Doodle Labs NM 5500 2FN User Manual

NM-5500-2F

Rugged/Military grade 5 GHz 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi® Radio Transceivers

Features

 Qualcomm-Atheros AR9590-AR1B Chipset with Extended Temperature Range
 Up to 300 Mbps Throughput with 2x2 MIMO Technology
 Calibrated High Power 5 GHz operation (30 dBm) for Extended Range
 Supported Ath9k Linux Driver
 MiniPCIE Interface

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model No. NM-5500-2F (802.11n, ath9k driver)

11n Models – Qualcomm Atheros

MAC Chipset

Software Support

Center Frequency Range

Channel Bandwidth* 20, 40 MHz channels
Radio Modulation (Auto

Adjust)

Data Rates Supported

AR9590-AR1B with Extended Temperature range for Outdoor and
Rugged models)

Linux Driver

ath9k

5.180 GHz -5.240 Ghz & 5.745 GHz -5.825 Ghz
This varies by the regulatory domain

BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, and 64 QAM (5.x GHz – 11n models)

802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54 Mbps (5.x GHz)

802.11n: MCS0-23 (5.x GHz)

● 802.11n and b/g Beam Forming

● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx), Maximal

802.11n version 2.0
Capabilities

Operating Modes

MAC Protocol

Wireless Error Correction FEC, ARQ

Wireless Data Security

FIPS Certification

Tx/Rx
Specification

5 GHz (20 MHz Channel) – 11n models

802.11a, STBC BPSK 1/2 28.20 -96

802.11a, STBC 64 QAM 3/4 28.20 -81

MIMO BPSK 1/2 28.93 -94
MIMO 16 QAM 3/4 28.93 -83

MIMO 64 QAM 5/6 28.93 -72

5 GHz (40 MHz Channel) – 11n models

MIMO BPSK 1/2 27.70 -91
MIMO 16 QAM 3/4 27.70 -79

MIMO 64 QAM 5/6 27.70 -69

* It is advantageous to use the smallest Channel Bandwidth that can support the Throughput
requirements. Smaller bandwidths provide more channels to choose and help avoid interference
issues. The system’s SNR is higher at smaller Channel Bandwidths and Range is longer.

Antenna Signal
Strength

Antenna port
isolation for
concurrent
operation

Integrated Antenna >20 KV (Human Body Model)

Radio

Modulation

-35 dBm to -85 dBm (Recommended), (Absolute Maximum=+12 dBm)

+5 dBm signal strength for 2.4 GHz signal without degrading 5.x GHz operation

ratio combining (MRC), Cyclic shift diversity (CSD), Frame
aggregation, block ACK, 802.11e compatible bursting, Spatial
multiplexing, cyclic-delay diversity (CDD), low-density parity check
(LDPC), Space Time Block Code (STBC)

AP, STA and Adhoc modes to implement Point to Point, Point to multi
Point, and Mesh networks

TDD with Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
(CSMA/CA)

128 bit AES, WEP, TKIP and WAPI hardware encryption. Support for
IEEE 802.11d, e, h, i, k, r, v, w and time stamp standards

Loop back mode to facilitate FIPS AES certification, Small packet size
(96 bytes) in AES encryption at full packet rate

Coding

Rate

Max Tx Power

(± 2 dB)

Rx Sensitivity

(Typ)