
| Specifications |
| Symbol | Parameter |
| Chipset | QCA9880 |
| Host Interface | Mini PCI Express 1.1 Standard |
| Antenna Connector | 3 x UF.L |
| Frequency Range | 2.4GHz: 2.412GHz to 2.472GHz 5GHz: 4.920GHz to 5.825GHz |
| Operating Voltage | 3.3V DC |
| Power Consumption | 5W(Max) |
| Modulation Techniques | OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, DBPSK, DQPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM |
| Environmental Temperature | Operating: -40°C to 70°C, Storage: -40°C to 90°C |
| Environmental Humidity, non-condensing | Operating: 5% to 95%, Storage: Max. 90% |
| ROHS Compliance | YES |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 30.0mm × 50.9mm × 3.2mm |
| RF Performance Table |
| Operating Mode | Data Rate | TX Power | Tolerance | |
| 1 Chain | 3 Chains | |||
| 2.4 GHz 802.11b | 1Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB |
| 2Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5.5Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 11Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 2.4 GHz 802.11g | 6Mbps | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB |
| 9Mbps | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| 12Mbps | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| 18Mbps | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| 24Mbps | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| 36Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 48Mbps | 19dBm | 24dBm | ±2dB | |
| 54Mbps | 19dBm | 24dBm | ±2dB | |
| 2.4 GHz 802.11n HT20 | MCS0 | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | 19dBm | 24dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| 2.4 GHz 802.11n HT40 | MCS0 | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | 21dBm | 26dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | 19dBm | 24dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| Operating Mode | Data Rate | RX Sensitivity | Tolerance |
| 2.4 GHz 802.11b | 1Mbps | -95dBm | ±2dB |
| 2Mbps | -94dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5.5Mbps | -92dBm | ±2dB | |
| 11Mbps | -90dBm | ±2dB | |
| 2.4 GHz 802.11g | 6Mbps | -94dBm | ±2dB |
| 9Mbps | -93dBm | ±2dB | |
| 12Mbps | -92dBm | ±2dB | |
| 18Mbps | -90dBm | ±2dB | |
| 24Mbps | -88dBm | ±2dB | |
| 36Mbps | -85dBm | ±2dB | |
| 48Mbps | -81dBm | ±2dB | |
| 54Mbps | -80dBm | ±2dB | |
| 2.4 GHz 802.11n HT20 | MCS0 | -93dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | -91dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | -89dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | -84dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | -83dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | -78dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | -78dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | -76dBm | ±2dB | |
| 2.4 GHz 802.11n HT40 | MCS0 | -92dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | -88dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | -85dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | -82dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | -79dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | -75dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | -75dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | -73dBm | ±2dB |
| Operating Mode | Data Rate | TX Power | Tolerance | |
| 1 Chain | 3 Chains | |||
| 5 GHz 802.11a | 6Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB |
| 9Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 12Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 18Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 24Mbps | 20dBm | 25dBm | ±2dB | |
| 36Mbps | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| 48Mbps | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| 54Mbps | 15dBm | 20dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5 GHz 802.11n/ac HT20 | MCS0 | 19dBm | 24dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | 19dBm | 24dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | 19dBm | 24dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | 17dBm | 22dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS8 | 15dBm | 20dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5 GHz 802.11n/ac HT40 | MCS0 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | 17dBm | 22dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | 17dBm | 22dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS8 | 15dBm | 20dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS9 | 15dBm | 20dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5 GHz 802.11n/ac HT80 | MCS0 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | 18dBm | 23dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | 17dBm | 22dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | 17dBm | 22dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | 16dBm | 21dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | 15dBm | 20dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS8 | 15dBm | 20dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS9 | 15dBm | 20dBm | ±2dB | |
| Operating Mode | Data Rate | RX Sensitivity | Tolerance |
| 5 GHz 802.11a | 6Mbps | -94dBm | ±2dB |
| 9Mbps | -94dBm | ±2dB | |
| 12Mbps | -92dBm | ±2dB | |
| 18Mbps | -90dBm | ±2dB | |
| 24Mbps | -86dBm | ±2dB | |
| 36Mbps | -84dBm | ±2dB | |
| 48Mbps | -81dBm | ±2dB | |
| 54Mbps | -80dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5 GHz 802.11n/ac HT20 | MCS0 | -93dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | -90dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | -87dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | -83dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | -80dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | -77dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | -74dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | -73dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS8 | -71dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5 GHz 802.11n/ac HT40 | MCS0 | -90dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | -88dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | -85dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | -82dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | -79dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | -75dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | -73dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | -73dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS8 | -69dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS9 | -66dBm | ±2dB | |
| 5 GHz 802.11n/ac HT80 | MCS0 | -88dBm | ±2dB |
| MCS1 | -86dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS2 | -84dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS3 | -81dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS4 | -77dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS5 | -74dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS6 | -73dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS7 | -70dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS8 | -67dBm | ±2dB | |
| MCS9 | -65dBm | ±2dB |
| GPIO Pin Mapping |
| GPIO Pin | Function |
| GPIO0 | WLAN_DIS |
| GPIO1 | WLAN_LED |
| GPIO2 | MCI_CLK_IN |
| GPIO3 | MCI_CLK_OUT |
| GPIO4 | MCI_DATA_OUT |
| GPIO5 | MCI_DATA_IN |
| GPIO12 | TMS |
| 13 | TCK |
| 14 | TDI |
| 15 | TDO |
| 16 | CPU_WARM_RESET / JTEG RESET |
| 17 | GPIO17_BT_LED |
| 19 | ANT_A |
| 20 | ANT_B |
| 21 | FEM_BS |
| 22 | FEM_MODE |
| MiniPCIe Slot Pin Assignment |
| TOP Side | Bottom Side | ||
| 1 | PCIE_WAKE_L | 2 | VCC_3V3 |
| 3 | NC | 4 | GND |
| 5 | NC | 6 | NC |
| 7 | PCIE_CLKREQ_L | 8 | NC |
| 9 | GND | 10 | NC |
| 11 | PCIE_REFCLK_N | 12 | NC |
| 13 | PCIE_REFCLK_P | 14 | NC |
| 15 | GND | 16 | NC |
| Mechanical key | |||
| 17 | NC | 18 | GND |
| 19 | NC | 20 | GPIO0_WLAN_DIS |
| 21 | GND | 22 | PCIE_RST_L |
| 23 | PCIE_TX_N | 24 | VCC_3V3 |
| 25 | PCIE_TX_P | 26 | GND |
| 27 | GND | 28 | NC |
| 29 | GND | 30 | NC |
| 31 | PCIE_RX_P | 32 | NC |
| 33 | PCIE_RX_N | 34 | GND |
| 35 | GND | 36 | NC |
| 37 | GND | 38 | NC |
| 39 | VCC_3V3 (RESERVED) | 40 | GND |
| 41 | VCC_3V3 (RESERVED) | 42 | NC |
| 43 | GND | 44 | GPIO1_WLAN_LED |
| 45 | NC | 46 | GPIO17_BT_LED |
| 47 | NC | 48 | NC |
| 49 | NC | 50 | GND |
| 51 | NC | 52 | VCC_3V3 |
| Version |
| Version | CPU | Feature |
| DR900VX | QCA9880 | |
| DR900VX-i | QCA9890 | Operation Temp. Up to 85° |
| DR900VX-4.9 | QCA9880 | Support 4.9G |