1.1 Features
Wi-Fi
• Compliant to single-spatial stream IEEE 802.11 b/g/n with single band support
• Support for 20 MHz channel bandwidth
• 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: Up to 54 Mbps; 802.11n: MCS0 to MCS7
• Operating Frequency Range: 2412 MHz – 2484 MHz
Bluetooth
• Transmit power up to +16 dBm with integrated PA
• Receive sensitivity:- LE: -92 dBm, LR 125 Kbps: -102 dBm
• Compliant to dual-mode Bluetooth 5
• <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: 2.402 GHz - 2.480 GHz
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 5.0
• Bluetooth Low Energy 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps and Long Range modes
• Bluetooth Low Energy Secure connections
• Bluetooth Low Energy supports central role and peripheral role concurrently
• Bluetooth auto rate and auto TX power adaptation
• Scatternet* with two secondary roles while still being visible
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: 55 uA @ 1 second beacon listen interval
• Wi-Fi 1 Mbps Listen current: 14 mA
• Wi-Fi LP chain Rx current: 19 mA
• Deep sleep current <1 uA, Standby current (RAM retention) < 10 uA
Operating Conditions
• Wide operating supply range: 1.75 V to 3.63 V
• Operating temperature: -40 ºC to +85 ºC (Industrial grade)
Size
• Small Form Factor: 7.90 x 4.63 x 0.9 mm
Evaluation Kit
• Single Band EVK: RS9116X-SB-EVK2
Software Operating Modes
• Hosted mode (n-Link™): Wi-Fi stack, Bluetooth stack and profiles and all network stacks reside on the host processor
• Embedded mode (WiSeConnect™): Wi-Fi stack, TCP/IP stack, IP modules, Bluetooth stack and some profiles reside in RS9116; Some of the Bluetooth profiles reside in the host processor
Hosted Mode (n-Link™)
• Available host interfaces: SDIO 2.0 and USB HS
• Application data throughput up to 50 Mbps (Hosted Mode) in 802.11n with 20MHz bandwidth.
• Host drivers for Linux
• Support for Client mode, Access point mode (Up to 16 clients), Concurrent Client and Access Point mode, Enterprise Security
• Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5
Embedded Mode (WiSeConnect™)
• Available host interface: UART, SPI, and USB CDC
• Support for Embedded Client mode, Access Point mode (Up to 8 clients), Concurrent Client and Access Point mode, and Enterprise Security
• Supports advanced security features: WPA/WPA2-Personal and Enterprise
• Integrated TCP/IP stack, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, MQTT
• Bluetooth inbuilt stack support for L2CAP, RFCOMM, SDP, SPP, GAP
• Bluetooth profile support for GAP, SDP, SPP, GATT, L2CAP, RFCOMM
• Wireless firmware update and provisioning
• Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5
Security
• Accelerators: AES128/256 in Embedded Mode
• WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise for Client
Software and Regulatory Certification
• Wi-Fi Alliance*
• Bluetooth Qualification*
• Regulatory certifications (FCC, IC, CE/ETSI, TELEC, UKCA)*