1.1 Features

Wi-Fi

• Compliant to single-spatial stream IEEE 802.11 b/g/n with single band support

• Support for 20 MHz channel bandwidth

• Transmit power up to +18 dBm with integrated PA

• Receive sensitivity as low as -96 dBm

• Data Rates: 802.11b: Up to 11 Mbps; 802.11g: Up to 54 Mbps; 802.11n: MCS0 to MCS7

• Operating Frequency Range: 2412 MHz – 2484 MHz

Bluetooth

• Transmit power up to +16 dBm with integrated PA

• Receive sensitivity:- LE: -92 dBm, LR 125 Kbps: -102 dBm

• Compliant to dual-mode Bluetooth 5

• <8 mA transmit current in Bluetooth 5 mode, 2 Mbps data rate

• Data rates: 125 Kbps, 500 Kbps, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 3 Mbps

• Operating Frequency Range: 2.402 GHz - 2.480 GHz

• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 5.0

• Bluetooth Low Energy 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps and Long Range modes

• Bluetooth Low Energy Secure connections

• Bluetooth Low Energy supports central role and peripheral role concurrently

• Bluetooth auto rate and auto TX power adaptation

• Scatternet* with two secondary roles while still being visible

RF Features

• Integrated baseband processor with calibration memory, RF transceiver, high-power amplifier, balun and T/R switch

Power Consumption

• Wi-Fi Standby Associated mode current: 55 uA @ 1 second beacon listen interval

• Wi-Fi 1 Mbps Listen current: 14 mA

• Wi-Fi LP chain Rx current: 19 mA

• Deep sleep current <1 uA, Standby current (RAM retention) < 10 uA

Operating Conditions

• Wide operating supply range: 1.75 V to 3.63 V

• Operating temperature: -40 ºC to +85 ºC (Industrial grade)

Size

• Small Form Factor: 7.90 x 4.63 x 0.9 mm

Evaluation Kit

• Single Band EVK: RS9116X-SB-EVK2

Software Operating Modes

• Hosted mode (n-Link™): Wi-Fi stack, Bluetooth stack and profiles and all network stacks reside on the host processor

• Embedded mode (WiSeConnect™): Wi-Fi stack, TCP/IP stack, IP modules, Bluetooth stack and some profiles reside in RS9116; Some of the Bluetooth profiles reside in the host processor

Hosted Mode (n-Link™)

• Available host interfaces: SDIO 2.0 and USB HS

• Application data throughput up to 50 Mbps (Hosted Mode) in 802.11n with 20MHz bandwidth.

• Host drivers for Linux

• Support for Client mode, Access point mode (Up to 16 clients), Concurrent Client and Access Point mode, Enterprise Security

• Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5

Embedded Mode (WiSeConnect™)

• Available host interface: UART, SPI, and USB CDC

• Support for Embedded Client mode, Access Point mode (Up to 8 clients), Concurrent Client and Access Point mode, and Enterprise Security

• Supports advanced security features: WPA/WPA2-Personal and Enterprise

• Integrated TCP/IP stack, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, MQTT

• Bluetooth inbuilt stack support for L2CAP, RFCOMM, SDP, SPP, GAP

• Bluetooth profile support for GAP, SDP, SPP, GATT, L2CAP, RFCOMM

• Wireless firmware update and provisioning

• Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5

Security

• Accelerators: AES128/256 in Embedded Mode

• WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise for Client

Software and Regulatory Certification

• Wi-Fi Alliance*

• Bluetooth Qualification*

• Regulatory certifications (FCC, IC, CE/ETSI, TELEC, UKCA)*