Quatech WLRA-RA-DP511, WLRA-RA-DP501, WLEA-RA-DP501 User Manual

KEY FEATURES

 802.11a/b/g Dual Band (2.4GHz &

5GHz) WiFi Embedded Radio

 -40°C to +85°C operating temperature

range and rugged environmental
specifications

 Advanced security support for 802.11i

through AES/CCMP, TKIP, WEP, WPA
and WPA2

 Support for 802.11e/h/i/j/k IEEE

standards

 Fully integrated hardware solution

 Small radio footprint

(38mm x 27mm x 9.3mm)

 U.FL antenna connectors

 FCC Part 15 Class B Sub C Modular

Approval

 Platform supports PC 16, SDIO

(1 & 4 bit) and SPI interfaces

 Bluetooth Coexistence support

(four wire)

 AirGain Smart-Antenna interface

 Antenna diversity

 RoHS compliant

Airborne’sTMhighly integrated 802.11
wireless modules and radios provide instant
LAN and Internet connectivity through
standard interfaces to a wide variety of
applications. They are designed and
developed for the performance, security and
manageability that today’s businesses
require.

802.11a/b/g Dual Band Radio

The latest and most advanced line of
Airborne 802.11 radios, the Airborne
Performance 802.11a/b/g radio family
extends support for the small form factor and
CompactFlash interface found in earlier
generations. Supporting direct plug in
replacement for any compatible hardware,
the latest 802.11 features require only
integration of the latest device driver with the
host OS. In addition to supporting the

802.11b/g ISM bands, the Airborne
Performance family of products is the first to
introduce support for 802.11a (5GHz),
creating the most advanced dual band
embedded radio available.

Support for the most current media
streaming, roaming, power management
and security standards, the Airborne
Performance Radio Modules can provide
the most flexible system implementation
options available in the market. It’s flexible
architecture allows you to tailor the hardware
and software configuration to meet your
system and application demands.

The radio family supports the latest 802.11i
security standards and allows WEP, WPA
and WPA2 to be implemented on the radio.
Support for a broad range of EAP supplicant
is included, allowing enterprise level security

support and even Cisco CCX compliance.

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Advanced Applications

The Airborne Performance Radio family is a
unique group of high quality, performance

802.11 radios, utilizing the latest 802.11
technology, targeted at the most stringent
embedded applications. The family of
devices supports the development of both
station and access point applications from a
unified platform. The options available allow
development of applications that include:

 embedded access point
 handhelds
 wireless routers
 advanced stations
 wireless repeaters
 AP to station switching hosts

These applications have been developed for
a wide range of vertical markets:

 M2M (Machine-to-Machine)
 medical
 transportation
 telematics
 logistics
 industrial control

 energy management

The design and development of this
advanced 802.11 radio family focused on the
demands of these applications and markets,
in the end, making the leading 802.11a/b/g
embedded solutions available. The
Airborne Performance Embedded radio
family is the choice for advanced embedded
host connectivity.

Model Selection Guide

AirborneTM Performance Embedded Radio Modules 802.11a/b/g

Model No.

WiFi Interface

Security

802.11b/g 802.11a PC16 (CF)

SDIO

SPI BT Coex Airgain

WLRA-RA-DP501

   

1



1

WEP

WPA

WPA2

TKIP

AES

WLRA-RA-DP511

   

1



1

To evaluate all available features and receive evaluation tools, order below.

WLEA-RA-DP501 802.11a/b/g Performance Radio Eval Kit (including WLRA-RA-DP511)

Notes: 1. Interface accessable through a secondary connector. 2. Interface available through main header.

Block Diagram

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Specifications

Technology

IEEE 802.11a/b/g, WiFi Compliant

Frequency

802.11a

5.15-5.35 GHz (US/Canada/Europe/Japan)

5.47-5.725 GHz (Europe)

5.725-5.825 GHz (US/Canada/China)

802.11b/g

2.4-2.4835 GHz (US/Canada/Europe)

2.4-2.497 GHz (Japan)

Modulation

Technology

DSSS, CCK, OFDM

Modulation Type DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM

Network Access
Modes

Infrastructure, ad-hoc

Channels

802.11a

US/Canada - 12 channels
Europe - 19 channels
China - 5 channels

Japan - 4 channels

802.11b/g

US/Canada - 11 channels (1-11)
Europe - 13 (1-13)
France - 4 channels (10-13)
Japan - 14 channels (13 channels for ‘g’

rates)

Wireless Data
Rates

802.11a - 54,48,36,24,18,12,9,6 Mbs 802.11b - 11,5.5,2,1 Mbs

802.11g - 54,48,36,24,18,12,9,6 Mbs

MAC CSMA/CA with ACK, RTS, CTS

Transmit Power

802.11a - 14dBm (25mW) 802.11b - 15dBm (32mW)

802.11g - 14.5dBm (28mW)

Security
Protocols

Disabled, WEP 64 and 128 bit, WPA (TKIP), WPA (AES), WPA2 (AES), 802.1x
(EAP) Supplicant

Antenna Two U.FL coaxial connectors, 50 ohms, supports receive diversity

Supply 3.3Vdc +/-5%

DC

Characteristics

802.11a

TX current = 500mA typical
RX mode = 360mA typical

802.11b/g mode

TX current = 500mA typical
RX mode = 340mA typical

Operating &
Storage
Temperature

Operating: -40°C to +85° C Storage: -55°C to +150° C

Connector 50 Pin High Density SMT connector from Hirose (DF12-50DS-0.5V), 4mm Height

Interface PC16 (CompactFlash), SDIO (1 & 4 bit), SPI (1 & 4 bit), Bluetooth Coexistence,

Airgain Smart-antenna

Agency
Approvals

FCC Part 15 Class B Sub C Intentional Radiator, IOC XXXX

Mechanical Outline