User's Manual

Trimble Jena GmbH
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
07745 Jena
Germany
1 Introduction
The Trimble Comm Board Tornado is an 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module that
acts as an AP for use with a long-range wireless scanner. The core chipset is a Qualcomm
QCA9378-7.
1.1 Structure of this document
The structure of this document is as follows:
Section 2 describes the devices key features
Section 3 describes the antenna requirements
Section 4 describes the connector interface
Section 5 details the board configuration to use
Section 6 provides FCC compliance information
2 Key features
This section describes the key features of the Trimble Comm board Tornado device.
Key Features
Manufacturer
Trimble Navigation Limited
Chipset
Qualcomm-Atheros QCA9378-7
Host Interface
USB 2.0
Operating Voltage
5 V
Supported Radios
2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN, Bluetooth
Features
Supports Spatial Multiplexing, LDPC, MRC, and STBC,
Transmit Beam Forming
Dimensions
95 mm x 45 mm x 4 mm
Table 1 - Device features
3 Antenna
This section describes the antenna requirements for both WLAN and Bluetooth for the
Trimble Comm board Tornado device.
Antenna Requirements
Type
Pulse W3334B0150
Connector
2 x u.FL Antenna connector
Antenna Gain
2.4 GHz – 4 dBi
5 GHz – 5.5 dBi
Antenna Diversity
2 x 2 : 2 for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Table 2 - Antenna requirements