Silicon Labs RS9110N1102 Ultra Low Power 802.11 b/g/n Module User Manual
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Tel: (408) 748-3385
Fax: (408) 705-2019
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Table of Contents
1: Introduction ......................................................................... 5
2: Wi-Fi Data Transfer Tests ..................................................... 8
2.1: Test Setup ............................................................................. 8
2.2: Evaluation Software – Windows XP ........................................ 9
2.3: Evaluation Process on Windows XP ........................................ 9
2.4: Evaluation Software – Linux................................................. 10
2.5: Evaluation Process on Linux................................................. 10
2.6: Evaluation Software – Windows CE ...................................... 10
2.7: Evaluation Process on CE ..................................................... 11
3: Connector Details ............................................................... 12
3.1: SPI/SDIO connector ............................................................ 12
3.2: GPIO Interface Header Details ............................................. 12
3.3: SD Memory Interface ........................................................... 13
4: Regulatory Information...................................................... 13
4.1: Portability Of Module ........................................................... 13
4.2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 14
4.3: Label Of The End Product ..................................................... 15
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Table of Figures
Figure 1: RS9110-N-11-02 Evaluation Board Block Diagram ........................ 5
Figure 2: RS9110-N-11-02 Evaluation Board and Connectors....................... 6
Figure 3: RF Cable Connected to the RS9110-N-11-02 Evaluation Board...... 7
Figure 4: Test Setup for Throughput Measurement ...................................... 8
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1: Introduction
The RS9110-N-11-02 evaluation board provides a complete IEEE 802.11bgn
Wireless LAN evaluation platform. This basically has the RS9110-N-02
802.11bgn WLAN module mounted on it along with few other supporting
components such as 40 Mhz reference oscillator and few other passives. The
RS9110-N-11-02 is a high-performance, low-power WLAN module.
The board connects to a host processor through SDIO or SPI interfaces. It
also provides the connectivity for the WLAN module to the Vector Signal
Generator (VSG) and Vector Signal Analyzer (VSA) through a microwave
coaxial connector switch.
The RS9110-N-11-02 evaluation board facilitates you in carrying out following
tests.
• Evaluation of the end–to-end throughput performance.
• Evaluation of the Transmit and Receive performance of the radio.
Figure 1 shows the block diagram of this evaluation board.
802.11bgn
WLAN Module
RS9110-N-11-02
GPIO HDR JTAG
SPI Interface
SD Memory CONN
Microwave Coaxial
Connector with
Switch
Power Probe
SDIO Edge
Connector
Antenna
40MHz
Osc
Figure 1: RS9110-N-11-02 Evaluation Board Block Diagram
The following picture illustrates various connectors on the RS9110-N-11-02
evaluation board
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Figure 2: RS9110-N-11-02 Evaluation Board and Connectors
A probe point (Jumper PB9) is provided in order to measure the total power
consumed by the RS9110-N-11-02 WLAN Module during transmit, receive,
and standby modes.
On board resistors are provided for the Mode Select, which helps the user to
switch from the SDIO host interface to SPI host interface.
A SMD-based Microwave switch connector is provided to detach the onboard
antenna, and attach external RF input/output of any signal generator/signal
analyzer through a Microwave Cable Adapter (Murata Part
Number::MXHS83QH3000).
The following diagram illustrates how the user can connect an adapter with
Microwave coaxial cable to the switch connector.
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Figure 3: RF Cable Connected to the RS9110-N-11-02 Evaluation Board
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2: Wi-Fi Data Transfer Tests
The evaluation kit allows you to carry out WLAN data transfer tests, where in
RS9110-N-11-02 EVB can be connected to any 802.11bgn Access Points and
user can run any network applications to verify the WLAN connection. You can
also evaluate the application level throughputs using this EVB.
In order to perform these tests, a Windows XP, or Linux, or Window CE based
WLAN driver is provided along with the evaluation kit.
2.1: Test Setup
If you want to evaluate the system, you need to have following test setup.
The EVB is inserted into the Laptop that has SDIO slot, and it is wirelessly
connected to an 802.11n Access Point. Data transfer tests can be performed
using any other systems in the LAN, which is connected to AP. The test setup
is shown in the figure below. The sub-net mask of the wireless interface on
the Laptop and AP should be same as that of the LAN, for which AP is
connected via Ethernet.
Please note that, in order to evaluate the Lite-Fi™ on a Windows CE or a
Windows Mobile platform, you need to replace the Laptop in the following
setup, with any of the Windows CE or Windows Mobile based SDIO platform.
Laptop
with SDIO slot
802.11n
Access Point
RS9110-N-11-02
EVB
SDIO
Ethernet
LAN
Figure 4: Test Setup for Throughput Measurement
The following is the list of the test setup requirements:
• Laptop with SDIO slot and Windows XP or Linux operating system, or a
Windows CE or Windows Mobile based SDIO platform.
• RS9110-N-11-02 EVB
• 802.11n Access Point
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2.2: Evaluation Software – Windows XP
The following table provides the description of the software package and
installation guides to be used for carrying out the WLAN data transfer tests
using an Access Point, on a Windows XP platform.
Deliverable Description
LiteFi_X_Y_Z.exe
This is an installation setup file based
on Windows XP, which will install the
Wi-Fi driver files into “C:\Program
Files\Lite-Fi”. <X_Y_Z> indicates the
driver version. For example,
LiteFi_2_1_3.exe, means 2.1.3 version
of the Windows XP driver.
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_W
indowsXP.pdf
This is a user guide which provides
instructions on following topics:
• Installation of the setup file
• Host requirements to install the Wi-
Fi driver
• Installation of the Wi-Fi driver
LiteFi_WLAN_Test_Procedure_Win
dowsXP.pdf
This is a user guide on the usage of the
driver and wireless configuration utility
to do data transfer tests under
following categories:
• 11g connection with WPA/WPA2
• 11n connection with WPA2
• 11n connection with
Aggregation
2.3: Evaluation Process on Windows XP
You can start the evaluation process as follows:
Step 1: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_WindowsXP.pdf.
Step 2: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_WLAN_Test_Procedure_WindowsXP.pdf.
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2.4: Evaluation Software – Linux
The following table provides the description of the software package and
installation guides to be used for carrying out the WLAN data transfer tests
using an Access Point, on a Linux platform.
Deliverable Description
LiteFi_WLAN_X_Y_Z.tgz
This is an installation setup file based
on Linux platform, which will install the
Wi-Fi driver files into appropriate user
directory. <X_Y_Z> indicates the
driver version. For example,
LiteFi_WLAN_2_1_3.tgz, means 2.1.3
version of the Linux driver.
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_Li
nux.pdf
This is a user guide which provides
instructions on following topics:
• Installation of the setup file
• Host requirements to install the Wi-
Fi driver
• Installation and un-installation of
the Wi-Fi driver
LiteFi_WLAN_Test_Procedure_Linu
x.pdf
This is a user guide on the usage of the
driver and wireless configuration utility
to do data transfer tests under
following categories in Linux platform:
• 11g connection with WPA/WPA2
• 11n connection with WPA2
• 11n connection with
Aggregation
2.5: Evaluation Process on Linux
You can start the evaluation process as follows:
Step 1: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_Linux_2_6_18.pdf
Step 2: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_WLAN_Test_Procedure_Linux.pdf
2.6: Evaluation Software – Windows CE
The following table provides the description of the software package and
installation guides to be used for carrying out the WLAN data transfer tests
using an Access Point, on a Windows CE platform.
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Deliverable Description
RWLPSDIO_arm_X_Y_Z.cab
This is an installation setup file for a
Windows CE or Windows Mobile based
ARM platform. <X_Y_Z> indicates the
driver version. For example,
RWLPSDIO_arm_2_1_3.cab, means
2.1.3 version of the Windows CE driver.
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_W
indowsCE.pdf
This is a user guide which provides
instructions on following topics:
• Copying the setup file
• Host requirements to install the Wi-
Fi driver
• Installation of the Wi-Fi driver
RS9110_N_11_02_WLAN_Test_Pro
cedure_WindowsCE.pdf
This is a user guide on the usage of the
driver and wireless configuration utility
to do data transfer tests under
following categories in Windows CE
platform such as HP-iPAQ PDA:
• 11g connection – Open System
• 11g connection with WPA
• 11n connection with WPA
2.7: Evaluation Process on CE
You can start the evaluation process as follows:
Step 1: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_WindowsCE.pdf
Step 2: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
RS9110_N_11_02_WLAN_Test_Procedure_WindowsCE.pdf
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3: Connector Details
This section covers the connector details of various headers.
3.1: SPI/SDIO connector
The following table provides the interface details for SPI/SDIO connector.
You should not install R12, for operating the evaluation board in SDIO Mode.
Conversely, you need to install R12 to put the board into SPI mode.
S. NO SDIO Signal Names
SPI Signal Names Connector Pin No.
1) Sdio_data2 Spi_Intrerrupt J2.1
2) Sdio_data3 -- J2.2
3) Sdio_cmd Spi_cs J2.3
4) Gnd Gnd J2.4 & 7
5) Supply Supply J2.5
6) Sdio_clk Spi_clk J2.6
7) Sdio_data0 Spi_data in J2.8
8) Sdio_data1 Spi_data out J2.9
3.2: GPIO Interface Header Details
S. No Signal Names Connector Pin No.
1) Supply J8.1&2
2) BT-Active J8.3
3) Uart_out1 J8.4
4) BT_Future0 J8.5
5) Uart_in1 J8.6
6) WLAN_Active J8.7
7) Uart_out2 J8.8
8) BT_ Priority J8.9
9) I2C_SDA J8.10
10) BT_ Future1 J8.11
11) I2C_SCL J8.12
12) Uart_rts J8.13
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S. No Signal Names Connector Pin No.
13) RF_LDO_en J8.14
14) Uart_cts J8.15
15) Xtal_ip_en J8.16
16) Power_gate_en J8.18
17) Gnd J8.17,19&20
3.3: SD Memory Interface
S.No. Signal Names Connector Pin No.
1) CS J9.1
2) DI J9.2
3) Supply J9.3
4) SCLK J9.4
5) GND J9.5
6) DO J9.6
7) CD J9.6
4: Regulatory Information
4.1: Portability Of Module
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or
operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following
conditions.
1) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter
or antenna
As long as condition above is met, further transmitter test will not be
required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end
product for any addition compliance requirements required with this module
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installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements,
etc.).
IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can’t be met (for
example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another
transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the
FCC ID can’t be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM
integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the
transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC authorization.
FCC15.19
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada.
"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."
This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
4.2: Federal Communication Commission Interference
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 interface 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 of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technical for help.
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4.3: Label Of The End Product
The final end product must be labeled in a visible area containing the
following " FCC ID: XF6- RS9110N1102 ". If the size of the end product is
larger than 8x10cm, then the following FCC part 15.19 statement has to also
be available on the label: This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.