802.11n Wi-Fi® Tower System Module (Atheros)

Overview

This development board is no longer in production and not recommended for future designs. Please visit Tower^® System Modular Development Board Platform for other options.

Do you need an ultra-low-power, easy wireless solution? The TWR-WIFI-AR4100 peripheral module enables the Internet of Things with 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity using the Tower System. This fully FCC & CE-certified Atheros "System-in-Package" module comes with MQX™ software and enables you to quickly go from the lab to production with the same Wi-Fi hardware module.

The on-board Atheros silicon features easy-to-use wireless for the whole home and pre-certification that will save you time and money getting your product to market. This peripheral module is designed to be combined and used with other MCU and peripheral modules in the Tower System.

Archived content is no longer updated and is made available for historical reference only.

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NXP<sup>®</sup> Tower<sup>®</sup> TWR-WIFI-AR4100 Evaluation Board

Specifications

Technical and Functional Specifications

Low energy and low system resource requirements
Integrated RF front end, RF shield, 32kHz sleep clock, and system clock
Best in class Rx sensitivity for superior throughput rate-over-range performance
Integrated high-power, high efficiency linearized Power Amplifier
Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoding for improved uplink robustness over range

Space ock Coding (STBC) for improved downlink robustness over range

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Compatible with the Tower^® System, including MQX based driver support

SPI interface to Tower MCU modules

On-board SPI Flash for enabling minimal impact to MCU resources

Access to expansion GPIO and debug signals for advance development

Documents and Software

Documents

User Guide ( 1 )

TWR-WIFI-AR4100 User Manual

TWR-WIFI-AR4100 User Manual
- PDF
- Rev 1.1
- Aug 29, 2011
- 913.4 KB
- TWRWIFIAR4100UM
- English

Fact Sheet ( 1 )

TWR-WIFI-AR4100 Fact Sheet

The TWR-WIFI-AR4100 peripheral module provides an ultra-low-power, easy wireless solution with 802.11n Wi-Fi® connectivity using the Tower^® System.
- PDF
- Rev 2
- Aug 30, 2011
- 341.2 KB
- AR4100FS
- English

Quick Reference Guide ( 1 )

Quick Start Guide for TWR-WIFI-AR4100

The TWR-WIFI-AR4100 module is part of the Tower^® System, a modular development platform that enables rapid prototyping and tool re-use through reconfigurable hardware. Take your design to the next level and begin constructing your Tower System today.
- PDF
- Rev 2
- Aug 30, 2011
- 308.7 KB
- AR4100QSG
- English

Supporting Information ( 1 )

TWRWIFIAR4100 Lab Guide

TWRWIFIAR4100 Lab Guide
- PDF
- Rev 1.1
- Sep 13, 2011
- 1.7 MB
- TWRWIFIAR4100LAB
- English

Design Resources

Design Tools & Files ( 2 )

Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics ( 1 )

TWR-WIFI-AR4100 Schematic
- PDF
- Rev C
- Jul 7, 2011
- 399.5 KB
- TWR-WIFI-AR4100SCH
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Design Files - miscellaneous ( 1 )

AR4100 Hardware Design Guidelines

This document describes the hardware techniques used to implement the AR4100, and gives recommendations for designing a more conventional system that does not require implementation of all feature options available.
- EXE
- Rev 2.1
- May 8, 2013
- 2.5 MB
- AR4100_HARDWARE_DESIGN_GUIDELINE
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Software

Embedded Software ( 1 )

Operating Systems ( 1 )

NXP^® MQX RTOS 4.0.2 Atheros Wifi package

Atheros Wifi solution for MQX 4.0.2
- EXE
- Rev 4.0.2
- Aug 22, 2013
- 11.5 MB
- FSLMQXOS_4_0_2__ATHEROS_BSP
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Development Software ( 1 )

Updates and Patches ( 1 )

TWR-WIFI-AR4100 Design Package
- EXE
- Rev C
- Jul 7, 2011
- 4.5 MB
- TWR-WIFI-AR4100_700-26879
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TWR-WIFI-AR4100: 802.11n Wi-Fi® Tower System Module (Atheros) ARCHIVED