from the
module that has been received on the wireless link.
0x80
RXDATA
The host may receive at most the number of bytes indicated by
the Rx Data Available field in the Rx Message Header. The
actual number of bytes received by the host is determined by
the 16 bit value in PARM2. The value in PARM2 is little-endian
(LSB first) and must be less than or equal to the number in the
Rx Data Available field. If additional clock cycles are sent to the
module beyond this number, meaningless data will be returned.
The TXDATA and RXDATA commands can be combined for full-duplex
operation. For example, a command byte of 0xC0 would be a TXDATA and
RXDATA command combined. The result of this command would be that the
module would accept data being shifted in as Tx data, while at the same time, Rx
data would be shifted out. In this case, the number of bytes transferred for
TXDATA must be equal to the number of bytes transferred for RXDATA. The
PARM2 parameter will indicate the number of bytes to be transferred for both the
TXDATA and RXDATA commands.
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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 within the 2.4GHz
ISM band and specifically must support the 2.412GHz to 2.482GHz for 802.11b/g
operation. They are required to have a VSWR of 2:1 maximum referenced to a 50
system impedance.
8.1
Antenna Selection
The Airborne radio supports a number of antenna options, all of which require
connection to the U.FL connectors on the radio. Ultimately the antenna option
selected will be determined by a number of factors, these include consideration
of the application, mechanical construction and desired performance. Since the
number of possible combinations is endless we will review some of the more
common solutions in this section. If your application is not covered during this
discussion please contact Technical Support for more specific answers.
The available antenna connections include:
.
.
.
Host board mounted antenna
Host Chassis mounted antenna
Embedded antenna
In addition to the above options, location and performance need to be
considered, the following sections discuss these items.
8.2
Host Board Mounted Antenna
Host board mounted requires that an antenna connection is physically mounted
to the host system board. It also requires that the host board include a U.FL
connector (two (2) if diversity is being used) to allow a U.FL to U.FL coaxial lead
to connect from the radio to the host board. It will then require 50 matched PCB
traces to be routed from the U.FL connector to the antenna mount.
There are several sources for the U.FL to U.FL coaxial cable these include
Hirose, Sunridge and IPEX. Please contact Quatech for further part numbers and
supply assistance.
This approach can simplify assembly but does require that the host system
configuration can accommodate an antenna location that is determined by the
host PCB. There are also limitations on the ability to seal the enclosure when
using this approach.
This approach also restricts the selection of available antenna. When using this
approach, antennas that screw or press fit to the PCB mount connector must be
used. There are many options for the antenna connector type, however if you
wish to utilize the FCC/IOC modular approval the connector choice must comply
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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. They utilize
an antenna type called ‘flying lead’. There are two types of flying leads; one
which provides a bulkhead mounted antenna connector and one which provides
a bulk head mounted antenna. The type you choose will be determined by the
application.
A flying lead system connects a U.FL coaxial lead to the radio’s U.FL connector,
the other end of the coax is attached to either a bulkhead mounted antenna
connector or directly to an antenna that has an integrated bulkhead mount.
In either of the two cases, the use of this approach significantly reduces the
antenna system development effort and provides for greater flexibility in the
available antenna types and placement in the host system chassis.
When using the flying lead antenna (integrated bulk head mounting), there are no
connector choice restrictions for use with the FCC/IOC modular certification.
However if the flying lead connector is used, the same restrictions as identified
for the Host Mounted Antenna apply.
There are many suppliers of flying lead antenna and connectors; Quatech’s
Airborne Antenna product line offers a range of antenna solutions.
8.4
Embedded Antenna
Use of Embedded antenna can be the most interesting approach for M2M,
industrial and medical applications. Their small form factor and absence of any
external mounting provides a very compelling argument for their use. There is a
downside to this antenna type and it comes with performance. Antenna
performance for all of the embedded options will, in most cases, be less that that
achievable with external antenna. This does not make them unusable; it will
impact choice of antenna type and requires more focus on placement.
The three main embedded antenna types are PCB embedded, chip (PCB
mounted) and flying lead; each has its advantages and disadvantages (See
Table 17 - Embedded Antenna Options
Features
Antenna Type
Cost
Lowest
Low
Size
Largest
Small
Availability
Custom
Performance
PCB Embedded
Chip
Poor
Poor
Fair
Standard
Standard
Flying Lead
Low
Small
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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 approach.
The lower production cost requires significant development cost and lack of
performance and flexibility.
Chip – The integration of a chip antenna is simple and requires a relatively small
footprint on the host system, however, it does suffer from the same limitations of
flexibility and performance seen with the PCB embedded approach. There are
relatively large numbers of suppliers of this type of antenna; there is also a range
of configuration and performance options.
Flying Lead – This approach is similar to the flying lead solution for external
antennas, the difference is that the form factors are smaller and provide a range
of chassis and board mounting options, all for internal use. This approach suffers
less from the performance and flexibility limitations of the other approaches,
since the location of the antenna it not determined by the host PCB design. The
assembly of a system using this approach maybe slightly more complex since
the antenna is not necessarily mounted on the host PCBA.
8.5
Antenna Location
The importance of this design choice cannot be over stressed; it can in fact be
the determining factor between success and failure of the WiFi implementation.
There are several factors that need to be considered when determining location:
.
.
Distance of Antenna from radio
Location of host system
Proximity to RF blocking or absorbing materials
Proximity to potential noise or interference
Position relative to infrastructure (Access Points or Laptops)
Orientation of host system relative to infrastructure
.
Is it known
Is it static
To minimize the impact of the factors above the following things need to be
considered during the development process:
.
Minimize the distance between the radio and the location of the antenna. The
coaxial cable between the two impacts the Transmit Power and Receive
Sensitivity negatively. Quatech recommends using 1.32-1.37mm outer
diameter U.FL coaxial cables.
.
.
Minimize the locations where metal surfaces come into contact or are close
to the location of the antenna.
Avoid locations where RF noise, close to or over lapping the ISM bands, may
occur. This would include microwave ovens and wireless telephone systems
in the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequency range.
.
Mount the antenna as high on the equipment as possible.
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.
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 vertical, or in-line with the antenna of
the Access Points. 802.11 systems utilize vertical polarization and aligning
both transmit and receive antenna maximizes the link quality.
Even addressing all of the above factors, does not guarantee a perfect
connection, however with experimentation an understanding of the best
combination will allow a preferred combination to be identified.
8.6
Performance
Performance is difficult to define as the appropriate metric changes with each
application or may indeed be a combination of parameters and application
requirements. The underlying characteristic that, in most cases, needs to be
observed is the link quality. This can be defined as the bandwidth available over
which communication, between the two devices, can be performed, the lower the
link quality the less likely the devices can communicate.
Measurement of link quality can be made in several ways; Bit Error Rate (BER),
Signal to Noise (SNR) ratio, Signal Strength and may also include the addition of
distortion. The link quality is used by the radio to determine the link rate,
generally as the link quality for a given link rate drops below a predefined limit,
the radio will drop to the next lowest link rate and try to communicate using it.
The reciprocal is also true, if the radio observes good link quality at one rate it will
try to move up to the next rate to see if communication can be sustained using it.
It is important to note that for a given position the link quality improves as the link
rate is reduced. This is because as the link rate drops the radios Transmit power
and Receive sensitivity improve.
From this it can be seen that looking at the link rate is an indirect way of
assessing the quality of the link between the device and an Access Point. You
should strive to make the communication quality as good as possible in order to
support the best link rate. However be careful not to over specify the link rate.
Consider your applications bandwidth requirements and tailor your link rate to
optimize the link quality e.g. the link quality for a location at 6Mb/s is better than it
would be for 54Mb/s, if the application only needs 2Mb/s of data throughput, the
6Mb/s rate would provide a better link quality.
Aside from the radio performance, there are a number of other things that
contribute to the link quality; these include the items discussed earlier and
choices made when looking at the overall antenna gain. The antenna gain
contributes to the Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) of the system.
This is part of an overall measurement of the link quality called link margin.
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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 – RxC)
Where:
TxP = Transmitter output power (dBm)
TxA = Transmitter antenna gain (dBi)
TxC = Transmitter to Antenna coax cable loss (dB)
FPL = Free Path Loss (dB)
RxS = Receiver receive sensitivity (dBm)
RxA = Receiver antenna gain (dBi)
RxC = Receiver to Antenna coax cable loss (dB)
This is a complex subject and requires more information than is presented here,
Quatech recommends at reviewing the subject and evaluating any system at a
basic level.
It is then possible, with a combination of the above items and an understanding
of the application demands, to achieve a link quality optimized for the application
and host design. It is important to note that this is established with a combination
of hardware selection, design choices and configuration of the radio.
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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 on RESET Timing
Figure 6 - RESET Timing
Table 18 - RESET Timing
Min
Typ
Max
Units
ms
ms
ms
µs
Symbol
tPURST
tRLRV
Parameter
Valid VDD to RESET valid
RESET Valid to RESET Low
Valid VDD to Internal RESET completed
RESET Pulse Width
200
0
tRPWI
200
tRPW
100
For Hardware revisions Rev C2 and earlier additional timing constraints apply. Please contact
Quatech Technical Support for details.
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10.0 Mechanical Outline
2.75 [0.11]
2.25 [0.09]
Part# Hirose U.FL-R SMT Coaxial Antenna Connector (2X)
16.02 [0.63]
16.00 [0.63]
16.00 [0.63]
10.50 [0.41]
10.50 [0.41]
29.60 [1.17] MAX
40.60 [1.60] MAX
1.84 [0.07]
12.37 [0.49] MAX
18.27 [0.72] MIN
30.70 [1.21] MIN
Part# Hirose DF12-36DS-0.5V
Not available for mounting
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36
1
2
15.90 [0.63]
3X Ø2.00 [Ø0.08]
3X Ø1.00 [Ø0.04]
Dimensions mm [inches]
Tolerance ± 1.27 [0.05] unless noted
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)
Hirose: 0.50mm (.020") Pitch Plug, Surface Mount, Dual Row, Vertical, 4.00mm
Stack Height, 36 Circuits
RF Connector:
U.FL
Hirose: Ultra Small Surface Mount Coaxial Connector
Mounting Screw:
3/8 inch length, 0-42 thread Zinc Plated Steel Tri-P Torx
Thread-Form Screw for plastic
McMaster-Carr: 99512A117 (Zinc Plated Steel)
McMaster-Carr: 96001A107 (Stainless Steel)
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11.0 Certification & Regulatory Approvals
The unit complies with the following agency approvals:
Table 19 - Regulatory Approvals
Country
Standard
Status
FCC Part 15
North America
(US & Canada)
Sec. 15.107, 15.109, 15.207, 15.209, 15.247
Modular Approval
Granted
CISPR 16-1 :1993
Europe
Japan
ETSI EN 300 328 Part 1 V1.2.2 (2000-07)
ETSI EN 300 328 Part 2 V1.1.1 (2000-07)
Completed
Pending
ARIB STD-T71 v1.0, 14 (Dec 2000)
ARIB RCR STD-T33 (June 19, 1997)
ARIB STD-T66 v2.0 (March 28, 2002)
11.1 FCC Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
.
.
.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance.
11.2 FCC RF Exposure Statement
To satisfy RF exposure requirements, this device and its antenna must operate
with a separation distance of a least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-
located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
11.3 Information for Canadian Users (IC Notice)
This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum
gain of 5dBi for 802.11b/g band. An antenna having a higher gain is strictly
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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 isotropically radiated power (EIRP)
is not more than required for successful communication.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
11.4 FCC/IOC Modular Approval
This document describes the Airborne WLN FCC modular approval and the
guidelines for use as outlined in FCC Public Notice (DA-00-1407A1).
The WLRG-RA-DP101 is covered by the following modular grants:
Grant
Country
Standard
FCC Part 15
North America (US)
Sec. 15.107, 15.109, 15.207, 15.209, 15.247
Modular Approval
F4AWLNG1
RSS 210
Canada
39139A-WLNG1
Modular Approval
By providing FCC modular approval on the Airborne WLN modules, the
customers are relieved of any need to perform FCC part15 subpart C Intentional
Radiator testing and certification, except where they wish to use an antenna that
is not already certified.
Quatech supports a group of pre-approved antenna; use of one of these
antennas eliminates the need to do any further subpart C testing or certification.
If an antenna is not on the list, it is a simple process to add it to the pre-approved
list without having to complete a full set of emissions testing. Please contact
Quatech Technical support for details of our qualification processes.
Please note that as part of the FCC requirements for the use of the modular
approval, the installation of any antenna must require a professional installer.
This is to prevent any non-authorized antenna being used with the radio. There
are ways to support this requirement but the most popular is to utilize a non-
standard antenna connector, this designation includes the reverse polarity
versions of the most popular RF antenna types (SMA, TNC, etc.). For more
details please contact Quatech.
The following documents are associated with this applications note:
.
FCC Part 15 – Radio Frequency Devices
.
FCC Public Notice – DA-00-1407A1 (June 26th, 2000)
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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 integration.
Contact Quatech Technical support for a copy of the FCC and IOC grant
certificates, the test reports and updated approved antenna list.
11.5 Regulatory Test Mode Support
The Airborne Device Server includes support for all FCC, IC and ETSI test
modes required to perform regulatory compliance testing on the module, please
contact Quatech Technical Support for details on enabling and using these
modes.
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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 20 - Mechanical Approvals
Test
Reference
Conditions
Temperature Range
(Operational)
Table 1B, Type 2b
-40°C to +85°C
Temperature Range (Non-
Operational)
-50°C to +125°C
0-95%RH @ 38°C condensing
Humidity
Altitude
Sect 4.2.3
Sect 4.8
Sect 4.9
Fig 4a – 8 hours active humidity cycle
Operational: 0-12,000ft (62 KPa absolute pressure)
Non-operational: 0-40,000ft (18.6 KPa absolute
pressure)
Operational: 2.4 Grms, 10-1K Hz, 1hr per axis
Non-operational: 5.2 Grms, 10-1K Hz, 1hr per axis
Vibration
Shock
Sect 4.10
Operational: 20Gs MAX, 11ms half-sine pulse
1m onto concrete, any face or corner, 1 drop
Product Drop
Sect 4.10.3.1
32 inches onto concrete on each face and corner.
Packaging Drop
Sect 4.10.2.1
Packaged in ‘for transit’ configuration.
MIL-STD-883
Method 1015
Accelerated Life Test
1000hrs @ 125°C, static bias
Test reports are available from Quatech Technical Support, please contact directly for the
latest documentation.
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13.0 Change Log
The following table indicates all changes made to this document:
Version
1.0
Date
Section
-
Change Description
Author
ACR
04/16/2009
08/11/2009
Initial Release
1.1
3.0
Updated block diagram with SPI interface.
Table 2: Removed reference to GPIO on pin 35
Added section 5.3 SPI interface section.
Table 4.0: Changed maximum voltage to 4.0VDC
Table 5.0: Updated Power state labels and values
Added section 7.0 SPI interface specification.
ACR
5.0
5.3
6.0
7.0
11.5
Added reference to Regulatory Test Mode Support in
module
12.0
Table 16: Removed reference to Salt Spray
environmental test.
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