Integration Guide


PAN9028 Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Module 1 About This Document
Module Integration Guide Rev. 1.0 Page 2 of 34
Overview
The PAN9028 is a 2.4 GHz/5 GHz ISM band Wi-Fi
and Bluetooth radio module, which includes a
wireless radio and a power management IC for
easy integration of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
into various electronic devices.
Features
•
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo module
•
The hardware is capable of WPA3 and supports
802.11i security standards through AES and
CCMP
•
802.11e Quality of Service is supported for
multimedia application
•
IEEE 802.11ac (Wave 2), 1×1 spatial stream with
data rates up to 433 Mbps (MCS9, 80 MHz
channel bandwidth)
•
IEEE 802.11ac MU-MIMO beamformee
•
Bluetooth 5.2 (includes Low Energy)
•
Dual simultaneous and independent WLAN and
Bluetooth operation
•
Dynamic Rapid Channel Switching (DRCS) for
simultaneous operation in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
bands
•
Indoor location and navigation with
IEEE 802.11mc
•
Coexistence interface for arbitration of co-located
WLAN, Bluetooth, or mobile wireless system
(e.g. LTE or ZigBee
®
)
•
Generic interfaces include SDIO 3.0 and high
speed UART for host processor connection
•
Software driver Linux
®
Characteristics
•
Surface Mount Type (SMT):
24 mm × 12 mm × 2.8 mm
•
NXP
®
88W8987 WLAN 2.4 GHz/5 GHz and
Bluetooth single-chip solution inside
•
Single power supply: 3.3 V with NXP
PM823 Power Management IC (optional)
•
Tx power: 16 dBm at 802.11b
•
Rx sensitivity: -97 dBm at 802.11b DSSS 1 Mbps
•
IEEE 802.11ac 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz
channel bandwidth
•
Long and Short Guard Interval support
•
Current consumption Wi-Fi typical 320 mA (at Tx)
and 70 mA (at Rx)
•
SDIO 1 bit or 4 bit
•
Wide temperature range of -30 °C to 85 °C
Block Diagram
Chip
Antenna


SPDT
NXP
â
88W8987
Radio SoC
UART
GPIOs
PDN

V
DD
+3.3 V

BPF
RF Pad

PAN9028
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
â
Radio Module
IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.2 (BR, Low Energy, and EDR)

DPX
SPDT
PCM Interface
SDIO Interface
Sleep Clock
RF SW

Crystal
26 MHz

V
IO
/V
IOSD
COEX

PMIC
NXP
â
PM823
(optional)