Redpine Signals RS9110-N-11-03 User manual

Redpine Signals, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential
RS9110-N-11-03 Evaluation Board
User Guide
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February 1 th 2011
Redpine Signals, Inc
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2107 N. First Street, #6 0
San Jose, CA 95131.
Tel: (40 ) 74 -33 5
Fax: (40 ) 705-2019
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.redpinesignals.com

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Disclaimer
The information in this document pertains to information related to Redpine
Signals Inc. products. This information is provided as a service to our
customers, and may be used for information purposes only.
Redpine assumes no liabilities or responsibilities for errors or omissions in this
document. This document may be changed at any time at Redpine’s sole
discretion without any prior notice to anyone. Redpine is not committed to
updating these documents in the future.
Copyright © 2011 Redpine Signals, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents
1: Introduction ......................................................................... 5
2: Wi-Fi Data Transfer Tests ..................................................... 6
2.1: Test Setup ............................................................................. 6
2.2: Evaluation Software – Windows XP ........................................ 7
2.3: Evaluation Process on Windows XP ........................................ 7
2. : Evaluation Software – Linux................................................... 7
2.5: Evaluation Process on Linux................................................... 9
2.6: Evaluation Software – Windows CE ........................................ 9
2.7: Evaluation Process on Windows CE ...................................... 10
3: Connector Details ............................................................... 11
3.1: SPI/SDIO connector ............................................................ 11
3.2: GPIO Interface Header Details ............................................. 11
3.3: SD Memory Interface ........................................................... 12
: FCC Declaration .................................................................. 12

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Table of Figures
Figure 1: RS9110-N-11-03 Evaluation Board and Connectors....................... 5
Figure 2: RF Cable Connected to the RS9110-N-11-03 Evaluation Board...... 6
Figure 3: Test Setup for Throughput Measurement ...................................... 7

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1: Introduction
The RS9110-N-11-03 evaluation board provides a complete IEEE 02.11abgn
Wireless LAN evaluation platform. This basically has the RS9110-N-11-03
02.11abgn WLAN module mounted on it along with few other supporting
components such as 40 MHz reference oscillator and other passives. The
RS9110-N-11-03 is a high-performance, low-power WLAN module.
The board connects to a host processor through SDIO or SPI interfaces. It
also provides the connectivity for the WLAN module to the Vector Signal
Generator (VSG) and Vector Signal Analyzer (VSA) through a microwave
coaxial connector switch.
The RS9110-N-11-03 evaluation board facilitates you in carrying out following
tests.
•Evaluation of the Transmit and Receive performance of the radio
•Evaluation of the end–to-end throughput performance
The following picture illustrates various connectors on the RS9110-N-11-03
evaluation board
Figure 1: RS9110-N-11-03 Evaluation Board and Connectors

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A probe point (Jumper PB9) is provided in order to measure the total power
consumed by the RS9110-N-11-03 module during transmit, receive, and
standby modes.
On board resistors are provided for the Mode Select, which helps the user to
switch from the SDIO host interface to SPI host interface. A JTAG Connector
is also provided to debug process flow control of the evaluation board. A
SMD-based Microwave switch connector is provided to detach the onboard
antenna, and attach external RF input/output of any signal generator/signal
analyzer through a Microwave Cable Adapter (Murata Part Number –
MXHS 3QH3000).
The following diagram illustrates how the user can connect an adapter with
Microwave coaxial cable to the switch connector.
Figure 2: RF Cable Connected to the RS9110-N-11-03 Evaluation Board
2: Wi-Fi Data Transfer Tests
The evaluation kit allows you to carry out WLAN data transfer tests, where in
RS9110-N-11-03 EVB can be connected to any 02.11abgn Access Points and
user can run any network applications to verify the WLAN connection. You can
also evaluate the application level throughputs using this EVB.
In order to perform these tests, a Windows XP, or Linux, or Window CE based
WLAN driver is provided along with the evaluation kit.
2.1: Test Setup
If you want to evaluate the system, you need to have the following test
setup. The EVB is inserted into the Laptop that has SDIO slot, and it is
wirelessly connected to an 02.11n Access Point. Data transfer tests can be
performed using any other systems in the LAN, which is connected to AP. The
test setup is shown in the figure below. The sub-net mask of the wireless
interface on the Laptop and AP should be same as that of the LAN, for which
AP is connected via Ethernet.

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Please note that, in order to evaluate the Lite-Fi™ on a Windows CE or a
Windows Mobile platform, you need to replace the Laptop in the following
setup, with any of the Windows CE or Windows Mobile based SDIO platform.
Laptop
with SDIO slot
802.11n
Access Point
RS9110-N-11-03
EVB
SDIO
Ethernet
LAN
Figure 3: Test Setup for Throughput Measurement
The following is the list of the test setup requirements:
•Laptop with SDIO slot and Windows XP or Linux operating system, or a
Windows CE or Windows Mobile based SDIO platform.
•RS9110-N-11-03 EVB
•02.11n Access Point
2.2: Evaluation Software – Windows XP
The following table provides the description of the software package and
installation guides to be used for carrying out the WLAN data transfer tests
using an Access Point, on a Windows XP platform.
Deliverable Description
LiteFi_X_Y_Z.exe This is an installation setup file based on
Windows XP, which will install the Wi-Fi driver
files into “C:\Program Files\Lite-Fi”. <X_Y_Z>
indicates the driver version. For example,
LiteFi_2_1_3.exe, means 2.1.3 version of the
Windows XP driver.
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_
Guide_WindowsXP.pdf
This is a user guide which provides instructions
on following topics:

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•Installation of the setup file
•Host requirements to install the Wi-Fi driver
•Installation of the Wi-Fi driver
RS9110_N_11_0 _WLAN
_Test_Procedure_Window
sXP_V1_0.pdf
This is a user guide on the usage of the driver
and wireless configuration utility to do data
transfer tests under following categories:
•11g connection with WPA/WPA2
•11n connection with WPA2
•11n connection with Aggregation
2.3: Evaluation Process on Windows XP
You can start the evaluation process as follows:
Step 1: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_WindowsXP.pdf.
Step 2: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
RS9110_N_11_0 _WLAN_Test_Procedure_WindowsXP.pdf.
2. : Evaluation Software – Linux
The following table provides the description of the software package and
installation guides to be used for carrying out the WLAN data transfer tests
using an Access Point, on a Linux platform.
Deliverable Description
RS.GENR.LNX.SD.X.Y.Z.tgz This is an installation setup file based on Linux
platform, which will install the Wi-Fi driver files
into appropriate user directory. <X.Y.Z>
indicates the driver version. For example,
RS.GENR.LNX.SD.3.2. .tgz, means 3.2.
version of the Linux driver.
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_G
uide_Linux.pdf
This is a user guide which provides
instructions on following topics:
•Installation of the setup file
•Host requirements to install the Wi-Fi
driver
•Installation and un-installation of the Wi-Fi
driver
RS9110_N_11_0 _WLAN_T
est_Procedure_Linux.pdf
This is a user guide on the usage of the driver
and wireless configuration utility to do data
transfer tests under following categories in

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Deliverable Description
Linux platform:
•11g connection with WPA/WPA2
•11n connection with WPA2
•11n connection with Aggregation
2.5: Evaluation Process on Linux
You can start the evaluation process as follows:
Step 1: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_Linux.pdf.
Step 2: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
RS9110_N_11_0 _WLAN_Test_Procedure_Linux.pdf.
2.6: Evaluation Software – Windows CE
The following table provides the description of the software package and
installation guides to be used for carrying out the WLAN data transfer tests
using an Access Point, on a Linux platform.
Deliverable Description
RS.GENR.WCE.SD.X.Y.Z.ca
b
This is an installation setup file for a Windows
CE or Windows Mobile based ARM platform.
<X_Y_Z> indicates the driver version. For
example, RS.GENR.WCE.SD.3.2. .cab, means
3.2. version of the Windows CE driver.
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_G
uide_WindowsCE.pdf
This is a user guide which provides
instructions on following topics:
•Copying the setup file
•Host requirements to install the Wi-Fi
driver
•Installation of the Wi-Fi driver
RS9110_N_11_0 _WLAN_T
est_Procedure_WindowsCE.
pdf
This is a user guide on the usage of the driver
and wireless configuration utility to do data
transfer tests under following categories in
Windows CE platform such as HP-iPAQ PDA:
•11g connection – Open System
•11g connection with WPA
•11n connection with WPA

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2.7: Evaluation Process on Windows CE
You can start the evaluation process as follows:
Step 1: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
LiteFi_Driver_Installation_Guide_WindowsCE.pdf
Step 2: - Follow the instructions mentioned in the
RS9110_N_11_0 _WLAN_Test_Procedure_WindowsCE.pdf