Moxa WAPA004 User 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

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. .

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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