. RAK476 UART WiFi Module Shenzhen Rakwireless Technology Co., Ltd. www.rakwireless.com info@rakwireless.com 2015 Rakwireless all rights reserved. Mentioned in this document , the actual company and product names, trademarks are their respective owners. After update the new version, this document without prior notice. Content 1. General Description.................................................................................................................. 1 2. Features.........................................................................................................................................2 3. System Block Diagram............................................................................................................. 4 4. Module Hardware Description..............................................................................................5 4.1 Module photo...........................................................................................................................................5 4.2 Package information.............................................................................................................................. 5 4.3 Pin definition.............................................................................................................................................6 4.4 Reference design..................................................................................................................................... 7 5. Electrical Specification............................................................................................................. 8 5.1 General specification..............................................................................................................................8 5.2 802.11b Mode...........................................................................................................................................8 5.3 802. 11g Mode..........................................................................................................................................9 5.4 802. 11n HT20 Mode..............................................................................................................................9 5.5 802. 11n HT40 Mode............................................................................................................................10 6. Order information....................................................................................................................11 6.1 Order part number................................................................................................................................11 7. FCC Caution
..............................................................................................................11 8. Contact information................................................................................................................12 9. Modification records.............................................................................................................. 13 1. General Description
. RAK476 module is a Wi-Fi module that fully compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless standards, It combines an ARM-CM3 MCU, WLAN MAC, a 1T1R capable WLAN baseband, and RF in the module. It have onboard antenna, and external antenna interface, RF output PIN also exist in the board. RAK476 internally integrated TCP / IP protocol stack, supporting numerous protocols such as ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, DHCP CLIENT, DHCP SERVER, DNS and other etc. It supports AP mode, Station mode. It also support rich AT command for all kinds of application. Users can easily and quickly use it to wifi networking and data transmission. The baud rate of module serial port is up to 921600bps, which can fully meet the low-rate applications. In network part, RAK476 supports storing network parameters in the module, and reduce time connect to network. The module has built-in WEB server, supporting wireless network parameters configuration, supporting wireless firmware upgrade. It also supports WPS and EasyConfig. In application part, HTTP, MQTT, MDNS and SSL also be supported. It also provides a bunch of configurable GPIOs which are configured as SPI ,UART, I2C, I2S, PWM, for different applications and control usage. RAK473M integrates internal 2M SRAM ,and 512KB DRAM and 2MB flash for complete WIFI protocol functions. 2. Features Application UART serial AT command set operation Support for multiple baud rate Support wireless configuration and OTA upgrade firmware Support the UART interface, OTW(over the wire) upgrade function Support for fast networking, easyconfig, WPS function Support MDNS, MQTT, HTTP, TLS applications Support TSL1.2 Standards Supported 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN 802.11e QoS Enhancement (WMM) 802.11i (WPA, WPA2). Open, shared key,and pair-wise key authentication services WIFI WPS support Light Weight TCP/IP protocol WLAN MAC Features CMOS MAC, Baseband PHY, and RF in a single chip for 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN Complete 802.11n solution for 2.4GHz band 72.2Mbps receive PHY rate and 72.2Mbps transmit PHY rate using 20MHz bandwidth 150Mbps receive PHY rate and 150Mbps transmit PHY rate using 40MHz bandwidth Backward compatible with 802.11b/g devices while operating in 802.11n mode Compatible with 802.11n specification Frame aggregation for increased MAC efficiency (A-MSDU, A-MPDU) Low latency immediate High-Throughput Block Acknowledgement (HT-BA) Long NAV for media reservation with CF-End for NAV release PHY-level spoofing to enhance legacy compatibility Power saving mechanism WLAN PHY Feature 802.11n OFDM 2 One Transmit and one Receive path (1T1R) 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth transmission
. Short Guard Interval (400ns) DSSS with DBPSK and DQPSK, CCK modulation with long and short preamble OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and 640QAM modulation. Convolutional Coding Rate:
1/2, 2/3,3/4, and 5/6 Maximum data rate 54Mbps in 802.11g and 150Mbps in 802.11n Fast receiver Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Peripheral Interfaces Maximum 2 PCM with 8/16KHz sample rate Maximum 2 SPI supported with baud rate up to 41.5MHz. Support 4 PWM with configurable duration and duty cycle from 0 ~ 100%
Support 4 External Timer Trigger Event (ETE function) with configurable period in low power mode Maximum 20 GPIO pins A high speed UART interface with baud rate up to 4MHz 3 3. System Block Diagram
. Figure 3-1 RAK476 System Diagram 4
. 4. Module Hardware Description 4.1 Module photo Figure 4-1 RAK476 Top View Figure 4-2 RAK476 Bottom View 4.2 Package information Figure 4-3 Module Pin Size (mm) 5
. 4.3 Pin definition Table 4-1: Pin Definition Pin Serial No. Name Type Description 1,3,21,33 GND Ground All ground pins are connected to ground pad or the copper. 22 2 4 11 17 23 26 24 25 VCC3.3V RF_OUT VDDIO Power O Power 3.3V power supply. 2.4GHz RF output 3.3V for Digital IO or digital blocks RESET I Module reset pin, Active low. LINK TXD RXD RTS CTS OPU O I O I Work status indicator pin of module, output low effective. Serial data communication interface send Serial flow control pin, ready to receive, Active low. Serial flow control pin, The default output low. Active low, ready to receive data / request the other party to send data. Serial flow control pin, Input pull. Active low, ready to send data/request each other to send data. High level cannot send data, low level can send data. Remain disconnected when no use Others NC NC Note:
1. I - input O - output PU pulling up PD - pulling down NC - not connected 2. Pin in NC, remains disconnected Link indicator:
OTA upgrade 50 ms high-speed flashing EasyConfig, WPS configuration 200ms fast flash After the network connection On (Output Low) 6
. Idle 1S slow flash 4.4 Reference design Figure 4-4 Module Typical Design Reference 7
. 5. Electrical Specification 5.1 General specification ITEMS Operating Frequency WiFi Standard Modulation Data rates Host Interface Dimension Operation Temperature Storage Temperature Operation Voltage CONTENTS 2.400-2.4835GHz 802.11b/g/n 11b: DBPSK,DQPSK and CCK and DSSS 11g: BPSK,QPSK16QAM,64QAM and OFDM 11n: MCSO-15 OFD 11b:1,2,5.5 and 11Mbps 11g:6,9,12,18,24,36,48 and 54 Mbps 11n:MCSO-15,up to 150Mbps UART Typical (L x W):21mm x 18mm
-20 to +85
-55 to +125 3.3V0.2V 5.2 802.11b Mode ITEMS CONTENTS Specification Mode Channel Data rate IEEE802.11b CCK CH 1to CH13 1,2,5.5,11Mbps 1.Power Levels (calibrated) 1)14dBm Target (For each antenna Port) Min. 10.80 Typ. 13.00 Max. 13.68 Unit dBm Note Frequency error 3. Minimum input level sensitivity 1)11Mbps(FER8%) 2)Maximum input level (FER8%)
-25 Min.
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. CONTENTS IEEE802.11g OFDM CH 1to CH13 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps 1.Power Levels (calibrated) 1)12dBm Target (For each antenna Port) 2.Constellation error(EVM)@target power 1)54Mbps 3.Frequency error 4.Minimum input level sensitivity 1)54Mbps(PER10%) 5.Maximum input level (PER10%) Typ. Min. Max. 9.33 10.66 11.61 Unit dBm Note Min. Typ. Max. Unit Note
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dB kHz Unit dBm dBm 5.4 802. 11n HT20 Mode ITEMS Specification Mode Channel Data rate 1.Power Levels 1)12 dBm Target (For each antenna Port) 2.Constellation error(EVM)@target power 1)MCS7 3.Frequency error CONTENTS IEEE802.11n HT20@2.4GHz OFDM CH 1to CH13 MCS0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/
14/15 Typ. Unit Min. 9.06 10.31 11.65 dBm Max. Note Min. Typ. Max. Unit Note
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+25 dB kHz 9 4.Minimum input level sensitivity 1)MCS7(PER10%) 5.Maximum input level (PER10%)
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Unit dBm dBm 5.5 802. 11n HT40 Mode ITEMS Specification Mode Channel Data rate (MCS index) 1.Power Levels (calibrated) 1)11 dBm Target (For each antenna Port) 2.Constellation error(EVM)@target power 1)MCS7 3.Frequency error 4.Minimum input level sensitivity 1)MCS7(PER10%) 5.Maximum input level (PER10%) CONTENTS IEEE802.11n HT40@2.4GHz OFDM CH 1to CH13 MCS0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/
14/15 Typ. Min. Max. 9.18 10.25 11.59 Unit dBm Note Min. Typ. Max. Unit Note
-30 0 Typ.
-74
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-28
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. 6. Order information 6.1 Module size Packaging: Hard plastic pallets Weight: <= 3 g/pcs Table 6-2: Thickness (Height) R A K 4 7 6 With Shield Thickness (Height) 3.150.15mm Note: In considering height design of the product, please consider your motherboard thickness error and product fit gap (recommended 0.10-0.15mm). 7 FCCCaution AnyChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor compliancecouldvoidtheusersauthoritytooperatetheequipment. Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe followingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay causeundesiredoperation. Radiation Exposure Statement ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforan uncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwith minimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody. This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for the FCC compliance requirement of the end product, which integrates this module The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following Contains FCC ID: 2AF6B-RAKRSR005 11
. 8. Contactinformation FAEmailbox:
FAEmailbox:
Farce.Chen@rakwireless.com Tel: 8675526506594 Fax: 8675586152201 Address:Room 406, Tsinghua Harbor, Science and Technology Park, North Buildings, Nanshan District, Shenzhen,China 12
. Modification records 9
. Edition Author Date Modification content V1.0 Xifa chen 2016/09/22 Creating document 13