WL-194g
(Wireless PCI Express Card)
CONTENTS
CONTENTS .................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 3
SCOPE ............................................................................................. 3
ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS ..................................................... 3
GENERAL FEATURES ..................................................................... 3
RF PERFORMANCE ........................................................................ 3
LED BLINK DEFINITION ................................................................ 4
SPECIFICATION ............................................................................... 4
ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................... 4
PACKING INFORMATION ................................................................ 4
DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................5
DRIVER INSTALLATION (details) .................................................... 6
NETWORK CONNECTIONS ............................................................ 7
SAFETY STATEMENTS..............................................................8
NOTE: Information in this document is subject to change after this document is
made available.
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INTRODUCTION
SCOPE
The purpose of this specication is to document the requirements
for 802.11 b/g, it is PCIe x1 standard Card for use in Desktop com-
puters.
ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
Acronym Description
BER Bit Error Rate
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
CCK Complementary code keying
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
GENERAL FEATURES
Network Standard IEEE 802.11b/g
Chipset Realtek SoC RTL8187SE
Host interface PCI Express BUS Management Interface
Data Rate 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps
Modulation CCK(b); OFDM(g)
Operating Frequency 802.11b/g (2412 ~ 2484 MHz)
Operating Channel Ch1~Ch14
Trans/Receive Mech. Block diagram (see below)
Antenna Connectors 1 x R/P SMA RF connectors
Security 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES
Wi-Fi alliance WPA, WPA2
Driver Support OS Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Linux
RF PERFORMANCE
ITEM 802.11b 802.11g
RF Output Power 17dBm+-1dB 14dBm+-1dB
Frequency offset <+-25ppm <+-25ppm
EVM 10% -27dB
Sensitivity -93dBm@1Mbps -86dBm@6Mbps
-86dBm@11Mbps -72dBm@54Mbps
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INTRODUCTION
LED BLINK DEFINITION
2-pin header is added on PCBA and it is capable to drive one LED
and provide the radio status. The LED is super yellow-green &
radio status is shown below.
Status LED (Yellow & Green)
OFF Device is disabled or radio is OFF
ON Radio is ON
SPECIFICATION
Antenna Length 82.5±2mm
Connector SMA Plug Reverse
Color Black
Operating Freguancy 2.4~2.5GHz
Polariation Type Linear Vertical
Type of Radiation Omni-directional
Peak Gain 2.0 dBi Typical
Impedance 50 Ohm
V.S.W.R. 2.0:1 Max.
Coaxial Cable RG-178 Coaxial Cable
ENVIRONMENT
Operating Temperature -10~50
Operating Humidity 20~90%
Storage Temperature (Non-Operational) -40~60 (at humidity of 50%)
Storage Humidity (Non-Operational) 20%~95% (at temperature of 25~60)
PACKING INFORMATION
Packaging is customized by customers. Standard packaging is as
follows:
• PCIe card x1
• Antenna x1
• Carton (40 in 1)
• Low prole bracket x1 (optional)
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