[MLB-WIRELESS] OEM 802.11 modules
Steve Smithies
steve42 at gmx.net
Sat Aug 28 02:05:08 EST 2004
Rowan Crowe wrote:
> Do any 802.11 (b, g, whatever) modules with an interface besides PCMCIA or
> PCI exist? I'm interested in interfacing a microcontroller directly with
> such a module... sort of like a 2004 version of the embedded ethernet
> craze of a few years ago.
Theres mini-pci, which is used in laptops ($15ish on eBay)... Or you
could look for 802.11 chips that you put on a PCB layout of your own.
For example, something like:
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/technologies/wirelessconnectivity/80211b/
or
http://www.atheros.com/pt/ar5001X.html
These are usually fairly self-contained, and require few additional
components to make them go. Some have separate chips for the 802.11, RF
and amplifier stages, while some are all-in-one.
You can probably find a chipset that has the features you want, and
allows you to interface to it in a simpler way that PCMCIA or PCI.
Admittedly, they're not a module you can just plug in and use, though.
Steve.
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