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WL1835MODCOM8B WLAN MIMO and Bluetooth
®
Module EVM
User's Guide
SWRU359E – September 2013 – Revised September 2015
WL1835MODCOM8B WLAN MIMO and Bluetooth ® Module
EVM
This user's guide describes how to use the TI WL1835MODCOM8B board to evaluate the performance of
the TI WL18MODGB module.
Contents
1 Warning
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2 Introduction
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2.1 Features
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2.2 Applications
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2.3 TI Module Key Benefits
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3 Board Pin Assignment
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3.1 Pin Descriptions
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4 Electrical Characteristics
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5 Approved Antenna Types and Maximum Gain Values
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6 On-Board Antenna Configuration
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6.1 VSWR
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6.2 Efficiency
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6.3 Radio Pattern
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6.4 ANT1
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6.5 ANT2
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7 Circuit Design
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7.1 Schematic
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7.2 Bill of Materials (BOM)
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8 Layout Guidelines
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8.1 Board Layout
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List of Figures
1 WL1835MODCOM8B Top View
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2 Board Top View
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3 Board Bottom View
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4 Antenna VSWR
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5 Antenna Efficiency
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6 Radio Pattern
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7 ANT1 Polarization
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8 ANT1 Polarization
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9 ANT1 Polarization
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10 ANT2 Polarization
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11 ANT2 Polarization
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12 ANT2 Polarization
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13 Schematic
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14 Layer 1
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15 Layer 2
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16 Layer 3
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