AHM27292U

IEEE 802.11ah sub 1 GHz standalone M.2/NGFF B-key 3042 type Linux module

(1) NXP™ i.MX 6ULL SOC (ARM™ Cortex-A7, 528 MHz) equipped with 256 MB of DDR3L RAM
(2) Newracom™ NRC7292 WiFi HaLow™ SOC (IEEE 802.11ah draft 8.0 compliant)
(3) Qorvo™ RFFM6901 front-end
(4) IPEX4 (MHF4) antenna connector
(5) 4× LED
(6) 32 MB of SPI NOR flash (optional 2/4/8 GB eMMC) 6
(7) 5-pin serial console (2.00 mm pitch)
(8) M.2/NGFF B-key 3042 with USB 2.0 bus support

Description

AHM27292U is the world's first WiFi HaLow™ industrial M.2/NGFF module

The AHM27292U module series allows building long range, ultra-low power WiFi networks in sub 1 GHz license-exempt bands, utilizing compact M.2/NGFF 3042 form factor. WiFi HaLow™ enables connectivity for many applications, including sensors and wearables.

With powerful ARM™ Cortex-A7 based SOC clocked at 528 MHz, official OpenWrt and U‑Boot support, up to 15 Mbps data throughput and complete SDK for the HaLow™ radio SOC, getting started with this new WiFi standard is straightforward.

Specifications

Parameter	Value
Chipset	NXP i.MX6ULL (MCIMX6Y1CVM05AB) Newracom™ NRC7292
RAM	256 MB of DDR3L
Flash/stroage	32 MB of QSPI NOR flash Optional 2/4/8 GB eMMC
Frequency	847 MHz (TW) 866 MHz (EU) 915 MHz (US) 922 MHz (KR) 924 MHz (JP)
Modulation	OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
Data rate	150 Kbps ~ 15 Mbps
Channel bandwidth	1/2/4 MHz
Antenna connector	1× IPEX4/MHF4
Interfaces	USB2.0 UART
LED	1× TX 1× RX 1× status 1× WLAN
Form factor	M.2/NGFF B-key 3042
Dimensions	30 × 42 × 4 mm
Software	Officially supported in OpenWrt (Linux Kernel 5.10+) and U-Boot 2021.x Newracom™ SDK available at https://github.com/newracom/
Operating humidity	TBA
Operating temperature	TBA