User's Manual

60-2230C
Datasheet
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1. S COPE
This document describes key hardware aspects of the Laird 60-2230C M.2 module providing either SDIO or
USB2.0 bus interface for WLAN connection and UART/SDIO/USB2.0 for Bluetooth
®
(including Low Energy or LE)
connection. This document is intended to assist device manufacturers and related parties with the integration of
this module into their host devices. Data in this document is drawn from the Marvell 88W8997 datasheet issued
in April 25, 2016.
Note that the information in this document is subject to change. Please contact Laird to obtain the most recent
version of this document.
2. I NTRODUCTION
2.1 General Description
The 60-2230C module is a dual band 2x2 802.11ac WLAN plus Bluetooth 4.2 dual mode adapter; it complies with
M.2 key-E standard. The module provides both simultaneous and independent operation of the following:
 IEEE 802.11ac (Wave 2), 2x2 receive Multi-User MIMO spatial stream multiplexing
with data rates up to MCS9 (866.7 Mbps)
 Bluetooth (Class 1 and Class 2)
 Bluetooth 4.2 (with Low Energy or LE)
 Bluetooth Smart Ready operation
 Three-way coexistence for WLAN and Bluetooth
Note: The Bluetooth ® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Laird is under license. Other
trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
Internal coexistence arbitration and a Mobile Wireless System (MWS) serial transport interface provide the
functionality for connecting an external Long Term Evolution (LTE).
The module integrates all WLAN and Bluetooth functionality into a single package which supports low-cost and
simple implementation along with flexibility for platform-specific customization. In addition, it has low power
consumption radio architecture and proprietary power save technologies to extended battery life.
On the DFS engine, the module supports 802.11h Dynamic Frequency Selection to detect the presence of radar
signals; support is extended to 80 MHz mode under the 802.11ac channelization modes. In addition, the E-DFS
(Enhanced DFS) scheme is designed to increase pulse detection rates for shorter (0.5 us, 0.8 us, 1 us), in-band
DFS pulses. The scheme is designed to minimize the false-alarm rate for out-of-band DFS pulse.
There are two interfaces for WLAN function:
 SDIO 3.0 – Supports both 1-bit SDIO and 4-bit SDIO transfer modes at full clock range up to 208 MHz
 USB 2.0
In addition, there are three interfaces for Bluetooth function:
 SDIO
 USB 2.0
 High-Speed UART
Comment [JW1]: Do we really want
this sentence in there?
Comment [JW2]: We should add
the “2230” reference. So, the radio
“complies with the M.2 2230 E-Key
Standard”
Comment [JW3]: We should
probably add that the 60 series is
“Bluetooth 5 Ready”.