88W8801_SDS
2.4 GHz Single-band 1x1 Wi-Fi 4 Solution
Rev. 2 14 December 2020 Product short data sheet
1 Product overview
The 88W8801 is a highly integrated, single-band (2.4 GHz) IEEE 802.11n 1x1 System-
on-Chip (SoC), specifically designed to support High Throughput (HT) data rates for Wi-
Fi products.
The device provides the combined functions of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) baseband modulation,
Medium Access Controller (MAC), CPU, memory, host interfaces, and direct conversion
Wi-Fi RF radio on a single integrated chip.
For security, the 802.11i security standard is supported through several protocols. And for
video, voice, and multimedia applications, 802.11e Quality of Service (QoS) is supported.
Host interfaces include USB 2.0 and SDIO 2.0 to connect the Wi-Fi radio to the host
processor.
The device is available in a 48-pin QFN package.
Figure 1 shows the application block diagram of the device.
Wi-Fi
88W8801
Antenna
SDIO Interface
Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz
USB 2.0 Interface
GPIO Interface
3.3V and 1.8V
Power-Down
XTAL_IN
XTAL_OUT
Figure 1.Application block diagramNXP Semiconductors
88W8801_SDS
2.4 GHz Single-band 1x1 Wi-Fi 4 Solution
1.1 Applications
Internet of Things
Imaging platforms (printers, digital still cameras, digital picture frames)
Consumer electronic devices
Smart Energy systems
Connected appliances
1.2 Wi-Fi key features
1x1 SISO and HT20 operation
802.11e Quality of Service (QoS)
Thick MAC architecture
Simultaneous operation
Mobile AP and STA
Wi-Fi direct and STA
Supports WPA2/WPA2 mixed mode and WPA3 security standards
1.3 Host interfaces
USB 2.0 with Link Power Management (LPM)
SDIO 2.0
1.4 Operating characteristics
Supply voltage: 1.8V and 3.3V
Operating temperature
Commercial: 0 to 70C
Extended: -30 to 85C
Industrial: -40 to 85C
1.5 General features
Package: 48-pin QFN (6 mm x 6 mm)
26 MHz and 38.4 MHz crystal clock support
Supports CMOS and low-swing sine wave input clock
Low-power operation supporting deep-sleep and standby modes
ARM-based CPU
128 MHz maximum CPU clock speed
Peripheral interfaces:
Clocked serial unit: 2-Wire serial interface
UART (debug) interface
General Purpose Input Output (GPIO)
Memory
Internal SRAM
Boot ROM
One Time Programmable (OTP) memory for storing the MAC address and calibration
data
88W8801_SDS All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2020. All rights reserved.
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