Silex Technology SXPCEACDB SX-PCEAC-DB User Manual

Silex Technology, Inc. SX-PCEAC-DB Users Manual

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   (1/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. Title: PCI Express Half mini card WLAN module SX-PCEAC-DB Drawing Type :  User’s manual Date :  March 18, 2016
   Date:March 18, 2016  (2/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. Revision HistoryRev. Description  Date  Prepared  Checked  Approved 1 The first edition.  Mar.18,16 K.Yoshikawa Y.Shibuya  T.Kometani
   Date:March 18, 2016  (3/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. Table of Contents 1.  Introduction ............................................................................. 4 2.  Overview ................................................................................. 4 3.  Hardware system block diagram ............................................................ 5 4.  Board specifications ..................................................................... 6 4.1.  General specifications ......................................................... 6 4.2.  Environmental specifications ................................................... 6 4.3.  Electrical specifications ...................................................... 7 4.4.  Wireless LAN general specifications .............................................. 8 5.  Connector interface specifications ....................................................... 10 5.1.  PCI Express Mini Card edge pin assignments .................................... 10 6.  Mechanical Specifications ............................................................... 12 7.  System requirements and quick start guide ................................................ 13 8.  Notifications ........................................................................... 15
   Date:March 18, 2016  (4/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 1. Introduction  This document describes about hardware specifications of “SX-PCEAC-DB”.   2. Overview  SX-PCEAC-DB is the radio module which supports Dual Band IEEE802.11ac/a/b/g/n and PCI express 1.1. This module complies with EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EC(Lead Free). This module is made up of an Chipset QCA9880-BR4A (Qualcomm Atheros) which contains a MAC/BBP, 2.4GHz RF front end circuits and a 5GHz RF front end module AWL9581(Anadigics). Also this module supports high speed 3x3 SU-MIMO and 80MHz bandwidth.    Features ❑ IEEE 802.11ac/a/b/g/n conformity (2.4GHz & 5GHz)   ❑ Supports the 3 streams 3 x 3 SU-MIMO system and 80MHz band width for 5GHz.  (Throughput up to 1300Mbps)  ❑ Data rates of 1 - 54 Mbps for 802.11b/g, 6 - 54 Mbps for 802.11a, MCS0-7 for 802.11n and  MCS0-9 for 802.11ac.  ❑ Supports IEEE802.11e, IEEE 802.11h and IEEE 802.11i.  ❑ Supports PCI express 1.1 as the host IF of wireless LAN   * Not supported MU-MIMO and 160MHz bandwidth.
   Date:March 18, 2016  (5/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 3. Hardware system block diagram    ①  QCA9880  Wireless Lan base band IC. Generates base band signal. ②  Low pass filter  Cuts off signal above 2.5GHz. ③  Band pass filter  Cuts off signal under 5GHz and above 6GHz. ④  Single pole double throw switch Switches Tx and Rx of 2.4GHz. ⑤  Fron end module  Integrates a 5GHz power amplifier, a 5GHz low noise and  Tx/Rx select swtich. ⑥  Single pole double throw switch Switches 2.4GHz and 5GHz. ⑦  Co-axial connector NOTE1  Antenna port. MHF4 type. ⑧  Crystal driver  Generates 40MHz system clock. ⑨  Voltage stabilizer NOTE2  Stabilize +3.3VDC for RF. ⑩  Switching regulator NOTE2  Coverts +3.3VDC to +1.2VDC.  NOTE1 Any signals of 1 stream data, 2 stream data and 3 stream data is output from three antennas.  NOTE2 Any voltage source for RF parts are generated/stabilized on the module.(RF +3.3V, RF +1.2V) RF performance shown in the product spec is not affected by any behaviors of external +3.3V supply.
   Date:March 18, 2016  (6/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 4.  Board specifications  4.1. General specifications  Items  Specifications  Units Remarks Connector Type  PCI express mini card edge  -   Antenna connectors  MHF4 Alternative connector x 3 pcs   Device Interfaces  PCI Express Mini Card v1.2  -  Signal definitions : PCI Express v1.1 RF Interface  IEEE802.11ac/a/b/g/n  -   MTBF  90,000  h  Min.    4.2. Environmental specifications  Items  Specifications  Units Remarks Min.  Typ.  Max. Operating Temperature -20  -  +60  ℃  Case temperature After assembled with powered Operating humidity  20  -  80  %RH  Non condensing After assembled with powered Assembled storage temperature  -20  -  +85  ℃  After assembled with no-powered Storage humidity  20  -  85  %RH  Non condensing After assembled with no-powered
   Date:March 18, 2016  (7/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 4.3. Electrical specifications  Absolute Maximum Ratings (Ta=+25℃) Items Specifications Units Remarks Min.  Typ.  Max. Main Power supply voltage (VDD)  -0.3  -  +3.6  V    Recommended Operating Conditions (Ta=+25℃) Items  Specifications  Units Remarks Min.  Typ.  Max. Main Power supply voltage (VDD)  +3.135 +3.3  +3.465 V    Digital logic signal level (Ta=+25℃) Items  Parameters  Specifications  Units Remarks Sink current Min.  Typ.  Max. VIH  Input High Voltage    0.7 x VDD -  -  V   VIL  Input Low Voltage    -  -  0.3 x VDD V   VOH  Output High Voltage   0.9 x VDD -  -  V   VOL  Output Low Voltage    -  -  0.1 x VDD V    ※All voltage source for the analog RF power supply is internally regulated in the module, and RF performance described in this document is not affected by any variation for external power source.
   Date:March 18, 2016  (8/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 4.4.  Wireless LAN general specifications  Items  Specifications  Units Remarks Chipset  QCA9880-BR4A (Qualcomm Atheros)  -   Country code  US  -   Center frequency 11a/11nHT20/11acVHT20  5180 - 5825 MHz  US:W52/W53/W56/W58   11n HT40/11ac VHT40  5190 - 5795  11ac VHT80  5210 - 5775  11b  2412 - 2462  MHz US:2412–2462MHz  11g  2412 - 2462  MHz  11ng HT20  2412 - 2462  MHz  11ng HT40  2422 - 2452  MHz Channel spacing  11a/11nHT20/11acVHT20  20 MHz   11nHT40/11acVHT40  40    11acVHT80  80    11b/11g/11ngHT20/11ngHT40  5   Link rate  11b  1,2,5.5L,5.5S,11L,11S  Mbps    11a/g  6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54  Mbps    11ng/na/ac 1-3 Stream MCS0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9  -   Modulation type  11b  DSSS(CCK,DQPSK,DBPSK) -   11a/11g  OFDM (64QAM,16QAM,QPSK,BPSK)    11na/11ng/11ac  OFDM (256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK,BPSK)  Hardware encryption engine WiFi  RC4(64-128bit)  -     AES(128-256bit)  -
   Date:March 18, 2016  (9/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. Usable channel list 11b  Ch.1, Ch.2, Ch.3, Ch.4, Ch.5, Ch.6, Ch.7, Ch.8, Ch.9, Ch.10, Ch.11 11g  Ch.1, Ch.2, Ch.3, Ch.4, Ch.5, Ch.6, Ch.7, Ch.8, Ch.9, Ch.10, Ch.11 11ng HT20  Ch.1, Ch.2, Ch.3, Ch.4, Ch.5, Ch.6, Ch.7, Ch.8, Ch.9, Ch.10, Ch.11 11ng HT40  Ch.3, Ch.4, Ch.5, Ch.6, Ch.7, Ch.8, Ch.9 11a  Ch.36, Ch.40, Ch.44, Ch.48, Ch.52, Ch.56, Ch.60, Ch.64 Ch.100, Ch.104, Ch.108, Ch.112, Ch.116, Ch.120, Ch.124, Ch.128, Ch.132, Ch.136, Ch140 Ch.145, Ch.149, Ch.153, Ch.157, Ch.161, Ch.165 11n HT20 11ac VHT20 Ch.36, Ch.40, Ch.44, Ch.48, Ch.52, Ch.56, Ch.60, Ch.64 Ch.100, Ch.104, Ch.108, Ch.112, Ch.116, Ch.120, Ch.124, Ch.128, Ch.132, Ch.136, Ch140 Ch.145, Ch.149, Ch.153, Ch.157, Ch.161, Ch.165 11n HT40 11ac VHT40 Ch.38, Ch.46, Ch.54, Ch.62 Ch.102, Ch.110, Ch.118, Ch.126, Ch.134 Ch.151, Ch.159 11ac VHT80  Ch.42, Ch.58 Ch.106, Ch.122 Ch.155  ・Above region code relating channel list is programmed in the module by module manufacturer  (Silex). ・Since programmed region code and channel list is binary data and user cannot know the structure  of program, any customers cannot change usable channels.   Operation theory Client mode (Station) Operation frequencies  Active/Passive  ad-hoc mode 2.4GHz band  11b/g/n  2412-2462MHz  Active scan  No W52  11a/an/ac  5180-5240MHz  Active scan  No W53  11a/an/ac  5260-5320MHz  Passive scan  No W56  11a/an/ac  5500-5700MHz ※IC:5600-5650MHz disable  Passive scan  No W58  11a/an/ac  5745-5825MHz  Active scan  No  Compliance with FCC requirement 15.407(c)  Data transmission is always initiated by software, which is the passed down through the MAC, through the digital and analog baseband, and finally to the RF chip. Several special packets are initiated by the MAC. These are the only ways the digital baseband portion will turn on the RF transmitter, which it then turns off at the end of the packet. Therefore, the transmitter will be on only while one of the aforementioned packets is being transmitted. In other words, this device automatically discontinue transmission in case of either absence of information to transmit or operational failure.
   Date:March 18, 2016  (10/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 5. Connector interface specifications  5.1. PCI Express Mini Card edge pin assignments  Pin Numbers Pin Names  Types Descriptions 1  RESERVED  OD  WAKE_L 2  +3.3Vaux  PWR   3  RESERVED  IO  Connected to GPIO.  4  GND  GND   5  RESERVED  IO  Connected to GPIO.  6  RESERVED  NC   7  RESERVED  OD  CLKREQ_L 8  RESERVED  NC   9  GND  GND   10  RESERVED  NC   11  REFCLK-  IA  PCI Express differential reference clock (100MHz) 12  RESERVED  NC   13  REFCLK+  IA  PCI Express differential reference clock (100MHz) 14  RESERVED  NC   15  GND  GND   16  RESERVED  NC         Mechanical key 17  RESERVED  NC   18  GND  GND   19  RESERVED  NC   20  RESERVED  IO  Disable wireless module. On board Pull-up(10kohm) 21  GND  GND   22  PERST_L  IL  Express reset. Internal weak pull-down 23  PERn0  OA  Module : Differential data transmit 24  +3.3Vaux  PWR   25  PERp0  OA  Module : Differential data transmit
   Date:March 18, 2016  (11/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. Pin Numbers  Pin Names  Types Descriptions 26  GND  GND   27  GND  GND   28  RESERVED  NC   29  GND  GND   30  RESERVED  NC   31  PETn0  IA  Module : Differential data receive 32  RESERVED  NC   33  PETp0  IA  Module : Differential data receive 34  GND  GND   35  GND  GND   36  RESERVED  NC   37  RESERVED  NC   38  RESERVED  NC   39  RESERVED  NC  Connected to pin 41 internally 40  GND  GND   41  RESERVED  NC  Connected to pin 39 internally 42  RESERVED  NC   43  RESERVED  GND  Connected to GND 44  RESERVED  IO  Connected to GPIO. 45  RESERVED  IO  Connected to GPIO 46  RESERVED  NC   47  RESERVED  IO  Connected to GPIO. 48  RESERVED  NC   49  RESERVED  NC   50  GND  GND   51  RESERVED  NC   52  +3.3V  PWR    NC   : No Connection. IO   : Digital bidirectional pin. IA   : Analog input signal. OA   : Analog output signal. OD  : Digital output signal with open drain. IL   : Input signal with weak internal pull-down. PWR   : Power signal. GND   : Ground signal.
© silex technology, Inc.6. Mechanical Specifications *Solder thickness=0.1mm   All dimension tolerances are +/    silex technology, Inc.Mechanical Specifications*Solder thickness=0.1mmdimension tolerances are +/ TOP Viewsilex technology, Inc. Mechanical Specifications*Solder thickness=0.1mm        dimension tolerances are +/  TOP View Mechanical Specifications     dimension tolerances are +/-0.15 mm, unless otherwise specified.  (12/18         0.15 mm, unless otherwise specified. 4.002.101.00SIDE View 18)     0.15 mm, unless otherwise specified.4.002.101.00   0.15 mm, unless otherwise specified. BOTTOM View Date:CONFIDENTIAL Thickness +/ BOTTOM View   :March 18, 2016CONFIDENTIAL  +/-0.15mmThickness +/-0.25mm    March 18, 2016  CONFIDENTIAL 0.15mm 0.25mm
   Date:March 18, 2016  (13/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 7. System requirements and quick start guide  1) System requirements Prepare the host CPU board whose spec requirements are shown below.   System pecifications Items  Descriptions MCU (CPU)  ARM based 1.0GHz or greater SoC from any companies. Eg. Freescale i.MX6SX – 1200MHz Memory size  ROM : 512MB, RAM : 1GB or greater OS  Linux any kernel distribution Host interface  PCI Express 1.1  2) Install the driver which is provided by Silex to the CPU board. Any other 3rd party’s software shall be rejected due to Subsystem ID mismatch.  3) Install the SX-PCEAC-DB board to the CPU board. CPU boardSX-PCEAC-DBBoardPCI Expressmini Card connector
   Date:March 18, 2016  (14/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. System block diagram   4) Antenna location  Attach the antenas to the co-axial connectors on the SX-PCEAC-DB board. This product doesn’t include the CPU board and the plastic case. The figure below is an assumed example of embedded system. Both the baseboard and the case does not affect to RF performance including Antenna performance as long as distance between each antenna is farther than 30mm. Installater must keep this distance when installing this module.
   Date:March 18, 2016  (15/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. 8.  Notifications  FCCID :N6C-SXPCEACDB IC  :4908A-SXPCEACDB   Regulatory notice  Channel Selection For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.   Fcc Rules Part 15 FCC CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.   FCC Rules, Part 15 §15.19(a)(3) / IC RSS Gen §8.4 Below sentences must be indicated on the final product which contains this module inside.  This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules and Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs. 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.  Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : 1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage; 2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.   FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart C §15.247 and Subpart E / IC RSS-102 §2.6 This equipment complies with FCC/IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines and RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This equipment should be installed and operated keeping the radiator at least 20cm or more away from person’s body.  Cet  équipement  est  conforme  aux  limites  d ’ exposition  aux  rayonnements  énoncées  pour  un environnement non contrôlé et respecte les règles les radioélectriques (RF) de la FCC lignes directrices d'exposition et d’exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques (RF) CNR-102 de l’IC. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé en gardant une distance de 20 cm ou plus entre le radiateur et le corps humain.
   Date:March 18, 2016  (16/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart E §15.407(c)  Compliance with FCC requirement 15.407(c) Data transmission is always initiated by software, which is the passed down through the MAC, through the digital and analog baseband, and finally to the RF chip. Several special packets are initiated by the MAC. These are the only ways the digital baseband portion will turn on the RF transmitter, which it then turns off at the end of the packet. Therefore, the transmitter will be on only while one of the aforementioned packets is being transmitted. In other words, this device automatically discontinue transmission in case of either absence of information to transmit or operational failure.   FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart E §15.407(g)   Frequency Tolerance: +/-20 ppm   FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart C §15.247(g) / Subpart E  This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or  transmitter.   RSS-Gen §8.3 This radio transmitter 4908A-SXPCEACDB has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.  Le numéro IC du présent émetteur radio 4908A-SXPCEACDB a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d'antenne énumérés ci-dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal et l'impédance requise pour chaque type d'antenne. Les types d'antenne non inclus dans cette liste, ou dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiqué pour ce type, sont strictement interdits pour l'exploitation avec cet appareil.   Certified antenna list Part number  Vendor  Antenna Gain 2.4GHz W52  W53  W56  W58  Units 146153  Molex  +3.25  +5.00  +5.00  +5.00  +5.00  dBi H2B1PC1A1C (AA258)  Unictron  +2.90  +4.40  +4.40  +4.40  +4.40  dBi H2B1PD1A1C (AA222)  Unictron  +2.80  +4.20  +4.20  +4.20  +4.20  dBi
   Date:March 18, 2016  (17/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. RSS-247 Issue 1 May 2015 Radio Standards Specification RSS-247, Issue 1, Digital Transmission Systems (DTSs), Frequency Hopping Systems (FHSs) and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network (LE-LAN) Devices, is a new standard to replace annexes 8 and 9 of RSS-210, Issue 8, Licence-exempt Radio Apparatus (All Frequency Bands): Category I Equipment.  At the date of publication of this standard, devices covered under the scope of this document will no longer be certified under RSS-210, Issue 8.   Le Cahier des normes radioélectriques 247, 1re édition, Les systèmes de transmission numérique (STN), les systèmes à sauts de fréquence (SSF) et les dispositifs de réseaux locaux exempts de licence (RL-EL), remplace les annexes 8 et 9 du CNR-210, 8e édition, Appareils radio exempts de licence (pour toutes les bandes de fréquences) : matériel de catégorie I.  À la date de publication de la présente norme, les dispositifs visés par ce document ne seront plus certifiés conformément au CNR-210, 8e édition.   Frequency Band 5150 – 5250 MHz  LE-LAN devices are restricted to indoor operation only in the band 5150-5250 MHz.  Les dispositifs LAN-EL sont restreints à une utilisation à l'intérieur, dans la bande 5150-5250MHz.  High-power radars are allocated as primary users (i.e. priority users) of the bands 5250-5350 MHz and 5650-5850 MHz and that these radars could cause interference and/or damage to LE-LAN devices.  Les radars de haute puissance sont désignés comme utilisateurs principaux (c’ est-à dire utilisateurs prioritaires) pour les bandes 5250-5350 MHz et 5650-5850 MHz, et que ces radars peuvent provoquer du brouillage et/ou des dommages aux dispositifs LAN-EL.
   Date:March 18, 2016  (18/18) CONFIDENTIAL © silex technology, Inc. WARNING: The FCC / The Industry Canadaregulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment.  Manual and Product Labeling information To The End User The end user manual shall include all required regulatory information/warning as show in this manual.And when this module is installed in the host product, you must include a “Contain FCC ID : N6C-SXPCEACDB”and a “Contain IC: 4908A- SXPCEACDB” in the label of the host product.  This module is designed for embedded purpose into the general electric devices, and is not designed for high reliability demands like aircraft instruments, nuclear control instruments, high reliability medical instruments, high reliability security instruments or any other devices required extremely high reliability and quality.  • As this module communicates by radio wave, it is strongly recommended to use some security system to prevent unexpected information leakage to others.  • This module is a radio module for embedded purpose. Please understand functions and features of this module, and evaluate as the final product which has this module embedded. Also, as evaluation of EMC conformity of this module has not been performed, EMC conformity evaluation and application must be performed with the final product which this module is embedded.  • This module will effect to some other device or be affected by the some other device using the same frequency band.Please investigate the environment to use this module beforehand.   • Disassembling or modifying the radio module leads to punishment based on radio law.   • This module is the embedded module that has the exposed connectors or some devices.Please be careful for electro static, condensing, and other dusts.  • “The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the user’s manual of the end product which integrates this module.”  IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions cannot be met (for example co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC / IC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC / IC ID cannot be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for reevaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC / IC authorization. As long as a 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 additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.

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