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July 16, 2020

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Doodle Labs ACM-DB-3-R2 Industrial Wi-Fi

Transceiver

Dual Band – 5.x and 2.4 GHz, 3x3 MIMO, IEEE802.11ac transceiver

Product Family Overview

Doodle Labs’ portfolio of Industrial Wi-Fi transceivers offer the industry’s best-in-class performance. These transceivers

have high transmit power for long-range communication and has been designed to withstand operation in extremely

challenging environments. In addition, these transceivers feature high interference immunity that allows successful

operation in today’s congested Wi-Fi environments. The transceivers are FCC, CE, and IC certified and have been

deployed in numerous demanding applications.

Figure 1. Top and bottom views of the ACM-DB-3-R2 transceiver with MMCX connectors.

Target Applications

The Doodle Labs Industrial Wi-Fi transceivers meet the demanding needs of customers across a broad range of

industries. Examples include:

• Unmanned Vehicles – Drones

• Unmanned Robots

• Industrial IoT applications

• Rugged/Military requirements with extended temperature and vibration resiliency

• Mesh Networking deployments

• Passenger Wi-Fi access aboard airplanes and trains

• Streaming HD Video Surveillance Cameras

• Wireless Infrastructure in harsh operating conditions of the Oil/Gas fields and Mines

Summary of content (11 pages)

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User Manual Doodle Labs ACM-DB-3-R2 Industrial Wi-Fi Transceiver Dual Band – 5.x and 2.4 GHz, 3x3 MIMO, IEEE802.11ac transceiver Product Family Overview Doodle Labs’ portfolio of Industrial Wi-Fi transceivers offer the industry’s best-in-class performance. These transceivers have high transmit power for long-range communication and has been designed to withstand operation in extremely challenging environments.
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Datasheet Features Best-in-class features include: • Modular FCC, CE and IC certifications to expedite system integration • Integrated LNA for best-in-class Rx sensitivity to pick up low energy signals from mobile phones • Up to 30 dBm of RF power to get the largest possible area coverage • Extended temperature range from -40C to +85C.
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Datasheet ACM-DB-3 Specifications Table 1. Technical Specifications. Ordering Code ACM-DB-3-R2 with MMCX connectors ACM-DB-3-R2 with U.FL connectors Radio Configuration 3x3 MIMO, Dual Band Special Features – Extended lifespan with planned availability for long time – Extreme Reliability, IPC Class 2 standard with Class 3 options – Compliant to MIL-STD-202G, Qualified for high shock/vibration environments Design-In Documentation https://www.doodlelabs.
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Datasheet • • 802.11n version 2.0 Capabilities • 802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS) as an AP and Client Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx), Maximal ratio combining (MRC), Cyclic shift diversity (CSD), Frame aggregation, block ACK, 802.
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Datasheet Table 2. Tx and Rx performance at 5 GHz. Coding Rate Tx Power (±2dBm)2 Rx Sensitivity (Typ) BPSK 1/2 27 -96 64 QAM 3/4 22 -81 802.11ac, 802.11n BPSK 1/2 27 -96 802.11ac, 802.11n 16 QAM 3/4 25 -84 802.11ac, 802.11n 64 QAM 5/6 22 -75 802.11ac 256 QAM 3/4 20 -72 Tx/Rx Specification Radio Modulation 5 GHz (20 MHz Channel) – 11ac models 802.11a, STBC 802.11a 5 GHz (40 MHz Channel) – 11ac models 802.11ac, 802.11n BPSK 1/2 27 -93 802.11ac, 802.
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Datasheet 802.11ac 256 QAM 5/6 19 -65 Radio Modulation Coding Rate Tx Power (±2dBm)2 Rx Sensitivity (Typ) Table 3. Tx and Rx performance at 2.4 GHz. Tx/Rx Specification 2.4 GHz (20 MHz Channel) – 11ac models 802.11b Single Stream, STBC 1 Mbps CCK 29 -100 802.11g 64 QAM 3/4 24 -80 802.11n BPSK 1/2 29 -95 802.11n 16 QAM 3/4 27 -83 802.11n 64 QAM 5/6 24 -76 2.4 GHz (40 MHz Channel) – 11ac models 802.11n BPSK 1/2 29 -91 802.11n 16 QAM 3/4 27 -80 802.
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Datasheet Table 4. Additional RF performance information. Antenna Signal Strength -35 to -85 dBm (Recommended), Absolute Maximum=+12 dBm Interference Immunity SAW filters on RF ports for immunity against high power cellular transmissions in the neighboring 2.4 GHz bands. Antenna port isolation for concurrent operation Up to +10 dBm signal strength for 5 GHz signal without degrading 2.4 GHz operation Up to +5 dBm signal strength for 2.4 GHz signal without degrading 5.
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Datasheet Table 5. Physical, Environment, and Other Specifications. Host Interface miniPCI-Express 1.2 Standard Host CPU Board Any CPU board with miniPCIe interface Operating Voltage 3.3 Volts from miniPCI-Express connector Power Consumption 5.3W @ Max power, in continuous data transfer mode on all chains 2.5W @ 20 dBm power (ETSI max), in continuous data transfer mode on all chains 0.
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Datasheet System Integration Figure 3. System Integration Block Diagram. As shown in the block diagram, the modular nature of the MIMO radio transceivers allow for accelerated development of the wireless modem. Any embedded Single Board Computer with standard miniPCI-Express interface is required. The Linux distribution OpenWRT has evolved over time and provides advanced features in a wireless router.
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Datasheet FCC Statement FCC standards: FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart C Section 15.247 and FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart E Section 15.407: 2016 External Antenna with gain ANT0: 3dBi, ANT1: 3dBi, ANT2: 3dBi FCC Regulatory Compliance: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Datasheet IC statement RSS-Gen Issue 5, RSS-247 Issue 2 This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic DevelopmentCanada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference. (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.