AsiaRF AW7916-AED

abgn+ac+ax (AX3000)
Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax 2T2R 3000Mbps DBDC M.2 AE Key Module
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Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	AsiaRF AW7916-AED v1.0
Interface	M.2 2.1
Connector	M.2 (Key A/E)
Form factor	3052
ID:14c3:7916 (2 addl. devices) Windows: PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_7916
FCCID	none specified
Chip1	MediaTek MT7916AN
Chip2	MediaTek MT7976DN
OUI: 00:0A:52 (-, 10 W)
Radio1
Antenna Connection	U.FL
MIMO status	3x3:2
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax
802.11ax	up to 574 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
Operating Frequency	2.412 ~ 2.472 GHz
Radio2
MIMO status	3x3:2
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax
AX-QAM	up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ax	up to 1201 Mbps
802.11ac	up to 867 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency	5.15 ~ 5.875 or 5.925 ~ 7.125 GHz
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM	AsiaRF
Flags: Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3, MU-MIMO, HE160, DFS, MRC
Probable Linux driver mt76 PCI ID not yet observed in any mainline kernel / this list (note: outdated) (see also passys)
Windows driver possibly see MediaTek's website MTK keeps changing their site around, there's probably nothing there right now
Retail
(Est.) release date	01 March 2022
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD)	$40
Physical
Dimminsions	50.95(H) x 30(W)mm

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.

• 2402 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ax (160MHz chan.)

• 574 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan.) = AX3000 class

Overview

See also: MediaTek reference design

Features

• Standards: 802.11abgn/ac/ax compliant

Support 20/40MHz bandwidth in G-band,

and 20/40/80/160MHz bandwidth in A-band

• PHY rate: G-Band 2T2R + A-Band 3T3R 2SS, Dual-Band

Dual Concurrent (DBDC) with PHY rate up to 3000Mbps

• Support MU-MIMO TX/RX, Support MU-OFDMA TX/RX

Support STBC, LDPC, TX Beamformer and RX Beamformer

• Modes: Support greenfield, mixed mode, legacy modes
• Security: support for WFA WPA/WPA2/WPA3 personal, WPS2.0
• Intelligent power saving: QoS support of WFA WMM, WMM PS

32-bit RISC MCU for Wi-Fi protocols and Wi-Fi offload

• Storage: Embedded SRAM/ROM
• Interface: UART with hardware flow control

Programmable and multiplexed GPIO pins

• Fully adherent: PCIe device fully compliant to PCIe v2.1 specification

Integrate 4Kbit efuse to store device specific information and calibration data

See also

AsiaRF • WiFi Mini PCIe Card • WiFi M.2 Card

• AsiaRF AW7916-AED - Wi-Fi 6E AX3000 M.2 (A/E Key) Module (11ax 2x2) • MT7916AN
• AsiaRF AW7915-AED - Wi-Fi 6 AX1800 M.2 (A/E Key) Module (11ax 2x2) • MT7915DAN
• AsiaRF AW7915-AE1 - Wi-Fi 6 AX2400 M.2 (A/E Key) Module (11ax 4x4) • MT7915AN
• AsiaRF AW7915-BMD - Wi-Fi 6 AX1800 M.2 (B/M Key) Module (11ax 2x2) • MT7915DAN
• AsiaRF AW7916-NPD - Wi-Fi 6E 2T2R Dual Band DBDC mPCIe Card • MT7916AN

FCC ID: TKZAW7916-NPD; AX3000, 2.4/5GHz, DBDC, MT7916AN/MT7976DN

• AsiaRF AW7915-NPD - Wi-Fi 6 2T2R Dual Band DBDC mPCIe Card • MT7915DAN

FCC ID: TKZAW7915-NPD (2022-07-13); AX1800, 2.4/5GHz, MT7915DAN/MT7975DN

• AsiaRF AW7915-NP1 - Wi-Fi 6 4T4R Dual Band Selectable mPCIe Card • MT7915AN

FCC ID: TKZAW7915NP1 (2021-11-12) • Wi-Fi 6 11ax 4T4R Module (AX2400)

• AsiaRF AW7615-NP1 - Wi-Fi 5 4T4R DBDC Mini PCIe Module (AC1700) • MT7615N

FCC ID: TKZAW7615-NP1, TKZAW7615NP1 (2021-11-09) • Wi-Fi 5 11ac 4T4R Module