Ampak AP6356S User manual

User Manual For
WIFI+BT Combo Module
AP6356S

2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2 Module AP6356S:
Features

Block diagram
Antenna Layout
This is the interface to RF connector, it shows the connection of the module’s antenna pad with
an application of antenna.

General Specification
Wi-Fi RF Specification
2.4GHz RF Specification
Conditions: VBAT=3.3V ; VDDIO=3.3V ; Temp:25°C
Feature
Description
WLAN Standard
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac & Wi-Fi compliant
Frequency Range
2.400 GHz ~ 2.483 GHz (2.4 GHz ISM Band)
Number of Channels
2.4GHz：Ch1 ~ Ch13
Modulation
802.11b : DQPSK, DBPSK, CCK
802.11 g/n : OFDM /64-QAM,16-QAM, QPSK, BPSK
Output Power
802.11b /11Mbps : 16 dBm ±1.5 dB @ EVM -9dB
802.11g /54Mbps : 15 dBm ±1.5 dB @ EVM -25dB
802.11n /MCS7 : 14 dBm ±1.5 dB @ EVM -27dB
SISO Receive
Sensitivity (11b,20MHz)
@8% PER
- 1Mbps PER @ -92 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 2Mbps PER @ -90 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 5.5Mbps PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 11Mbps PER @ -85 dBm, +/- 2dB
SISO Receive
Sensitivity (11g,20MHz)
@10% PER
- 6Mbps PER @ -89 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 9Mbps PER @ -88 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 12Mbps PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 18Mbps PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 24Mbps PER @ -81 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 36Mbps PER @ -78 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 48Mbps PER @ -73 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 54Mbps PER @ -71 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive
Sensitivity (11g,20MHz)
- 6Mbps PER @ -91 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 9Mbps PER @ -90 dBm, +/- 2dB

@10% PER
- 12Mbps PER @ -89 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 18Mbps PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 24Mbps PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 36Mbps PER @ -81 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 48Mbps PER @ -76 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 54Mbps PER @ -74 dBm, +/- 2dB
SISO Receive
Sensitivity (11n,20MHz)
@10% PER
- MCS=0 PER @ -89 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1 PER @ -86 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2 PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3 PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4 PER @ -77 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5 PER @ -72 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6 PER @ -71 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7 PER @ -69 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive
Sensitivity (11n,20MHz)
@10% PER
- MCS=0 PER @ -90 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1 PER @ -89 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2 PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3 PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4 PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5 PER @ -75 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6 PER @ -73 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7 PER @ -72 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8 PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=15 PER @ -68 dBm, +/- 2dB
Maximum Input Level
802.11b : -10 dBm
802.11g/n : -20 dBm
Antenna Reference
Small antennas with 0~2 dBi peak gain
5GHz RF Specification
Conditions: VBAT=3.3V ; VDDIO=3.3V ; Temp:25°C
Feature
Description
WLAN Standard
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac & Wi-Fi compliant
Frequency Range
5.15 GHz ~ 5.845 GHz (5.0 GHz ISM Band)
Number of Channels
5.0GHz：Please see the table1
Modulation
802.11a : OFDM /64-QAM,16-QAM, QPSK, BPSK
802.11n : OFDM /64-QAM,16-QAM, QPSK, BPSK
802.11ac : OFDM /256-QAM
Output Power
802.11a /54Mbps : 13 dBm ±1.5 dB @ EVM -25dB
802.11n /MCS7 : 12 dBm ±1.5 dB @ EVM -27dB
802.11ac /MCS9 : 10 dBm ±1.5 dB @ EVM -32dB
SISO Receive Sensitivity
(11a,20MHz) @10% PER
- 6Mbps PER @ -88 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 9Mbps PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 12Mbps PER @ -86 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 18Mbps PER @ -83 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 24Mbps PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 36Mbps PER @ -77 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 48Mbps PER @ -72 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 54Mbps PER @ -70 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive Sensitivity
(11a,20MHz) @10% PER
- 6Mbps PER @ -90 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 9Mbps PER @ -89 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 12Mbps PER @ -88 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 18Mbps PER @ -86 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 24Mbps PER @ -83 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 36Mbps PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 48Mbps PER @ -75 dBm, +/- 2dB
- 54Mbps PER @ -71 dBm, +/- 2dB

SISO Receive Sensitivity
(11n,20MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0 PER @ -88 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1 PER @ -85 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2 PER @ -83 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3 PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4 PER @ -76 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5 PER @ -71 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6 PER @ -70 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7 PER @ -68 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive Sensitivity
(11n,20MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0 PER @ -89 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1 PER @ -88 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2 PER @ -86 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3 PER @ -83 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4 PER @ -79 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5 PER @ -74 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6 PER @ -73 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7 PER @ -71 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8 PER @ -88 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=15 PER @ -68 dBm, +/- 2dB
SISO Receive Sensitivity
(11n,40MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0 PER @ -85 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1 PER @ -82 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2 PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3 PER @ -77 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4 PER @ -73 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5 PER @ -69 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6 PER @ -67 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7 PER @ -66 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive Sensitivity
(11n,40MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0 PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1 PER @ -85 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2 PER @ -83 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3 PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4 PER @ -76 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5 PER @ -72 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6 PER @ -70 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7 PER @ -69 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8 PER @ -85 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=15 PER @ -66 dBm, +/- 2dB
SISO Receive Sensitivity
(11ac,20MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0, NSS1 PER @ -86 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1, NSS1 PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2, NSS1 PER @ -82 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3, NSS1 PER @ -79 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4, NSS1 PER @ -75 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5, NSS1 PER @ -70 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6, NSS1 PER @ -69 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7, NSS1 PER @ -68 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8, NSS1 PER @ -64 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive Sensitivity
(11ac,20MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0, NSS1 PER @ -88 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1, NSS1 PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2, NSS1 PER @ -85 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3, NSS1 PER @ -82 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4, NSS1 PER @ -78 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5, NSS1 PER @ -73 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6, NSS1 PER @ -72 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7, NSS1 PER @ -71 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8, NSS1 PER @ -67 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=0, NSS2 PER @ -87 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8, NSS2 PER @ -63 dBm, +/- 2dB
SISO Receive Sensitivity
- MCS=0, NSS1 PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB

(11ac,40MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=1, NSS1 PER @ -81 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2, NSS1 PER @ -79 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3, NSS1 PER @ -76 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4, NSS1 PER @ -73 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5, NSS1 PER @ -68 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6, NSS1 PER @ -67 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7, NSS1 PER @ -66 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8, NSS1 PER @ -61 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=9, NSS1 PER @ -60 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive Sensitivity
(11ac,40MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0, NSS1 PER @ -86 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1, NSS1 PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2, NSS1 PER @ -82 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3, NSS1 PER @ -79 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4, NSS1 PER @ -76 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5, NSS1 PER @ -71 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6, NSS1 PER @ -70 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7, NSS1 PER @ -69 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8, NSS1 PER @ -64 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=9, NSS1 PER @ -63 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=0, NSS2 PER @ -84 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=9, NSS2 PER @ -60 dBm, +/- 2dB
SISO Receive Sensitivity
(11ac,80MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0, NSS1 PER @ -81 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1, NSS1 PER @ -78 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2, NSS1 PER @ -76 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3, NSS1 PER @ -72 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4, NSS1 PER @ -69 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5, NSS1 PER @ -66 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6, NSS1 PER @ -64 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7, NSS1 PER @ -62 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8, NSS1 PER @ -58 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=9, NSS1 PER @ -56 dBm, +/- 2dB
MIMO Receive Sensitivity
(11ac,80MHz) @10% PER
- MCS=0, NSS1 PER @ -82 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=1, NSS1 PER @ -81 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=2, NSS1 PER @ -79 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=3, NSS1 PER @ -75 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=4, NSS1 PER @ -72 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=5, NSS1 PER @ -69 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=6, NSS1 PER @ -67 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=7, NSS1 PER @ -65 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=8, NSS1 PER @ -61 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=9, NSS1 PER @ -60 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=0, NSS2 PER @ -80 dBm, +/- 2dB
- MCS=9, NSS2 PER @ -56 dBm, +/- 2dB
Maximum Input Level
802.11a/n : -30 dBm
Antenna Reference
Small antennas with 0~2 dBi peak gain
5GHz(20MHz) Channel table
Band (GHz)
Operating Channel
Numbers
Channel center
frequencies(MHz)
5.15GHz~5.25GHz
36
5180
40
5200
44
5220
48
5240
5.25GHz~5.35GHz
52
5260
56
5280
60
5300
64
5320

5.5GHz~5.7GHz
100
5500
104
5520
108
5540
112
5560
116
5580
120
5600
124
5620
128
5640
132
5660
136
5680
140
5700
5.725GHz~5.845GHz
149
5745
153
5765
157
5785
161
5805
165
5825
Bluetooth Specification
Conditions : VBAT=3.3V ; VDDIO=3.3V ; Temp:25°C
General Specification
Feature
Description
Bluetooth Standard
Bluetooth V4.2 of 1, 2 and 3 Mbps.
Host Interface
UART
Antenna Reference
Small antennas with 0~2 dBi peak gain
Frequency Band
2402 MHz ~ 2480 MHz
Number of Channels
79 channels
Modulation
FHSS, GFSK, DPSK, DQPSK

Pin
Outline
Pin Definition
NO
Name
Type
Description
1
GND
－
Ground connections
2
WL/BT_ANT0
I/O
RF I/O port0
3
GND
－
Ground connections
4
GND
－
Ground connections
5
GND
－
Ground connections
6
GND
－
Ground connections
7
GND
－
Ground connections
8
GND
－
Ground connections
9
WL_ANT1
I/O
RF I/O port1
10
GND
－
Ground connections
11
GND
－
Ground connections
12
NC
－
No connect
13
XTAL_OUT
O
External Crystal out
14
XTAL_IN
I
External Crystal in/ Single clock source in
15
WL_REG_ON
I
Low asserting reset for WiFi core
16
WL_HOST_WAKE
O
WLAN to wake-up HOST
17
SDIO_DATA_CMD
I/O
SDIO command line
18
SDIO_DATA_CLK
I/O
SDIO clock line
19
SDIO_DATA_3
I/O
SDIO data line 3
20
SDIO_DATA_2
I/O
SDIO data line 2

21
SDIO_DATA_0
I/O
SDIO data line 0
22
SDIO_DATA_1
I/O
SDIO data line 1
23
GND
－
Ground connections
24
NC
－
No connect
25
VIN_LDO
P
Internal Buck voltage generation pin
26
VIN_LDO_OUT
P
Internal Buck voltage generation pin
27
PCM_SYNC
I/O
PCM sync signal
28
PCM_IN
I
PCM data input
29
PCM_OUT
O
PCM Data output
30
PCM_CLK
I/O
PCM clock
31
LPO
I
External Low Power Clock input (32.768KHz)
32
GND
－
Ground connections
33
NC
－
No connect
34
VDDIO
P
I/O Voltage supply input
35
NC
－
No connect
36
VBAT
P
Main power voltage source input
37
NC
－
No connect
38
BT_REG_ON
I
Low asserting reset for Bluetooth core
39
GND
－
Ground connections
40
UART_TXD
O
Bluetooth UART interface
41
UART_RXD
I
Bluetooth UART interface
42
UART_RTS_N
O
Bluetooth UART interface
43
UART_CTS_N
I
Bluetooth UART interface
44
NC
－
No connect
45
NC
－
No connect
46
NC
－
No connect
47
NC
－
No connect
48
NC
－
No connect
49
BT_WAKE
I
HOST wake-up Bluetooth device
50
BT_HOST_WAKE
O
Bluetooth device to wake-up HOST
Dimensions

Package
MSL Level / Storage Condition

Description of Operation
AP6356S is a 2X2 MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac & BT 2.1+EDR、4.2 combo module from Broadcom Corporation.
This module is targeted to mobile device including, Digital Still Cameras (DSCs), Portable Media Players (PMPs),
and Gaming Devices, handheld wireless system, mobile phones which need small footprint package, low power
consumption.
BCM4356’spart is Bluetooth 2.1+EDR、4.2 LE compliant. Uses a radio technology called frequency-hopping
spread spectrum, which chops up the data being sent and transmits chunks of it on up to 79 bands (1 MHz each;
centered from 2402 to 2480 MHz). This range is in the globally unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM)
2.4 GHz short-range radio frequency band.
The basic data rate of BCM4356 are 1、2、3 Mbps & LE 1Mbps. The power class is 1 and use “客戶使用”
antenna.
Bluetooth is used in a small area for wireless personal area network that operated in 2.4 GHz ISM Band. It
can be used to connect with mobile phone, modem, PDA, PC, handset, etc. The propagation range of Bluetooth
is about 10 meters that is easy to setup personal wireless area network.
Compliance with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standard. BCM4356 used in AP6356S supports 11 channels in

2400 ~ 2483.5 MHz ISM band. The channel bandwidth of 802.11n is 20MHz in 2.4GHz and supports channel
bandwidth of 802.11n/ac are 20MHz/40MHz/80MHz in 5GHz Band1 & Band4. The supporting data rates cover
from 1Mbps to 433 Mbps in 802.11a/b/g/n/ac mode and will switch automatically. The modulation type is
DBPSK/DQPSK/CCK in 802.11b and BPSK/QPSK/16-QAM/64-QAM/256-QAM in 802.11a/g/n/ac mode.
Both of WLAN and Bluetooth in AP6356S use the same RF trace and share the same “客戶使用”antenna,
which operates in 2.4GHz ISM and 5GHz UNII band also. WLAN device is used in the wide-area wireless
communication network, and the operation frequencies covers ISM 2.4 GHz &UNII 5 GHZ band. It can be used
to connect with mobile phone, PDA, PC, LAN, etc. The propagation range is larger than 100 meters.
FCC Compliance Statement
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.
2）This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

Any 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 user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled 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.”
Canadian Compliance Statement
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause interference, and
(2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of
the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de
licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes :
(1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
(2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, meme si le brouillage est
susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.）
Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your
body.
Déclaration d'exposition aux radiations:
Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un
environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installéet utiliséavec un minimum de 20 cm de
distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps.