Silicon Labs RS9113DBH 802.11 abgn Wi-Fi module with high output power User Manual OEM Installation Manual
Redpine Signals Inc 802.11 abgn Wi-Fi module with high output power OEM Installation Manual
OEM Installation Manual
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User Manual
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Redpine Signals, Inc.
2107 N. First Street, #680
San Jose, CA 95131.
Tel: (408) 748-3385
Fax: (408) 705-2019
Email: info@redpinesignals.com
Website: www.redpinesignals.com
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About this Document
This document describes the usage of the RS9113 n-Link® Driver for testing
transmit & receive Regulatory Performance for Wi-Fi protocols.
Disclaimer:
The information in this document pertains to information related to Redpine Signals,
Inc. products. This information is provided as a service to our customers, and may
be used for information purposes only.
Redpine assumes no liabilities or responsibilities for errors or omissions in this
document. This document may be changed at any time at Redpine’s sole discretion
without any prior notice to anyone. Redpine is not committed to updating this
document in the future.
Copyright © 2016 Redpine Signals, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Table Of Contents
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Getting Started .................................................................................................... 4
2 WLAN Performance Test Application Usage ..................................... 6
2.1 Transmit Tests...................................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Transmit Command .................................................................................................... 7
2.1.2 Transmit Command Description.............................................................................. 7
2.1.3 Examples........................................................................................................................ 9
2.2 Receive Tests ...................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 Receive Command .................................................................................................... 10
2.2.2 Receive Command Description .............................................................................. 10
2.2.3 Examples...................................................................................................................... 11
3 Instructions for integration of the host module .......................... 12
3.1 Trace layout and dimensions: .................................................................... 12
3.2 Manufacturer and specifications: ............................................................. 12
4 FCC Declaration ............................................................................................. 13
Table of Figures
No table of figures entries found.
Table of Tables
Table 1: Channel Numbers and Corresponding Center Frequencies .................... 8
Table 2: Rate Flags for Transmit Tests ................................................................................ 9
Table 3: Regulatory Domain Input in Transmit Tests .................................................. 9
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1 Introduction
The software provided for the RS9113 n-Link® modules is named
OneBox-Mobile. The software currently supports performance testing for
Wi-Fi
The subsequent sections explain the use of OneBox-Mobile software on
an x86 platform. Installation and operation of the driver on specific
representative processor platforms have been explained in the Appendix
sections.
1.1 Getting Started
1. Login to user “test” with password “test123”
2. Open a Terminal
3. Type command “su” and press enter key
4. Enter password “test123”
5. Connect EUT to Laptop with USB cable as shown below
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6. Please type “dmesg” on the terminal and press enter key and
check for the below print
7. Please go to directory /work/Regulatory_test/host/releases
8. Please read section 2 for performing WLAN Test
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2 WLAN Performance Test Application Usage
The OneBox-Mobile software provides applications to test Transmit and
Receive performance of the module. The Band of operation of the module
needs to be configured before performing any tests.
NOTE: Open the common_insert.sh file present in the “release” folder
using an editor like vim. Ensure that the DRIVER_MODE is set as below:
DRIVER_MODE = 2
COEX_MODE = 1
Run the following command to install the Driver in Performance Test
mode:
# sh wlan_insert.sh
Please type “dmesg” in the terminal and press enter key and check for
the below print for check if driver has been loaded properly.
Next, follow the instructions below to run the Transmit and Receive tests.
2.1 Transmit Tests
The “transmit” utility, present in the “release” folder allows the
configuration of the following parameters and starts the transmission of
packets.
1) Transmit Power
2) Transmit Data Rate
3) Packet Length
4) Transmit Mode
5) Channel Number
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6) External PA Enable/Disable1
7) Rate Flags like Short GI, Greenfield, etc.
8) Enable/Disable Aggregation
9) Number of packets to be transmitted in Burst Mode
10) Delay between packets in Burst Mode
11) Regulatory Domain
2.1.1 Transmit Command
./transmit
<tpow><rate><len><mode><chan><expa><rf><aggr><num><delay
><reg>
2.1.2 Transmit Command Description
The command usage is explained below.
<tpow>: Transmit power in dBm for controlling transmit power. To set
the transmit power value, enter a value either between -7 and18.If a
value of 127 is entered, the packet will be transmitted at the maximum
power from the Transmit power table in the module.
<rate>: Transmit Data Rate. To set the transmit data rate, select a value
from 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, mcs0, mcs1, mcs2,
mcs3, mcs4, mcs5, mcs6 and mcs7.
<len>: Transmit packet length in bytes. Enter a value between 24 and
1536 when aggregation is not enabled and between 24 and 30000 when
aggregation is enabled.
<mode>: Transmit mode. Enter 0 for Burst mode and 1 for Continuous
mode.
<chan>: Transmit channel number. The following table maps the channel
numbers to the center frequency for 20MHz bandwidth modes in 2.4GHz
and 5GHz band.
Band
(GHz)
Bandwidth
(MHz)
Channel
Number
Center Frequency (MHz)
2.4 20 1 2412
2.4 20 2 2417
2.4 20 3 2422
2.4 20 4 2427
2.4 20 5 2432
1 This is not supported in the current release.
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Band
(GHz)
Bandwidth
(MHz)
Channel
Number
Center Frequency (MHz)
2.4 20 6 2437
2.4 20 7 2442
2.4 20 8 2447
2.4 20 9 2452
2.4 20 10 2457
2.4 20 11 2462
5 20 36 5180
5 20 40 5200
5 20 44 5220
5 20 48 5240
5 20 149 5745
5 20 153 5765
5 20 157 5785
5 20 161 5805
5 20 165 5825
Table 1: Channel Numbers and Corresponding Center Frequencies
<expa>: Enable/Disable External PA. This parameter is not supported in
the current release.
<rf>: Rate Flags. This parameter is used to enable/disable Short GI and
Greenfield and also to set the channel width of the transmitted packets.
The table below explains the flags that can be enabled and disabled.
Multiple flags can be set at a time.
Bit Description
0 Short GI
0 – Disable Short GI
1 – Enable Short GI
1 Greenfield transmission
0 – Disable Greenfield transmission
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–
Enable Greenfield transmission
Table 2: Rate Flags for Transmit Tests
<aggr>: Enable/Disable Aggregation. Enter 0 to disable aggregation and
1 to enable aggregation. The packet length is divided into chunks of size
1792 bytes and aggregated. This parameter applies only to the Burst
mode transmission and is ignored in the case of Continuous mode of
transmission.
<num>: Number of packets to be transmitted in Burst mode. The
transmission stops after the number of packets specified by this
parameter are transmitted in the Burst mode. If this value is 0, then the
transmission will not stop until the user gives the “./transmit 0” command
to stop the transmissions. This parameter is ignored in the case of
Continuous mode of transmission.
<delay>: Delay between packets in Burst mode. This parameter is used
to introduce a delay between any two packets. The delay has to be
specified in microseconds. If this value is 0, then the packets will be
transmitted without any delay. This parameter is ignored in the case of
Continuous mode of transmission.
<reg>: Regulatory Domain. Refer the table below for the mapping of
values to the regulatory domains.
Input Value Regulatory Domain
0 US (FCC)
Table 3: Regulatory Domain Input in Transmit Tests
NOTE: After the transmission starts, the following commands need to be
given to stop the transmissions.
Burst Mode: ./transmit 0
Continuous Mode: ./transmit 0
2.1.3 Examples
#./transmit 254 1000 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
The above command starts continuous transmission with the following
configuration:
Transmit gain – 2dbm
Data rate – 54Mbps
Packet Length – 1000 bytes
Transmit mode – 1 (continuous mode).
Channel number – 11
External PA – disabled
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Rate flags – 0
Aggregation – disabled (ignored in continuous mode)
Number of packets to be transmitted – 0(ignored in continuous mode)
Delay between the packets – 0(ignored in continuous mode)
Regulatory Domain is set to – US Domain
# ./transmit 12 36 1000 0 6 0 0 0 0 1000 0 0
The above command starts burst mode transmission with the following
configuration:
Transmit gain – 12dBm
Data rate – 36Mbps
Packet Length – 1000 bytes
Transmit mode – 0 (Burst mode).
Channel number – 6
External PA – disabled
Rate flags – disabled
Aggregation – disabled
Number of packets to be transmitted – 1000
Delay between the packets – 0
Regulatory Domain is set to – US Domain
2.2 Receive Tests
The “receive” utility, present in the “release” folder, can be invoked for
displaying the following information
• Total number of CRC PASS packets
• Total number of CRC FAIL packets and
• Total number of FALSE CCAs
2.2.1 Receive Command
# ./receive <filename><channel_number><start/stop><channel_width>
2.2.2 Receive Command Description
<filename>: Name of the file into which the statistics will be logged, in
addition to being displayed on the console.
<channel_number>2: Channel number in which the statistics need to be
logged. Refer to the Table 1 in Section 2.1.2 for more details.
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<start/stop>: Parameter to start or stop logging the statistics. Enter 0 to
start logging and 1 to stop logging.
<channel_width>: Operating bandwidth of the channel.
2.2.3 Examples
# ./receive stats 6 0 0
The above command starts the receive utility and logs statistics with the
following parameters.
Filename – stats
Channel number – 6
Channel Width – 20MHz
The test utility displays the following information:
• Total number of packets received with correct CRC.
• Total number of packets received with incorrect CRC.
• Total number of False CCA’s received.
# ./receive stats 6 1 0
The above command will stop the receive application
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3 Instructions for integration of the host module
The user has to follow the final design are as per the Redpine
recommendation. Below are the points to follow
3.1 Trace layout and dimensions:
Trace
1) Trace Width :: 15.1 mil
2) Trace Length :: 403 mil
3) Trace to Copper gap :: 23.6 mil
4) Trace Impedance :: 50 ohm
5) Used an inductor and capacitor to match 50 ohm.
6) Below image shows the front end circuit
3.2 Manufacturer and specifications:
1) Resistor value :: 50ohms and Yageo manufacturer
Part Number:: RC0402JR-0751RL
2) Inductor value :: 0.6nH and Murata manufacturer
Part Number:: MLG1005S0N6CT000
3) Capacitor Value :: 0.5pF and Murata manufacturer
Part Number::GRM1555C1HR50BA01D
4) SMA Connector :: Edge Mount and Amphenol manufacturer
Part Number:: 132357-11
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4 FCC Declaration
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.
NOTE: 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
20 cm between the radiator & your body.
End Product Labeling
This Module is labeled with its own FCC ID. If the FCC ID Certification
Number is not visible while installed inside another device, then the
device should display the label on it referring the enclosed module. In
that case, the final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the
following:
“Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DBH”
OR
“Contains FCC ID: XF6-RS9113DBH”
The OEM should not provide information to the end user regarding
installation or removal of this RF module or change RF related parameters
in the user manual of the end product.
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.).
énoncé de la FCC (états-Unis seulement) Cet équipement a été testé et
jugé conforme aux limites de Classe B pour un appareil numérique, en
vertu de l’article 15 de la réglementation de la FCC. Ces limites ont été
instaurées our fournir une rotection raisonnable contre toute interférence
nuisible dans une installation résidentielle. Cet équipement génère, utilise
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et peut émettre de l’énergie radiofréquence. S’il n’est pas installé et
utilisé conformément aux instructions, il peut provoquer des interférences
sur les communications radio. Cependant, il n’est pas garanti que des
interférences ne se produiront pas dans certaines installations. Si cet
équipement cause des interférences à la reception radio ou télévisée (ce
qui peut être vérifi é en éteignant l’appareil puis en le remettant sous
tension),
l’utilisateur peut enter de ésoudre en suivant une ou plusieurs des
mesures ci-après :
Réorienter ou déplacer l’antenne réceptrice.
ugmenter l’espace entre l’appareil et le récepteur. Brancher l’appareil à
une prise de courant différente de celle sur laquelle le récepteur est
branché. Pour obtenir de l’aide, contacter le vendeur ou un technician
radio/television expérimenté.
REMARQUE: Toute modifi cation non autorisée expressément par le
fabricant responsable de la onformité peut annuler le droit de l’utilisateur
à faire fonctionner le produit.
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