Moxa WAPA004 Users Manual
Moxa IEEE 802.11a/b/g PCI Module
WAPA004 User’s Manual
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First Edition, January 2013
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WAPA004 User’s Manual
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Table of Contents
Features
Specification
Overview
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Block Diagram
Hardware Installation
Software Installation
Module Layout
WAPA004 User’s Manual Introduction
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Chapter 1 Introduction
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
Overview
Features
Specifications
WAPA004 User’s Manual Introduction
Overview
WAPA004 PCI Module is designed to provide wireless communication for all wireless device based systems. It
communicates via the standard 802.11a/b/g protocols. The WAPA004 uses the AR5414 wireless chipset from
Atheros. This module is connected to the PCI bus through a PCI connector and special circuitry to allow for
compatibility with either 3.3V or 5V PCI signaling.
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Features
Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) in required 5-GHz bands
All-CMOS MIMO solution interoperable with IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLANs
No external VCOs or SAW filters needed
2.4/5 GHz WLAN MAC/BB processing
BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, DBPSK,DQPSK, and CCK modulation schemes
802.11e-compatible bursting
Wireless multimedia enhancements quality of service support (QoS)
802.11e-compatible bursting
WEP, TKIP, and AES hardware encryption
Host interface PCI 2.3 and PC Card 7.1
compatible
IEEE 1149.1 standard test access port and
boundary scan architecture supported
Case temperature 85°C
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