REL1.0
Page 18 of 33
Snapdragon 820 SBC Hardware User Guide
iWave Systems Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
2.7
Communication Features
2.7.1
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
The Snapdragon 820 SBC is integrated with Wi-Fi & Bluetooth combo module from FOXCONN. This WiFI/BT module
is based on Qualcomm Atheros
’s
QCA6174A-1 chipset and interfaced with CPU through PCIe and UART interface.
APQ8096
CPU’s PCIe0 interface is used for
WLAN and BLSP2-UART interface is used for BT.
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth module supports,
•
WLAN dual-band 2x2 11a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth V4.1
•
Support WLAN 20MHz/40MHz at 2.4GHz and 20/40/80 MHz at 5GHz
•
Support BT4.1+HS, BLE and be backwards compatible with BT1.x,2.x+EDR.
•
Support BT for class 1 power level transmissions without requiring an external PA.
•
Support BT-WLAN coexistence.
Two antenna connectors (ANT1 for WLAN/BT and ANT2 for WLAN only) are available on the module to connect
external antennas. MHF-4 Micro RF Coax connectors are used for interfacing the RF antenna as shown below.
Receptacle: 20449-001E from IPEX
Example Mating Antenna Cable: FXP830.24.0100B from Taoglas
Figure 5: WLAN/BT Antenna Connector
