Quatech 802.11B-G User Manual

Product Specification

802.11b/g High Performance Enterprise
Device Server

Revision: 1.2

July 2010

File name: databook wlng dp500 family v1.2.doc

Document Number: 100-8080-120

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Contents

Product Specification ............................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Conventions ..................................................................................................................................... 7

1.1 Terminology ................................................................................................................................ 7

1.2 Notes ................................ ................................................................ ................................ ............ 7

1.3 Caution ......................................................................................................................................... 7

1.4 File Format .................................................................................................................................. 7

2.0 Product Description ........................................................................................................................ 8

3.0 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................................. 9

4.0 Model Numbers ..............................................................................................................................10

5.0 Pin out and Connectors ................................................................................................................11

5.1 Digital UART Ports ....................................................................................................................13

5.2 Ethernet PHY Port .....................................................................................................................13

5.3 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) .............................................................................................14

5.4 Debug/Console Port ..................................................................................................................14

5.5 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) ...................................................................................14

5.6 Connector Definition .................................................................................................................15

6.0 Electrical & RF Specification ........................................................................................................16

6.1 AC Electrical Characteristics – Transmitter ...........................................................................19

6.2 Performance/Range ..................................................................................................................19

7.0 SPI Interface ...................................................................................................................................21

7.1 Pinout ..........................................................................................................................................21

7.2 SPI AC Characteristics .............................................................................................................22

7.3 SPI Protocol ...............................................................................................................................23

7.4 SPI Commands..........................................................................................................................24

8.0 Antenna ................................................................................................ ................................ ...........27

8.1 Antenna Selection .....................................................................................................................27

8.2 Host Board Mounted Antenna .................................................................................................27

8.3 Host Chassis Mounted Antenna..............................................................................................28

8.4 Embedded Antenna ..................................................................................................................28

8.5 Antenna Location ......................................................................................................................29

8.6 Performance ...............................................................................................................................30

9.0 RESET Function ............................................................................................................................32

9.1 Reference RESET Circuit ........................................................................................................33

10.0 Mechanical Outline ........................................................................................................................34

10.1 Recommended Connectors .....................................................................................................35

11.0 Certification & Regulatory Approvals ..........................................................................................36

11.1 FCC Statement ..........................................................................................................................36

11.2 FCC RF Exposure Statement ..................................................................................................36

11.3 Information for Canadian Users (IC Notice) ..........................................................................36

11.4 FCC/IOC Modular Approval .....................................................................................................37

11.5 Regulatory Test Mode Support ...............................................................................................38

12.0 Physical & Environmental Approvals ..........................................................................................39

13.0 Change Log ....................................................................................................................................40

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Figures

Figure 1- WLNG-AN-DP500 Module Example ........................................................................................ 8

Figure 2 - WLNG-SE/SP/AN/ET-DP500 Block Diagram ........................................................................ 9

Figure 3 - SPI Read/Write Timing ............................................................................................................22

Figure 4 - SPI Clock and Select Timing ..................................................................................................22

Figure 5 - Power on RESET Timing .........................................................................................................32

Figure 6 - RESET Timing ..........................................................................................................................32

Figure 7 - RESET Circuit ...........................................................................................................................33

Figure 8 - Mechanical Outline ...................................................................................................................34

Tables

Table 1 - Model Numbers ..........................................................................................................................10

Table 2 – Module Pin Definition ................................................................................................................11

Table 3 - UART Pin Definition ...................................................................................................................13

Table 4- Absolute Maximum Values1 .......................................................................................................16

Table 5 – Operating Conditions & DC Specification ..............................................................................16

Table 6 - RF Characteristics – 802.11b/g ...............................................................................................18

Table 7 - Supported Data Rates by Band ...............................................................................................19

Table 8 - Operating Channels ...................................................................................................................19

Table 10 - Radio Typical Performance Range .......................................................................................20

Table 11 - SPI Pinout Details ....................................................................................................................21

Table 12 - SPI Signal Descriptions ..........................................................................................................21

Table 13 - SPI AC Timings ........................................................................................................................22

Table 14 - TX Message Header ...............................................................................................................23

Table 15 - RX Message Header ...............................................................................................................23

Table 16 - SPI Command Description .....................................................................................................24

Table 17 - Embedded Antenna Options ................................................................................................ ..28

Table 18 - RESET Timing ..........................................................................................................................32

Table 19 - Regulatory Approvals ..............................................................................................................36

Table 20 - Mechanical Approvals ................................................................................................ .............39

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

The area next to the indicator will identify the specific information and make any
references necessary.

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The area next to the indicator will identify the specific information and make any
references necessary.

1.0 Conventions

The following section outlines the conventions used within the document, where
convention is deviated from the deviation takes precedence and should be followed. If
you have any question related to the conventions used or clarification of indicated
deviation please contact Quatech Sales or Wireless Support.

1.1 Terminology

Airborne Enterprise Device Server and AirborneDirect Enterprise Device
Server is used in the opening section to describe the devices detailed in this

document, after this section the term module will be used to describe the
devices.

1.2 Notes

A note contains information that requires special attention. The following
convention will be used. The area next to the indicator will identify the specific
information and make any references necessary.

1.3 Caution

A caution contains information that, if not followed, may cause damage to the
product or injury to the user. The shaded area next to the indicator will identify
the specific information and make any references necessary.

1.4 File Format

These documents are provided as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To
read them, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5 or higher. For your
convenience, Adobe Acrobat Reader is provided on the Radio Evaluation Kit CD.
Should you not have the CD, for the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go
to the Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com).

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2.0 Product Description

The WLNG-AN-DP500 family is the latest generation of 802.11 wireless device servers
from Quatech. The radio features the following:

 802.11b/g WiFi Radio with 32bit ARM9 CPU (128Mb SDRAM, 64Mb Flash)
 Supports WEP, WPA, WPA2 and 802.1x Supplicant, with Certificates.
 The wireless device server includes integrated:

 802.11b/g radio driver
 TCP/IP stack, UDP, telnet, FTP server
 Data bridging and buffering
 Command Line Interface
 Web interface
 WPA Supplicant
 802.11 Radio Driver

 Supports antenna diversity
 Operating Temperature (-40°C to 85°C)
 Storage temp (-50°C to 125°C)
 36 pin high density SMT connector (Hirose DF12-36)
 Dual (2) Hirose U.FL RF connector for RF antenna
 Multiple host interfaces supported:

 Dual UART (960K BAUD)
 Serial (RS232/422/485)
 SPI
 10/100 Ethernet PHY

 Advanced Low power modes
 Rugged mounting options.
 No host driver required

 Small form factor module (Dimensions: 29mm x 21mm x 6.0mm)
 Worldwide Regulatory Support

Figure 1- WLNG-AN-DP500 Module Example

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3.0 Block Diagram

The following outlines the block diagram of the radio:

Figure 2 - WLNG-SE/SP/AN/ET-DP500 Block Diagram

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WiFi

802.11b/g UART RS232 RS485 SPI Ethernet GPIO WEP WPA WPA2 EAP

WLNG-SE-DP501

802.11b/g, UART Interface with
RS232/422/485 Driver Control

l l l l l l l l l l

WLNG-SP-DP501

802.11b/g, SPI Interface

l l l l l l l l

WLNG-AN-DP501

802.11b/g, UART Interface

l l l l l l l l l l

WLNG-ET-DP501

802.11b/g, 10/100 Ethernet Interface

l l l l l l l l

WLNG-EK-DP501 802.11b/g Enterprise Class Serial Device Server Module Eval Kit (inc. WLNG-SE/AN-DP501)

l

WLNG-EK-DP502

802.11b/g Enterprise Class SPI Device Server Module Eval Kit (inc. WLNG-SP-DP501)

l

WLNG-EK-DP503 802.11b/g Enterprise Class Ethernet Bridge Module Eval Kit (inc. WLNG-ET-DP501)

l

RoHS

Eval Kit

Model Number

Interface

Security

Description

4.0 Model Numbers

The following table identifies the model numbers associated with the device server family.
Please contact Quatech sales for details, quotes and availability.

Table 1 - Model Numbers

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Pin

Name

Device

Type

Description

1

GND

All

Digital Ground

2

TDI

All

JTAG: Test data in

3

VDD

All

3.3VDC 4 VDD

All

3.3VDC 5 RTCK

All

JTAG: Return Test Clock

6

DTXD

All

D

OUT

Debug

7

/RESET

All

Module RESET 8 DRXD

All

DIN Debug

9

RXD2

UART

DIN UART2

RXD2

Serial

DIN UART2

RXD2

SPI

DIN UART2

RXD2

Ethernet

DIN UART2

G6

All

GPIO

10

TDO

All

JTAG: Test data out

11

/FRESET

All

Factory RESET

12

CTS1

UART

Clear-to-Send UART1

CTS

Serial

Clear-to-Send

/SPI_SEL

SPI

SPI Select

CTS1

Ethernet

Clear-to-Send UART1

F5

All

GPIO

13

NC

UART

No Connect

NC

Serial

No Connect

NC

SPI

No Connect

RX+

Ethernet

Ethernet RX+

14

NC

UART

No Connect

NC

Serial

No Connect

NC

SPI

No Connect

RX-

Ethernet

Ethernet RX-

15

GND

All

Digital Ground

16

GND

All

Digital Ground

17

RTS2

UART

Ready-to-Send UART2

/TXEN

Serial

Line Driver Tx enable

RTS2

SPI

Ready-to-Send UART2

RTS2

Ethernet

Ready-to-Send UART2

G2

All

GPIO

18

RTS1

UART

Ready-to-Send UART1

RTS

Serial

Ready-to-Send

SPI_CLK

SPI

SPI Clock Input

RTS1

Ethernet

Ready-to-Send UART1

5.0 Pin out and Connectors

Pin definition is dependent upon the device type selected. The specific pin function is
defined in Table 2 for each device type. Where multiple options are available for a single
device type, these options are software selectable by the device firmware.

Table 2 – Module Pin Definition

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Pin

Name

Device

Type

Description

F4

All

GPIO

19

CTS2

UART

Clear-to-Send UART2

RXEN

Serial

Line driver Rx enable

CTS2

SPI

Clear-to-Send UART2

CTS2

Ethernet

Clear-to-Send UART2

G1

All

GPIO

20

TCK

All

JTAG: Test clock

21

TXD2

UART

D

OUT

UART2

TXD2

Serial

D

OUT

UART2

TXD2

SPI

D

OUT

UART2

TXD2

Ethernet

D

OUT

UART2

G7

All

GPIO

22

G0

UART

GPIO

SER_MODE

Serial

Serial interface type selection (RS232/422/485)

SPI_INT

SPI

SPI Interrupt

G0

Ethernet

GPIO

23

LED_CON

All

Valid TCP/IP Connection Indicator

F6

GPIO

24

RXD1

UART

DIN UART1

RXD1

Serial

DIN UART1

MOSI

SPI

DIN SPI

RXD1

Ethernet

DIN UART1

F7

All

GPIO

25

LED_POST

All

POST Status Indicator

F0

GPIO

26

LED_WLN_CFG

All

Module TCP/IP Configuration Indicator

F3

GPIO

27

LED_RF_LINK

All

Module RF Link Status Indicator

F2

GPIO

28

TXD1

UART

D

OUT

UART1

TXD

Serial

D

OUT

MISO

SPI

D

OUT

SPI

TXD1

Ethernet

D

OUT

UART1

F1

All

GPIO

29

NC

UART

No Connect

NC

Serial

No Connect

NC

SPI

No Connect

TX-

Ethernet

Ethernet TX-

30

NC

UART

No Connect

NC

Serial

No Connect

NC

SPI

No Connect

TX+

Ethernet

Ethernet TX+

31

NTRST

All

JTAG: Test RESET signal

32

TMS

All

JTAG: Test mode select

33

VDD

All

3.3VDC

34

VDD

All

3.3VDC

35

LED_RF_ACT

All

Radio Status Indicator, driven by the radio.

36

GND

All

Digital Ground

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