RS9116 Wi-Fi NCP Modules

Wi-Fi

• Compliant to single-spatial stream IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, with single-band (2.4 GHz) and dual-band (2.4/5 GHz) support
• Support for 20 MHz channel bandwidths
• Transmit power up to +18 dBm with integrated PA
• Receive sensitivity as low as -96 dBm
• Data Rates: 802.11b: Up to 11 Mbps ; 802.11g/a: Up to 54 Mbps ; 802.11n: MCS0 to MCS7
• Operating Frequency Range:
  2412 MHz - 2484 MHz; 4.9 GHz - 5.975 GHz
  

Bluetooth

• Compliant to dual-mode Bluetooth 5
• Transmit power up to +16 dBm with integrated PA
• Receive sensitivity: LE: -92 dBm, LR 125 Kbps: -102 dBm
• <8 mA transmit current in Bluetooth 5 mode,
  2 Mbps data rate
• Data rates: 125 kbps, 500 kbps, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 3 Mbps
• Operating Frequency Range:
  2402 MHz - 2480 GHz
• EDR+2.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.0
• Bluetooth Low Energy 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps and Long Range modes
• Bluetooth Low Energy Secure connections
• Bluetooth Low Energy supports 8 center roles and 2 peripheral roles concurrently
• Bluetooth auto rate and auto TX power adaptation
• Scatternet* with two secondary roles while still being visible.
• Bluetooth inbuilt stack support for L2CAP, RFCOMM, SDP, SPP, GAP
• Bluetooth profile support* for GAP, SDP, L2CAP, RFCOMM, SPP, GATT, PBAP
  

RF Features

• Integrated baseband processor with calibration memory, RF transceiver, high-power amplifier, balun and T/R switch

Power Consumption

• Wi-Fi Standby Associated mode current:
  50 μA @ 1-second beacon listen to interval
• Wi-Fi 1 Mbps Listen current: 14 mA
• Wi-Fi LP chain Rx current: 19 mA
• Deep sleep current <1 μA, Standby current (RAM retention) < 10 μA
  

Embedded Mode

• Embedded mode: Wi-Fi stack, TCP/IP stack, IP modules, Bluetooth stack reside in RS9116; Some of the Bluetooth profiles reside in the host processor
• Available host interface: UART, SPI, SDIO*, USB-CDC
• TCP throughput > 20Mbps over SDIO* host interfaces with 20 MHz bandwidth
• Support for Embedded Client mode, Access Point mode (Up to 8 clients), Concurrent Client and Access Point mode, Enterprise Security
• Supports advanced security features: WPA/WPA2- Personal and Enterprise*
• Integrated TCP/IP stack (IPv4/IPv6), HTTP/HTTPS, DHCP, ICMP, SSL 3.0/TLS1.2, WebSockets, IGMP, DNS, DNS-SD, SNMP, FTP Client, MQTT*
• Wireless firmware upgrade and provisioning
• Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5

Operating Conditions

• Wide operating supply range: 1.75 V to 3.63 V
• Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C (Industrial grade)

Wireless Co-Existence Modes

• Wi-Fi Access Point + Wi-Fi Client
• Wi-Fi Client + Bluetooth Classic (EDR v 2.1)
• Wi-Fi Client + Bluetooth Low Energy
• Wi-Fi Access Point + Bluetooth Low Energy
  

Security

• Accelerators: AES128/256 in Embedded Mode
  
• WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise for Client*
• Secure firmware upgrade* with backup

Software and Regulatory Certification

• Bluetooth Qualification*
  
• Regulatory certifications (FCC, IC, CE/ETSI, TELEC)*