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WiLink™ 8 single-band industrial Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® Dual-Mode transceiver

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CPU External MPU Type Transceiver Technology Bluetooth® Classic, Bluetooth® Dual-Mode, Bluetooth® LE, Wi-Fi Protocols Combo (Wi-Fi + Bluetooth), Qualified against Bluetooth® Core 5.1, Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz Operating system Linux Throughput UDP (max) (Mbps) 100 Features 802.11abgn, AP, Advanced audio distribution profile, COEX, Classic audio, Hands-free profile, Mesh over Wi-Fi based on 802.11s, STA, Wi-Fi direct mode Edge AI enabled No Security Secure communication Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 105
CPU External MPU Type Transceiver Technology Bluetooth® Classic, Bluetooth® Dual-Mode, Bluetooth® LE, Wi-Fi Protocols Combo (Wi-Fi + Bluetooth), Qualified against Bluetooth® Core 5.1, Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz Operating system Linux Throughput UDP (max) (Mbps) 100 Features 802.11abgn, AP, Advanced audio distribution profile, COEX, Classic audio, Hands-free profile, Mesh over Wi-Fi based on 802.11s, STA, Wi-Fi direct mode Edge AI enabled No Security Secure communication Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 105
DSBGA (YFV) 130 22.87520000000000493 mm² 4.640000000000001 x 4.93
  • General
    • Packaged in wafer scale package (WSP) for small PCB footprint
    • Provides efficient direct connection to battery by employing several integrated switched mode power supplies (DC2DC)
    • Seamless integration with TI Sitara and other application processors
    • Operating temperature: -40°C to +85°C
    • 105°C Extended temperature range is supported only in defined use-case profile
  • Wi-Fi
    • Baseband processor and RF Transceiver with support for IEEE 802.11b/g/n
    • Integrated 2.4G-Hz PA for complete WLAN solution
    • Medium access controller
      • Hardware-based encryption and decryption using 64-, 128-, and 256-bit WEP, TKIP, or AES keys
      • Support Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2, WPA3)and IEEE 802.11i
    • IEEE Std 802.11d,e,h,i,k,r PICS Compliant
    • 802.11v support for high-precision timing and location approximation
    • Supports 4 bit SDIO host interface, including High Speed (H3) and V3 modes
  • Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (WL1831 only)
    • Bluetooth 5.1 secure connection compliant and CSA2 support (Declaration ID: D032799)
    • Host controller interface (HCI) transport for Bluetooth over UART
    • Dedicated audio processor support for SBC encoding and A2DP
    • Dual-mode Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy
    • TI’s Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy certified stack
  • Key Benefits
    • Differentiated use cases by configuring WiLink 8 simultaneously in two roles (STA and AP) to connect directly with other Wi-Fi devices on different RF channels (Wi-Fi networks)
    • Different provisioning methods for in-home devices - connect to Wi-Fi in one step
    • Low Wi-Fi power consumption in connected idle (<800 µA)
    • Configurable wake-on-WLAN filters to only wake up the system
    • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth single antenna coexistence
  • General
    • Packaged in wafer scale package (WSP) for small PCB footprint
    • Provides efficient direct connection to battery by employing several integrated switched mode power supplies (DC2DC)
    • Seamless integration with TI Sitara and other application processors
    • Operating temperature: -40°C to +85°C
    • 105°C Extended temperature range is supported only in defined use-case profile
  • Wi-Fi
    • Baseband processor and RF Transceiver with support for IEEE 802.11b/g/n
    • Integrated 2.4G-Hz PA for complete WLAN solution
    • Medium access controller
      • Hardware-based encryption and decryption using 64-, 128-, and 256-bit WEP, TKIP, or AES keys
      • Support Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2, WPA3)and IEEE 802.11i
    • IEEE Std 802.11d,e,h,i,k,r PICS Compliant
    • 802.11v support for high-precision timing and location approximation
    • Supports 4 bit SDIO host interface, including High Speed (H3) and V3 modes
  • Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (WL1831 only)
    • Bluetooth 5.1 secure connection compliant and CSA2 support (Declaration ID: D032799)
    • Host controller interface (HCI) transport for Bluetooth over UART
    • Dedicated audio processor support for SBC encoding and A2DP
    • Dual-mode Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy
    • TI’s Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy certified stack
  • Key Benefits
    • Differentiated use cases by configuring WiLink 8 simultaneously in two roles (STA and AP) to connect directly with other Wi-Fi devices on different RF channels (Wi-Fi networks)
    • Different provisioning methods for in-home devices - connect to Wi-Fi in one step
    • Low Wi-Fi power consumption in connected idle (<800 µA)
    • Configurable wake-on-WLAN filters to only wake up the system
    • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth single antenna coexistence

The WiLink™ 8 WL18x1 is a highly integrated single-chip WLAN, Bluetooth, and Bluetooth Low Energy device that forms a complete stand-alone communication system.

The device is the 8th-generation connectivity combo chip from Texas Instruments. As such, the WL18x1 is based upon proven technology and complements the TI integrated devices for connectivity portfolio. This device is ideal for use in mobile devices, mobile computer and catalog embedded device applications due to its low current, small area and coexistence-friendly features. TI offers drivers for high-level operating systems such as Linux and Android™. Additional drivers, such as WinCE and RTOS, which includes QNX, Nucleus, ThreadX, and FreeRTOS are supported through third parties.

The WiLink™ 8 WL18x1 is a highly integrated single-chip WLAN, Bluetooth, and Bluetooth Low Energy device that forms a complete stand-alone communication system.

The device is the 8th-generation connectivity combo chip from Texas Instruments. As such, the WL18x1 is based upon proven technology and complements the TI integrated devices for connectivity portfolio. This device is ideal for use in mobile devices, mobile computer and catalog embedded device applications due to its low current, small area and coexistence-friendly features. TI offers drivers for high-level operating systems such as Linux and Android™. Additional drivers, such as WinCE and RTOS, which includes QNX, Nucleus, ThreadX, and FreeRTOS are supported through third parties.
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* Data sheet WL18x1 WiLink™ 8 Single-Band Combo Device Supporting Wi-Fi® , Bluetooth® , and Bluetooth® Low Energy datasheet PDF | HTML 14 May 2021
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Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth® Low Energy, Basic/Enhanced Data Rate–PIN-Code Pairing Key Derivation 27 May 2021
Cybersecurity advisory FragAttacks - FRagmentation and AGgregation Attacks (Rev. A) 19 May 2021
User guide Bluetopia Stack Build Guide for Linux PDF | HTML 15 Jan 2021
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PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-AM335X — Linux Processor SDK for AM335x

Processor SDK (Software Development Kit) is a unified software platform for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos.  All releases of Processor SDK are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio, allowing developers to seamlessly (...)

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PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-RT-AM335X — Linux-RT Processor SDK for AM335x

Processor SDK (Software Development Kit) is a unified software platform for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos.  All releases of Processor SDK are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio, allowing developers to seamlessly (...)

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PROCESSOR-SDK-RTOS-AM335X — TI-RTOS Processor SDK for AM335x and AMIC110 devices (No design support from TI available. Refer to Overview- RTOS Highlights for details.)

Processor SDK (Software Development Kit) is a unified software platform for TI embedded processors providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to benchmarks and demos.  All releases of Processor SDK are consistent across TI’s broad portfolio, allowing developers to seamlessly (...)

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WILINK-BT_WIFI-WIRELESS_TOOLS — WiLink™ Wireless Tools for WL18XX modules

This package includes the following applications:
  • WLAN Real-Time Tuning Tool (RTTT)
  • Bluetooth® Logger
  • WLAN gLogger
  • Link Quality Monitor (LQM)
  • HCITester Tool
    • BTSout
    • BTSTransform
    • ScriptPad

The applications provide all of the capabilities required to debug and monitor WiLink™ WLAN/Bluetooth/Bluetooth low (...)

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WILINK-WIFI_MESH_VISUALIZATION_TOOL — WiLink™ Mesh Visualization Tool for WL18XX Modules

Wireless Mesh Explorer is a Microsoft® Windows® based software tool for exploring and displaying mesh networks based on the Texas Instruments WiLink8.0 chipset.
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TI-BT-STACK-LINUX-ADDON — TI Bluetooth Linux Add-On for AM335x EVM, AM437x EVM and BeagleBone With WL18xx and CC256x

This package contains the install package, pre-compiled object and source of the TI Bluetooth Stack and Platform Manager to easily upgrade the default LINUX EZSDK Binary on a AM437x EVM, AM335x EVM or BeagleBone. The software was built with Linaro GCC 4.7 and can be added to Linux SDKs that use (...)
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WILINK8-WIFI-NLCP — WiLink8 NLCP Wi-Fi driver package for Linux OS

WiLink™ 8 NLCP package consists of build scripts to update WiLink™ 8 Linux driver, firmware binary, wpa supplicant, hostapd etc. For more details please refer to the release notes and user’s guide

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WL18XX-BT-SP — Bluetooth service pack for WL18xx

The Bluetooth Service Pack is composed of the following four files:

  • BTS file (TIInit_11.8.32.bts)
  • ILI file (TIInit_11.8.32.ili)
  • XML (TIInit_11.8.32.xml)
  • Release Notes Document
  • License Agreement

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CLRNX-3P-CLARINOX-BLUE — ClarinoxBlue embedded Bluetooth® protocol stack

ClarinoxBlue™ protocol stack was designed by embedded developers for embedded developers. With a simple and flexible approach, the ClarinoxBlue protocol stack enables you to spend more time on your application rather than the inner workings of Bluetooth technology. Designed for Bluetooth Classic (...)
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CLRNX-3P-CLARINOX-WIFI — ClarinoxWiFi embedded Wi-Fi protocol stack

ClarinoxWiFi is a proven Wi-Fi protocol stack with AP,STA,P2P and Mesh roles, while also boasting support for a large range of different RTOS/MCU. ClarinoxWiFi empowers developers to create reliable and high-performance Wi-Fi connections, for a wide range of wireless embedded applications.

 

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3P-WIRELESS-MODULES — Third party wireless module search tool

The third party wireless module search tool helps developers to identify products that meet their end equipment specifications and procure production ready wireless modules. The third party module vendors included in the search tool are independent third party companies with expertise in designing (...)
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