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Preliminary Datasheet

2. Introduction

Project Name: M.2 Type 1216 BCM4356 WLAN+BT Combo Module

Project Number: T77H566.01

Form factor

M.2 Type 1216 LGA

Host Interface

WLAN: PCIe mode complies with PCI Express

base specification revision 3.0 for x1 lane and

power management running at Gen1 speeds.

BT: UART for data, PCM for audio

PCB

6-layer HDI design

RF connector

Two MHF-4 RF connectors on module

This documentation describes the engineering requirements specification of this M.2 1216 type module.

WLAN is compliant with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n and 2x2 IEEE 802.11ac MAC/ baseband/radio, Bluetooth is

compliant with Bluetooth v4.1+HS. This module takes advantage of the high throughput and extended range

of Broadcom MIMO solution It is a confidential document of Foxconn.

* For b/g/n and a/b/g/n module, Foxconn HW/FW is the same, platform use different firmware and driver

to enable or disable 5GHz 11ac function.

2.1 Hardware Architecture

The WLAN+BT combo module is designed base on BROADCOM BCM4356 chipset with external LNA for

both 2.4G and 5GHz. The BCM4356 is a complete dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi 2X2 MIMO

MAC/PHY/Radio System-on-a-Chip. This Wi-Fi single–chip device provides a high level of integration with

dual-stream IEEE 802.11ac MAC/baseband/radio, Bluetooth v4.1 + HS. In IEEE802.11ac mode, the WLAN

operation supports rates of MCS0-MCS9 (up to 256QAM) in 20MHz, 40MHz and 80MHz channels for data

rates up to 866.7Mbps. In addition, all the rates specified in IEEE802.11a/b/g/n are supported. See the

block diagram as below:

WiFi/BT Module