C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard C326e0 IEEE 802.11ac Dual-band 2Tx2R PCIe Mini-Card Version: 0.1 Date: July. 6, 2018 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 1 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard Release History Date 2018/07/06 Rev. 0.1 Initial draft Description of Change Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 2 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard C326e0 IEEE 802.11ac Dual-band 2Tx2R PCIe Mini-Card Introduction 1 C326e0 is an IEEE 802.11ac-Draft-compliant MIMO wireless LAN module specifically designed in half-size PCI Express Mini-card form factor for integrated application. It adopts Broadcoms BCM43570 single-chip solution for 2.4/5GHz 802.11ac wireless local area network, enhanced with external RF Power Amplifier on transmitting and Low-Noise Amplifier on receiving to achieve excellent performance over 2Tx2R configuration for wireless access point or station application demanding robust link quality and maximum throughput and range. C326e0 supports two-stream spatial multiplexing up to 866Mbps data rate, and is backward compatible with legacy IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac data rates. C326e0 provides a flexible, high performance and low cost solution for Notebook PC, portable equipment and embedded system applications. 2 Features half-size Mini PCI Express card, which is interoperable with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN 2x2 MIMO, advanced modulation and wide bandwidth technology improves effective throughput and range over existing 802.11a/n products BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, 256-QAM and CCK modulation schemes 20, 40 and 80 MHz channelization and optional short guard interval Aggregated MPDU (MAC Protocol Data Unit) support for High-Throughput (HT) WPA, WPA2 (802.11i) and hardware accelerated AES encryption/decryption, coupled with TKIP and 802.1X support PCI Express Rev. 2.0 compliant Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 3 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard 3 Block Diagram AANNTT 11 AANNTT 22 Diplexer Diplexer 4 General Specifications Module Name XW348E Product Description WLAN Standards Host Interface Major Chipset SSID SVID Firmware (calibration tool version) Dimensions Antenna Connector Customization Operating Condition Voltage Temperature Storage temperature Humidity Non-Operating Electrical Specification Frequency Range, Offset, Channel BBrrooaaddccoomm BBCCMM4433557700 40MHz XTAL PPCCII--EE IInntteerrffaaccee IEEE 802.11ac Mini PCI Express compliant with PCI Express ver. 2.0 Broadcom BCM43570 TBD TBD TBD Minimum Maximum 50.65 29.70 4.0 Length Width Height Weight two U.FL connectors Follows XAVis instruction to modify the matching circuit Typical 50.8 29.85 4.3 7.25 50.95 30.00 4.6 DC Minimum Typical Maximum 3.15 0
-20 5 3.3 3.45 70 70 80 2412~2462MHz, 4900 ~ 5845MHz, +/- 20ppm Unit mm mm mm Gram Unit V C C
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Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 4 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard Modulation Output power (per chain, tolerance: -1.5/+1.5dBm) BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM and CCK 2412 ~ 2462 MHz (ch1~ch11) Minimum Typical Maximum 802.11b Mode 802.11a Mode 802.11n Mode 802.11n Mode 11 Mbps cck 54 Mbps OFDM MCS7_HT20 MCS7_HT40 17.5 15.0 14.0 13.5 19.0 16.5 15.5 15.0 20.5 18.0 17.0 16.5 4900 ~ 5845 MHz (ch36~ch165) Minimum Typical Maximum 802.11a Mode 802.11n Mode 802.11n Mode 802.11ac Mode 802.11ac Mode 802.11ac Mode Receiver Sensitivity 802.11a RX sensitivity (10% PER for 1,000 octet PSDU) 802.11n RX sensitivity (10% PER for 4,096 octet PSDU) Defined for default parameters: GF, 800 ns GI, and non-STBC. 54Mbps MCS7_HT20 MCS7_HT40 MCS8_HT20 MCS9_HT40 MCS9_HT80 14.5 13.5 13.0 12.5 11.5 10.5 Minimum 6 Mbps OFDM 9 Mbps OFDM 12 Mbps OFDM 18 Mbps OFDM 24 Mbps OFDM 36 Mbps OFDM 48 Mbps OFDM 54 Mbps OFDM MCS0_HT20 MCS1_HT20 MCS2_HT20 MCS3_HT20 MCS4_HT20 MCS5_HT20 MCS6_HT20 MCS7_HT20 MCS0_HT40 MCS1_HT40 MCS2_HT40 16.0 15.0 14.5 14.0 13.0 12.0 Typical
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-86 17.5 16.5 16.0 15.5 14.5 13.5 Maximum Unit dBm dBm dBm dBm Unit dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm Unit dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 5 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard MCS1_HT40 MCS0_HT40 MCS8_HT20 MCS7_HT20 MCS6_HT20 MCS5_HT20 MCS4_HT20 MCS3_HT20 MCS2_HT20 MCS1_HT20 MCS0_HT20 MCS7_HT40 MCS6_HT40 MCS5_HT40 MCS4_HT40 MCS3_HT40 802.11ac RX sensitivity (10% PER for 4,096 octet PSDU) Defined for default parameters: GF, 800 ns GI, and non-STBC. Power Consumption (@3.3VDC supply, 25C ambient temperature) MCS3_HT80 MCS4_HT80 MCS5_HT80 MCS6_HT80 MCS7_HT80 MCS8_HT80 MCS9_HT80 MCS2_HT40 MCS3_HT40 MCS4_HT40 MCS5_HT40 MCS6_HT40 MCS7_HT40 MCS8_HT40 MCS9_HT40 MCS0_HT80 MCS1_HT80 MCS2_HT80 Minimum
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-60 dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm dBm Typical Maximum Unit Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 6 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard Peak transient current Security WEP, WPA, WPA2 and hardware AES encryption / decryption, TKIP or 802.1X TBD A Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 7 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard 5 Mechanical Dimensions Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 8 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard Connector Pin-out Definitions 1.5V Definition Pin 1 WAKE_L 2 3.3VAUX 3 COEX1 4 GND 5 COEX2 6 7 CLKREQ_L 8 UIM_PWR 9 GND 10 UIM_DATA 11 REFCLK-
12 UIM_CLK 13 REFCLK+
14 UIM_RESET 15 GND 16 UIM_VPP 17 RSVD_UIM_C8 18 GND 19 RSVD_UIM_C4 20 W_DISABLE_L 21 GND 22 PERST_L 23 PER0N 24 25 PER0P 26 GND 27 GND 28 1.5V 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 31 PET0N 32 SMB_DATA 33 PET0P 34 GND 3.3VAUX Type Description 3.3V power supply I Wake on Wireless LAN P I/O No connection P Ground I/O No connection No connection No connection No connection No connection No connection 1.5V (No connection) No connection No connection O Reference clock request signal P Ground I Differential reference clock I Differential reference clock P Ground P Ground I WLAN disable: Active low P Ground I PCI express reset signal: Active low O PCI express transmit differential signal P O PCI express transmit differential signal P Ground P Ground P Ground I PCI express receive differential signal I PCI express receive differential signal P Ground 1.5V (No connection) 3.3V power supply No connection No connection Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 9 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard Description No connection No connection 3.3V power supply 3.3V power supply No connection Type Definition 3.3VAUX LED_WWAN_L Pin 35 GND 36 USB_DN 37 GND 38 USB_DP 39 3.3VAUX 40 GND 41 42 43 GND 44 45 Reserved 46 47 Reserved 48 49 Reserved 50 GND 51 Reserved 52 3.3VAUX P: Power/Ground; I: Input; O: Output. P Ground P Ground P P Ground P P Ground O LED signal P Ground P LED_WPAN_L LED_WLAN_L 1.5V No connection No connection No connection 1.5V (No connection) No connection No connection 3.3V power supply Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 10 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard Host device Product Name: STB Host device Model Number: Kamai 7XC Host device Brand Name: Amino Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment NOTE:THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT.SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USERS AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 11 of 12 C326e0 802.11ac 2T2R PCIe mCard environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. when this modular was installed to a host device, the host device should be labeled with contains FCCID:XVG500102BC22 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Page 12 of 12