LiteOn WCBN4503M User manual

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USER MANUAL
Wi-Fi (11a/b/g/n/ac 2Tx2R) + BT (V4.1 LE) SDIO Combo Module
WCBN4503M
Marvell 88w8897
Version 1.3
Change History
Revision
Date
Author
Change List
Version 1.0
2015/05/17
Ben J. Chen
Preliminary
Version 1.1
2015/07/01
Ben J. Chen
Update Transmit Output Power
Update
Pin Assignment
- Change Pin13 to NC, using internal 1.8V
Update Connector SPEC
Version 1.2
2015/07/09
Ben J. Chen
Update Power Consumption
Version 1.
3
2015/07/22
Ben J. Chen
Update Antenna SPEC
- Remove Sponge and Heat Shrink tubing
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USER MANUAL
Wi-Fi (11a/b/g/n/ac 2Tx2R) + BT (V4.1 LE) SDIO Combo Module
WCBN4503M
Marvell 88w8897
Version 1.3
Networking B.U.
Lite-on Technology Corporation
4F, No. 90, Chien I Rd.,
Chung Ho, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Customer Approval: (Signature)
(Title)
(Company)
(Date)
(Please Sign Back by FAX. For Confirming the Spec Only, not an Official Agreement for OEM/ODM Business)

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CONTENT
PRODUCT FEATURES ....................................................................................................................4
BT FEATURE: ......................................................................................................................................... 4
WI-FIFEATURE:..................................................................................................................................... 4
COMMON FEATURE ................................................................................................................................4
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................5
MAIN CHIPSET .......................................................................................................................................5
FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................................5
RECOMMENDED OPERATION CONDITIONS..........................................................................7
PIN ASSIGNMENT............................................................................................................................8
CONNECTOR SPEC .........................................................................................................................8
POWER-UP SEQUENCE TIMING .................................................................................................9
MECHANICAL ..................................................................................................................................9
ANTENNA SPEC ............................................................................................................................. 10
WI-FIANTENNA (Q’TY: 2PCS) .............................................................................................................10
WI-FIANTENNA PHOTO....................................................................................................................... 11
BT ANTENNA(Q’TY: 1PCS) .................................................................................................................. 12
BT ANTENNA PHOTO ........................................................................................................................... 13
EEPROM INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 14
BT........................................................................................................................................................ 14
WI-FI...................................................................................................................................................14
ENVIRONMENTAL ........................................................................................................................14
OPERATING ..........................................................................................................................................14
STORAGE..............................................................................................................................................14

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PRODUCT FEATURES
BT FEATURE:
lBluetooth V4.1 LE system
Backwards compatible with BT version of 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 2.1and 3.0+HS
lSupport Dual-mode Bluetooth
lBT using SDIO interface
lBT transmission speed including 1M (GFSK), 2M ( /4-DQPSK) and 3Mbps
(8DPSK) EDR and up to 54Mbps (Physical Rate) High Speed operations
lSupport for Simple Pairing (SP) and Enhanced Inquiry Response (EIR) function
lSupport master and slave piconet and scatternet
lAdaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) using Packet Loss Rate (PLR)
lEnhanced low power scan mode
WI-FIFEATURE:
lOperate at ISM frequency Band (2.4/5GHz)
lIEEE Standards Support, 802.11a,802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac
lSupport for both 20 MHz/40 MHz channel width in 2.4GHz and 20 MHz/40
MHz/80MHz channel width in 5GHz
lSupport SDIO 3.0 interface, 4-bit SDIO transfer modes at full clock range up to
208MHz
lEnterprise level security supporting: WEP, WPA, WPA2, WAPI
lDual-stream IEEE 802.11n support for 20MHz and 40MHz channels provides
PHY layer rates up to 300Mbps
lDual-stream IEEE 802.11ac support for 80MHz channels provides PHY layer
rates up to 867Mbps
lSupport Wi-Fi Direct
lSupport Wake On WLAN
COMMON FEATURE
lSupport for BT & WLAN Co-existence
lSupport Linux OS based
lRoHS compliance
lLow Halogen compliance

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
MAIN CHIPSET
Marvell 88w8897
FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
BT Function
Standard
Bluetooth V
4.1 LE
Bus Interface
SDIO
Data Rate
1 Mbps, 2Mbps and Up to
3Mbps
Modulation Scheme
GFSK, /4
-DQPSK and 8-DPSK
Frequency Range
2.402~2.480 GHz
Transmit Output Power
+4
≤ Output Power ≤ +10 ; Class I Device
Receive
r Sensitivity
< 0.1% BER at
-80dBm
Wi
-Fi Function
Standard
IEEE802.11a; IEEE802.11b; IEEE 802.11g; IEEE 802.11n,
IEEE 802.11ac
Bus Interface
SDIO
3.0
Data Rate
802.11b:
11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
802.11
a/g:
54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps
802.11n:
MCS 0 to 15 for HT20MHz
MCS 0 to 15 for HT40MHz
802.11
ac:
MCS 0 to 8 for HT20MHz
MCS 0 to 9 for HT40MHz
MCS 0 to 9 for HT80MHz
Media Access Control
CSMA/CA with ACK
Modulation Techniques
802.11b:
CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK
802.11
a/g:
64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK
802.11n
:
64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK
802.11
ac:
256QAM, 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK

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Network Architecture
Ad-hoc mode (Peer-to-Peer)
Infrastructure mode
Operation Channel
2.4GHz
11: (Ch. 1-11) –United States
13: (Ch. 1-13) –Europe
14: (Ch. 1-14) –Japan
5GHz
12: United States
19: Europe
8: Japan
Frequency Range
802.11bg
2.412 ~ 2.462 GHz
802.11
a
5.15 ~ 5.825 GHz
Transmit Output
Power
–2x2
(Tolerance:
Ʋ1.5
dBm)
802.11a:
14 dBm@6Mbps
14 dBm@54Mbps
802.11b:
15 dBm@1Mbps
15 dBm@11Mbps
802.11g:
14 dBm@6Mbps
14 dBm@54Mbps
802.11n
(2.4GHz):
20MHz:
13 dBm@MCS0
13 dBm@MCS7
40MHz:
13 dBm@MCS0
13 dBm@MCS7
802.11n
(5GHz):
20MHz:
11 dBm@MCS0
11 dBm@MCS7
40MHz:
10 dBm@MCS0
10 dBm@MCS7
802.1
1ac:
20MHz:
11 dBm@MCS0
11 dBm@MCS8
40MHz:
10 dBm@MCS0
10
dBm@MCS
8
10 dBm@MCS9
80MHz:
8 dBm@MCS0
8 dBm@MCS8
8 dBm@MCS9
Receive
r Sensitivity
802.11a:
-86 dBm@6Mbps
-70 dBm@54Mbps
802.11b:
-88 dBm@1Mbps
-82 dBm@11Mbps
802.11g:

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-86 dBm@6Mbps
-70 dBm@54Mbps
802.11n
(2.4GHz):
20MHz
-86 dBm@MCS0
-69 dBm@MCS7
40MHz
-83 dBm@MCS0
-66 dBm@MCS7
802.11n
(5GHz):
20MHz
-84 dBm@MCS0
-67 dBm@MCS7
40MHz
-81 dBm@MCS0
-64 dBm@MCS7
802.1
1ac:
20MHz
-64 dBm@MCS8
40MHz
-62 dBm@MCS8
-59 dBm@MCS9
80MHz
-59 dBm@MCS8
-54 dBm@MCS9
Security
WPA, WPA2, WEP 64bit & 128bit, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE
802.11i
Common Function
Operating Voltage
3.3
V ±10% I/O supply voltage
OS
Supported
Linux Based
Power Consumption
Mode
Average
Peak
2.4G
5G
2.4G
5G
TX
550mA
750mA
800mA
900mA
RX
110mA
180mA
Idle
90mA
Deep
Sleep
1mA
Antenna Type
Triple
U.FL connectors for plugging external antenna
RECOMMENDED OPERATION CONDITIONS
Symbol
Parameter Min
Typ
Max
Units
AVDD33
3.3V analog power supply
2.97
3.3
3.63
V
AVDD18
1.8V analog power supply
1.71
1.8
1.98
V
VIO
1.8V power supply for host interface
1.62
1.8
1.98
V
3.3V power supply for host interface
2.97
3.3
3.63
V

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PIN ASSIGNMENT
Pin.
Pin Define
Description
Status
1
GND
Ground
YES
2
GND
Ground
YES
3
SDIO_Data1
SDIO Data Line1
YES
4
SDIO_Data2
SDIO Data Line2
YES
5
SDIO_Data0
SDIO Data Line0
YES
6
SDIO_Data3
SDIO Data Line3
YES
7
SDIO_CMD
SDIO Command Input
YES
8
WL/BT_HOST_
WAKE#
Device
wake up Host, Low Active
YES
9
SDIO_CLK
SDIO Clock Input
YES
10
GND
Ground
YES
11
PDn#
Active Low to Power-Down WLAN
YES
12
GND
Ground
YES
13
+1.8V
1.8V power supply for VIO_SD
NC
14
+3.3V
3.3V power supply
YES
CONNECTOR SPEC

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POWER-UPSEQUENCE TIMING
MECHANICAL

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ANTENNA SPEC
Wi-Fi Antenna (Q’ty: 2pcs)