AsiaRF AW7256-P01 (Mini PCIe)

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abgn+ac+ax+be (BE19000)
Wi-Fi 7 802.11be 4T5R 19000Mbps Mini PCIe Module
Homepage	Product page
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	AsiaRF AW7256-P01
Interface	Mini PCIe 3.0
Connector	M.2 (Key A/E)
Form factor	oversized
ID:14c3:7256 (1 addl. devices) Windows: PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_7256
FCCID	none specified
Chip1	MediaTek MT7996AV
Chip2	MediaTek MT7975N
Chip3	MediaTek MT7977BN
Chip4	MediaTek MT7977AN
OUI: none specified
Radio1
Antenna Connection	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax/be
802.11be	up to 1376 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Radio2
Antenna Connection	U.FL
MIMO status	4x4:4
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax/be
802.11be	up to 5765 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency	5 GHz
Radio3
Antenna Connection	U.FL
MIMO status	4x5:4
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax/be
802.11be	up to 11530 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n	up to 600 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency	6 GHz
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM	AsiaRF
Flags: Wi-Fi 7, WPA3, MU-MIMO TX/RX, OFDMA
Probable Linux driver mt76 (see also passys)
Windows driver possibly see MediaTek's website MTK keeps changing their site around, there's probably nothing there right now
Chip1 brand Chip2 brand AsiaRF AW7256-P01 (M.2) MediaTek MediaTek AsiaRF AW7256-P01 (Mini PCIe) MediaTek MediaTek

For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

For a list of all currently documented AsiaRF device with specifications, see AsiaRF.

• 11530 Mbps - 4SS 6GHz 802.11be (320MHz chan., 4K-QAM),

• 5765 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11be (160MHz chan., 4K-QAM),

• 1376 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11be (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = BE19000 class

Overview

Models

• AsiaRF AP7988-001 • Wi-Fi 7 BE19000 Router Board
• AsiaRF AW7256-P01 • Wi-Fi 7 BE19000 M.2 (Key A/E)/Mini PCIe NIC Module

See also: MediaTek reference design

Features

Platform

• MediaTek MT7996AV chipset
• 32-bit RISC-V MCU for Wi-Fi protocol and Wi-Fi offload
• 2x PCIe 3.0 Interface (2-lane), Embedded SRAM and ROM
• UART interface with hardware flow control

WLAN

• 802.11abgn/ac/ax/be compliant
• Frequency band: 2.4GHz -4T4R

-Bandwidth: 20 and 40MHz

• Frequency band: 5GHz -4T4R 4ss

-Bandwidth: 20,40,80,160MHz

• Frequency band: 6GHz -4T5R 4ss

-Bandwidth: 20,40,80,160,320MHz

-5th antenna for more diversity and

for better 6GHz performance

• Tr-Band Triple Concurrent (TBTC)
• Zero-Wait DFS without interrupting 4x4

(prevent client disassociation with 1+3x3 architecture)

• MU-MIMO TX and RX, MU-OFDMA TX and RX
• STBC, LDPC, TX beamformer and RX beamformee
• Greenfield mode, mixed mode, and legacy mode
• Security: WFA WPA, WPA2, WPA3 personal, WPS 2.0
• QoS: WFA WMM and WMM-PS

Wi-Fi 6/6E and Wi-Fi 7 Operation Modes

• Simultaneous Tri-band 4+4+4, 12 spatial streams
• Wi-Fi 7: 2.4 (40MHz) +5 (160MHz) +6 (320MHz) = 19Gbps
• Wi-Fi 6/6E: 2.4 (40MHz) +5 (160MHz) +6 (160MHz) = 11Gbps

Version 2 is coming soon

Pictures

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See also

AsiaRF • WiFi Mini PCIe Card/M.2 Module

• AsiaRF AW7915-AED • AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 2T2R 11ax A/E Key M.2 Module • MT7915DAN • PPage
• AsiaRF AW7916-AED • AX3000 Wi-Fi 6E 2T2R/3T3R 11ax A/E Key M.2 Module • MT7916AN
• AsiaRF AW7915-AE1 • AX2400 Wi-Fi 6 4T4R 11ax A/E Key M.2 Module • MT7915AN • PPage
• AsiaRF AW7915-BMD • AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 2T2R 11ax B/M Key M.2 Module • MT7915DAN • PPage

• AsiaRF AW7916-NPD - WiFi 6E 3T3R Dual Band DBDC mPCIe Card • MT7916AN • PPage

FCC ID: TKZAW7916-NPD (2023-11-10) • AX3000 WiFi 6E Mini PCIe Module

• AsiaRF AW7915-NPD - WiFi 6 2T2R Dual Band DBDC mPCIe Card • MT7915DAN • PPage

AX1800, 2.4/5GHz, DBDC, MT7915DAN/MT7975DN, WFA WMM, WMM PS (QoS)

FCC ID: TKZAW7915-NPD (2022-07-13) • AX1800 WiFi 6 Mini PCIe Module

• AsiaRF AW7915-NP1 - WiFi 6 4T4R Dual Band Selectable mPCIe Card • MT7915AN • PPage

FCC ID: TKZAW7915NP1 (2021-11-12) • AX2400 WiFi 6 11ax 4T4R module (2400Mbps)

• AsiaRF AW7615-NP1 - AC1700 WiFi 5 4T4R DBDC Mini PCIe Module (11ac 1.7Gbps) • MT7615

FCC ID: TKZAW7615NP1 (2021-11-09) • AC1700 WiFi 5 11ac 4T4R module (1700Mbps)

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