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802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 dual band WLAN PCIe Card
WM862FEMD Application Note
Author: Jerry Zeng
Title: WM862FEMD-Application Note_V01_20170622
Version: v0.1
Date: 06/22/2017
Revision History
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Contents
1. Hardware Features .................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Product specification ............................................................................................ 5
1.2 RF specification .................................................................................................... 5
1.3 PCIe Pin Definition .............................................................................................. 7
1.4 PCIe Signal Description ....................................................................................... 8
1.5 PCB Specification ................................................................................................ 9
2. Application Note ..................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Login .................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 WiFi setting commands ...................................................................................... 10
2.3 Continuous Rx command ....................................................................................11
Figures
Figure 1-1 WM862FEMD PCB Outlin ..................................................................................... 9
Tables
Table 1-1 WM862FEMD Pin Definition ................................................................................. 7
Table 1-2 Type of PCI Express Interface Signals ................................................................... 8
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1. Hardware Features
802.11n Radio Specifications
• Based on regulatory domain
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Configurable
Association Rates
• Modulation Coding Scheme MCS 0 – MCS 15 (6.5Mbps –
300Mbps)
802.11b Radio Specifications
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compliant
802.11a/b/g/n/ac: CCK(11&5.5 Mbps), DQPSK (2Mbps), DBPSK
(1Mbps), DSSS, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM, BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM,
64QAM, 256QAM
3.3 VDC from host (+/- 0.2V)
1.1 Product specification
1.2 RF specification
Radio spec is listed as following,
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• Based on regulatory domain
• Direct-Sequence-Spread-Spectrum (DSSS)
Configurable
Association Rates
• 11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, and 1 Mbps with automatic
fallback
802.11g Radio Specifications
Configurable
Association Rates
• Based on regulatory domain
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Operating
Frequency
Transmit Power
Configurable
Association Rates
• 54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 12 Mbps,
9 Mbps and 6 Mbps with automatic fallback
802.11ac Radio Specifications
• Based on regulatory domain
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Configurable
Association Rates
• Modulation Coding Scheme MCS 0 – MCS 19 (6.5Mbps –
866.7Mbps)
802.11n Radio Specifications
• Based on regulatory domain
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Configurable
Association Rates
• Modulation Coding Scheme MCS 0 – MCS 15 (6.5Mbps –
300Mbps)
802.11a Radio Specifications
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• Based on regulatory domain
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Configurable
Association Rates
• 54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9
Mbps and 6 Mbps with automatic fallback
Reference clock
request signal
PCI Express
differential reference
clock
PCI Express
differential reference
clock
Functional reset to the
card
PCI Express x1 data
interface
PCI Express x1 data
interface
PCI Express x1 data
interface
PCI Express x1 data
interface
1.3 PCIe Pin Definition
Table 1-1 WM862FEMD Pin Definition
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