AW-NB126H

IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi with Bluetooth 3.0HS

&4.0 class II Combo half Size Mini Card

(for Asus Only)

BR

Datasheet
Version 1.0

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Revision History
Document Date Modification Initials Approved
Release
Version 1.0 2013/08/29 1. First release Sophie Patrick Lin

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1. Introduction
AzureWave Technologies, Inc. introduces the pioneer of the IEEE 802.11b/g/n WiFi with Bluetooth
3.0HS& 4.0 class II combo half size mini card module ---AW-NB126H. The AW-NB126H IEEE
802.11 b/g/n PCIE WIFI with Bluetooth 3.0HS& 4.0 class II combo module is a highly integrated
wireless local area network (WLAN) solution to let users enjoy the digital content through the latest wireless
And it combines with Bluetooth 3.0HS& 4.0 class II
technology without using the extra cables and cords.
and provides a complete 2.4GHz Bluetooth system and is fully compliant to Bluetooth 3.0HS&
4.0 and v2.1 that supports EDR of 2Mbps and 3Mbps for data and audio communications. It
enables a high performance, cost effective, low power, compact solution that easily fits onto two sides of the
PCI Express and USB Combo Half Mini Card.

Compliant with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard, the AW-NB126H uses Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), BPSK, QPSK, CCK and QAM baseband
modulation technologies.

A high level of integration and full implementation of the power management functions specified in the
IEEE 802.11 standard minimize system power requirements by using AW-NB126H.

AW-NB126H module adopts Atheros AR9485 with AR3012solution. The module design is based on the
AR9485 with AR3012 solution.

2. Features
 PCIE half size Mini-Card
 Compliant with IEEE802.11 b/g/n standard
 2 Antenna to support 1(Transmit)  1 (Receive) technology and Bluetooth
 Antenna WLAN RX diversity
 Support external LNA for enhance RX sensitivity
 High speed wireless connection up to 150 Mbps
 Low power consumption and high performance
 Enhanced wireless security
 Fully qualified Bluetooth 4.0 & 3.0HS
 Enhanced Data Rate(EDR) compliant for both 2Mbps and 3Mbps supported
 Fully speed operation with Piconet and Scatternet support

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3. Block Diagram
XTAL
40MHZ

WIFI
MINICARD CONNECTOR

RF_DISABLE WIFI TX DISCRETE TX/RX MAIN

BALUN
SPDT ANT_CON1
PCI EXPRESS WIFI RX1
AR9485 DISCRETE LNA
BALUN
WLAN_LED
WIFI RX2
DISCRETE
BALUN LNA
1.2V
Internal
SW Regulator
COEXISTENCE
WIFI
RX ALT

SPDT ANT_CON2
40MHz

BT
TX/RX BT
3.3V SUPPLY 3.3V TX/RX

3.3V SUPPLY
RF_DISABLE
BT
WPAN_LED AR3012 TX/RX DISCRETE
LPF
USB DATA ONLY
ANT_CON: ANTENNA CONNECTOR

1.2V

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4. General Specifications
Model Name AW-NB126H

Product Description IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi with Bluetooth 4.0 class II Combo half size mini card

BlueTooth Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi compliant / Bluetooth v4.0 Standard

Host Interface PCIE / USB

Major Chipset Atheros AR9485 (MAC/Baseband/RF) with AR3012

Wi-Fi PID 2126

Wi-Fi VID 1A3B

BT PID 3402

BT VID 13D3

Dimension 29.85mm x 26.65mm x 4.25 mm

Weight 3.3g

Hirose* U.FL-R-SMT

Antenna 1: WiFi  TX/RX

2: Wi-Fi RX diversity ; Bluetooth  TX/RX

Operating Conditions

Voltage 3.3V +/- 9%

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Temperature Operating: 0~80 C
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Storage temperature -40 C~ 85 C

Electrical Specifications

Frequency Range Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz ISM Bands 2.412-2.472 GHz, 2.484 GHz /

BT: 2402MHz~2483MHz

Wi-Fi:

802.11 g/n: OFDM

802.11b: CCK(11, 5.5Mbps), QPSK(2Mbps), BPSK(1Mbps)

Modulation BT:

Header GFSK

Payload 2M: 4-DQPSK

Payload 3M: 8DPSK
Wi-Fi: 802.11b: Typical 17 dBm at 11Mbps +/- 2dBm

802.11g: Typical 13 dBm at 54Mbps +/- 2dBm

802.11n 2.4G HT20 : 11 dBm at MCS7 +/- 2dBm

Output Power
802.11n 2.4G HT40 : 11 dBm at MCS7 +/- 2dBm

BT: -4 ≤ Output Power ≤ +6 dBm (Conductive)

802.11b: less than -88 dBm (11Mbps)

802.11g: less than -76 dBm (54Mbps)
Receive Sensitivity
802.11n: less than -72 dBm at HT20 MCS7

less than -69 dBm at HT40 MCS7

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 BT: BER < 0.1% (Anritsu 8852B Tx -70Bm)

Wi-Fi:
Open Space:300m
Operating Range
(The transmission speed may vary according to the environment)

BT: 10m (depending on environment and NB model)

Regulatory Follow Aethors AR5B225 certificated.

4-1. Absolute Maximum Ratings

Symbol Parameter Max. Rating Unit

Vdd33 Maximum I/O supply voltage -0.3~4.0 V

RFin Maximum RF input (reference to 50 Ω) +10 dBm

4-2. PCI Express Bus Interface Characteristics

Mini PCI-E
Type Driver PU/DP Resistance
Signal Name PIN

PCIE_RST_L 22 IL --- ---

PCIE_CLKREQ_L 7 OD 24mA ---

IL : Input signals with weak internal pull-down, to prevent signals from floating when left open

OD: A digital output signal with open drain

PD: Pull down

4-3. GPIO Interface Characteristics

Mini PCI-E
Type Driver PU/DP Resistance
Signal Name(To chip GPIO PIN) PIN

MPCIE_WLAN_LED(GPIO1) 44 O 10 KΩ PU
(Internal Pull-high)

WLAN_DISABLE(GPIO0) 20 I Up to 22mA 100 KΩ PU

(Internal Pull-high)

PU: Pull Up

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4-4 LED mode behavior

State Definition Interpretation

OFF The LED is emitting no Radio is incapable of transmitting.

light. This state is indicated when the card is not powered, the
W_Disable# signal is asserted to disable the radio, or
when the radio is disabled by software.

ON The LED is emitting light. Radio is capable of transmitting.

The LED should remain ON even if the radio is bit actually
transmitting. For example, the LED remains ON during
temporary radio disablements performed by the Mini Card
of its own volition to do scanning, switching radios/bands,
power-management, etc.
If the card is in a state wherein it is possible that radio can
begin transmitting without the system user performing any
action, this LED should remain ON.

4-5 Power UP Sequencing

Signal Name Description Min Max

TPVRAMP Power Supply Ramp on 3.3V -- 25 ms

TPVPRL Power valid to RST_L asserted (Power on Reset) 0 μ s --

TPRCLK RST_L deasserted to PCIE_REFCLK_N and 100 μ s --
PCIE_REFCLK_P stable
TCLKRST PCIE_REFCLK_N and PCIE_REFCLK_P stable 100 μ s --
to PCIE_RST_L de-asserted

TPS2PRST Power supply stable to PCIE_RST_L de-assert 10 ms --

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4-6. Power Consumption
WIFI
Test Bed DELL Vostro 3450
Test OS Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
Test AP D-LINK DIR-855
Driver Version AZ_AR1111_AR9485_AR3012_Win7_9.2.0.502_BT_7.4.0.140_20120605
Test Voltage 3.3V
Item L0 Mode L1 Mode NOTE

AVG 66.7 mA 59.8 mA

WLAN
Module No MAX 195.6 mA 196.4 mA
Connect AP MIN 65.0 mA 57.6 mA

WLAN AVG 201.4 mA 202.1 mA

Module MAX 221.1 mA 204.9 mA
Connect to the
MIN 187.1 mA 187.7 mA
AP
WLAN RF OFF 52.6 mA 45.9 mA

Transmit Packet
241.0 mA 234.8 mA
Test HT 40*
Receiver Packet Test
209.6 mA 207.9 mA
HT 40*
Note. 1. Bluetooth function is disable.
2. The power consumption data were measured when NB operated in DC (battery) mode.

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BT
Test Bed DELL 3450
Test OS Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
Driver Version AZ_AR1111_AR9485_AR3012_Win7_9.2.0.502_BT_7.4.0.140_20120605
Test Voltage 3.3V
Item UNIT Note
AVG 39.1 mA
BT Module No
MAX 56.4 mA
Connect BT
MIN 32.4 mA
AVG 45.7 mA
BT Module Connect
MAX 64.6 mA
BT
MIN 43.5 mA
BT RF OFF 32.8 mA
Transmit Packet 63.4 mA
Receiver Packet 69.2 mA

Note. 1.Wifi function is disable.

2.The power consumption data were measured when NB operated in DC (battery) mode.

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5. Mechanical Dimensions
5-1. Module mechanical drawing

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5-2. RF Connector mechanical drawing

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6. Connector Pin-out Definitions
Pin No. Definition Basic Description Type

1 NC No connect. Should be left open.

2 3.3V 3.3V power supply. VCC
3 NC No connect. Should be left open.
4 GND Ground. GND
5 BT_Disable BT disable control. Input
6 NC No connect. Should be left open.
7 CLKREQ_L Reference clock request Output
8 NC No connect. Should be left open.
9 GND Ground. GND
10 NC No connect. Should be left open.
11 REFCLK- Differential reference clock. Input
12 NC No connect. Should be left open.
13 REFCLK+ Differential reference clock. Input
14 NC No connect. Should be left open.
15 GND Ground. GND
16 NC No connect. Should be left open.
17 NC No connect. Should be left open.
18 GND Ground. GND
19 NC No connect. Should be left open.
20 W_DISABLE_L WLAN disable control. Input
21 GND Ground. GND
22 PERST_L PCI express fundamental reset. Input
23 PERN0 Differential transmit. Output
24 NC No connect. Should be left open.
25 PERP0 Differential transmit. Output
26 GND Ground. GND
27 GND Ground. GND
28 NC No connect. Should be left open.
29 GND Ground. GND
30 NC No connect. Should be left open.
31 PETN0 Differential receive. Input
32 NC No connect. Should be left open.
33 PETP0 Differential receive. Input

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34 GND Ground. GND
35 GND Ground. GND
36 USB_D- USB Differential signal. Input/Output
37 GND Ground. GND
38 USB_D+ USB Differential signal. Input/Output
39 NC No connect. Should be left open.
40 NC No connect. Should be left open.
41 NC No connect. Should be left open.
42 NC No connect. Should be left open.
43 GND Ground. GND
Active low signal. The signal is used to provide
44 LED_WLAN_L Output
status indicators via LED.
45 NC No connect. Should be left open.
Active low signal. The signal is used to provide
46 LED_WPAN_L Output
status indicators via LED.
47 NC No connect. Should be left open.
48 NC No connect. Should be left open.
49 NC No connect. Should be left open.
50 GND Ground. GND
51 BT_Disable BT disable control. Input
52 3.3V 3.3V power supply. VCC

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7. Module Photo

1. 三角形為標示天線位置, 黑色的為主天線, 白色為

附天線. 左邊為主天線.
2. 華碩 S/N, 編碼原則請見底下附註
3. 華碩 S/N 一維條碼
4. 海華品名: AW-NB126H
5. WLAN MAC: xxxxxxxxxxxx BR 2D barcode
6. BT MAC: xxxxxxxxxxxx 2D barcode

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