1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Scope
The WM201-RTL8723-1 CSR is a highly integrated 11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth v2.1 / 3.0 / 4.0
single chip solution with Wi-Fi PCI express interface and BT USB interface that combines MAC/
1T1R baseband PHY/ RF that support up to WLAN 150Mbps PHY rate. The Bluetooth supports BT
2.1+EDR / BT3.0+HS / BT4.0 Low Energy dual mode for easily establish the Bluetooth connection.
The enhanced Wi-Fi/BT coexistence control for better RF transmission quality in different BT
profiles.

1.2 Features
General

 Complies with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1 for WLAN
 Complies with USB 1.1 Specification Revision 1.1 for Bluetooth.
 Form factor: Half-Mini card.
 Bus Interface: Wi-Fi: PCIe bus interface. BT: USB bus interface.
 Windows 7 Operation system supported only.
 Enhanced Wi-Fi/BT coexistence control for better transmission quality.
 RoHS compliant.

WLAN Features

 Complete 802.11n 1T1R (1x1) solution for 2.4GHz band

 Backward compatible with 802.11b/g devices while operating at 802.11n data rates.
 Support for 150Mbps PHY rate.
 20MHz/40MHz bandwidth.
 WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES.
 QoS-WMM, WMM-PS.
 WPS, PIN, PBC.
 Supports 16 BSSIDs.
 Cisco CCX Support up to v5.0

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 Bluetooth Features

 BT v.2.1+EDR/BT 3.0/ BT 4.0 Dual-mode low energy.

 Class1, Class 2, Class 3 supported.
 Measured Maximum TX output power: 5dBm, maximum distance range 20m.(Class1 Level)
 RoHS compliant.

1.3 Module Appearance

Top View Bottom View

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1.4 Model Definition

Model Name WM201-RTL8723

RF Connector # 2 (IPEX)
External Antenna connection via IPEX connector.
Antenna design
(note: external antenna is excluded for module)

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 2. SPECIFICATION

2.1 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

2.1.1 Wi-Fi Specification

Standard IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Local Area Networks
WLAN Security WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES.
WLAN PHY Rate Max.150Mbps PHY Rate for both transmit and receiving
RF Frequency Range 2.412G~2.484GHz
Operating Voltage 3.3V
Interface PCIe bus interface 1.1

2.1.2 Bluetooth Specification

Standard Bluetooth v2.1+EDR / v3.0+HS / v4.0 BLE dual mode
Radio Technology FHSS (Frequency Hopping Speed Spectrum)
Basic Data Rate 1Mbps (GFSK)
Enhanced Data Rate 2Mbps (DQPSK); 3Mbps(8-DPSK)
Operating Frequency 2.45GHz (2.402 ~ 2.480GHz), ISM band
Channel number 79 Channels , 1MHz bandwidth
Operating Voltage 3.3V
Interface USB bus interface 1.1

2.1.3 Board Specification

WLAN Chip Realtek RTL8723AE WLAN+BT Single Chip

Antenna IPEX connector for external antenna connection
Form Factor Half Mini Card
PCB Dimension 29.85mm(W)x26.65mm(H)x1mm(D)

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 2.1.4 Environmental

Operating Operating temperature: 0 to 85 degree C

Relative Humidity : 5-90% (non-condensing)
Storage Temperature: -20 to 85 degree C
Relative Humidity : 5-95% (non-condensing)

2.1.5 PIN Define

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 PIN Definition Remark PIN Definition Remark
1 WAKE# Power Management Event: 2 +3.3V +3.3V
active low.
3 COEX1 4 GND GND
5 COEX2 6 +1.5V NU
7 CLKREQ# Reference Clock Request 8 UIM_PWR NU
Signal
9 GND GND 10 UIM_DATA NU
11 REFCLK- 12 UIM_CLK NU
13 REFCLK+ 14 UIM_RESET NU
15 GND GND 16 UIM_VPP NU
[1]
17 RESERVED NU 18 GND GND
19 RESERVED NU 20 W_DISABE# 0: WiFi Radio OFF
1: WiFi Radio ON
[2]
21 GND GND 22 PERST# 0: to Disable WiFi (power off)
1: to Enable WiFi
23 PERn0 24 +3.3Vaux NU
25 PETp0 26 GND GND
27 GND GND 28 +1.5V NU
29 GND GND 30 SMB_CLK NU
31 PETn0 32 SMB_DATA NU
33 PETp0 34 GND GND
35 GND GND 36 USB_D- USB_D-
37 GND GND 38 USB_D+ USB_D+
39 +3.3Vaux NU 40 NC NU
41 +3.3Vaux NU 42 LED_WWAN# NU
43 GND GND 44 LED_WLAN# LED for WiFi
45 RESERVED NU 46 LED_WPAN# LED for WPAN
47 RESERVED NU 48 +1.5V NU
49 RESERVED NU 50 GND GND
51 BT_DISABE# 0: BT Radio OFF 52 +3.3V +3.3V
1: BT Radio ON

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 2.1.6 Power Consumption

WLAN Mode
Power consumption (mA) / 3.3V
(2.4GHz frequency band)
Uplink Downlink Radio off Idle Disable
11b mode 273 263 10 230 10
11g mode 272 261 10 230 10
11n HT20 mode 271 263 10 230 10
11n HT40 mode 272 262 10 230 10

Bluetooth Power consumption (mA) / 3.3V

Continuous TX Supply Current 75mA
Continuous RX Supply Current 67mA
Bluetooth Power On 20mA
(RF off )
Idle 30mA

2.2 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION

2.2.1 Board Dimension

Form factor Half-Mini Card.

PCB Dimension 29.85mm(W)x26.65mm(H) ( +/- 0.20mm)
PCB thickness 1.0mm (+/-0.10mm)
SMD Single side
Max. height of components Top side 3.0mm ( shielding case: 2.0mm)
(from PCB) Bottom side 0mm

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 2.2.2 Mechanical Drawing (unit: mm)

2.3 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION

2.3.1 Operating system

 Windows: Win7 only.

2.3.2 Bluetooth Software Stack

 BT software stack is provided by Realtek.

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