WPEA-352ACN 802.11 ac/abgn Dual-Band 3T3R Mini PCIe Module High Performance Mini PCIe Module The WPEA-352ACN is powered by Qualcomm Atheros radio chip and features 3x3 11ac/abgn technology for higher throughput performance, reliability and range. It is designed to meet the demanding performance requirements of critical embedded applications. Embedded Application : Key Feature : Applications include medical devices, security systems, Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880 industrial, PoS, digital signs, Access Point, Gateway, Medical Antenna: U.FL * 3 for 3T3R equipment, Gaming machines, handheld devices, Robotic, Data Rates: allows link speeds up to 1.3GMbps. and many more. Support Linux driver Specification : Standards: Chipset: Data Rate: Operating Frequency: Interface: Form Factor: Antenna: Modulation: Operating Voltage: Temperature Range: Humidity (Non-Condensing): Power Consumption: Dimension (in mm): Weight (g): Driver Support: Security IEEE 802.11ac/abgn (3T3R) Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880-BR4A 802.11b: 11Mbps / 802.11a/g: 54Mbps / 802.11n: 450Mbps / 802.11ac: 1.3Gbps IEEE 802.11ac/abgn ISM Band, 2.400GHz ~ 2.4835GHz, 5.150MHz ~ 5.825MHz *Subject to local regulations Mini PCI Express Mini PCI-e 3 x UFL connector for 3T3R 802.11b: DSSS (DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK) 802.11a/g: OFDM (BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM) 802.11n: OFDM (BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM) 802.11ac: OFDM (BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM) 3.3V 9% I/O supply voltage -20C to +65C (Operating) / -30C to +75C (Storage) Operating Humidity (non-condensing): 10% ~ 85% Storage Humidity (non-condensing): 5% ~ 90% Continue TX: 1250mA(Max.) / Continue RX: 350mA(Max.) 50.8 x 29.85 x 3.95 mm ( 0.5mm) 8g Linux 64/128-bits WEP, WPA, WPA2, 802.1x WPEA-352ACN Ver.1.2 OUTPUT POWER & SENSITIVITY 802.11g Data Rate Tx 2dBm Rx Sensitivity 54Mbps 15dBm -65dBm 802.11n / 2.4GHz HT20 HT40 Data Rate Tx 2dBm (1TX) Tx 2dBm (3TX) Rx Sensitivity MCS7 13dBm 18dBm -64dBm MCS7 13dBm 18dBm -61dBm 802.11a Data Rate Tx 2dBm Rx Sensitivity 54Mbps 15dBm -65dBm 802.11n / 5GHz HT20 HT40 Data Rate Tx 2dBm (1TX) Tx 2dBm (3TX) Rx Sensitivity MCS7 13dBm 18dBm -64dBm MCS7 12dBm 17dBm -61dBm 802.11ac VHT80 Data Rate Tx 2dBm (1TX) Tx 2dBm (3TX) Rx Sensitivity MCS9 10dBm 15dBm -51dBm WPEA-352ACN Ver.1.2 Block Diagram 1 2 4 3 REVI REV. MARK T01 Mechanical Dimension (mm) WPEA-352ACN Ver.1.2 EC/DC Pin Assignment Pin# Pin Name Description Pin# Pin Name Description 2 +3.3V +3.3V 1 WAKE_L(NA) Output and open Drain active Low signal. This signal is used to request that the system return from a sleep/suspended state to service a function initiated wake event. 3 No Connection - 4 GND GND 5 No Connection - 6 No Connection - 7 CLKREQ_L Output for reference clock request signal 8 No Connection - 9 GND GND 10 No Connection - 11 REFCLK- Input signal for PCI Express differential reference clock (100 MHz) 12 No Connection - 13 REFCLK+ Input signal for PCI Express differential reference clock (100 MHz) 14 No Connection - 15 GND GND 16 No Connection - 17 No Connection - 18 GND GND 19 No Connection - 20 W_DISABLE_L Input and active low signal. This signal is used by the system to disable radio operation on add-in cards that implement radio frequency applications. When implemented, this signal requires a pull-up resistor on the card 21 GND GND 22 PERST_L Input signal for functional reset to the card 23 PERn0 PCI Express x1 data interface: one differential receive pair 24 +3.3V +3.3V 25 PERp0 PCI Express x1 data interface: one differential receive pair 26 GND GND 27 GND GND 28 No Connection - 29 GND GND 30 No Connection - 31 PETn0 32 No Connection - 33 PETp0 34 GND GND PCI Express x1 data interface: one differential transmit pair PCI Express x1 data interface: one differential transmit pair WPEA-352ACN Ver.1.2 Pin Assignment Pin# Pin Name Description Pin# Pin Name Description 35 GND GND 36 No Connection - 37 GND GND 38 No Connection - 39 No Connection - 40 GND GND 41 No Connection - 42 No Connection - 43 GND GND 44 LED_WLAN_L (OPT) Output and open drain active low signal. This signal is used to allow the PCI Express Mini Card add-in card to provide status indicators via LED devices that will be provided by the system 45 No Connection - 46 No Connection - 47 No Connection - 48 No Connection - 49 No Connection - 50 GND GND 51 No Connection - 52 +3.3V +3.3V *NANo active, OPT Optional WPEA-352ACN Ver.1.2