RTL8188CE miniCard User’s Manual Rev. 1.
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Table of Contents 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................................1 2. FEATURES...........................................................................................................................................................................2 3. BLOCK DIAGRAM..............................................................................................................................
1. General Description The TRENDnet RTL8188CE is a highly integrated single-chip Wireless LAN (WLAN) controller compatible with the IEEE 802.11n specification. It combines a MAC, a 1T1R capable baseband, and RF in a single chip. The RTL8188CE provides a complete solution for a high-performance wireless client. The RTL8188CE baseband implements Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with one transmit and one receive path (1T1R).
2. Features General 48-pin QFN CMOS MAC, Baseband PHY and RF in a single chip for IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN 75Mbps receive PHY rate and 75Mbps transmit PHY rate using 20MHz bandwidth 150Mbps receive PHY rate and 150Mbps transmit PHY rate using 40MHz bandwidth Compatible with 802.11n specification Backward compatible with 802.11b/g devices while operating at 802.11n data rates Host Interface Complies with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1 / USB 2.
3. Block Diagram Figure 1. RTL8188CE miniCard Application Diagram 3 Rev.1.
4. Product specifications 4.1. Mini PCI Express Pin Assignment PIN# 1 3 5 7 9 Table 1. Pin Name WAKE# COEX1 COEX2 CLKREQ# GND Mini PCI Express Pin Assignment PIN# Pin Name YES 2 3.3Vaux YES YES 4 GND YES YES 6 1.5V NC YES 8 UIM_PWR NC YES 10 UIM_DATA NC 11 REFCLK- YES 12 UIM_CLK NC 13 REFCLK+ YES 14 UIM_RESET NC 15 GND YES 16 UIM_VPP NC 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 RESERVED RESERVED GND PERn0 PERp0 GND GND PETn0 PETp0 GND GND +3.3Vaux +3.
4.2. Mechanical Figure 2. RTL8188CE miniCard Mechanical Specification 4.3. Environmental 4.3.1. Operating Operating Temperature: 0 to 70 °C Relative Humidity: 5-90% (non-condensing) 4.3.2. Storage Temperature: -55 to 125 °C Relevant Humidity: 5-95% (non-condensing) 4.4. Functional Specifications Table 2. Functional Specifications 3.3Vdc±0.3Vdc , 365mA from host equipment CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK for DSSS 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK for OFDM MODULATION Technology DSSS, OFDM POWER SUPPLY MODULATION TYPE 5 Rev.
Transfer rate 802.11b: 11 / 5.5 / 2 / 1Mbps 802.11g: 54 / 48 / 36 / 24 / 18 / 12 / 9 / 6Mbps Draft 802.11n (20MHz, 800ns GI): 65 / 58.5 / 52 / 39 / 26 / 19.5 / 13 / 6.5Mbps Draft 802.11n (40MHz, 800ns GI): 135 / 121.5 / 108 / 81 / 54 / 40.5 / 27 / 13.5Mbps Draft 802.11n (20MHz, 400ns GI): 72.2 / 65 / 57.8 / 43.3 / 28.9 / 21.7 / 14.4 / 7.2Mbps Draft 802.11n (40MHz, 400ns GI): 150 / 135 / 120 / 90 / 60 / 45 / 30 / 15Mbps FREQUENCY Range NUMBER OF CHANNEL 2400MHz ~ 2483.5MHz 11 for 802.11b, 802.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11.
IMPORTANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. 4.5.2 Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules.
End Product Labeling The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “Contains IC : 6317A-RTL8188CE”. Manual Information That Must be Included The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove. This RF module in the user’s manual of the end product which integrates this module.
