over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted). All RF and performance numbers are aligned to the module pin.| PARAMETER | CONDITION(1) | MIN | TYP | MAX | UNIT |
|---|
| RF_ANT1 Pin 2.4GHz SISO |
| Output Power: Maximum RMS output power measured at 1 dB from IEEE spectral mask or EVM(2) | 1 Mbps DSSS | | 17.3 | | dBm |
| 2 Mbps DSSS | | 17.3 | |
| 5.5 Mbps CCK | | 17.3 | |
| 11 Mbps CCK | | 17.3 | |
| 6 Mbps OFDM | | 17.1 | |
| 9 Mbps OFDM | | 17.1 | |
| 12 Mbps OFDM | | 17.1 | |
| 18 Mbps OFDM | | 17.1 | |
| 24 Mbps OFDM | | 16.2 | |
| 36 Mbps OFDM | | 15.3 | |
| 48 Mbps OFDM | | 14.6 | |
| 54 Mbps OFDM | | 13.8 | |
| MCS0 MM | | 16.1 | |
| MCS1 MM | | 16.1 | |
| MCS2 MM | | 16.1 | |
| MCS3 MM | | 16.1 | |
| MCS4 MM | | 15.3 | |
| MCS5 MM | | 14.6 | |
| MCS6 MM | | 13.8 | |
| MCS7 MM(3) | | 12.6 | |
| MCS0 MM 40 MHz | | 14.8 | |
| MCS7 MM 40 MHz | | 11.3 | |
| RF_ANT1 + RF_ANT2 MIMO |
| MCS12 (WL18x5) | | 18.5 | | dBm |
| MCS13 (WL18x5) | | 17.4 | |
| MCS14 (WL18x5) | | 14.5 | |
| MCS15 (WL18x5) | | 13.4 | |
| RF_ANT1 + RF_ANT2 |
| Operation frequency range | | 2412 | | 2484 | MHz |
| Return loss | | | –10.0 | | dB |
| Reference input impedance | | | 50.0 | | Ω |
(1) Maximum transmitter power (TP) degradation of up to 30% is expected, starting from 80°C ambient temperature on MIMO operation
(2) Regulatory constraints limit TI module output power to the following:
- Channel 14 is used only in Japan; to keep the channel spectral shaping requirement, the power is limited: 14.5 dBm.
- Channels 1, 11 at OFDM legacy and HT 20-MHz rates: 12 dBm
- Channels 1, 11 at HT 40-MHz rates: 10 dBm
- Channel 7 at HT 40-MHz lower rates: 10 dBm
- Channel 5 at HT 40-MHz upper rates: 10 dBm
- All 11B rates are limited to 16 dBm to comply with the ETSI PSD 10 dBm/MHz limit.
- All OFDM rates are limited to 16.5 dBm to comply with the ETSI EIRP 20 dBm limit.
- For clarification regarding power limitation, see the WL18xx .INI File Application Report.
(3) To ensure compliance with the EVM conditions specified in the PHY chapter of
IEEE Std 802.11™ – 2012:
- MCS7 20 MHz channel 12 output power is 2 dB lower than the typical value.
- MCS7 20 MHz channel 8 output power is 1 dB lower than the typical value.