SOLUTION DESIGN
Chipset: Qualcomm QCA2066-0 for BT via UART or QCA2066-5 for BT via USB as the main high-availability and low effective lead-time ASIC choices.
• optional use of the respective QCA2065, QCA2064 or QCA2062 chip variants
• the WCN685x family and the QCA6898 IC are also supported
Standard: IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi6E plus Bluetooth 5.3 Combo, full backwards compatibility to previous standards
Industrial Reference: Based on Qualcomm Verona reference design; hardware compatible also to Hastings-Prime reference design
APPEARANCE
Communications Interface:
Pads: LGA-type solder pads or edge connector:
WLAN: via PCI Express Standard 3.0 host I/O
BT: via UART (with QCA206x-0 SoCs). or via USB 1.1 (with QCA206x-5 SoCs)
BT Audio: via selectable Slimbus/PCM (with QCA206x-0 SoCs), or via I2S (with QCA206x-5 SoCs). I2C in pin-mapped.
Form Factor:
For E20B: SMD, Chip-on-Board, Soldered, Stamp down, 112 each of Land Grid Array (LGA) type pins, 23.0 x 25.0 mm
Others: Slotted, Socketed [CoB soldered on carrier]
ANTENNA
Configuration:
WLAN: Two Streams (2 chains), 2x2, 2 Connectors, MU-MIMO
BT: One Stream (1 chain) in co-existence with a Wi-Fi Connector
Type: Two on-board MHF1 Connectors with option for MHF4
WIRELESS PARAMETERS
Frequency Band:
WLAN:
2.4 GHz ISM Bands 2.412-2.472 GHz, 2.484 GHz up to a max of 2.496 GHz
4.9 GHz (optional band support for Japan only)
5.15-5.25 GHz (FCC UNII-low band) for US/Canada, Japan and Europe
5.25-5.35 GHz (FCC UNII-middle band) for US/Canada and Europe
5.47-5.725 GHz for Europe
5.725-5.825 GHz (FCC UNII-high band) for US/Canada
5.850–5.925 GHz (optional band support for U-NII-4 DSRC/ITS)
5.925–6.425 GHz (U-NII-5) [implemented with QCA2066 and QCA2065 only]
6.425–6.525 GHz (U-NII-6) [implemented with QCA2066 and QCA2065 only]
6.525–6.875 GHz (U-NII-7) [implemented with QCA2066 and QCA2065 only]
6.875–7.125GHz (U-NII-8) [implemented with QCA2066 and QCA2065 only]
BT:
2402MHz~2480MHz
Data Transfer Rates:
WLAN:
802.11ax: Up to 3000Mbps (dynamic)
802.11ac: Up to 867Mbps (dynamic)
802.11n: Up to 300Mbps (dynamic)
802.11a/g: Up to 54Mbps (dynamic)
802.11b: Up to 11Mbps (dynamic)
BT:
GFSK at 1Mbp
π/4-DQPSK at 2Mpbs
8DPSK at 3Mpbs
Media Access Control: CSMA/CA with ACK
Channel:
2.4GHz: 1-13 (14 only for Japan)
5GHz: 36-64, 100-165
6GHz: 191-423 (depending on operating domain)
Channel Spacing: 5MHz, 10MHz, 20 MHz, 40Mhz selectable for 2.4Ghz band. 80Mhz and 160MHz also selectable for 5Ghz and 6Ghz spectrums.
Spreading / Modulation:
WLAN:
802.11ax: OFDMA (BPSK, adds 1024-QAM on MCS10 and MCS11)
802.11ac/g/n: OFDM (BPSK, DSSS-OFDM, QPSK,16-QAM,64-QAM, 256-QAM), MRC, STBC, LDPC, ML Demodulation
802.11b: CCK (11, 5.5Mbps), DQPSK (2Mbps), BPSK (1Mbps)
BT:
GFSK, π/4-DQPSK, 8DPSK
RF Output Power:
WLAN:
802.11b: 18.5 dBm at 11M ±2 dBm
802.11g: 17.5 dBm at 54M ±2 dBm
802.11a: 14.5 dBm at 54M ±2 dBm
802.11n/ax 2.4G V/HT20 17.5 dBm at MCS0 14 dBm at MCS7 ±2dBm
802.11n/ax 2.4G V/HT40 16.5 dBm at MCS0 14 dBm at MCS7 ±2dBm
802.11ax 2.4G HE20 17.5 dBm at MCS0 11.5 dBm at MCS11 ±2dBm
802.11ax 2.4G HE40 16.5 dBm at MCS0 10 dBm at MCS11 ±2dBm
802.11n/ac/ax 5G V/HT20 16 dBm at MCS0 12 dBm at MCS8 ±2dBm
802.11n/ac/ax 5G V/HT40 15 dBm at MCS0 11 dBm at MCS9 ±2dBm
802.11ax 5G VHT80 14.5 dBm at MCS0 10 dBm at MCS11 ±2dBm
802.11ax 5G HE80 14.5 dBm at MCS0 9.5 dBm at MCS11 ±2dBm
802.11ax 5G HE160 14 dBm at MCS0 9 dBm at MCS11 ±2dBm
• DBm values reflect single RF chain output power performance. Two chain combined output power can be calculated as the single chain output power plus 3dB (2Tx = 1Tx + 3dB).
BT:
(Class 2 Mode) +2 dBm ≤ Output Power ≤ +6 dBm
(Class 1 Mode) +2 dBm ≤ Output Power ≤ +10 dBm
RF Receive Sensitivity (Typical, 1x1 chain):
WLAN:
802.11b 11M less than 97.5 dBm
802.11g 54M less than 92.5 dBm
802.11a 54M less than 92 dBm
802.11n/ax 2.4G V/HT20 MCS7 less than 72.5 dBm 92.5 dBm at MCS0
802.11n/ax 2.4G V/HT40 MCS7 less than 71.5 dBm 91.5 dBm at MCS0
802.11ax 2.4G HE20 MCS11 less than 63 dBm 92.5 dBm at MCS0
802.11ax 2.4G HE40 MCS11 less than 61 dBm 92 dBm at MCS0
802.11n/ac/ax 5G V/HT20 MCS7 less than 77 dBm 95 dBm at MCS0
802.11n/ac/ax 5G V/HT40 MCS7 less than 74.5 dBm 92.5 dBm at MCS0
802.11ax 5G VHT80 MCS11 less than 60 dBm 88 dBm at MCS0
802.11ax 5G HE80 MCS11 less than 57 dBm 84 dBm at MCS0
802.11ax 5G HE160 MCS11 less than 54 dBm 81 dBm at MCS0
BT:
BER < 0.1% (Anritsu 8852B Tx -83Bm)
Operating Range:
Open Space: ~300 m; Indoor: :~100 m
(Coverage vary according to environment, antenna and topography)
Wireless Security:
WEP 64-bit and 128-bit encryption
WPA/WPA2/WPA3 UL/DL (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
MODALITIES
Infrastructure, AP/STA, Client, Bridge, Mixed-mode, P2P/Ad-hoc, Easy Mesh. DBS & NON-DBS (SCC & MCC)
SAFETY & REGULATORY
Compliant with FCC, IC ISED , CE RED and more.
Compliant with RoHS3.
PROTOCOLS
IEEE WLAN Network:
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi6E),
IEEE 802.11d, e, h, i, j, k, r, u, v, w, z, ae
Other Standards: Bluetooth 5.3 & ANT+ with advanced features: Host to Controller Encryption Key Control Enhancements, LE Power Control, LE Channel Classification Errata, Advertisement Extensions, Channel selection, LE2M, LELR, High Duty Cycle non-connectable advertisements, BT 5.1, ESR11 & ESR12, Minor Functional Enhancements, Advertisement channel, Index, Periodic Advertisement Sync Transfer, Control Length Extension, HID over GATT Profile, SPP Over BR/EDR, A2DP Source, A2DP Sink, AVRCP.
Industry Standards:
HOST SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Operating System: Android/Linux Closed Source, Android/Linux Open Source, Qualcomm Embedded Platform, Windows, MacOS
* Host supporting PCIe 32 or single MSI interrupts is required for some setups.
** 50+ MB memory (RAM) is recommended for best performance.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Operating Temperature: -40 to +85 Celsius (depending on MPN)
Storage Temperature: -45 to +125 Celsius
Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Storage Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
ELECTRICAL
Power Consumption:
PROTOCOL RATE VOLTAGE 2x2 CTx
2.4GHz HE40M 740mA 2.45W
5GHz HE160 830mA 2.75W
6GHz HE160 1008mA 3.55W
• Electronic current values in milliampere. Readings retrieved under stable, typical current and voltage.
• Power consumption ratings are statistical maximums in test system setups which are placed in continuous operating modes.
• Real-life application system power budgets are dependent on traffic mix, environment, topology and domain configuration.