BCM94311 ® AIRFORCE 54G® 802.11A/B/G PCI EXPRESS® CLIENT REFERENCE DESIGN FEATURES POWER MANAGEMENT • IEEE 802.11a/g CMOS MAC/Baseband client solution with • DSP architecture reduces the power required to transmit data by 30%. • Low-power consumption improves battery life of Wi-Fi devices, BroadRange™ for PCI Express® conections. Flexible design provides an 802.11b/g or 802.11a/g solution when paired with an appropriate radio. • Supports Wireless Form Factor (WFF) PCI Express cards for desktop PCs, Wireless on Motherboard (WOMBO) notebook modules, and ® ® embedded Wi-Fi applications for 54g to PCI Express connections. • High-speed serial bus supports x1 lane running at 2.5 Gbps in each direction for improved Quality of Service (QoS), Error Detection, Power Management, Hot Plug/Hot Swap capability, and simplified board layout. • Includes BroadRange signal processing for industry-leading receive including handheld devices and consumer electronics. • Meets PCI Power Management Interface version 1.1 (ACPI). • Designed for low CPU usage to ensure these CPU resources are available for handheld applications. • Dynamic power management under driver control. AIRFORCE FEATURE SET • SmartRadio™: Continuous calibration reduces test time and improves manufacturability. sensitivity and extended range. • Highly integrated chipset provides low cost, low power, and small • Xpress™ Technology: Standards-based frame bursting improves overall network efficiency. footprint for integration in a broad range of devices. • WHQL-certified drivers for Windows® XP, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000, Windows® 98SE, and Windows® 98 operating systems, portable to Linux® and Windows® CE. • 125 High Speed Mode™: Standards-plus performance enhancement delivers best real-world performance when both client and AP support high speed mode. • BroadRange Technology: Standards-compliant feature increases • USB 1.1 host for expanded Bluetooth® connectivity and coexistence. • 4-KB one-time programmable (OTP) memory for customer-defined receive sensitivity to improve range at the higher data rates. • Security: - parameters. • Industry-standard UART and JTAG interfaces to manage other serial devices for in-system testing. • On-chip 1.8V/2.5V regulators reduce component cost and power dissipation and simplify PCB design. - WPA- and WPA2-CERTIFIED™ for powerful encryption and authentication. AES in hardware for faster data encryption and 802.11i compatibility Cisco® Compatible Extensions (CCX, CCX 2.0) certified SecureEasySetup™ for simple Wi-Fi setup and WPA security configuration • Worldwide support: Global products supported with worldwide homologated design. BCM94311 Reference Design 802.11b/g PCI Express Reference Design 802.11a/g PCI Express Reference Design OVERVIEW PCIE Crystal SPROM RF Connector Main Antenna TxBalun BCM2050 or BCM2060 FEM RxBalun IEEE 802.11b/g or 802.11a Radio BCM4311 Tx/Rx, Ant. Sel. ctrl IEEE 802.11a/b/g Baseband/MAC & System Interface RF Connector Aux Antenna TSSI Supply Filtering Switching Regulator RF filtering VAUX Threshold Detector & Switch BCM94311 Functional Block Diagram BCM94311 Specifications Item Description Interface USB 1.1 Host interface, PCIe™, GPIO, UART, JTAG System bus support PCIe Standard IEEE 802.11g with external radio BCM2050, 802.11a with external radio BCM2060 Data rate 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps; 802.11b, 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Modulation OFDM, CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Network architectures Infrastructure and ad hoc Operating frequencies 2.4 GHz—2.497 GHz, 4.9 GHz —5.85 GHz with 2060 option Operating channels 11 for North America; 13 for Europe, and 14 for Japan RF output power 20 dBm maximum Antenna connectors Hardware diversity support—Transmit and Receive Power requirements 3.3V for reference designs Security 802.1x; WEP; WEP2; WPA, WPA2; TKIP; WEP128; Weak-key avoidance; CCX, CCX 2.0; 128-bit OCB mode AES, 802.11i Software support Microsoft® WHQL certified for Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, WindowsSE, and Linux operating systems. Certifications IEEE 802.11 compliant; WI-FI CERTIFIED™; ACPI power management ORDERING INFORMATION • BCM4311: 196-pin package • BCM94311: Reference design Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything®, BroadRange™, 54g®, 125 High Speed Mode™, SecureEasySetup™, and the Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. ® BROADCOM CORPORATION 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57013 Irvine, California 92619-7013 © 2006 by BROADCOM CORPORATION. All rights reserved. 94311-PB01-R 03/15/06 Phone: 949-450-8700 Fax: 949-450-8710 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.broadcom.com