Quatech 802.11B-G User Manual

Product Specification

802.11b/g High Performance Enterprise Device Server

Revision: 1.1

August 2009

File name: databook wlng dp500 family.doc

Document Number: 100-8080-110

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Contents

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 ................................................................... 21

6.2 Performance/Range....................................................................................................... 21

7.0 SPI Interface ...................................................................................................................... 22

7.1 Pinout ............................................................................................................................. 22

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

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

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

8.0 Antenna ............................................................................................................................. 26

8.1 Antenna Selection .......................................................................................................... 26

8.2 Host Board Mounted Antenna ....................................................................................... 26

8.3 Host Chassis Mounted Antenna .................................................................................... 27

8.4 Embedded Antenna ....................................................................................................... 27

8.5 Antenna Location ........................................................................................................... 28

8.6 Performance .................................................................................................................. 29

9.0 RESET Function ................................................................................................................ 31

10.0 Mechanical Outline ............................................................................................................ 32

11.0 Certification & Regulatory Approvals ................................................................................. 33

11.1 FCC Statement .............................................................................................................. 33

11.2 FCC RF Exposure Statement ........................................................................................ 33

11.3 Information for Canadian Users (IC Notice) .................................................................. 33

11.4 FCC/IOC Modular Approval ........................................................................................... 34

11.5 Regulatory Test Mode Support ...................................................................................... 35

12.0 Physical & Environmental Approvals ................................................................................. 36

13.0 Change Log ....................................................................................................................... 37

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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 .................................................................................................. 23

Figure 4 - SPI Clock and Select Timing ........................................................................................ 23

Figure 5 - Power on RESET Timing .............................................................................................. 31

Figure 6 - RESET Timing .............................................................................................................. 31

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 9 - RF Characteristics – 802.11b/g ...................................................................................... 20

Table 10 - Radio Typical Performance Range .............................................................................. 21

Table 11 - SPI Pinout Details ........................................................................................................ 22

Table 12 - SPI Signal Descriptions ................................................................................................ 22

Table 13 - SPI AC Timings ............................................................................................................ 23

Table 14 - Tx Message Header ..................................................................................................... 24

Table 15 - Rx Message Header ..................................................................................................... 24

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

Table 17 - Embedded Antenna Options ........................................................................................ 27

Table 18 - RESET Timing .............................................................................................................. 31

Table 19 - Regulatory Approvals ................................................................................................... 33

Table 20 - Mechanical Approvals .................................................................................................. 36

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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)

WLNG-EK-DP502

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

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

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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Name

Device

Type

Description

GND

All

Digital Ground

TDI

All

JTAG: Test data in

VDD

All

3.3VDC

VDD

All

3.3VDC 5 RTCK

All

JTAG: Return Test Clock

DTXD

All

OUT

Debug

/RESET

All

Module RESET 8 DRXD

All

DIN Debug

RXD2

UART

DIN UART2

RXD2

Serial

DIN UART2

RXD2

SPI

DIN UART2

RXD2

Ethernet

DIN UART2

All

GPIO

TDO

All

JTAG: Test data out

/FRESET

All

Factory RESET

CTS1

UART

Clear-to-Send UART1

CTS

Serial

Clear-to-Send

/SPI_SEL

SPI

SPI Select

CTS1

Ethernet

Clear-to-Send UART1

All

GPIO

UART

No Connect

Serial

No Connect

SPI

No Connect

RX+

Ethernet

Ethernet RX+

UART

No Connect

Serial

No Connect

SPI

No Connect

RX-

Ethernet

Ethernet RX-

GND

All

Digital Ground

GND

All

Digital Ground

RTS2

UART

Ready-to-Send UART2

/TXEN

Serial

Line Driver Tx enable

RTS2

SPI

Ready-to-Send UART2

RTS2

Ethernet

Ready-to-Send UART2

All

GPIO

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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Name

Device

Type

Description

All

GPIO

CTS2

UART

Clear-to-Send UART2

RXEN

Serial

Line driver Rx enable

CTS2

SPI

Clear-to-Send UART2

CTS2

Ethernet

Clear-to-Send UART2

All

GPIO

TCK

All

JTAG: Test clock

TXD2

UART

OUT

UART2

TXD2

Serial

OUT

UART2

TXD2

SPI

OUT

UART2

TXD2

Ethernet

OUT

UART2

All

GPIO

UART

GPIO

SER_MODE

Serial

Serial interface type selection (RS232/422/485)

SPI_INT

SPI

SPI Interrupt

Ethernet

GPIO

LED_CON

All

Valid TCP/IP Connection Indicator

GPIO

RXD1

UART

DIN UART1

RXD1

Serial

DIN UART1

MOSI

SPI

DIN SPI

RXD1

Ethernet

DIN UART1

All

GPIO

LED_POST

All

POST Status Indicator

GPIO

LED_WLN_CFG

All

Module TCP/IP Configuration Indicator

GPIO

LED_RF_LINK

All

Module RF Link Status Indicator

GPIO

TXD1

UART

OUT

UART1

TXD

Serial

OUT

MISO

SPI

OUT

SPI

TXD1

Ethernet

OUT

UART1

All

GPIO

UART

No Connect

Serial

No Connect

SPI

No Connect

TX-

Ethernet

Ethernet TX-

UART

No Connect

Serial

No Connect

SPI

No Connect

TX+

Ethernet

Ethernet TX+

NTRST

All

JTAG: Test RESET signal

TMS

All

JTAG: Test mode select

VDD

All

3.3VDC

VDD

All

3.3VDC

LED_RF_ACT

All

Radio Status Indicator, driven by the radio.

GND

All

Digital Ground

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