Introduction

The WINCS02IC is a low power consuming IC containing a 2.4 GHz IEEE® 802.11b/g/n-compliant radio with integrated High Power Amplifier (HPA), Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), Radio Frequency (RF) switches for TX/RX control and hardware-based security accelerator. The WINCS02IC is designed to execute Microchip-provided Wi-Fi® and Networking stack components accessible through a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).

The WINCS02 is a fully-integrated module based on WINCS02IC. It contains all necessary external components and antenna to simplify a new board design. The module is interoperable with various vendors' 802.11 b/g/n access points. The module has a compact form factor of 21.7 mm x 17.3 mm x 2.1 mm.

The WINCS02IC and WINCS02 Module operates at a single supply voltage V_DD, V_DDIO (3.3V typical).

The WINCS02 Module is available with an on-board Printed Circuit Board (PCB) antenna or U.FL connector for an external antenna and with or without integrated Microchip Trust&Go CryptoAuthentication™ device.

Note: The WINCS02IC must be programmed with the appropriate Network Controller firmware version to meet the specification described in the data sheet.