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    Part number/version: 90000797_ A Release date: March 2008 www .digiembedded.com Digi Connect ™ Wi-Wave Hardware Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Digi Intern ational, Inc. 1 1001 Br en Road East Minnetonka, MN 55343 U.S.A. United S tates: +1 877 912-34 44 Other locati ons: +1 952 91 2-3444 www .digiembedded.com ©2008 Digi International Inc. P rinted in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Digi, Digi International, the Digi logo, a Digi Intern ational Company , Jump Start K it,[...]

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    5 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1:About the Module ....... ............................................ ...............9 Features............ ..................................... ..................................... .... 9 [...]

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    6 Connect W i-W ave Har dwar e Refer ence, Rev . A, 2/2008 USB peripheral jack, J4 ............................ ................................... 23 Debug breakout header, P21 ............. ..................................... ............. 24 Debug breakout header signal map .............. ................................... 24 W_DISABLE# signa[...]

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    7 Using this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This guide provides information about th e Digi Connect Wi-W ave embedded core module. Conventions used in this guide This table describes t he typographi c conventions used in this guid e: . .[...]

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    8 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 Contact information For more information about your Digi products, or for customer service and technical support, contact Digi International. To contact Digi International by Use Mail Digi Interna tional, I nc. 11001 Bren Road East Minnetonka, MN 55343 U.S.A World Wide Web www.digiembedded.com E[...]

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    9 Chapter 1:About the Module T he Digi Connect W i-W ave module is an 802.11b/g WLAN communications module for use in embedded applicatio ns. The module is a single circuit card packaged in a PCI Express Mini Card form factor , and supports all the RF , analog, and digital circuitry necessary to imple ment WLAN functionality . Using Digi’ s baseb[...]

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    What’ s on the module? 10 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Refer ence, Rev . A, 2/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What’s on the module? Digi Conne ct W i- Wa v e m o d u l e edge connector The Digi Connect W i-W av[...]

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    . . . . . What’ s on the module? www .digiembedded.com 11 Digi Connect Wi- W ave module edge connec tor: Pinout The module edge connec tor is configured as shown (signal direc tion w .r .t Wi-W ave): U.FL connectors The module uses two U.FL antenna conn ecto rs (P1 and P2) to allow for cabling to embedded antennas or external antenna connectors. [...]

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    USB peripheral contr oller 12 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Refer ence, Rev . A, 2/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USB peripheral controller The module uses a peripheral USB controller to interface to either a full [...]

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    . . . . . V oltage regulators www .digiembedded.com 13 Receiver Sensitivity and Tr a n s m i t O u t p u t Power -71 dBm @ 54 Mbps -81 dBm @ 11 Mbps -88 dBm @ 6 Mbps -93 dBm @ 1 Mbps 13.8 dBm OFDM 17 dBm PSK/CCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Power 14 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Refer ence, Rev . A, 2/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power The module requires only +3.3 VDC, 750 mA max. This power must be a well- regulated +3.3V supply due to li mited su[...]

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    15 Chapter 2:About the Development Board T he development board is designed fo r product evaluation and development purposes. In addition to the Digi Conn ect W i-W ave conn ector , the deve lopment board provides several breakout connectors and interface s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD What’ s on the development board 16 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 The development board Unpopulated components There are components on the development board that are currently not populated. These compone nts allow the developm ent board to be used in other application s.[...]

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    . . . . . ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BO ARD Digi Connect W i-W ave module connector , J52 www .digiembedded.com 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digi Connect Wi-Wave module connector, J52 Place the Digi Connect Wi-W ave m[...]

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    ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD Digi Connect W i-W ave module connector , J52 18 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 Note: Signal direction w .r .t PCIe Mini Card. Pin Type Signal Pin Type Signal 1 n/a No connect 2 In Vcc_3.3 3 n/a No connect 4 In GND 5 n/a No connect 6 n/a No connect 7 n/a No connect 8 Out UIM_PWR (C1) 9 In GND 10 I/O [...]

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    . . . . . ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BO ARD LEDs www .digiembedded.com 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LEDs LED DS1 The switching regulator is adj us ted to o utp ut + 3.3 V DC ± 5% or better . LED DS1 lights up when th[...]

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    ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD Switches and r eset functionality 20 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switches and reset functionality Vo l t a g e m o n i t o r The devel[...]

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    . . . . . ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BO ARD Power supply www .digiembedded.com 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power supply The developm ent board p rovides a 3.3V DC switching power supply . Either a bench power supply [...]

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    ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD JT AG Br eakout Header , P20 22 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 cable to the development board. However , Digi recommends using the supplied AC wall adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    . . . . . ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BO ARD USB peripheral interface, J4 www .digiembedded.com 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USB peripheral interface, J4 USB peripheral jack, J4 The USB T ype B connector , J4, is the p[...]

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    ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD Debug br eakout header , P21 24 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debug breakout header, P21 The debug breakout header’ s primary purpose [...]

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    . . . . . ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BO ARD U.FL and RP-SMA connectors www .digiembedded.com 25 assert the W_DISABLE# signal to the module, place a jump er between either pins 18 and 20 or pins 19 a n d 20. As an alternative, you can drive this pin wi th a low voltage TTL or CMOS driver . When asserted, W_DISABLE # lights the DISABLE LED, D S3. . . . . [...]

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    ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD U.FL and RP-SMA connectors 26 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 on the deve lopment board an d the oth er end of th e cable to co nnector P2 o n the Digi Connect W i-W ave module. RP-SMA connectors RP-SMA Wi-Fi antennas are attached to the two RP-SMA connectors, J1 and J2. Single antenna con figuration:[...]

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    27 Chapter 3:Using the Antenna T he Digi Connect Wi-W ave development board supports two type s of antennas:  29000095 ANT , WHIP 2.4-2.5 GHz Dipole (2.0000)  29000146 ANT , WHIP 2.4 GHz Dipole 5 dBi (2.0000) Attach the U.FL-to-U .FL cables, provided in th e developmen t kit, to both the module and th e developmen t board. Ther e are two cabl[...]

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    USING THE ANTENNA 28 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 re-evaluating the end product (including th e transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC authorization. Connect Wi-W ave antenna configurations The Digi Connect Wi-W ave can transmit data or receive data, but not at the same time. Note : If only one antenna is used, it must be [...]

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    . . . . . USING THE ANTENNA General information www .digiembedded.com 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General information The module uses the same antennas to transmit and receive the 802.11b/g RF signal. An antenna[...]

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    USING THE ANTENNA Antenna specifications: 2 dBi Dipole 30 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 90.0˚ (9.1) .360 (88.9) 3.500 (30.5) 1.200 (25.4) 1.010 (83.8) 3.300 (10.1) .399 R (3.2) .125[...]

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    . . . . . USING THE ANTENNA Antenna specificati ons: 2 dBi Dipole www .digiembedded.com 31 Antenna str ength (radiation pattern) diagram This diagram shows the strength of the signal received by the whip ante nna on both a horizontal and vertical plane. The diag ram shows the magnetic field when the antenna is in a vertical posi tion. The red solid[...]

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    USING THE ANTENNA Antenna specificati ons: 5.5 dBi Dipole 32 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antenna specifications: 5.5 dBi Dipole Attributes Dimensions Note: Dimens[...]

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    . . . . . USING THE ANTENNA Antenna specifications: 5.5 dBi Dipole www .digiembedded.com 33 Radiation pattern: H-Plane (2.0 and 5.0 GHz) Color Freq (MHz) Peak (dB i) Angle (o ) Avg (dBi) Yellow 2400.0 3.39 257.68 2.98 Red 2450.00 3.17 214.74 2.37 Blue 2500.00 2.79 288.0 1.96 Purple 5150.00 2.25 280.42 0.82 Green 5200.00 5.23 252.63 2.71 Light brown[...]

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    USING THE ANTENNA End User Manual: RF Exposur e Statements 34 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 Radiation pattern: E- plane (2.0 and 5.0 GHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End User Manual: RF Exposu[...]

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    35 Appendix A: Specifications T his appendix provides Digi Connec t Wi-W ave module specifications as well as safety statements and antenna specifics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental specifications The mo[...]

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    Power r equirem ents 36 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    . . . . . Module and development boar d dimensions www .digiembedded.com 37 Any external communications wiring you may in stall needs to be construc ted to all relevant electric al codes. In the United St ates, this is the National Electrical Code Article 800. Contact a li censed electrician for details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Module and development boar d dimensions 38 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 Developme nt board dimen sions Note: The measurements in this drawing are in inches. AR EA R EM O VED 1. 85 0 5. 000 3. 150 . 050" R A D MA X 0 0 3. 000 2. 095 . 550[...]

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    39 Appendix B:Certifications T he Digi Connect Wi-W ave products comp ly with the standa rds cited in this section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FCC Part 15 Class B Radio Frequency Interface (RFI) (FCC 15.105) The D[...]

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    CERTIFICATIONS FCC Part 15 Class B 40 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 device must ac cept any int erference re ceived, including inte rference that may cause undesired oper ation. If the FCC ID is not visible when insta lled inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the module is instal led must also displ[...]

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    . . . . . CERTIFICATIONS FCC Part 15 Class B www .digiembedded.com 41 Declaration of Conformity (In accordance with FCC Dockets 96-208 and 95-19) Digi International declares, that the pr oduct: to which this declarati on relates, meets the req uirements sp ecified by t he F ederal Communi cations Commissio n as detail ed in the fol lowing sp ecific[...]

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    CERTIFICATIONS FCC Part 15 Class B 42 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 International EMC S tandards The Digi Connect Wi-W ave meets the following standards: Standards Emissions EN 55022:2006 Class B EN 61000-3-2 and EN6100 0-3-3 EN 300 328 V1.6.1 (2004-11) AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006 ICES-003, Class B FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B FCC P[...]

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    Index- 43 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numerics 2 dBi Dipole antenna 29 - 31 attributes 29 dimensions 29 strength (radiation pattern) diagram 31 5.5 dBi Dipole antenna 32 - 34 attributes 32 dimensions 32 radiat ion [...]

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    Index- 44 Connect Wi-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008 Index I input power jack, J1 21 input power supply 21 J J1, input power jack 21 J4, USB peripheral jack 23 JTAG header, P200 22 L LED DS1 19 LED DS2 19 LED DS3, DISABLE 19 LED DS4, WAN 19 LED DS5, LAN 19 LED DS6, PAN 19 LEDs debug (signal) breakout header 19 development board 19 module 13[...]

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    . . . . . www .digiembedded.com 45 W W_DISABLE# signal 24[...]

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    46 Connect W i-W ave Hardwar e Reference, Rev A 2/2008[...]