Silicon Labs RS9116 Family of Wi-Fi® SoCs

Silicon Labs RS9116 Family of Wi-Fi® SoCs provides a comprehensive multi-protocol wireless connectivity solution. This includes 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz), 802.11j, dual-mode BLUETOOTH® 5, and 802.15.4. Silicon Labs RS9116 Family of Wi-Fi SoCs are capable of running Thread or ZigBee®.

Features

Wi-Fi
- Compliant to single-spatial stream IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, 802.11j (hosted mode) with dual-band (2.4 and 5GHz) support
- Support for 20MHz and 40MHz channel bandwidths
- Transmit power up to +20dBm with integrated PA
- Receive sensitivity as low as -97dBm
- Application data throughput up to 100Mbps (Hosted Mode) in 802.11n with 40MHz bandwidth and up to 50Mbps with 20MHz bandwidth
- Application data throughput up to 90Mbps (Embedded Mode) with 40MHz bandwidth and up to 40Mbps with 20MHz bandwidth
Bluetooth
- Compliant to dual-mode Bluetooth 5
- Transmit power up to +20dBm with integrated PA
- Receive sensitivity as low as -104dBm
- Data rates: 125kbps, 500kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps
802.15.4
- Compliant to IEEE 802.15.4, 2.4GHz
- Transmit power up to +20dBm with integrated PA
- Receive sensitivity of -102dBm
Wake-Fi
- Ultra-low power wake-up receiver with secure wake-up pattern to prevent battery drain attack
Operating Modes
- Hosted mode (n-Link™: Wi-Fi stack, Bluetooth stack and profiles, ZigBee stack and profiles, Thread stack and all network stacks reside on the host processor
- Embedded mode (WiSeConnect™): Wi-Fi stack, TCP/IP Stack, the IP module, Bluetooth stack, and ZigBee PRO stack reside in RS9116W; Some of Bluetooth profiles and all of Zigbee profiles reside in the host processor
Hosted Mode (n-Link)
- Available host interfaces: SDIO 2.0 and USB HS
- Host drivers for Linux, Android™, and Windows®
- Support for Client mode, Access point mode, Wi-Fi Direct, Concurrent client and access point mode, Enterprise Security
- Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5 and 802.15.4
- Support for multiple Virtual Access Points

RF Features
- Integrated baseband processor with calibration memory, RF transceiver, high-power amplifier, balun, T/R switch, and flash memory
- Dual external antenna (diversity supported)
Embedded Mode (WiSeConnect)
- Available host interface: UART, SPI, SDIO, USB HS, and USB HS CDC
- Support for Embedded Client mode, Access Point mode, Wi-Fi Direct, and Enterprise Security
- Integrated TCP/IP stack (IPV4/IPV6), HTTP/HTTPS, DHCP, ICMP, SSL 3.0/TLS1.2, WebSockets, IGMP, DNS, DNS-SD, SNMP, FTP Client
- BT profile support for SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, PBAP, IAP, GAP, SDP, L2CAP, RFCOMM, GATT, IAP1, IAP2
- Wireless firmware upgrade and provisioning
- Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5, and 802.15.4
Security
- HW device identity and key storage with PUF
- Accelerators: AES128/256, SHA256/384/512, RSA, ECC, ECDH, RNG, CRC
Power Consumption
- Wi-Fi standby associated current of <90uA for DTIM 3 (2.4GHz)
- Wi-Fi TX current = 260mA (6Mbps, 20dBm, 2.4GHz), RX current = 30mA (6Mbps, 2.4GHz)
- <7mA transmit current in BT 5 mode, 0dBm output power, 1Mbps data rate
Software and Regulatory Certifications
- Wi-Fi Alliance
- ZigBee Certification, Bluetooth Qualification
- FIPS 140-2 Certification
- Regulatory certifications (FCC, IC, CE, ETSI, TELEC)
Operating Conditions
- Single supply: 2.1V to 3.6V or 1.85V
- Operating temperature: -40ºC to +85º C (Industrial Grade)
Packages
- Module packages with and without antenna
- SoC packages: WLCSP, QFN, and BGA