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ADM8211
IEEE802.11b WLAN NIC Solution
PCI/miniPCI/Cardbus Interface with MAC Unit +
Baseband Processor (BBP)
DATASHEET
Rev. 1.1
Feb, 2003
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REVISION HISTORY
Revision Date Revision Description
Mar, 2002
0.1
Draft
Apr, 2002
0.3
Preliminary version
Apr, 2002
0.4
Change EEPROM format
Rename GPIO0
May, 2002
0.5
Rename EEPROM [54:60] as Tx Power
May, 2002
0.6
Add missed pins in Pin Description, C1, C2, D1, D2
Oct, 2002
0.7
Remove unnecessary chapters
Update EEPROM format
Nov, 2002
0.8
Remove PWRLEDACT
Remove GPIO2
Feb, 2003
1.0
Formal release
Mar, 2003
1.1
Correct Chapter 6, Electrical Specifications
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Content
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................5
2
FEATURES ............................................................................................6
2.1
H
OST
PCI
INTERFACE
.....................................................................................................................6
2.2
I
NDUSTRY STANDARD
......................................................................................................................6
2.3
802.11 MAC ....................................................................................................................................6
2.4
WEP ................................................................................................................................................6
2.5
WLAN TX/RX FIFO .....................................................................................................................7
2.6
WLAN S
YNTHESIZER
I
NTERFACE
.................................................................................................7
2.7
EEPROM I
NTERFACE
....................................................................................................................7
2.8
LED D
ISPLAY
..................................................................................................................................7
2.9
M
ISCELLANEOUS
.............................................................................................................................7
3
APPLICATION DIAGRAM.................................................................8
4
PIN ASSIGNMENT DIAGRAM..........................................................9
5
PIN DESCRIPTION............................................................................10
5.1
PCI I
NTERFACE
.............................................................................................................................10
5.2
EEPROM I
NTERFACE
.................................................................................................................. 11
5.3
S
ERIAL
I
NTERFACE TO
S
YNTHESIZER
..........................................................................................12
5.4
RF I/F ............................................................................................................................................12
5.5
LED
DISPLAY
, GPIO.....................................................................................................................12
5.6
M
ISCELLANEOUS
...........................................................................................................................13
5.7
O
N CHIP REGULATOR
P
INS
............................................................................................................13
5.8
D
IGITAL
P
OWER
P
INS
...................................................................................................................13
5.9
A
NALOG
P
OWER
P
INS
...................................................................................................................13
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5.10
C
LOCK
P
INS
..................................................................................................................................13
6
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND TIMINGS ......................14
6.1
A
BSOLUTE
M
AXIMUM
R
ATINGS
...................................................................................................14
6.2
O
PERATING
C
ONDITION
................................................................................................................14
6.3
DC S
PECIFICATIONS
.....................................................................................................................14
6.4
EEPROM I
NTERFACE
DC
SPECIFICATION
..................................................................................14
6.5
GPIO I
NTERFACE
DC S
PECIFICATION
........................................................................................15
6.6
R
ESET
T
IMING
...............................................................................................................................15
6.7
EEPROM I
NTERFACE
T
IMING
S
PECIFICATION
..........................................................................15
7
PACKAGE............................................................................................17
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ADM8211 is a high performance PCI/miniPCI/Cardbus single chip with WLAN MAC controller and
Baseband processor integrated.
ADMtek is the leading of networking SOC, based on mature experience, ADM8211 is designed as
hardwired architecture to reach the cost effective target.
With the features of SRAM-needless, power saving, WEP/fix, small-package...etc. ADM8211 is
versatile for WLAN system manufacturers to develop IEEE 802.11b wireless product.
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Tx Buffer
Management
Tx FIFO
Rx FIFO
Tx MAC
Rx Buffer
Management
Arbiter
WEP Engine
Rx MAC
WLAN CSR
WLAN CR
Magic Pkt / Wake-up
Frame
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EEPROM I/F
LED/GPIO
Clock Gen
Modulator
Demodulator
ADC
DAC
Preamble/Header
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