Unex CM10-HI User manual

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CM10-HI (U.FL) is an industrial grade high power 600mW(28dBm) IEEE802.11a/b/g
108Mbps wifi mini-PCI module with two U.FL RF connectors designed specifically for
integration in high temperature durability and high performance-critical applications.
Industrial grade components and high power design, CM10-HI (U.FL) is ideal for
embedding into new or existing industrial grade devices such as rugged notebooks,
rugged outdoor point to point or building to building wireless Access Point/Bridge
connections, and rugged application-specific devices (ASDs) used in vertical market.
Optional WinCE 4.2/5.0 drivers enable ASD manufacturers to provide products that
enjoy improved innovation and time to market through trouble-free WiFi integration.
▪ Industrial grade AR5414-B2B chipset ensures reliability and durability in –40°C ~ +80°C range for rugged
outdoor or embedded devices.
▪ Average power up to 200mW (23dBm) and peak power up to 600mW (28dBm) on both 802.11a and 802.11b/g
modes provide superior wifi coverage.
▪ Two U.FL antenna design can be configured through software to use one high gain 2.4GHz at antenna port 1 and
another 5GHz high gain antenna at antenna port 2, the perfect alternative solution to replace high cost dual band
high gain antenna.
▪ Two U.FL antenna connectors enable robust assembly and support antenna diversity.
▪ PA fine-tuning gains balance of linearity and power consumption with enough margins while maintaining
adequate Tx power to ensure no major performance degradation over time.
▪ Mini-PCI Type IIIA form factor with screw hole is ideal for solid mounting onto motherboard.
▪ Supported by MadWifi and ath5k providing Linux kernel drivers for industrial, academic, or personal projects at
highest flexibility and lowest cost.
▪ Atheros Linux driver source code sub-license available by project.
▪ Windows 2000/XP/NT4.0/Vista/7 drivers and site survey function provide immediate 11a/b/g wifi and
management capability.
▪ Optional WinCE4.2/5.0 drivers assure trouble-free WiFi integration.
▪ Supports universal 802.11a/11g/11b auto fallback data rate and seamless roaming among 802.11a, 802.11b,
and 802.11g multiple AP wifi networks.
▪ Super AG® supports data rate up to 108Mbps in 802.11a and 802.11g super mode.
▪ Future support of 802.11d (Regulatory Domain), 802.11e (Quality of Service, WMM), and 802.11h (TPC/DFS/
DFS2) by software upgrade.
▪ Supports 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption, IEEE 802.1x authentication, AES & TKIP, and CCX3.0 encryption.
▪ Heat sink design provides reliable high power RF performance.
▪ RoHS compliance meets environment-friendly requirement.
Key Features:
Industrial grade, high power 802.11 a/b/g wifi mini-PCI module, AR5414A-B2B
Model: CM10-HI (U.FL)

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Mechanical Outline
Unit: mm
Hardware Block Diagram

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Pin Assignment:
Pin Number Pin Name Pin I/O Type Description
1 TIP NC No use
2 RING NC No use
3 8PMJ-3 NC No use
4 8PMJ-1 NC No use
5 8PMJ-6 NC No use
6 8PMJ-2 NC No use
7 8PMJ-7 NC No use
8 8PMJ-4 NC No use
9 8PMJ-8 NC No use
10 8PMJ-5 NC No use
11 LED1_GRNP Output, 12mA LED0 anode
12 LED2_YELP Output, 12mA LED1 anode
13 RF_Disable Input, Connect to GND(drive low) to disable RF, open (drive
high) to enable RF.
14 LED2_YELN Input, Direct connect to GND
15 CHSGND Ground Digital Ground
16 RESERVED NC Reserved
17 INTB# NC No use
18 5V 5V Optional 5V for 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz PA
19 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
20 INTA# CMOS, Output PCI bus Interrupt A
21 RESERVED NC Reserved
22 RESERVED NC Reserved
23 GROUND Ground Digital ground
24 3.3VAUX Power 3.3V±10%
25 CLK Input, Weak pull down Providing timing for all transactions on the PCI bus
26 RST# Input, Weak pull up PCI reset
27 GROUND Ground Digital ground
28 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
29 REQ# Output PCI bus request
30 GNT# Input, Weak pull high PCI bus grant
31 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
32 GROUND Ground Digital ground
33 AD[31] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 31
34 PME# Output Power Management Event Output
35 AD[29] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 29
36 RESERVED NC Reserved (BT_ACTIVE)
37 GROUND Ground Digital ground
38 AD[30] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 30
39 AD[27] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 27
40 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
41 AD[25] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 25
42 AD[28] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 28
43 RESERVED NC Reserved (WLAN_ACTIVE)
44 AD[26] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 26
45 C/BE[3]# BiDir,, Weak pull up PCI bus commands and byte 3 enables
46 AD[24] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 24
47 AD[23] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 23
48 IDSEL BiDir,, Weak pull down Initialization device select
49 GROUND Ground Digital ground
50 GROUND Ground Digital ground
51 AD[21] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 21
52 AD[22] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 22
53 AD[19] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 19
54 AD[20] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 20

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Pin Assignment:
55 GROUND Ground Digital ground
56 PAR BiDir, Weak pull up PCI bus parity
57 AD[17] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 17
58 AD[18] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 18
59 C/BE[2]# BiDir, Weak pull up PCI bus commands and byte 2 enables
60 AD[16] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 16
61 IRDY# BiDir,, Weak pull up PCI initiator ready
62 GROUND Ground Digital ground
63 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
64 FRAME# BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI frame.
65 CLKRUN# Input, Weak pull up Control signal for PCI clock
66 TRDY# BiDir,, Weak pull up PCI target ready
67 SERR# BiDir,, Weak pull up PCI system error
68 STOP# BiDir,, Weak pull up PCI cycle stop signal
69 GROUND Ground Digital ground
70 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
71 PERR# BiDir, Weak pull up PCI bus parity
72 DEVSEL# BiDir, Weak pull up PCI device select
73 C/BE[1]# BiDir, Weak pull down PCI bus commands and byte 1 enables
74 GROUND Ground Digital ground
75 AD[14] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 14
76 AD[15] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 15
77 GROUND Ground Digital ground
78 AD[13] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 13
79 AD[12] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 12
80 AD[11] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 11
81 AD[10] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 10
82 GROUND Ground Digital ground
83 GROUND Ground Digital ground
84 AD[09] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 9
85 AD[08] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 8
86 C/BE[0]# BiDir, Weak pull up PCI bus commands and byte 0 enables
87 AD[07] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 7
88 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
89 3.3V Power 3.3V±10%
90 AD[06] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 6
91 AD[05] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 5
92 AD[04] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 4
93 RESERVED NC Reserved
94 AD[02] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 2
95 AD[03] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 3
96 AD[00] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 0
97 5V 5V Optional 5V for 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz PA
98 RESERVED_WIP4 NC Reserved
99 AD[01] BiDir, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit
100 RESERVED_WIP4 NC Reserved
101 GROUND Ground Digital ground
102 GROUND Ground Digital ground
103 AC_SYNC NC No use
104 M66EN NC PCI 66MHz Enable, no use
105 AC_SDATA_IN NC No use
106 AC_SDATA_OUT NC No use
107 AC_BIT_CLK NC No use
108 AC_CODEC_ID0# NC No use
109 AC_CODEC_ID1# NC No use
110 AC_RESET# NC No use

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Pin Assignment:
111 MOD_AUDIO_MON NC No use
112 RESERVED NC Reserved
113 AUDIO_GND Ground Analog ground
114 GROUND Ground Digital ground
115 SYS_AUDIO_OUT NC No use
116 SYS_AUDIO_IN NC No use
117 SYS_AUDIO_OUT GND NC No use
118 SYS_AUDIO_IN GND NC No use
119 AUDIO_GND NC No use
120 AUDIO_GND Ground Analog ground
121 RESERVED NC Reserved
122 MPCIACT# NC Mini PCI function active, no support
123 VCC5VA NC No use
124 3.3VAUX Power 3.3V±10%
Packing:
Box: 50 pcs/box
Carton: 250 pcs/carton

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Specifications:
Main Chipset Atheros®AR05414A-B2B
Standard Conformance IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Frequency Range ▪ 802.11a mode:
▫ 5.15~5.35GHz & 5.725~5.85GHz for US
▫ 4.9~5.35GHz for Japan
▫ 5.15~5.35GHz & 5.47~5.725GHz for ETSI
▫ 5.725~5.85GHz for China
▪ 802.11b/g mode:
▫ 2.400~2.4835GHz for US, Canada, Japan, ETSI, and China
Channel Bandwidth ▪ 802.11a mode: 40MHz, 20MHz, 10MHz, and 5MHz
▪ 802.11b mode: 20MHz
▪ 802.11g mode: 40MHz, 20MHz, 10MHz, 5MHz
Interface 32-bit mini-PCI Type IIIA
Operation Voltage 3.3VDC ± 10% (5VDC optional by project)
Modulation Technique ▪ 802.11a:
▫ OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM
▪ 802.11b:
▫ DSSS with CCK, DQPSK, and DBPSK
▪ 802.11g:
▫ OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM
▫ DSSS with CCK, DQPSK, and DBPSK
Data Rate ▪ 802.11a (normal mode): 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps, auto-fallback
▪ 802.11a (Super mode): 108, 96, 72, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12Mbps, auto-fallback
▪ 802.11b (normal mode): 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps, auto-fallback
▪ 802.11g (normal mode): 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps, auto-fallback
▪ 802.11g (Super mode): up to 108Mbps
Operating Range
(subject to the environment
and antenna)
▪ 802.11a
▫ outdoor: over 350 meters @ 6Mbps
▫ indoor: 45-120 meters @ 6Mbps
▪ 802.11b
▫ outdoor: over 400 meters @ 11Mbps
▫ indoor: 45-120 meters @ 11Mbps
▪ 802.11g
▫ outdoor: over 400 meters @ 6Mbps
▫ indoor: 45-120 meters @ 6Mbps
Operating Channels ▪ 802.11a
▫ USA/Canada: 12 non-overlapping channels (channel 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56,
60, 64, 149, 153,157, 161)
▫ Major Europe Countries: 19 non-overlapping channels (channel 36, 40, 44, 48,
52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140)
▫ Japan:
◦ 5.17/5.19/5.21/5.23GHz (channel 34, 38, 42, 46) for J52
◦ 5.18/5.20/5.22/5.24/5.26/5.28/5.30/5.32GHz (channel 36, 40, 44, 48,
52, 56, 60, 64) for W52 and W53)
◦ 4.92/4.94/4.96/4.98/5.04/5.06/5.08 GHz for 4.9GHz band
▫ China: 5 non-overlapping channels (5.725~5.85GHz)
▪ 802.11b/g
▫ USA/Canada: 11 (1~11)
▫ Major Europe Countries: 13 (1~13)
▫ France: 4 (10~13)
▫ Japan: 14 for 802.11b (1~13 or 14th), 13 for 802.11g (1~13)
▫ China: 13 (1~13)

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Specifications:
Power Consumption ▪ 802.11a mode:
▫ Continue Tx: 1100mA (typical)~1300mA (max)
▫ Continue Rx: 250mA (typical)~270mA (max)
▫ Standby mode: 280mA (typical)~290mA (max)
▫ Power saving: 35mA~55mA
▫ Radio off: 40mA~50mA
▪ 802.11b mode:
▫ Continue Tx: 730mA (typical)~780mA (max)
▫ Continue Rx: 200mA (typical)~220mA (max)
▫ Standby mode: 230mA (typical)~240mA (max)
▫ Power saving: 35mA~55mA
▫ Radio off: 40mA~50mA
▪ 802.11g mode:
▫ Continue Tx: 730mA (typical)~780mA (max)
▫ Continue Rx: 240mA (typical)~260mA (max)
▫ Standby mode: 280mA (typical)~290mA (max)
▫ Power saving: 35mA~55mA
▫ Radio off: 40mA~50mA
Power Consumption under
Chariot Test
▪ 802.11a mode (Chariot Tx: Throughput.scr)
▫ 22dBm output power: 6Mbps@ 5.825GHz: 870mA(typ.)
▫ 19.5dBm output power: 36Mbps@ 5.825GHz: 630mA(typ.)
▫ 18dBm output power: 54Mbps@ 5.825GHz: 550mA(typ.)
▪ 802.11b mode (Chariot Tx: Throughput.scr)
▫ 24.5dBm output power: 11Mbps@ 2.437GHz: 750mA(typ.)
▫ 24dBm output power: 1Mbps@ 2.437GHz: 830mA(typ.)
▪ 802.11g mode (Chariot Tx: Throughput.scr)
▫ 24.5dBm output power: 6Mbps@ 2.437GHz: 780mA(typ.)
▫ 21dBm output power: 54Mbps@ 2.437GHz: 480mA(typ.)
Antenna two U.FL antenna connectors for diversity function
Transmit Power Target ▪ 802.11a:
▫ +21 - 23dBm @ 6, 9, 12, 18, 24Mbps
▫ +20 - 22dBm @ 36Mbps
▫ +18 - 20dBm @ 48Mbps
▫ +17 - 19dBm @ 54Mbps
▪ 802.11b:
+23.5 – 24.5dBm @ 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps
▪ 802.11g: +24 –24.5dBm @ 6, 9, 12,18, 24Mbps
▫ +21 – 22dBm @ 36Mbps
▫ +20.5-21.5dBm @ 48Mbps
▫ +19.5 –21dBm @ 54Mbps

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Specifications:
Sensitivity Normal mode (channel bandwidth 20MHz)
Mode Condition MIN TYP MAX UNITS
11a 6Mbps -93 -91 -85 dBm
9Mbps -92 -90 -85
12Mbps -92 -90 -85
18Mbps -90 -88 -84
24Mbps -87 -85 -80
36Mbps -84 -82 -77
48Mbps -78 -76 -72
54Mbps -74 -72 -66
11b 1Mbps -99 -97 -90
2Mbps -94 -93 -86
5.5Mbps -93 -92 -85
11Mbps -90 -88 -83
11g 6Mbps -93 -91 -85
9Mbps -92 -90 -85
12Mbps -92 -89 -85
18Mbps -91 -87 -84
24Mbps -87 -84 -80
36Mbps -84 -80 -77
48Mbps -79 -76 -72
54Mbps -75 -74 -68
Turbo mode (channel bandwidth 40MHz)
Mode Condition MIN TYP MAX UNITS
11a 12Mbps -91 -88 -84 dBm
18Mbps -90 -87 -83
24Mbps -89 -86 -82
36Mbps -87 -83 -79
48Mbps -84 -80 -75
72Mbps -80 -76 -71
96Mbps -75 -71 -66
108Mbps -73 -68 -63
11g 12Mbps -91 -88 -84
18Mbps -90 86 82
24Mbps -89 -85 -81
36Mbps -87 -82 -77
48Mbps -84 -80 -75
72Mbps -80 -76 -71
96Mbps -76 -72 -67
108Mbps -74 -70 -65

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Specifications:
Half mode (channel bandwidth 10MHz)
Mode Condition MIN TYP MAX UNITS
11a 3Mbps -97 -94 -90 dBm
4.5Mbps -97 -94 -90
6Mbps -95 -92 -89
9Mbps -93 -90 -87
12Mbps -91 -87 -83
18Mbps -87 -83 -79
24Mbps -82 -78 -74
27Mbps -79 -75 -71
11g 3Mbps -98 95 -91
4.5Mbps -97 -94 -90
6Mbps -95 -92 -88
9Mbps -94 -91 -88
12Mbps -91 -87 -83
18Mbps -87 -84 -80
24Mbps -83 -79 -75
27Mbps -81 -77 -73
Quarter mode (channel bandwidth 5MHz)
Mode Condition MIN TYP MAX UNITS
11a 1.5Mbps -101 -98 -94 dBm
2.25Mbps -100 -97 -93
3Mbps -98 -95 -91
4.5Mbps -96 -93 -89
6Mbps -93 -90 -86
9Mbps -90 -87 -82
12Mbps -84 -80 -76
13.5Mbps -83 -79 -75
11g 1.5Mbps -101 -98 -94
2.25Mbps -100 -97 -93
3Mbps -98 -95 -91
4.5Mbps -96 -93 -89
6Mbps -93 -90 -86
9Mbps -90 -87 -82
12Mbps -86 -82 -77
13.5Mbps -83 -79 -75
MIN: general sensitivity at –40°C
TYP: general sensitivity at 25°C
MAX: general sensitivity at 80°C
MAC Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK architecture 32-bit MAC
Security ▪ 64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit WEP encryption
▪ 802.1x authentication
▪ AES-CCM & TKIP encryption
▪ CCX3.0
Operation Systems Supported Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Linux, MadWifi, ath5k. Linux
driver source code sub-license by project request.
WHQL Windows XP, 7
Wi-Fi Compliance WECA compliance
Radio Option hardware radio On/Off support

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Orderign Information:
CM10-HI (U.FL) Industrial grade, high power 802.11 a/b/g wifi mini-PCI module, AR5414A-B2B
Specifications:
Advanced Function ▪ SuperAG®
▪ eXtended Range
▪ JumpStart V1.0 on Microsoft 2000, XP
Dimension 59.6 mm(L) x 50.8mm(W) x 7.5mm(H)
Operation Temperature Range -40°C~+80°C
Remark: the throughput may degrade 15% for modulation QAM16 and QAM64 at
–40C)
Storage Temperature Range -45°C~+85°C
Operating Humidity 10%~95%, non-condensing
Storage Humidity max. 95%, non-condensing
EMC Certificate FCC part 15C, CE ETSI EN301893 EN60950
Environment-Friendly
Compliance
RoHS
▪ Important Notices on CM10-HI (U.FL) Application:
1. Please make sure to install two antennas on these two antenna ports before power on. For single antenna
application, either 1). select "antenna diversity off" mode in AP mode or NDIS driver or 2). one 50-Ohm
terminator installation on the opened antenna port is required before power on. This is a high-power module,
PA will be damaged and cause DC-shorted if leave antenna port open during transmission.
2. Please do not transmit power levels exceed max. target power in EEPROM’s setting.
3. Please follow Unex’s instruction document of single carrier test if test conducted.