Rabbit 6000 User’s Manual
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26. 802.11
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26.1 Overview
Network Port C implements an 802.11a/b/g compatible wireless LAN radio. It consists of a baseband mod-
ule, dedicated processor, high-speed A/D and D/A converters, and an interface for one of several external
radio-frequency (RF) transceivers. The external transceiver is responsible for the up-conversion and down-
conversion of the RF signal. The receiver and transmitter each have a dedicated 2048-byte FIFO.
Communication with the external transceiver is accomplished through a 3-wire serial interface. Support is
also provided for a parallel automatic gain control feedback loop. Control for multiple antennas is avail-
able, providing support for separate receive and transmit antennas or switched antenna diversity reception.
The MAC processing is handled by a combination of the baseband processor and software on the Rabbit;
any timing-critical MAC operations are handled automatically by the baseband. These operations include
time management and transmission-interval spacing. The MAC also performs the CRC check of all
received frames and handles the virtual carrier sense functionality.
The Rabbit 6000 supports both the infrastructure and the ad-hoc modes. Multicast transmissions are sup-
ported as well.
The interface to the external transceiver consists of 19 digital pins and 17 analog pins. A 20 MHz clock is
required as an input; either a crystal or an external clock can be used. A separate low-speed A/D converter
is available to monitor the transmit power.
The wireless peripheral also contains an AES encryption/decryption engine for both transmitted and
received packets. Up to four expanded keys can be stored in the peripheral at one time.
There is a dedicated 2.5 V regulator in the Rabbit 6000 to power the Wi-Fi D/A converter. Several pins
come off the chip to allow for bypass capacitors. The regulator is disabled if Network Port C is disabled.
The high-speed differential A/D and D/A converters are available for customer use if the Wi-Fi is disabled;
see Chapter 23 for additional details.
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