AHMC8108

AHMC8108 is world's leading WiFi HaLow™ mini PCIe module The AHMC8108 allows building long-range, ultra-low power Wi-Fi networks in sub 1 GHz license-exempt bands, utilizing compact mini PCIe module form factor. The AHMC8108 data rate up to 43.3 Mbps at 8 MHz bandwidth with the high-speed data rate, it enables connectivity for many IoT applications, including sensors, weather stations, industrial monitoring, medical patient monitoring, agriculture monitoring, surveillance camera. Key Features Morse Micro MM8108 HaLow chipset IPEX (MHF1) antenna connector Power LED support USB for host interface Full-size mini PCIe form factor Specifications Chipset Morse Micro MM8108 Frequency 915 MHz (US) 868 MHz (EU) 850/924 MHz (JP) 920 MHz (TW) Modulation OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM Max. Data rate Up to 43.3 Mbps @ 8 MHz bandwidth (Max. Phy rate) Channel bandwidth 1/2/4/8 MHz (US) 1 MHz (EU) 1/2/4 MHz (JP) 1/2/4/MHz (TW) Antenna connector 1x IPEX (MHF1) antenna connector Host interface USB 2.0 LED Power LED Form factor Full-size mini PCIe form factor Dimensions 30 x 50.95 mm Operating temperature -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F) Software & SDK https://github.com/MorseMicro Board configuration file (BCF) Linux based: bcf_aw_hm677.bin mm8108b2-rl.bin STM32 based: bcf_boardtype_0a02.mbin Supports worldwide bands from 850MHz to 950MHz AHMC8108 (US) AHMC8108 (EU) AHMC8108 (JP) AHMC8108 (TW) 902 MHz – 928 MHz 863 MHz – 868 MHz 920.5 – 927.5 MHz 920.5 – 924.5 MHz 26 MHz 5 MHz 7 MHz 4 MHz RF Specifications & Operating Conditions Tx transmit power / Rx receive sensitivity Data Rate Modulation BW=1M BW=2M BW=4M BW=8M Tx (dBm) +/-2 Rx (dBm) PHY rate (Mbps) Tx (dBm) +/-2 Rx (dBm) PHY rate (Mbps) Tx (dBm) +/-2 Rx (dBm) PHY rate (Mbps) Tx (dBm) +/-2 Rx (dBm) PHY rate (Mbps) MCS0 BPSK 25 -104 0.3 24.5 -102 0.7 22.5 -99 1.5 21.5 -95 3.3 MCS1 QPSK 25 -102 0.7 24.5 -100 1.4 22 -95 3.0 20.5 -92 6.5 MCS2 QPSK 25 -100 1.0 24.5 -97 2.2 22 -93 4.5 20.5 -90 9.8 MCS3 16-QAM 24.5 -97 1.3 24.5 -94 2.9 22 -90 6.0 20.5 -87 13 MCS4 16-QAM 23.5 -94 2.0 24 -91 4.3 22 -86 9.0 20.5 -84 20 MCS5 64-QAM 21 -90 2.7 22.5 -87 5.8 21 -82 12 20 -80 26 MCS6 64-QAM 21 -88 3.0 21 -85 6.5 20 -81 14 19 -78 29 MCS7 64-QAM 18.5 -87 3.3 19.5 -83 7.2 19 -79 15 18.5 -77 33 MCS8 256-QAM 17 -83 4.0 17.75 -79 8.9 18.5 -75 18 17.5 -73 39 MCS9 256-QAM 15.75 -80 4.4 -- -- -- 16.75 -74 20 16 -71 43 Note: The following transmit power levels are for IEEE compliance for 802.11ah. They do not consider any backoffs needed for regional spectrum compliance (e.g., FCC, CE, TELEC, NCC). TX power in edge channels will be limited by the restricted band edge in the regulatory regions. ◎ Operating Conditions Symbol Minimum Typical Maximum Unit 3.3V (VDD33) 3.0 3.3 3.6 V TAMBIENT (Ambient temperature) -40 85 °C Tstg (Storage temperature) -40 125 °C Power Consumption ◎ Transmit Power Consumption No. Item 3.3V Band (MHz) Mode BW (MHz) RF Power (dBm) Transmit (mA) Max. Avg. 11ah US_915 MCS0 1 25 134.61 115.91 2 24.5 135.06 111.93 4 22.5 133.97 107.48 8 21.5 140.48 110.28 MCS9 1 15.75 109.47 89.18 MCS8 2 17.75 114.48 89.71 MCS9 4 16.75 119.58 92.2 MCS9 8 16 129.01 99.19 11ah EU_865.5 MCS0 1 14.75 106.6 92.08 MCS9 1 14.75 108.39 89.44 ◎ Receive Power Consumption No. Item 3.3V Band (MHz) Mode BW (MHz) Receive (mA) Max. Avg. 11ah US_915 MCS0 1 81.05 76.9 2 82.74 78.39 4 87.48 82.43 8 97.09 90.41 MCS9 1 83.29 76.68 MCS8 2 85.64 78.53 MCS9 4 91.04 82.93 MCS9 8 100.89 91.27 11ah EU_865.5 MCS0 1 84.27 78.28 MCS9 1 84.62 78.4 mini PCIe Card Pinout Assignment Top Bottom 1 WAKE (MM_WAKE) (Active High/Input) 3.3V 2 3 NC GND 4 5 NC NC 6 7 NC NC 8 9 GND NC 10 11 NC NC 12 13 NC NC 14 15 GND NC 16 Mechanical Key 17 MM_BUSY (Active High/Output) GND 18 19 MM_DBG_TX (Reserved for debug) W_DISABLE# (Active Low/Input) 20 21 GND PERST# (MM_RSTN) (Active Low/Input) 22 23 NC NC 24 25 NC GND 26 27 GND NC 28 29 GND NC 30 31 NC NC 32 33 NC GND 34 35 GND USB 2.0 D- (DM) 36 37 GND USB 2.0 D+ (DP) 38 39 NC GND 40 41 NC NC 42 43 GND LED_WLAN# (Active Low/Output) (Open Collector) 44 45 MM_DBG_RX (Reserved for debug) NC 46 47 NC NC 48 49 NC GND 50 51 NC 3.3V 52 * W_DISABLE#: WiFi Disable, Active Low, connect to the Host * MM_BUSY: WiFi Busy, Active High, connect to the Host