BCM4339 Preliminary Data Sheet
Table of Contents
gSPI Host-Device Handshake............................................................................................................... 80
Boot-Up Sequence................................................................................................................................ 80
PCI Express Interface (FCBGA Package Only)........................................................................................ 83
Transaction Layer Interface................................................................................................................... 84
Data Link Layer..................................................................................................................................... 84
Physical Layer....................................................................................................................................... 84
Logical Subblock................................................................................................................................... 84
Scrambler/Descrambler......................................................................................................................... 84
8B/10B Encoder/Decoder...................................................................................................................... 85
Elastic FIFO........................................................................................................................................... 85
Electrical Subblock................................................................................................................................ 85
Configuration Space.............................................................................................................................. 85
Section 11: Wireless LAN MAC and PHY ........................................................................ 86
IEEE 802.11ac MAC .................................................................................................................................... 86
PSM ............................................................................................................................................... 87
WEP............................................................................................................................................... 87
TXE................................................................................................................................................ 88
RXE................................................................................................................................................ 88
IFS.................................................................................................................................................. 88
TSF ................................................................................................................................................ 89
NAV................................................................................................................................................ 89
MAC-PHY Interface........................................................................................................................ 89
IEEE 802.11ac PHY..................................................................................................................................... 90
Section 12: WLAN Radio Subsystem ............................................................................. 92
Receiver Path.............................................................................................................................................. 92
Transmit Path.............................................................................................................................................. 92
Calibration................................................................................................................................................... 92
Section 13: Pinout and Signal Descriptions ................................................................... 94
Ball Maps..................................................................................................................................................... 94
Pin Lists....................................................................................................................................................... 97
Signal Descriptions.................................................................................................................................. 105
WLAN GPIO Signals and Strapping Options ......................................................................................... 114
Multiplexed Bluetooth GPIO Signals................................................................................................... 116
GPIO/SDIO Alternative Signal Functions ............................................................................................... 118
I/O States................................................................................................................................................... 119
Section 14: DC Characteristics ...................................................................................... 122
Absolute Maximum Ratings .................................................................................................................... 122
Environmental Ratings ............................................................................................................................ 123
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