Radio Module Overview
- Mini-PCI Type-III B form factor
- Compliant with 480 Mbps WiMedia MAC and PHY Standards
- Extended mode delivers 880 Mbps data rate
- Multiphase receiver extends link range to cover a typical home
- Economical all-CMOS MAC/Baseband design
- Intelligent radio management yields ultra-low power consumption
- Robust Quality of Service (QoS) for real-time audio and video applications
- Integrated hardware crypto engine for secure link protection up to the maximum data rate
- Module occupies less than 24 square centimeters
- Frequency-adaptive radio ready for worldwide use
- Transmission power/frequency footprint meets FCC Part 15 specification
- Low-cost BOM
FS1100 Analog/FS1200 Media Access Controller/Baseband Chip
- PHY operates from 3.2 GHz to 7.2 GHz
- Adapts to 5 GHz U-NII band
- 16 Selectable rates from 37 Mbps to 880 Mbps
- Integrated interfaces include PCI/CardBus, USB-2.0 (host/device) and a configurable interface used to communicate with a variety of external ICs such as IEEE-1394, Ethernet and USB controllers, micro and media processors
- Transmission levels are below the noise floor
- Won’t interfere with existing wireless networks
- Decentralized MAC (Media Access Controller)
- No access point bandwidth bottlenecks
- Any two devices can form a network
- Perfect for consumer electronics applications
- Automated performance manager
- Actively senses bandwidth and range requirements
- When needed, switches to extended mode without disrupting network
- MAC protocols primarily implemented in firmware
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Module Specifications
- Frequency Band: 3.2 GHz to 7.2 GHz
- Radio Standards: WiMedia MAC, WiMedia PHY, Focus PHY
- Modulation Scheme: Multiband OFDM, DS-OFDM™
- FEC Coding Rate: Rate 1/3, 1/2 and 2/3 Convolutional Coding
- Hardware Encryption: AES CCM mode with 128-bit encryption
- Multiple distance adaptive FEC Coding Rates
- Quality of Service: DRP (distributed TDMA), PCA (prioritized CSMA)
- Memory: 1 MB internal SRAM, plus external DRAM memory interface
- WiMedia Data Rates: 53.3, 80, 106.7, 160, 200, 320, 400 and 480 Mbps
- Extended Data Rates: 36.7, 55, 110, 220, 330, 440, 660 and 880 Mbps
- Operating Voltages: External I/Os, 3.3V Baseband/RF interface; 1.8V; Baseband core voltage; 1.2V
- Module Dimensions: 6 cm x 4 cm
data Rate Performance
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