8devices BLB Users Manual

8DEV_3100 Black Bean Datasheet

Table of Contents

1. Product Overview........................................................................................................................................2

1.1. General description .............................................................................................................................2

2. Block diagram ..............................................................................................................................................2

3. Module pinout and Pin description ............................................................................................................3

4. Electrical characteristics..............................................................................................................................4

4.1. Power consumption ............................................................................................................................4

5. Mechanical characteristics ..........................................................................................................................4

6. Radio characteristics ...................................................................................................................................5

7. Document revision history ..........................................................................................................................5

1. Product Overview

BLACK bean is IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac Wave2 dual-band wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.0 PCIE M.2 module optimized
for small size and low power consumption. It is based on Qualcomm QCA9377-5 chipset. Has an integrated dual-band
(2.4 and 5 GHz) 1x1 802.11ac Wave2 WiFi (supporting MU-MIMO) and Bluetooth® 5.0 transceivers and combined in to
very small form factor (30 x 16.5mm). The radio module supports advanced power saving techniques. Bluetooth
supports both Class1 and Class2 transmissions and advanced coexistence mechanisms allow it to work seamlessly with
Wi-Fi ensuring good quality and high performance. RED bean software drivers are available for Linux, Windows 10 and
Android operating systems.

1.1. General description

• 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave2, 2.4 and 5 GHz, 1x1 SISO, 433 Mbps data rate, up to 20 dBm output power

• 20/40/80 MHz channel size support

• STBC, MU-MIMO, transmit beam-forming

• Bluetooth v5.0, BLE, ANT+ and backwards compatibility with BT v1.x and BT v2.x + enhanced data

rate

• Connectorized (Murata HSC type connector: MM4829- 2702RB0)

• Linux, Windows and Android drivers available

• Based on QCA9377-5 chipset

• Industrial temperature range -40 to +85 C°

• Very small form factor (30 by 16.5 mm)

• Surface mount, dual-side design

• Available interfaces - Bluetooth USB1.1, WLAN PCIE

2. Block diagram

Figure 2-1. Black Bean Module Block Diagram

3. Module pinout and Pin description

Table 3-1. Module pin out, bottom side

Table 3-2. Module pin out, top side

4. Electrical characteristics

4.1. Power consumption

Table 4-1. Power consumption

Table 4-2. Temperature limit ratings

5. Mechanical characteristics