SWRU570B May   2021  – December 2021 WL1801 , WL1801MOD , WL1805MOD , WL1807MOD , WL1831 , WL1831MOD , WL1835MOD , WL1837MOD

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Product Features
    1. 1.1 Generic WiLink8TM Features
    2. 1.2 Wi-Fi Features
    3. 1.3 BlueTooth/Bluetooth low energy Features
    4. 1.4 Acronyms Used in This Document
  3. 2WiLink8 Variants
  4. 3WiLink8 Evaluation Platforms for Development
  5. 4WiLink8 Host Linux OS Software Information
  6. 5WiLink8 Hardware Design Documentation
  7. 6Radio Certification for WiLink 8
  8. 7Supported Tools for WiLink8 Evaluation Without Host Processor
  9. 8References
    1. 8.1 Application Reports
    2. 8.2 User's Guides
    3. 8.3 Technical White Papers
    4. 8.4 Video Links
  10. 9Revision History

5 WiLink8 Hardware Design Documentation

In order to speed up hardware integration and avoid any potential errors, it is highly recommended to refer to WiLink™ Module Hardware Integration Guide Use's Guide. This user's guide provides the details of the power supply, clocks, antenna, ground connections and hardware trouble shooting guidelines. Designers can also request a review of their layout and schematic by using Hardware design reviews for WL18xx devices link.

Detailed data sheets, design guides and other collaterals for WiLink8 chip is provided through the secure link available from product pages.

Note: Additionally, Level Shifting WL18xx/WL18xxMOD/WL18xxQ I/Os provides the details of the IO level shifting that may be needed for host processors that are not 1.8 V I/O compatible. Certain features like WoW supports needs additional general-purpose input/output (GPIO) interfaced to the host. The details from a HW integration perspective are presented in WL18xx Adding WoWLAN wiki page.