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DNMA-83: 802.11n a/b/g wifi 3x3 mini-PCI module, MB82/AR9160+AR9106

DNMA-83 is a 802.11n a/b/g wifi 3x3 mini-PCI module designed specifically to enable high-performance 3x3 MIMO access point (AP) and router solutions for dual-band (2.4/5GHz) applications that demand robust link quality and maximum throughput and range. Setting new standards in throughput, range, reliability, and power consumption, DNMA-83 delivers the ultimate wireless triple play experience for video, voice, and data transmission in the home, for the business, and on the road. Atheros AR9160+AR9106 solution and 3 antennas design supports 2 simultaneous traffic MIMO streams using up to 3 integrated Tx and Rx for high throughput and range performance.

 

Key Features

  • Dual band 802.11 a/b/g/n support 3Tx/3Rx to enable data rate up to 300Mbps link rate for 40MHz channel, six times the throughput of 802.11a and 802.11g.
  • Same EVM on both light and heavy loading maintain lower packet error to increase channel efficiency.
  • Heat sink design provides reliable high power RF performance.
  • Mini-PCI Type IIIA form factor with screw hole is ideal for solid mounting onto motherboard.
  • Supported by ath9k providing Linux kernel AP and Station drivers for industrial, academic, or personal projects at highest flexibility and lowest cost.
  • Atheros Linux SDK for AP and client-mode sub-license available by project.
  • 802.11n compliance effectively interoperates with other chipsets.
  • Supports IEEE 802.11a/802.11b/802.11g backward compatibility allowing inter-operability among multiple wifi networks.
  • Supports 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption, 802.1x authentication, WPA, and AES-CCM & TKIP encryption enabling advanced LAN security.
  • Three Hirose U.FL antenna connectors support MIMO functionality.
  • Capable to be operated within FCC DFS2 or ETSI/EC DFS mid-5GHz band subjected to the regulatory approval done with the resided devices.
  • RoHS compliance meets environment-friendly requirement.

 

What’s the benefits to use 3x3 2-stream instead of other standard 2x2 2-stream?

DNMA-83 3x3 2-stream outperforms other standard 2x2, 2-stream by better than 40% in the 20-100 ft range at 20MHz mode and 50% better in the critical 50-80 ft range at 40MHz mode.

 

Specifications

Main Chipset Atheros® AR9160, AR9106
Standard Conformance 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n
Frequency Range
  • USA: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.5 – 5.7GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.825GHz
  • Europe: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725GHz
  • Japan: 2.400 ~ 2.497GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725GHz
  • China: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.85GHz
Interface 32-bit mini-PCI Type IIIA
Operation Voltage 3.3V ±5%
Modulation Technique
  • DSSS with CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK
  • OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
Data Rate
  • 802.11a:
    • 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48,54Mbps
  • 802.11b:
    • 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps
  • 802.11g:
    • 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
  • 802.11n:
    • 20MHz channel:
      • 1Nss: 65Mbps @ 800GI, 72.2Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
      • 2Nss: 130Mbps @ 800GI, 144.4Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
    • 40MHz channel:
      • 1Nss: 135Mbps @ 800GI, 150Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
      • 2Nss: 270Mbps @ 800GI, 300Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
Operating Channels
  • 802.11a/n:
    • USA/Canada: 23 non-overlapping channels
    • Major Europe Countries: 19 non-overlapping channels
    • Japan: 19 non-overlapping channels
    • China: 5 non-overlapping channels
  • 802.11b/g/n:
    • 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)
Power Consumptio of 3T3R
  802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n(2.4GHz) 802.11n(5GHz)
  Avg./Max. (mA) Avg./Max. (mA) Avg./Max. (mA) Avg./Max. (mA) Avg./Max. (mA)
Continue Tx 833/909 787/862 744/856 803/884 836/910
FTP Tx 514/851 451/679 425/694 419/676 480/800
FTP Rx 427/855 378/681 398/701 408/678 444/800
Standby mode 417/796 379/644 377/646 381/635 418/787
Antenna three SMT Hirose U.FL ultra-miniature coaxial antenna connectors
Transmit Power Settings
  • 802.11a:
    • +18dBm @ 6, 9, 12, 18, 24Mbps
    • +17dBm @ 36Mbps
    • +16dBm @ 48Mbps
    • +15dBm @ 54Mbps
  • 802.11b:
    • +19dBm
  • 802.11g:
    • +18dBm @ 6, 9, 12,18,24Mbps
    • +18dBm @ 36Mbps
    • +17dBm @ 48Mbps
    • +16dBm @ 54Mbps
  • 802.11n 2.4GHz/HT20:
    • +19dBm @ MCS 0/8
    • +19dBm @ MCS 1/9
    • +19dBm @ MCS 2/10
    • +19dBm @ MCS 3/11
    • +18dBm @ MCS 4/12
    • +16dBm @ MCS 5/13
    • +13dBm @ MCS 6/14
    • +10dBm @ MCS 7/15
  • 802.11n 2.4GHz/HT40:
    • +17dBm @ MCS 0/8
    • +17dBm @ MCS 1/9
    • +17dBm @ MCS 2/10
    • +17dBm @ MCS 3/11
    • +17dBm @ MCS 4/12
    • +16dBm @ MCS 5/13
    • +13dBm @ MCS 6/14
    • +10dBm @ MCS 7/15
  • 802.11n 5GHz/HT20:
    • +18dBm @ MCS 0/8
    • +18dBm @ MCS 1/9
    • +18dBm @ MCS 2/10
    • +17dBm @ MCS 3/11
    • +17dBm @ MCS 4/12
    • +16dBm @ MCS 5/13
    • +12dBm @ MCS 6/14
    • +10dBm @ MCS 7/15
  • 802.11n 5GHz/HT40:
    • +17dBm @ MCS 0/8
    • +17dBm @ MCS 1/9
    • +17dBm @ MCS 2/10
    • +17dBm @ MCS 3/11
    • +17dBm @ MCS 4/12
    • +16dBm @ MCS 5/13
    • +12dBm @ MCS 6/14
    • +10dBm @ MCS 7/15
Receiver Sensitivity

Data Rate IEEE Spec (1 Rx dBm) Typical/Maximum (3Rx dBm)
802.11a






6M -82 -95/-91
9M -81 -95/-91
12M -79 -95/-91
18M -77 -94/-90
24M -74 -90/-86
36M -70 -87/-83
48M -66 -83/-79
54M -65 -82/-78
802.11b 1M -82 -96/-92
5.5M -80 -94/-90
11M -76 -91/-87
802.11g
6M -82 -96/-92
9M -81 -96/-92
12M -79 -96/-92
18M -77 -95/-91
24M -74 -92/-88
36M -70 -89/-85
48M -66 -85/-81
54M -65 -83/-78

802.11a/n

HT20

MCS0 -82 -95/-91
MCS1 -79 -94/-90
MCS2 -77 -92/-87
MCS3 -74 -88/-84
MCS4 -70 -85/-81
MCS5 -66 -81/-77
MCS6 -65 -80/-76
MCS7 -64 -77/-73
MCS8 -82 -93/-89
MCS9 -79 -90/-86
MCS10 -77 -88/-84
MCS11 -74 -85/-81
MCS12 -70 -82/-78
MCS13 -66 -78/-74
MCS14 -65 -76/-72
MCS15 -64 -75/-71

802.11a/n

HT40

MCS0 -79 -91/-87
MCS1 -76 -90/-86
MCS2 -74 -88/-84
MCS3 -71 -85/-81
MCS4 -67 -82/-78
MCS5 -63 -79/-75
MCS6 -62 -77/-73
MCS7 -61 -75/-71
MCS8 -79 -90/-86
MCS9 -76 -87/-83
MCS10 -74 -85/-81
MCS11 -71 -82/-78
MCS12 -67 -79/-75
MCS13 -63 -75/-71
MCS14 -62 -73/-69
MCS15 -61 -71/-67

802.11 b/g/n

HT20

MCS0 -82 -96/-92
MCS1 -79 -95/-91
MCS2 -77 -93/-89
MCS3 -74 -90/-86
MCS4 -70 -87/-83
MCS5 -66 -83/-79
MCS6 -65 -81/-77
MCS7 -64 -79/-75
MCS8 -82 -95/-91
MCS9 -79 -93/-89
MCS10 -77 -90/-85
MCS11 -74 -87/-83
MCS12 -70 -84/-80
MCS13 -66 -80/-76
MCS14 -65 -78/-74
MCS15 -64 -77/-73

802.11 b/g/n

HT40

 MCS0 -79 -90/-86
MCS1 -76 -90/-86
MCS2 -74 -89/-85
MCS3 -71 -87/-83
MCS4 -67 -84/-80
MCS5 -63 -80/-76
MCS6 -62 -78/-74
MCS7 -61 -75/-70
MCS8 -79 -90/-86
MCS9 -76 -89/-85
MCS10 -74 -87/-83
MCS11 -71 -84/-80
MCS12 -67 -81/-77
MCS13 -63 -76/-72
MCS14 -62 -75/-71
MCS15 -61 -73/-69
Security

Outdoor Indoor
802.11a
  • 50m @ 54Mbps
  • 300m @ 6Mbps
  • 30m @ 54Mbps
  • 100m @ 6Mbps
802.11b
  • 150m @ 11Mbps
  • 300m @ 1Mbps
  • 30m @ 11Mbps
  • 100m @ 1Mbps
802.11g
  • 50m @ 54Mbps
  • 300m @ 6Mbps
  • 30m @ 54Mbps
  • 100m @ 6Mbps
802.11n
  • 30m @ 300Mbps
  • 30m @ 130Mbps
  • 250m @ 6.5Mbps
  • 20m @ 300Mbps
  • 20m @ 130Mbps
  • 100m @ 6.5Mbps
Frequency Tolerance the transmitted center frequency tolerance shall be +/- 20 ppm max.
MAC Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK architecture 32-bit MAC
Security
  • 64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit WEP encryption
  • 802.1x authentication, WPA
  • AES-CCM & TKIP

Remark:

For the system integrator adopting DNMA-83 with resided devices, the security features are subject to the compile of Atheros Communication.
Operation System Supported
  • Linux
  • Atheros Linux SDK for AP and client-mode sub-license available by project.
Dimension 59.6 x 50.8 x 1.0mm
Operation Temperature Range 0°C ~ +60°C
Storage Temperature Range -20°C ~ +80°C
Operating Humidity 15% ~ 95%, non-condensing
Storage Humidity max. 95%, non-condensing
Radio & EMC Certificate

FCC Part 15.401 ~ Part 15.407 (5.150 ~ 5.350GHz & 5.725 ~ 5.825GHz), Part 15.247 (5.725 ~ 5.850GHz), FCC Part 15.247 (2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz), FCC Class-B, FCC Part 15.107 & Part 15.109; limited module level approval.

IC RSS210, RSS139-1, ICES-003, limited module level approval.
ETSI, EN301893, EN60950, EN 300328, EN 301489- 1/17, EN 55022, EN 55024
Environment-Friendly Compliance

RoHS

Note:

If DNMA-83 used to design 802.11n dual-concurrent 2.4 plus 5GHz access point (AP)/Router, Unex recommends a 50dB antenna isolation between any two-2.4GHz-and-5GHz antenna or having an external band-path-filtering design to avoid deteriorating DNMA-83 performance.

Block Diagram

Outline

Pin Assignment

Pin No. Pin Name Pin I/O Type Descriptions
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 General purpose GPIO pin Connect to AR9160 GPIO0
12 LED2_YELP General purpose GPIO pin Connect to AR9160 GPIO1
13 LED1_GRNN NC No use
14 LED2_YELN NC No use
15 CHSGND GROUND Digital Ground
16 RESERVED NC Reserved
17 INTB# NC No use
18 5V NC 5V, no use
19 3.3V Power 3.3V±5%
20 INTA# CMOS, Output PCI bus Interrupt A
21 RESERVED NC Reserved
22 RESERVED NC Reserved
23 GROUND GROUND Digital ground
24 3.3VAUX NC No use
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±5%
29 REQ# Output PCI bus request
30 GNT# Input, Weak pull high PCI bus grant
31 3.3V Power 3.3V±5%
32 GROUND GROUND Digital ground
33 AD[31] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 31
34 PME# Output PCI bus power management
35 AD[29] BiDir,, Weak pull down PCI address/data bus bit 2
36 RESERVED General purpose GPIO pin Connect to AR9160 GPIO7
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±5%
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
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
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±5%
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 erro
68 STOP# BiDir,, Weak pull up PCI cycle stop signal
69 GROUND GROUND Digital ground
70 3.3V Power 3.3V±5%
71 PERR# BiDir, Weak pull up PCI parity error
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±5%
89 3.3V Power 3.3V±5%
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 General purpose GPIO pin Connect to AR9160 GPIO6
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 NC No use
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 Power 3.3V±5%
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
111 MOD_AUDIO_MON NC No use
112 RESERVED General purpose GPIO pin Connect to AR9160 GPIO8
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 NC No use

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