Page 2 - Airborne Enterprise Module Databook
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Page 3 - Quatech Confidential; QUATECH
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 3 Quatech Confidential Copyright © 2009 QUATECH ® Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be copied in any form, by photocopy, microfilm, retrieval system, or by any other means now known or hereafter invented...
Page 5 - Contents; AC Electrical Characteristics
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 5 Contents 1.0 Conventions ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Terminology ...............................................................
Page 6 - Figures; Table 5
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 6 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 Figures Figure 1- W LNG-AN-DP500 Module Example ................................................................................ 8 Figure 2 - W LNG-SE/SP/AN/ET-DP500 Block Diagram ................................................
Page 7 - Terminology; document, after this section the term; Notes; File Format
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 7 1.0 Conventions The following section outlines the conventions used within the document, where convention is deviated from the deviation takes precedence and should be followed. If you have any question related to the convent...
Page 8 - Product Description
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 8 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 2.0 Product Description The WLNG-AN-DP500 family is the latest generation of 802.11 wireless device servers from Quatech. The radio features the following: 802.11b/g WiFi Radio with 32bit ARM9 CPU (128Mb SDRAM, 64Mb Flash) ...
Page 9 - The following outlines the block diagram of the radio:
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 9 3.0 Block Diagram The following outlines the block diagram of the radio: Figure 2 - WLNG-SE/SP/AN/ET-DP500 Block Diagram
Page 11 - Pin out and Connectors; Table 2 – Module Pin Definition; Pin
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 11 5.0 Pin out and Connectors Pin definition is dependent upon the device type selected. The specific pin function is defined in Table 2 for each device type. Where multiple options are available for a single device type, these...
Page 13 - Digital UART Ports; Table 3 - UART Pin Definition; Ethernet PHY Port
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 13 5.1 Digital UART Ports The units supports two digital UART ports, use of these ports is determined by the device type choice made in firmware. The details of the ports can be seen in Table 3. The availability of UART2 for th...
Page 14 - Please refer to section 7.0 for details on this interface.
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 14 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 5.3 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Please refer to section 7.0 for details on this interface. 5.4 Debug/Console Port A debug/console port is supported by a 2-wire serial interface defined in Table 3. This port is a bidire...
Page 15 - Connector Definition; There are a total of three connectors to the radio:; RF Shield
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 15 5.6 Connector Definition There are a total of three connectors to the radio: J1: 36 pin Digital Host interface. Hirose: DF12-36DP-0.5V(XX) (0.50mm (.020") Pitch Plug, Surface Mount, Dual Row, Vertical, 4.00mm Stack Heigh...
Page 21 - Table 10 - Radio Typical Performance Range
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 21 6.1 AC Electrical Characteristics – Transmitter Transmit power is automatically managed by the device for minimum power consumption. The MAXIMUM transmit power at the RF connector is typically +15dBm 2 dB for B-Mode (all rat...
Page 22 - Pinout; Table 11 - SPI Pinout Details; SPI AC Characteristics
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 22 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 7.0 SPI Interface The following section details the SPI interface specification for both hardware timing and SPI protocol. The device is a SPI slave and requires a compatible SPI master for operation. 7.1 Pinout When the SPI...
Page 23 - SPI Protocol
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 23 Table 13 - SPI AC Timings Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Units f MAX Maximum Clock Frequency 8.00 MHz t CS SPI Select Low to Clock Rising Edge 100 ns t CH Clock High 62.5 ns t CL Clock Low 62.5 ns t DA Clock High to Data Out 6...
Page 24 - SPI Commands; Table 16 - SPI Command Description
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 24 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 the Airborne Device Server module by the host at the same time the Rx message header is sent to the host from the Airborne Device Server. The Tx message header consists of a Command (CMD) byte, followed by three Parameter (P...
Page 25 - would be a TXDATA and
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 25 Command (Hex) Name Description 0x10 INTENA The INTENA command will enable interrupts from the module. For this command, the PARM1 field will define the interrupts to be enabled. The definition of the PARM1 field is as follow...
Page 26 - Antenna Selection; The available antenna connections include:; Host Board Mounted Antenna
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 26 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 8.0 Antenna The unit supports antenna connection through a single Hirose U.FL connector, located on the top surface of the radio next to the RF shielding. Any antenna used with the system must be designed for operation withi...
Page 27 - Host Chassis Mounted Antenna; A flying lead system connects a U.FL coaxia; Embedded Antenna; Table 17 - Embedded Antenna Options
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 27 with FCC regulations, these state a non-standard connector is required e.g. TNC/SMA are not allowed, RP-TNC/RP-SMA are allowed. 8.3 Host Chassis Mounted Antenna Host Chassis mounted antennas require no work on the host PCB. ...
Page 28 - Antenna Location
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 28 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 PCB Embedded – This approach embeds an antenna design into the host PCB. This approach is very common with add-in W iFi card (CF, PCMCIA, SDIO, etc.) as it requires no external connections and is the cheapest production appr...
Page 29 - Performance; over specify
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 29 Locate the antenna where there is a minimum of obstruction between the antenna and the location of the Access Points. Typically Access Points are located in the ceiling or high on walls. Keep the main antenna’s polarizat...
Page 30 - – TxC
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 30 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 Link Margin provides a measure of all the parts of the RF path that impact the ability of two systems to communicate. The basic equation looks like this: EIRP (dB) = TxP + TxA – TxC Link Margin (dB) = EIRP – FPL + (RxS + RxA...
Page 32 - Mechanical Outline
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 32 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 10.0 Mechanical Outline Dimensions mm [inches] Tolerance ± 1.27 [0.05] unless noted 40.60 [1.60] MAX 30.70 [1.21] MIN 1.84 [0.07] 12.37 [0.49] MAX 29.60 [1.17] MAX 18.27 [0.72] MIN 15.90 [0.63] 3X Ø1.00 [Ø0.04] 3X Ø2.00 [Ø0....
Page 33 - Certification & Regulatory Approvals; The unit complies with the following agency approvals:; Table 19 - Regulatory Approvals; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.; FCC RF Exposure Statement
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 33 11.0 Certification & Regulatory Approvals The unit complies with the following agency approvals: Table 19 - Regulatory Approvals Country Standard Status North America (US & Canada) FCC Part 15 Sec. 15.107, 15.109, 15...
Page 34 - The WLRG-RA-DP101 is covered by the following modular grants:; – Radio Frequency Devices
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 34 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropic...
Page 35 - Regulatory Test Mode Support
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 35 Quatech recommends that during the integration of the radio, into the customers system, that any design guidelines be followed. Please contact Quatech Technical Support if you have any concerns regarding the hardware integra...
Page 36 - Physical & Environmental Approvals; Table 20 - Mechanical Approvals
Quatech, Inc. Airborne Enterprise Module Databook 36 8/11/2009 100-8080-110 12.0 Physical & Environmental Approvals The device has passed the following primary physical and environmental tests. The test methods referenced are defined in SAE J1455 Aug1994. Table 20 - Mechanical Approvals Test Ref...
Page 37 - The following table indicates all changes made to this document:
Airborne Enterprise Module Databook Quatech, Inc. 100-8080-110 8/11/2009 37 13.0 Change Log The following table indicates all changes made to this document: Version Date Section Change Description Author 1.0 04/16/2009 - Initial Release ACR 1.1 08/11/2009 3.0 Updated block diagram with SPI interface...
