Product Info

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1. Product introduction
AC8401 is a high cost-effective embedded WiFi module introduced by Asean that supports
802.11a/b/g/n and can communicate with other devices via UART port.The module integrates RF
transceiver, MAC, baseband processing, all WiFi protocols and configuration information, and
network protocol stack. It can be widely used in smart home devices, remote monitoring devices,
medical devices and other fields.
The module integrates Andes Technology N10 processors with a maximum primary
frequency of 160MHz, 192KB of SRAM, and a built-in 2MB Flash.
2. Electrical parameters
2.1 Power consumption parameters
The power consumption parameters are detailed in Table 1.
Table 1 AC8401 Power consumption parameters
Specifications
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
VDD
1
3.1
3.6
V
VIL(input low voltage)
0
0.8
V
VIH(input high voltage)
2
3.6
V
VOL(output low voltage)
0.4
V
VOH(output high voltage)
2.4
V
Io
12
mA
Standby (SP mini)
80
85
mA
pulse current @TX
11b @17dBm 11Mbps
305
mA
pulse current @TX
11g @15dBm 54Mbps
250
mA
pulse current @TX
11n @14dBm 65Mbps
225
mA
networking
305
mA
Note: It is important to ensure that VDD is not less than 3.3V