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Next Generation IEEE 802.11 abgn/ac/ax plus Bluetooth PCIe Combo Module

The SX-PCEAX is one of the industry’s first Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E modules. This Wi-Fi 6E module extends the benefits that Wi-Fi 6 already provides in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands to 6 GHz and helps increase overall capacity and performance. SX-PCEAX is a tri-band IEEE 802.11 abgn/ac/ax WLAN module plus Bluetooth 5.2 BR/EDR/LE combo module based on Qualcomm’s QCA2066 SoC.

The SX-PCEAX comes in a half mini-card PCIe card and M.2 form-factors that allow customers to easily evaluate the radio on any platform that supports either of these two popular interfaces. We support the below reference platforms and provide a Linux OS evaluation image that includes Silex’s reference radio driver, supplicant, and tools to test the following:

The evaluation image includes the Silex reference radio driver, supplicant and tools to test the following:
  • Basic Wireless Functionality
  • Advanced Wi-Fi Security
  • Data Throughput
  • Soft Access Point Mode
  • DHCP Server and Client

SX-PCEAX-HMC_EVKWhat you will need?

• SX-PCEAX-HMC-SP
• Nitrogen 8M Mini Single Board Computer (Nit8MQ_Mini_2r16EWB)
 • 8GB Micro SD card
 • A PC to open a console session for the Nitrogen platform

To get started with the evaluation process of the SX-PCEAX with the Nitrogen8M_mini evaluation board. Please download the following and follow the step-by-step instructions in the user guide.

• Quick Start Guide: Add 802.11ax Wi-Fi Connectivity to your NXP i.MX 8 Based Nitrogen8M Platform
• Evaluation OS Image - Linux 

What you will need?

• SX-PCEAX-M2-SP
• i.MX 8M Application Processor and SOC Evaluation Kit (MCIMX8M-EVKB)
 • 8GB Micro SD card
 • A PC to open a console session for the NXP platform

To get started with the evaluation process of the SX-PCEAX with the i.MX 8M Application Processor, please download the following and follow the step-by-step instructions in the user guide.

• User Guide: Getting Started with NXP i.MX8M Board
• Evaluation OS Image - Linux 

What you will need?

• Jetson Performance Benchmark Comparison: Nano vs TX2 vs NX vs AGXSX-PCEAX-M2-SP
• NVIDIA Jetson Platform (We support all of the below. You would need one to begin evaluation)

Note: Latest Jetpack 5 from NVIDIA has removed support of Jetson Nano.

 • A PC to open a console session for the NVIDIA platform

To get started with the evaluation process of the SX-PCEAX with the Jetson AGX Orin platform, please download the following and follow the step-by-step instructions in the user guide.

• User’s Guide: Getting Started with Nvidia Development Platforms
• Evaluation OS Image - Linux 

The GW11048-5 is a development kit to support the validation of the Silex SX-SDCAX-2530 (SX-SDMAX) and SX-PCEAX-HMC Wi-Fi 6 radios (radios not included, sold separately). The kit features a Gateworks Venice GW7200-00 Single Board Computer (SBC) pre-loaded with drivers supporting the Silex Wi-Fi radio.

 

KEY PRODUCT FEATURES  
Contents: Gateworks GW7200-00 SBC with Pre-Loaded Wi-Fi driver
JTAG Programmer and Serial Console Access
Power Supply
Mini-PCIe half card adapter
Accessory Cables
Radios Supported:  Silex SX-SDCAX-2530 (SX-SDMAX) and SX-PCEAX-HMC Wi-Fi 6 radios (radios sold seperately)
Processor: NXP™ i.MX8M Mini Quad Core 1.6GHz ARM® Cortex™-A53
RAM: 1 GByte LPDDR4
Flash: 8 GBytes eMMC
Ethernet: Two Gigabit Ports (see Features tab below for PoE details)
Mini-PCIe: Two Sockets for WiFi/Cellular (see Features tab below for details)
Video/Audio: MIPI DSI & CSI & I2S Audio
WiFi/BLE: Use Mini-PCIe Cards or M.2 Adapter (see Accessories tab below)
Cellular: Use Mini-PCIe Modem (see Accessories tab below)
Software: Linux Ubuntu Board Support Package
Gateworks Silex Wiki
Size: 70 x 100mm
Temperature Range: Industrial (-40 to +85 C)

 

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