SWAU085F July   2011  – January 2022

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2.   Revision History
  3. 1Requirements
    1. 1.1 System Requirements
    2. 1.2 Configuration Requirements
  4. 2Installation
  5. 3Modes of Operation
    1. 3.1 Serial Port Mode
    2. 3.2 USB Over Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Mode
    3. 3.3 Operational Mode
  6. 4Connection and Firmware Download
    1. 4.1 Register Reads and Writes
    2. 4.2 Power Mode Menu
      1. 4.2.1 Awake Mode
      2. 4.2.2 Listen Mode
      3. 4.2.3 ELP Mode
      4. 4.2.4 Gating Mode
    3. 4.3 Antenna Mode Menu
      1. 4.3.1 Supported Antenna Configuration
      2. 4.3.2 5-GHz Diversity (WL1837MOD and WL1807MOD Only)
  7. 5RX Tab
    1. 5.1 RX Statistics Area
    2. 5.2 Sensitivity Measurements
      1. 5.2.1 Sensitivity Testing Procedure
  8. 6TX Tab
    1. 6.1 TX Packets Section
    2. 6.2 TX Tab Overall Output Power Area
    3. 6.3 TX Tab Tones Area
    4. 6.4 TX Duty Cycle Configuration
    5. 6.5 Output Power Test on the WiLink 8 Device
      1. 6.5.1 TX Testing Procedure
  9. 7Terms and Abbreviations

6.5 Output Power Test on the WiLink 8 Device

The WiLink 8 device has an integrated power amplifier for the WLAN IP. The WiLink 8 device is characterized over PVT (process, voltage, temperature) to provide the maximum possible power to the antenna, while keeping the respective limits of the IEEE mask and EVM requirements.

Operational mode includes two possible output power levels:

  • Maximum output power
  • 8-dBm power (this mode is only set on the highest rate of the specific rate group 11b, 11g, or 11n), when the link is optimized for power consumption optimization.

The maximum output power is controlled by the device firmware. When setting the RTTT to maximum power in the slider, the power is automatically clipped to the maximum possible value that complies with IEEE requirement without user interference.