Morse Micro simplifies Wi-Fi HaLow integration
Morse Micro’s MM8108-RD09 and MM8108-RD17 USB dongle reference designs add Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity to existing devices. The RD09 uses host-side drivers for Windows, Linux, and macOS, while the driverless RD17 presents itself as a standard USB Ethernet interface. Both designs are based on the company’s MM8108 Wi-Fi HaLow SoC, which uses a 1-GHz 256-QAM physical layer to deliver maximum PHY throughput of 43.4 Mbps over a distance of up to 1 km.
The MM8108-RD09 provides Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity for access points and client devices. OpenWrt drivers enable HaLow functionality on routers and APs with a USB interface, while native Windows and Linux drivers and a macOS application support client devices.
The MM8108-RD17 provides driverless Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity for a wide range of client devices. The USB dongle appears to the host as a standard CDC-NCM Ethernet interface, enabling use with industrial computers, robots, point-of-sale terminals, and Android or iOS devices. A pairing button enables device authentication through Wi-Fi Easy Connect, which uses the Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP).
Morse Micro provides schematics and software for the MM8108-RD09 and MM8108-RD17 reference designs to tier-1 customers through its sales team.
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