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DCMA-86

Chipset Atheros AR5414A-B2B
Standard Conformance IEEE 802.11a

Frequency Range
  • 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
Channel Bandwidth 40MHz, 20MHz, 10MHz, and 5MHz
Interface 32-bit mini-PCI Type IIIA
Operation Voltage 3.3 VDC, required one resistor changes for 3.3/5.0 VDC application
Modulation Technique OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM

Data Rate
  • normal mode: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps, auto-fallback
  • SuperA mode: 108, 96, 72, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12Mbps, auto-fallback
Operating Range
  • indoor: up to 200 meters, antenna dependent
  • outdoor: up to 50 km, antenna dependent
Operating Channels
  • 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 J5 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)
Transmit Power

5170MHz
Ave./Peak
(dBm)
5400MHz
Ave./Peak
(dBm)
5500MHz
Ave./Peak
(dBm)
5700MHz
Ave./Peak
(dBm)
5805MHz
Ave./Peak
(dBm)
5825MHz
Ave./Peak
(dBm)
6M 23.5/28.5 24/29 24.5/29.5 25/30 25/30 25/30
9M 23.5/28.5 24/29 24.5/29.5 25/30 25/30 25/30
12M 23.5/28.5 24/29 24.5/29.5 25/30 25/30 25/30
18M 23.5/28.5 24/29 24.5/29.5 25/30 25/30 25/30
24M 23.5/28.5 24/29 24/29 25/30 25/30 25/30
36M 22.5/27.5 23/28 24/29 24/29 24/29 24/29
48M 20/25 20/25 21/26 22/27 21.5/26.5 21.5/26.5
54M 19.5/24.5 19.5/24.5 20/25 21/26 20.5/25.5 20.5/25.5
Sensitivity

Min.(-40°C)
Typical(+25°C)
Max.(+80°C)
6M -96dBm -93dBm -90dBm
9M -96dBm -93dBm -90dBm
12M -94dBm -91dBm -88dBm
18M -92dBm -89dBm -86dBm
24M -89dBm -86dBm -83dBm
36M -85dBm -82dBm -79dBm
48M -80dBm -77dBm -74dBm
54M -78dBm -75dBm -72dBm
Power Consumption

3.3V power supply only:


25°C
70°C
80°C -15°C -40°C
Cont. Tx @ 25dBm 6M 1.65A 1.52A 1.53A 1.31A 1.23A
Cont. Tx @ 21dBm 54M 1.15A 1.15A 1.16A 0.98A 0.93A
Chariot @ 25dBm 6M 1.5A   1.36A   1.13A
Cont. Rx 0.26A 0.27A 0.27A 0.26A 0.26A
Idel 0.3A 0.3A 0.3A 0.3A 0.3A

3.3+5V power supply @ 25°C:


3.3V
5.0V
Cont. Tx @ 25dBm 6M 0.7A 0.48A
Cont. Tx @ 21dBm 54M 0.61A 0.31A
Antenna one DIP MMCX RF connector for robust antenna assembly
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 MADWiFi Linux, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista; Linux driver source code sub-license by project request.

Radio Option hardware radio On/Off support

Advanced Function
  • SuperA®
  • eXtended Range
  • JumpStart V1.0 on Microsoft 2000, XP, Vista
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 –40°C)

Storage Temperature Range -45°C ~ +85°C
Operating Humidity 10% ~ 95%, non-condensing
Storage Humidity max. 95%, non-condensing
Environment-Friendly Compliance RoHS
ESD Cable UL 1007 18AWG, length 19cm, for ground end to enclosure point tied to Earth Ground.
Models
  • DCMA-86 I: Rx filter for 5.15 ~ 5.85GHz application
  • DCMA-86 II: Rx filter for 5.725 ~ 5.875GHz application
  • DCMA-86 III: Rx filter for 5.47 ~ 5.725GHz application