LGA Modules
RS9113 n-Link™ Module Family
The RS9113 n-Link™ module family is based on Redpine Signals' RS9113 ultra-low-power, single spatial stream, dual-band 802.11n + BT4.0 + ZigBee Convergence SoC. The RS9113 module integrates a multi-threaded MAC processor with integrated analog peripherals and support for digital peripherals, baseband digital signal processor, analog front-end, crystal oscillator, calibration OTP memory, dual-band RF transceiver, dual-band high-power amplifiers, baluns, diplexers, diversity switch and Quad-SPI Flash thus providing a fully-integrated solution for embedded wireless applications. The RS9113 based chips and modules leverage and improve upon Redpine's proven low power innovations from Lite-FTM products (RS9110) and provide WLAN 802.11n, BT4.0 and ZigBee convergence solution for integration into mobile and M2M communication devices. It can connect to a host processor through SDIO or USB interfaces.
Footprint

System Diagram

Features and Benefits
- Ultra-low-power, low-cost and high-throughput 1 Tx - 1 Rx Dual-band
- 802.11n + BT4.0 (dual-mode) + ZigBee (802.15.4-2009)
- Supports 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth
- Data rates up to 150 Mbps using 1-Spatial Stream 802.11n
- WLAN Tx output power up to +20dBm
- WLAN Receiver with -97dBm Rx sensitivity
- High performance Bluetooth receiver with -94dBm Rx sensitivity
- Support for Bluetooth Transmit power class-1 with integrated PA
- High performance ZigBee receiver with -100dBm Rx sensitivity
- Support for multiple ZigBee output powers up to +19dBm with integrated PA
- Innovative coexistence algorithms for optimum throughput of Wi-Fi and collocated Bluetooth and ZigBee modems
- Integrated Ultra-low-power subsystem with <3uA watch-dog mode and <30uA standby mode.
- Hardware Assisted Radar-detection for compliance to FCC and ETSI norms, enabling usage of more channels in the 5GHz band.
- Complete software along with host driver for various operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Windows CE, and Android.
- Single supply 3.0 to 3.6 V operation.
- Support for multiple host interfaces to allow maximum flexibility for the system integrator. Host interfaces supported are USB 2.0 and SDIO
Product Variants
- Wi-Fi band of operation
- Single band (2.4 GHz)
- Dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
- Antenna
- No embedded antenna
- One embedded antenna and a u.FL connector for external antenna
- Wireless configurations
- Wi-Fi only
- Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi + ZigBee
- Wi-Fi + Bluetooth + ZigBee
Part Numbering Convention
RS9113-XYZ-ABC
Where,
- X = "N" if Wi-Fi is present or "0" if Wi-Fi is absent
- Y = "B" if Bluetooth is present or "0" if Bluetooth is absent
- Z = "Z" if ZigBee is present or "0" if ZigBee is absent
- A = "S" for Single band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) or "D" for Dual band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz/5 GHz)
- B = "0" for no antenna package or "1" for single antenna package
- C = "N" for n-Link product family, "C" for Connect-io-n product family, "W" for WiSeConnect product family
Examples:
- RS9113-NBZ-S0N refers to single band n-Link module with no antenna and integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee
- RS9113-N00-D1N refers to a dual band n-Link module with embedded single antenna and integrated Wi-Fi
Module Reference Design
Redpine offers form-factor SPI, USB2.0, UART and SDIO reference designs along with software for
manufacture testing and diagnostics.
For details on availability please contact sales.
Applications
- Smart phones, Tablets and e-Readers
- VoWi-Fi phones
- Smart Meters and in-home displays
- Industrial automation and telemetry
- MP3 music and MP4 video players
- Medical Devices
- Industrial monitoring and control
- Home and building automation
Specifications
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IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11j†, 802.11n, 802.11d/e/i, 802.11w† 802.1X, 802.11k/r/v/h†
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, v4.0
802.15.4-2009 (2.4GHz) -
802.11n: from 6.5 Mbps to 150 Mbps (MCS 0-7)
802.11a/g: from 6 Mbps to 54 Mbps
802.11b: from 1 Mbps to 11 Mbps
Bluetooth: 1, 2, 3Mbps
802.15.4-2009: 250Kbps -
OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM and 64-QAM
802.11b with CCK and DSSS
Bluetooth: GFSK, DQPSK, 8DPSK
802.15.4-2009: DSSS - WMM and WMM Power Save Support
- 1-SS, 40MHz bandwidth, Greenfield Preamble, Short-GI, 1 spatial stream STBC, RIFS, A-MSDU, A-MPDU, Aggregation with Block-ack, A-MSDU inside A-MPDU and Virtual AP support
- Scatternet, Adaptive Frequency Hopping, Interlaced scanning, 15 active slaves in proprietary mode, hold, sniff and park modes
- CCM* security, orphan scanning, coordinator realignment
- Wi-Fi client, Access point, Wi-Fi Direct
- Master, slave, scatternet†
- ZigBee Coordinator†, Router†, End device
- USB 2.0, SPI, UART
- I2C, I2S, SPI, QSPI, USART, GPIO, JTAG, Analog(ADC/DAC) and Ultra-low-power peripherals
- 3.0-3.6V, 1.8-3.6V
- Industrial Grade -40°C to +85°C
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WiFi Alliance (802.11abgn, WPA, WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM,
WMM-PS, WPS, Wi-Fi Direct™, Voice-Personalß, Protected management
frames†),
Cisco CCX v5†,
Bluetooth-SIG Qualification‡,
World-WideRegulatory Compliance:
FCC(IDs are XF6-RS9113SB, XF6-RS913DB)
IC(IDs are 8407A-RS9113SB, 8407A-RS9113DB),
CE/ETSI,
TELEC‡,
SRRC‡ -
Wi-Fi: 17.5 dBm for 802.11b DSSS
17.5 dBm for 802.11g/n OFDM
12 dBm for 802.11a/g/n OFDM
Bluetooth: 15 dBm
ZigBee: 15 dBm -
Wi-Fi: 1 Mbps -97 dBm (< 8% PER)
54 Mbps -76.5 dBm (< 10% PER)
MCS7 (20MHz) -73 dBm (< 10% PER)
MCS7 (40MHz) -69.5 dBm (< 10% PER)
Bluetooth: 1 Mbps -94 dBm
2 Mbps -92 dBm
3 Mbps -84 dBm
BTLE (1Mbps) -91 dBm
ZigBee: 250 Kbps -102 dBm (< 8% PER)
- †: These features are not supported by current software releases. Contact Redpine Signals sales (sales@redpinesignals.com) for details.
- ‡: These certifications are in progress at this time. Contact Redpine Signals Sales (sales@redpinesignals.com) for more details and for certifications not listed here.
- ß: Applicable to n-Link® modules only