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September ’10

Redpine Signals, Inc

2107 N. First Street, #680

San Jose, CA 95131.

Tel: (408) 748-3385

Fax: (408) 705-2019

Email: info@redpinesignals.com

Website: www.redpinesignals.com

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Overview

The RS9110-N-11-26 module from

Redpine’s Connect-io-n™ family of

products is a complete dual band

(2.4/5GHz) IEEE 802.11abgn based

wireless device server that directly

provides a wireless interface to any

equipment with a serial or SPI interface

for data transfer. It integrates a MAC,

baseband processor, dual band RF

transceiver with power amplifier and

diplexer and antenna or antenna

connector; and all WLAN protocol and

configuration functionality, networking

stack in embedded firmware to make an

802.11n WLAN solution for a variety of

applications.

Applications:

• Seamless Wi-Fi Connectivity for

Application Processors

• Point of Sale Terminals

• Metering

• Security Cameras & Surveillance

Equipment

• Warehousing

• Logistics and Freight Management

• Digital Picture Frames

• Several Medical Applications including

Patient Monitoring, Remote Diagnostics,

etc.

Device Features:

• Compliant to 802.11a/b/g and single

stream 802.11n

• 2.4/5 GHz, 802.11n RF transceiver with

power amplifier

• Highly integrated 2.4 GHz/5 GHz

transceiver with direct conversion

architecture

• Does not require any WLAN driver on the

host processor

• Includes all the protocol and

configurations functions for WLAN

connectivity in Open, WEP and

WPA/WPA2-PSK modes of operation

• Host interface through Serial Interface

and SPI

• Terminates UDP and SLIP connections and

offers transparent serial modem

functionality

• Configuration through UART/SPI

• Ultra low power operation with power

save modes

• Ad-hoc and infrastructure modes for

maximum deployment flexibility

• Single supply 3.1 to 3.6 V operation

RS9110-N-11-26 System Block Diagram

RS9110-N-11-26

WLAN Subsystem

Transceiver

Balun

Flash

T/R

Switch

3.3V

Peripheral I/O,

GPIO

RS9110

(TCP, UDP,

WLAN Stack)

Balun

Diple xer

2.4G

Diple xer

5GHz

2.4GHz

BT Coexistence i/f

UART/SPI Select

RESET XO LED Flash

Reset

UART

SPI

Host Processor

Applications

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Table of Contents

1: Detailed Feature List ............................................................ 7

1.1: Host Interfaces...................................................................... 7

1.2: General Purpose Input/Output .............................................. 7

1.3: WLAN .................................................................................... 7

1.3.1: MAC .............................................................................................. 7

1.3.2: Baseband Processing .................................................................... 7

1.3.3: RF ................................................................................................. 8

1.4: Networking Protocols ............................................................ 8

1.5: Configuration......................................................................... 8

1.6: Coexistence ........................................................................... 8

1.7: Software ............................................................................... 8

1.8: Compliance and Certification.................................................. 9

2: Pin Description ................................................................... 10

2.1: Module Pinout...................................................................... 10

2.2: Pin Description .................................................................... 11

3: Electrical Characteristics .................................................... 15

3.1: Absolute Maximum Ratings.................................................. 15

3.2: Recommended Operating Conditions .................................... 15

3.3: DC Characteristics – Digital I/O Signals ............................... 15

3.4: AC Characteristics................................................................ 16

3.4.1: SPI Interface .............................................................................. 16

3.4.1.1: Low Speed Mode ................................................................... 16

3.4.1.2: High Speed Mode .................................................................. 17

3.4.2: JTAG Interface............................................................................ 17

4: Performance Specifications ................................................ 19

4.1: Wireless Specifications ........................................................ 19

4.2: Standards Compliance ......................................................... 19

5: Software Details................................................................. 20

5.1: Host .................................................................................... 21

5.1.1: UART........................................................................................... 21

5.1.2: SPI ............................................................................................. 21

5.1.3: Thin SPI Driver ........................................................................... 21

5.2: RS9110-N-11-26.................................................................. 21

5.2.1: SPI ............................................................................................. 21

5.2.2: UART........................................................................................... 22

5.2.3: Host Abstraction Layer (HAL) ..................................................... 22

5.2.4: Wireless Control Block (WCB)..................................................... 22

5.2.4.1: Wi-Fi Control frames ............................................................. 22

5.2.4.2: TCP/IP Control frames.......................................................... 22

5.2.5: Station Management Entity (SME) .............................................. 22

5.2.6: WPA Supplicant .......................................................................... 22

6: Ordering Information ......................................................... 23

6.1: Contact Information ............................................................ 23

6.2: Device Ordering Information................................................ 23

6.3: Collateral............................................................................. 24

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Table of Figures

Figure 1: Pinout of the Module ................................................................... 10

Figure 2: Interface Timings – SPI Interface Low-speed Mode.................... 16

Figure 3: Interface Timings – SPI Interface High-speed Mode ................... 17

Figure 4: Interface Timings – JTAG Interface............................................. 18

Figure 5: RS9110-N-11-26 Software Architecture Block Diagram .............. 20

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List of Tables

Table 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings........................................................... 15

Table 2: Recommended Operating Conditions ............................................ 15

Table 3: Input/Output DC Characteristics .................................................. 16

Table 4: AC Characteristics – SPI Interface Low-speed Mode..................... 16

Table 5: AC Characteristics – SPI Interface High-speed Mode.................... 17

Table 6: AC Characteristics – JTAG Interface ............................................. 17

Table 7: Wireless Specification................................................................... 19

Table 8: Device Ordering Information ........................................................ 24

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1: Detailed Feature List

1.1: Host Interfaces

• UART

o The UART forms the physical layer of the TCP/IP stack, transferring

frames between a Host processor and the module.

o The UART interface supports standard baud rates from 9600 to

3686400 bps

o AT Command Interface for configurable parameters

o Software and Hardware based flow control

• SPI

o Standard 4-wire SPI

o Operation up to a maximum clock speed of 80MHz

1.2: General Purpose Input/Output

• Six dedicated GPIO pins1

• Nine pins with alternate functions that can be configured as GPIO pins

• Each GPIO can be programmed as input or output

• Each GPIO pin supports sensing of Rising and/or Falling edges

• GPIO pins can be controlled from the Host

1.3: WLAN

1.3.1: MAC

• Conforms to IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n standards for MAC

• Dynamic selection of fragment threshold, data rate, and antenna

depending on the channel statistics

• Hardware accelerated implementation of WEP 64/128-bit and AES

• QoS support

• Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes

• WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK supplicant

1.3.2: Baseband Processing

• Supports DSSS (1, 2 Mbps) and CCK (5.5, 11 Mbps) modes

• Supports all OFDM data rates (6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps)

• Supports IEEE 802.11n single-stream modes with data rates up to 65

Mbps

• Supports long, short, and HT preamble modes

1 Usage of these pins is possible in customized software

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• High-performance multipath compensation in OFDM, DSSS, and CCK

modes

1.3.3: RF

• Highly integrated 2.4 GHz/5 GHz transceiver and Power Amplifier with

direct conversion architecture

• Integrated frequency reference and antenna

1.4: Networking Protocols

• TCP

• UDP

• ARP

• ICMP

• DHCP

The RS9110-N-11-26 comes with flexible frameworks to enable usage in

various application scenarios, viz., high throughput, more network features,

etc. Please contact Redpine for addition of network features like HTTP server.

1.5: Configuration

The RS9110-N-11-26 module can be configured through UART or SPI. The

following are some of the commands that can be given to the module:

• Scan

• Connect

• Pre-shared Keys

• SSID of hidden WLAN networks

• DHCP Enable/Disable

• Create/Join an IBSS network

• Open/Close sockets for TCP, UDP, Listening TCP

1.6: Coexistence

• Hardware for BT coexistence with two-wire interface present in system

• Flexible BT coexistence mechanisms through customization with 3-wire

hardware interface

• Software will be available in future software upgrades

1.7: Software

• Sample Host driver for SPI on Linux

• Sample Host driver for UART on Windows

• Configuration and management GUI for Windows XP for UART

• Embedded software for complete WLAN functionality including 802.11n

aggregation and Block-ACK, auto rate adaptation, security, and QoS

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modes and also complete network stack and applications including TCP,

UDP, ARP, IPv4, DHCP2

1.8: Compliance and Certification

• Reference design based on chipset used certified for Wi-Fi 802.11n, WMM,

WMM-PS, WPS, and Voice-Personal

• RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliant

2 Please refer to the in Release Notes included with the firmware/software release to

know what features are supported in the present release.

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2: Pin Description

2.1: Module Pinout

SPI_CLK

NC 44

RESET_n

MODE_SEL_0

SPI_DATAOUT

UART1_RTS 20

VIN33 19

SPI_CS 17

GND

VIN33 18

GND

NC 42

GND

SPI_DATAIN

GND

NC 27

GND 26

SPI_INTR 15

GND 14

GPIO_5

MODE_SEL_1

GND

NC 45

UART2_IN 23

GPIO_1

UART1_CTS 21

UART1_IN 24

UART2_OUT 22

NC 43

SDIO_DATA3 16

NC 28

NC 29

NC 30

NC 31

NC 32

NC 33

NC 34

NC 35

NC 36

NC 37

NC 38

NC 39

NC 40

NC 41

UART1_OUT 25

BT_ACTIVE

BT_PRIORITY

WLAN_ACTIVE

GPIO_2

GPIO_0

GPIO_3

GPIO_4

TDO

TDI

TMS

TCK

GND

RS9110-N-11-26 Module

Figure 1: Pinout of the Module

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2.2: Pin Description

Pin No. Pin Name Pin Type Description

1) GND Ground Ground

2) GND Ground Ground

3) RESET_n Input

Power on reset. Active low, and

required to be active for at least 10

ms.

4) GND Ground Ground

5) MODE_SEL_1 Input

SPI Mode: Connect pull down of

4.7KOhms.

UART Mode: Pin has to be left

unconnected.

6) MODE_SEL_0 Input Internal debug purposes. Pin has to

be left unconnected.

7) GND Ground Ground

8) GPIO_1 Inout

GPIO Pin 1. Unused in the default

offering, and recommended to be

left open

9) GPIO_5 Inout

GPIO Pin 5. Unused in the default

offering, and recommended to be

left open

10) SPI_DATAIN Inout SPI Data Input

11) SPI_DATAOUT Inout SPI Data Output

12) SPI_CLK Input SPI clock input

13) GND Ground Ground

14) GND Ground Ground

15) SPI_INTR Inout Interrupt to the Host. Active high,

level triggered.

16) SDIO_DATA3 Inout Reserved. Recommended to be left

open.

17) SPI_CS Input Active low SPI chip select

18) VIN33 Power 3.3 Volts Input to the I/O Rail

19) VIN33 Power 3.3 Volts Input to the I/O Rail

20) UART1_RTS Inout

UART Port 1 RTS. Recommended to

be left unconnected, and can be

reconfigured to be a GPIO in

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Pin No. Pin Name Pin Type Description

custom offerings.

21) UART1_CTS Inout

UART Port 1 CTS. Recommended to

be left unconnected, and can be

reconfigured to be a GPIO in

custom offerings.

22) UART2_OUT Inout

UART Port2 output. This is used for

debug purposes. Recommended to

be left unconnected, and can be

reconfigured to be a GPIO in

custom offerings.

23) UART2_IN Inout

UART Port2 input. This is used for

debug purposes. Recommended to

be left unconnected, and can be

reconfigured to be a GPIO in

custom offerings.

24) UART1_IN Inout

UART Port1 input. In case of SPI

host interface mode, this pin is

configured as an unused GPIO.

25) UART1_OUT Inout

UART Port1 output. In case of SPI

host interface mode, this pin is

configured as an unused GPIO.

26) GND Ground Ground

27) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

28) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

29) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

30) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

31) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

32) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

33) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

34) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

35) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

36) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

37) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

38) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

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Pin No. Pin Name Pin Type Description

39) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

40) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

41) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

42) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

43) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

44) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

45) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

46) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

47) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

48) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

49) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

50) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

51) NC No-Connect This pin is to be left unconnected

52) GND Ground Ground

53) BT_ACTIVE Inout

This signal may be used by an

external Bluetooth device to

indicate its activity or impending

activity. This signal is not used in

the default BT coexistence

firmware. This pin can be

configured as a GPIO in custom

offerings.

54) BT_PRIORITY Inout

Indicates through a ‘logic high’ that

BT is transmitting high priority

traffic. This pin can be configured

as a GPIO also in custom offerings.

55) WLAN_ACTIVE Inout

This indicates that WLAN activity is

in progress. When low, BT device

has the opportunity to transmit.

This pin can be configured as a

GPIO in custom offerings.

56) GPIO_2 Inout

GPIO Pin 2. Unused in the default

offering, and recommended to be

left open

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Pin No. Pin Name Pin Type Description

57) GPIO_0 Inout

GPIO Pin 0. Unused in the default

offering, and recommended to be

left open

58) GPIO_3 Inout

GPIO Pin 3. Unused in the default

offering, and recommended to be

left open

59) GPIO_4 Inout

GPIO Pin 4. Unused in the default

offering, and recommended to be

left open

60) TDO Output This is a JTAG output pin, and

recommended to be left open.

61) TDI Input

This is a JTAG input pin, and

recommended to be connected to

ground.

62) TMS Input

This is a JTAG input pin, and

recommended to be connected to

ground.

63) TCK Input

This is a JTAG input pin, and

recommended to be connected to

ground.

64) GND Ground Ground

Notes:

• Some interfaces are not used in the default configuration or mode of

operation. These include the I2C, GPIO, and UART interfaces. These may

be used in custom applications with appropriate firmware. These are all

fundamentally Inout signals and may be configured either as input or

output.

• The Bluetooth coexistence interface (BT_PRIORITY, WLAN_ACTIVE,

BT_ACTIVE) are also general purpose I/O signals and may be

reprogrammed to be inputs or outputs as needed.

• Please contact Redpine for application notes or for customization of a

solution.

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3: Electrical Characteristics

3.1: Absolute Maximum Ratings

Absolute maximum ratings in the table given below are the values beyond

which the device could be damaged. Functional operation at these conditions

or beyond these conditions is not guaranteed.

Parameter Symbol Value Units

Input Supply voltage Vin 3.6 V

Supply voltage for I/O Rail DVDD33

3.6 V

Supply Voltage for the RF VRF33 3.6 V

RF Input Level RFIN 10 DBm

Storage temperature Tstore -65 to

150

°C

PA Output Load Mismatch 10:1

Electrostatic discharge tolerance (MM) ESDMM 200 V

Electrostatic discharge tolerance (CDM) ESDCDM 500 V

Electrostatic discharge tolerance (HBM) ESDHBM 2000 V

Table 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings

3.2: Recommended Operating Conditions

Parameter Symbol

Min. Typ. Max. Units

Input supply voltage VIN 3.1 3.3 3.6 V

Supply voltage for I/O Rail DVDD33

3.1 3.3 3.6 V

Supply voltage for the RF VRF33 3.1 3.3 3.6 V

Ambient temperature Ta -40 25 85 °C

Table 2: Recommended Operating Conditions

3.3: DC Characteristics – Digital I/O Signals

Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units

Input high voltage 2 - 5.5 V

Input low voltage -0.3 - 0.8 V

Output low voltage - - 0.4 V

Output high voltage 2.4 - - V

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Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units

Input leakage current (at 3.3V or 0V) - - ±10 µA

Tristate output leakage current (at 3.3V

or 0V)

- - ±10 µA

Table 3: Input/Output DC Characteristics

3.4: AC Characteristics

3.4.1: SPI Interface

3.4.1.1: Low Speed Mode

Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Units

SPI_CLK Tspi 0 25 MHz

SPI_CS to output valid Tcs 3.5 - 8.5 ns

SPI CS, setup time Tcst 2 - 6

SPI_MOSI, setup time Tsd 1 - 4 ns

SPI_MOSI, hold time Thd 1 - 2 ns

SPI_MISO, clock to output

valid

Tod 4 - 9.25 ns

Table 4: AC Characteristics – SPI Interface Low-speed Mode

SPI_CLK

SPI_CS

SPI_MOSI

SPI_MISO

Tcst

Tod

Tsd

Thd

Tcs

SPI_CS

SPI_MISO

Figure 2: Interface Timings – SPI Interface Low-speed Mode

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3.4.1.2: High Speed Mode

Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Units

SPI_CLK Tspi 0 - 80 MHz

SPI_CS to output valid Tcs 3.5 - 8.5 ns

SPI CS, setup time Tcst 2 - 6

SPI_MOSI, setup time Tsd 1 - 4 ns

SPI_MOSI, hold time Thd 1 - 2 ns

SPI_MISO, clock to output

valid,

Tod 4 - 9.25 ns

Table 5: AC Characteristics – SPI Interface High-speed Mode

SPI_CLK

SPI_CS

SPI_MOSI

SPI_MISO

Tsd

Tod

Thd

Tcst

Tcs

SPI_CS

SPI_MISO

Figure 3: Interface Timings – SPI Interface High-speed Mode

3.4.2: JTAG Interface

Parameter Symbol

Min. Typ. Max. Units

TCK Tjtag 0 25 MHz

TDI, setup time Tstdi 5 - - ns

TDI, hold time Thtdi 5 - - ns

TMS, setup time Tstms 5 - - ns

TMS, hold time Thtms 5 - - ns

TDO, clock to output valid Totdo 0 - 14 ns

Table 6: AC Characteristics – JTAG Interface

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Tstdi

Tstms

Totdo

Thtdi

Thtms

TCK

TDI

TMS

TDO

Figure 4: Interface Timings – JTAG Interface

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4: Performance Specifications

4.1: Wireless Specifications

Feature Description

Frequency Band 2.400 – 2.500 GHz (Low band)

4.900 – 5.850 GHz (High Band)

Modulation OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM

802.11b with CCK and DSSS

Supported Data Rates 802.11n: 6.5, 13, 19.5, 26, 39, 52, 58.5, 65 Mbps

802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps

802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps

802.11n Features MCS 0-7, STBC, RIFS, Greenfield Protection

A-MPDU, A-MSDU Aggregation with Block-ack

Typical Transmit Power

(+/- 2 dBm) ‘bg’ Mode

17 dBm for 802.11b DSSS

17 dBm for 802.11b CCK

15 dBm for 802.11g/n OFDM

Typical Transmit Power

(+/- 2 dBm) ‘a’ Mode

12 dBm

Table 7: Wireless Specification

4.2: Standards Compliance

RS9110-N-11-26 is compliant with the requirements of IEEE 802.11b,

802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11j, and 802.11n that include the following:

• Transmit Spectral Mask

• Transmit Center Frequency Leakage

• Transmit Center Frequency Accuracy

• Symbol Clock Frequency Tolerance

• Transmit Constellation error

• Receiver Adjacent Channel Interference Rejection

• Receiver Non-adjacent Channel Rejection

• Receiver Minimum Input Level

• Receiver Maximum Input Level

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5: Software Details

The following figure depicts the software architecture of the RS9110-N-11-26

module.

SLIP

UART

HOST PROCESSOR (HOST)

RS9110-N-11-26

Host Abstraction Layer

Station

Managment Entity

802.11 a/b/g/n MAC

TCP/IP

Wireless Control Block

SPI

WPA/WPA-2

UART Driver

Thin

SPI Driver

UARTSPI

Application

Figure 5: RS9110-N-11-26 Software Architecture Block Diagram

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As shown in the figure above, the RS9110-N-11-26 module is integrated with

the Host using either UART or SPI interfaces. The transmission and reception

of the data to/from the Host depends on the interface used to connect the

module as briefed below.

UART mode:

The Host transmits/receives raw data using UART interface when the RS9110-

N-11-26 module is configured for UART mode. The access to the TCP/IP stack

in the Wi-Fi module through the UART is provided through AT commands.

SPI mode:

Host transmits/receives raw data using SPI interface when the RS9110-N-11-

26 module is configured for SPI mode. A thin driver on the Host takes care of

interacting with the Wi-Fi module through the SPI Host interface.

The following sections explain in brief the various components illustrated in

Figure 8.

5.1: Host

The Host is any system that has applications being executed and either a

UART or SPI interface. The Host configures the RS9110-N-11-26 module

through AT commands.

5.1.1: UART

The UART on the Host side provides an interface for the host to access the

Wi-Fi module. UART is used to configure various parameters of the RS9110-

N-11-26 module and also to send and receive data over the network by

accessing the TCP/IP stack in the RS9110-N-11-26 module.

5.1.2: SPI

The SPI on the Host side provides an interface for the host to access the Wi-Fi

module. SPI on the Host acts as the master.

5.1.3: Thin SPI Driver

The SPI driver on the Host is a thin driver through which the applications

interact with the Wi-Fi module. The SPI driver uses the SPI host controller

driver on the Host to send/receive the data to/from the RS9110-N-11-26

module and also to configure the same over the SPI interface.

5.2: RS9110-N-11-26

The RS9110-N-11-26 module incorporates Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, DHCP, ARP, etc.,

and OS functionality to act as a wireless device server. It handles all the

network connectivity functions. The following sections describe the software

components of the RS9110-N-11-26 module in brief.

5.2.1: SPI

The SPI on the RS9110-N-11-26 acts the SPI slave. It is a standard 4-wire

SPI and can support a maximum frequency of 80MHz.

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5.2.2: UART

The UART on the RS9110-N-11-26 module is the physical interface which

transmits/receives the data from the Host. It supports variable baud rates

from 9600 to 4608000 bps.

5.2.3: Host Abstraction Layer (HAL)

The HAL abstracts the lower layers in the host interface with which the

RS9110-N-11-26 module is connected. The HAL interacts with the Wireless

Control Block layer for the processing of the frames obtained from or destined

to the Host.

5.2.4: Wireless Control Block (WCB)

The data from/to the Host is classified as Wi-Fi specific frames and TCP/IP

specific frames. The WCB layer processes the frame obtained and acts

accordingly. The functionality of the WCB module depends on the type of the

frame and the direction of the frame (in case of TCP/IP) as described below.

5.2.4.1: Wi-Fi Control frames

The WCB interprets the Wi-Fi control information from the Host and interacts

with the SME (Station Management Entity). Configuration of the RS9110-N-

11-26 module from the Host for Wi-Fi access is through AT commands. The

Wi-Fi AT commands set or get the values of various configurable parameters

for providing the Wi-Fi access.

5.2.4.2: TCP/IP Control frames

If the frames from the host are interpreted as TCP/IP specific frames then the

WCB interacts with the TCP/IP stack as shown in Figure 1.

5.2.5: Station Management Entity (SME)

The SME is the core layer which manages the Wi-Fi connectivity. The SME

maintains the state machine to detect the activity on the Wi-Fi network and

indicates to the user accordingly. It also performs re-association to the

configured access point in Infrastructure mode. It interacts with the WPA

supplicant if Security is enabled in the Wi-Fi network.

5.2.6: WPA Supplicant

The WPA supplicant is used to initiate the 802.1x/EAccess Point

authentication if WPA/WPA2-PSK is used as the security parameter. It also

plays a major part in performing the 4-way handshake to derive the PTK in

WPA/WPA2-PSK modes. Only AES mode is supported in the current version.

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6.1: Contact Information

For additional information, please contact Sales at Redpine Signals, Inc.

Redpine Signals, Inc.

2107 North First Street, Suite 680,

San Jose, CA 95131 USA

Phone: +1 408 748 3385

E-mail: sales@redpinesignals.com

Website: http://www.redpinesignals.com/

6.2: Device Ordering Information

The following table lists the part numbers to be used for ordering

modules or evaluation boards (EVB). The ‘xx’ in the part numbers

indicate a version number – 01, 02, etc., - identifying the version of the

custom firmware that is included with the module or EVB. Redpine can

create and provide customized firmware based on user requirements.

Device Number Description Packaging

Qualification

RS9110-N-11-26-0 Standard Part Tray Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-1 Standard Part Tape and

reel

Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-01-0 Part with firmware

for SPI as Host

interface

Tray Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-01-1 Part with firmware

for SPI as Host

interface

Tape and

reel

Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-02-0 Part with UART

Host Interface and

external antenna

connector

Tray Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-02-1 Part with UART

Host Interface and

external antenna

connector

Tape and

Reel

Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-03-0 Part with SPI Host

Interface and

external antenna

connector

Tray Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-03-1 Part with SPI Host Tape and Industrial

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external antenna

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Reel

RS9110-N-11-26-xx-0 Part with Custom

Firmware

Tray Industrial

RS9110-N-11-26-EVB Evaluation board

for standard part

Board

RS9110-N-11-26-01-EVB Evaluation board

for part with

firmware for SPI as

Host Interface

Board

RS9110-N-11-26-02-EVB Evaluation board

for part with

firmware for UART

as Host Interface

and external

antenna connector

Board

RS9110-N-11-26-03-EVB Evaluation board

for part with

firmware for SPI as

Host Interface and

external antenna

connector

Board

RS9110-N-11-26-xx-EVB Evaluation board

for part with

custom firmware

Board

Table 8: Device Ordering Information

6.3: Collateral

The following documentation and software are available along with the

RS9110-N-11-26 module.

• Evaluation Board (EVB) for Serial interface

• Embedded firmware for WLAN, network stack

• Driver software for SPI and for AT Command Interface for UART

• EVB User Guide

• Reference schematics and layout guidelines

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