RS9116 B00 Connectivity Module Datasheet v1.0.10, March 2023
RS9116 n-Link™ and WiSeConnect™ Wi-Fi® and Dual-Mode Bluetooth® 5
Wireless Connectivity B00 Module Solution
Overview
1.1 Features
Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi 1 Mbps Listen current: 14 mA
Wi-Fi LP chain Rx current: 19 mA
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Compliant to single-spatial stream IEEE 802.11
b/g/n with single band support
Deep sleep current <1 uA, Standby current (RAM
retention) < 10 uA
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Support for 20 MHz channel bandwidth
Transmit power up to +18 dBm with integrated PA
Receive sensitivity as low as -96 dBm
Operating Conditions
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Wide operating supply range: 1.75 V to 3.63 V
RF Power Amplifier supports 3.0 V to 3.63 V
Data Rates: 802.11b: Up to 11 Mbps; 802.11g: Up
to 54 Mbps; 802.11n: MCS0 to MCS7
Operating temperature: -40 ºC to +85 ºC (Industrial
grade)
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Operating Frequency Range: 2412 MHz – 2484
MHz
Size
Bluetooth
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Small Form Factor: 7.90 x 4.63 x 0.9 mm
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Transmit power up to +16 dBm with integrated PA
Evaluation Kit
Receive sensitivity: - LE: -92 dBm, LR 125 Kbps: -
102 dBm
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Single Band EVK: RS9116X-SB-EVK2
Software Operating Modes
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Compliant to dual-mode Bluetooth 5
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Hosted mode (n-Link™): Wi-Fi stack, Bluetooth
stack and profiles and all network stacks reside on
the host processor
<8 mA transmits current in Bluetooth 5 mode, 2
Mbps data rate
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Data rates: 125 Kbps, 500 Kbps, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps,
3 Mbps
Embedded mode (WiSeConnect™): Wi-Fi stack,
TCP/IP stack, IP modules, Bluetooth stack and
some profiles reside in RS9116; Some of the
Bluetooth profiles reside in the host processor
Operating Frequency Range: 2.402 GHz - 2.480
GHz
Hosted Mode (n-Link™)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0 /
4.1 / 4.2 / 5.0
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Available host interfaces: SDIO 2.0 and USB HS
Bluetooth Low Energy 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps and Long-
Range modes
Application data throughput up to 50 Mbps (Hosted
Mode) in 802.11n with 20MHz bandwidth.
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Bluetooth Low Energy Secure connections
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Host drivers for Linux
Bluetooth Low Energy supports central role and
peripheral role concurrently
Support for Client mode, Access point mode (Up to
16 clients), Concurrent Client and Access Point
mode, Enterprise Security
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Bluetooth auto rate and auto TX power adaptation
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Support for concurrent Wi-Fi, dual-mode Bluetooth 5
Scatternet* with two Secondary roles while still
being visible
Embedded Mode (WiSeConnect™)
RF Features
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Available host interface: UART, SPI, and USB
CDC, SDIO
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Integrated baseband processor with calibration
memory, RF transceiver, high-power amplifier,
balun, and T/R switch
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Support for Embedded Client mode, Access Point
mode (Up to 8 clients), Concurrent Client and
Access Point mode, and Enterprise Security
Power Consumption
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Wi-Fi Standby Associated mode current: 55 uA @
1 second beacon listen interval
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