Realtek Semiconductor RTL8187SE 802.11b/g RTL8187SE miniCard User Manual xRTL8187SE DataSheet 1 0 11 DRAFT
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11b/g RTL8187SE miniCard xRTL8187SE DataSheet 1 0 11 DRAFT
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![RTL8187SESINGLE-CHIP WIRELESS LAN NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER w/PCI EXPRESS INTERFACEDATASHEETRev. 1.0 16 January 2008 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. No. 2, Innovation Road II, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 300, TaiwanTel.: +886-3-578-0211. Fax: +886-3-577-6047 www.realtek.com.tw](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-1.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface ii Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0COPYRIGHT©2008 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any langµAge in any form or by any means without the written permission of Realtek Semiconductor Corp. DISCLAIMERRealtek provides this document “as is”, without warranty of any kind, neither expressed nor implied, including, but not limited to, the particular purpose. Realtek may make improvements and/or changes in this document or in the product described in this document at any time. This document could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. TRADEMARKSRealtek is a trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation. Other names mentioned in this document are trademarks/registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONFIDENTIALITYThis document is confidential and should not be provided to a third-party without the permission of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation. USING THIS DOCUMENT This document is intended for the software engineer’s reference and provides detailed programming information. Though every effort has been made to ensure that this document is current and accurate, more information may have become available subsequent to the production of this guide. In that event, please contact your Realtek representative for additional information that may help in the development process. REVISION HISTORY Revision Release Date Summary1.0 2008/01/16 First release.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-2.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface iii Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Table of Contents 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................................................................12. FEATURES ..........................................................................................................................................................................33. SYSTEM APPLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................44. BLOCK DIAGRAMS ..........................................................................................................................................................55. PIN ASSIGNMENTS...........................................................................................................................................................75.1. PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION ..............................................................................................................................................76. PIN DESCRIPTIONS ..........................................................................................................................................................86.1. POWER MANAGEMENT/ISOLATION INTERFACE ...............................................................................................................86.2. PCI EXPRESS INTERFACE ................................................................................................................................................86.3. EEPROM INTERFACE .....................................................................................................................................................96.4. POWER PINS ....................................................................................................................................................................96.5. LED INTERFACE............................................................................................................................................................106.6. BASEBAND AND RF PINS...............................................................................................................................................106.7. BLUETOOTH CO-EXISTENCE PINS .................................................................................................................................116.8. CLOCK AND OTHER PINS...............................................................................................................................................117. EEPROM (93C46 OR 93C56) CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................118. PCI EXPRESSTM ................................................................................................................................................................128.1. PCI EXPRESS BUS INTERFACE....................................................................................................................................128.1.1. PCI Express Transmitter ......................................................................................................................................128.1.2. PCI Express Receiver...........................................................................................................................................128.2. PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE TABLE..............................................................................................................................138.3. PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................................168.4. PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE STATUS ............................................................................................................................178.4.1. Status ....................................................................................................................................................................178.4.2. RIDR (Revision ID Register)................................................................................................................................188.4.3. PIFR (Programming Interface Register)..............................................................................................................188.4.4. SCR (Sub-Class Register).....................................................................................................................................188.4.5. BCR (Base-Class Register)...................................................................................................................................188.4.6. CLS (Cache Line Size)..........................................................................................................................................188.4.7. LTR (Latency Timer Register)..............................................................................................................................188.4.8. HTR (Header Type Register)................................................................................................................................188.4.9. BIST (Built-In Self-Test).......................................................................................................................................188.4.10. IOAR (Input Output Address Register).................................................................................................................198.4.11. MEMAR (Memory Address Register)...................................................................................................................198.4.12. CISPtr (CardBus Card Information Structure Pointer).......................................................................................198.4.13. SVID (Subsystem Vendor ID)...............................................................................................................................208.4.14. SMID (Subsystem ID)...........................................................................................................................................208.4.15. ILR (Interrupt Line Register)................................................................................................................................208.4.16. IPR (Interrupt Pin Register).................................................................................................................................208.4.17. MNGNT (Minimum Grant Timer: Read only)......................................................................................................208.4.18. MXLAT (Maximum Latency Timer: Read only) ...................................................................................................208.5. DEFAULT VALUE AFTER POWER-ON(RSTB ASSERTED)..............................................................................................20](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-3.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface iv Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.6. PCI POWER MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................228.7. MESSAGE SIGNALED INTERRUPT (MSI) ........................................................................................................................258.7.1. MSI Capability Structure in PCI Configuration Space ........................................................................................258.7.2. Message Control...................................................................................................................................................268.7.3. Message Address ..................................................................................................................................................268.7.4. Message Upper Address.......................................................................................................................................278.7.5. Message Data.......................................................................................................................................................279. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................289.1. TRANSMIT & RECEIVE OPERATIONS .............................................................................................................................289.1.1. Transmit ...............................................................................................................................................................289.1.2. Receive .................................................................................................................................................................359.2. LOOPBACK OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................399.3. QOS FUNCTIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................399.4. LED FUNCTIONS ...........................................................................................................................................................3910. APPLICATION DIAGRAM .........................................................................................................................................4011. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS........................................................................................................................4111.1. TEMPERATURE LIMIT RATINGS .................................................................................................................................4111.2. DC CHARACTERISTICS ..............................................................................................................................................4111.3. AC CHARACTERISTICS ..............................................................................................................................................4211.3.1. Serial EEPROM Interface Timing (93C46(64*16)/93C56(128*16))...................................................................4211.4. PCI EXPRESS BUS PARAMETERS ...............................................................................................................................4311.4.1. Differential Transmitter Parameters....................................................................................................................4311.4.2. Differential Receiver Parameters.........................................................................................................................4411.4.3. REFCLK Parameters ...........................................................................................................................................4411.4.4. Auxiliary Signal Timing Parameters ....................................................................................................................4812. MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS ...................................................................................................................................4913. ORDERING INFORMATION .....................................................................................................................................50](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-4.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface vTrack ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0List of Tables TABLE 1. POWER MANAGEMENT/ISOLATION INTERFACE ..............................................................................................................8TABLE 2. PCI EXPRESS INTERFACE ...............................................................................................................................................8TABLE 3. EEPROM INTERFACE ....................................................................................................................................................9TABLE 4. POWER PINS ...................................................................................................................................................................9TABLE 5. LED INTERFACE...........................................................................................................................................................10TABLE 6. BASEBAND AND RF PINS..............................................................................................................................................10TABLE 7. BLUETOOTH CO-EXISTENCE PINS ................................................................................................................................11TABLE 8. CLOCK AND OTHER PINS..............................................................................................................................................11TABLE 9. PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE TABLE.............................................................................................................................13TABLE 10. COMMAND REGISTER IN PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE .................................................................................................16TABLE 11. PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE STATUS...........................................................................................................................17TABLE 12. INPUT OUTPUT ADDRESS REGISTER.............................................................................................................................19TABLE 13. MEMORY ADDRESS REGISTER .....................................................................................................................................19TABLE 14. PCI CONFIGURATION SPACE TABLE ............................................................................................................................20TABLE 15. MESSAGE CONTROL.....................................................................................................................................................26TABLE 16. MESSAGE ADDRESS .....................................................................................................................................................26TABLE 17. MESSAGE UPPER ADDRESS..........................................................................................................................................27TABLE 18. MESSAGE DATA...........................................................................................................................................................27TABLE 19. TXDESCRIPTOR FORMAT (BEFORE TRANSMITTING, OWN=1, TX COMMAND MODE 1)................................................28TABLE 20. TXSTATUS DESCRIPTOR..............................................................................................................................................30TABLE 21. TXSTATUS DESCRIPTOR (AFTER TRANSMITTING, OWN=0, TX STATUS MODE)...........................................................33TABLE 22. TXSTATUS DESCRIPTOR (AFTER TRANSMITTING, OWN=0, TX STATUS MODE)...........................................................34TABLE 23. RXCOMMAND DESCRIPTOR (OWN=1) .......................................................................................................................35TABLE 24. RXCOMMAND DESCRIPTOR (OWN=1) .......................................................................................................................35TABLE 25. RXSTATUS DESCRIPTOR (OWN=0) ............................................................................................................................36TABLE 26. RXSTATUS DESCRIPTOR..............................................................................................................................................37TABLE 27. TEMPERATURE LIMIT RATINGS....................................................................................................................................41TABLE 28. DC CHARACTERISTICS.................................................................................................................................................41TABLE 29. EEPROM ACCESS TIMING PARAMETERS ....................................................................................................................42TABLE 30. DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMITTER PARAMETERS ................................................................................................................43TABLE 31. DIFFERENTIAL RECEIVER PARAMETERS.......................................................................................................................44TABLE 32. REFCLK PARAMETERS ...............................................................................................................................................44TABLE 33. AUXILIARY SIGNAL TIMING PARAMETERS...................................................................................................................48TABLE 34. ORDERING INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................50](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-5.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface vi Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0List of Figures FIGURE 1. BLOCK DIAGRAM..........................................................................................................................................................5FIGURE 2. RF BLOCK DIAGRAM ....................................................................................................................................................6FIGURE 3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS.........................................................................................................................................................7FIGURE 4. MESSAGE CAPABILITY STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................25FIGURE 5. APPLICATION DIAGRAM..............................................................................................................................................40FIGURE 6. SERIAL EEPROM INTERFACE TIMING ........................................................................................................................42FIGURE 7. SINGLE-ENDED MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR ABSOLUTE CROSS POINT AND SWING ...................................................46FIGURE 8. SINGLE-ENDED MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR DELTA CROSS POINT .............................................................................46FIGURE 9. SINGLE-ENDED MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR RISE AND FALL TIME MATCHING ..........................................................46FIGURE 10. DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR DUTY CYCLE AND PERIOD .....................................................................47FIGURE 11. DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR RISE AND FALL TIME .............................................................................47FIGURE 12. DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT POINTS FOR RINGBACK..............................................................................................47FIGURE 13. REFERENCE CLOCK SYSTEM MEASUREMENT POINT AND LOADING ...........................................................................48FIGURE 14. AUXILIARY SIGNAL TIMING .......................................................................................................................................48](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-6.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 1Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.01. General Description The Realtek RTL8187SE is a low-profile highly integrated cost-effective Single-Chip Wireless LAN network interface controller that integrates a Wireless LAN MAC, a baseband processor, and 2.4GHz RF onto one chip. It provides a PCI Express bus controller, and full compliance with IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.11b/g specifications. It also complies with WMM, 802.11e, and CCX specifications. To reduce protocol overhead, the RTL8187SE supports Short InterFrame Space (SIFS) burst mode to send packets back-to-back. A protection mechanism prevents collisions among 802.11b nodes. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), Complementary Code Keying (CCK), and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) baseband processing are implemented to support all IEEE 802.11b, and 802.11g data rates. Differential phase shift keying modulation schemes, DBPSK and DQPSK with data scrambling capability, are available, along with complementary code keying to provide data rates of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps, with long or short preamble. A high-speed Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)/Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT), combined with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM modulation of the individual sub-carriers, provides data rates of 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54Mbps, with rate-compatible punctured convolutional coding with a coding rate of 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4. An enhanced signal detector, an adaptive frequency domain equalizer, and a soft-decision Viterbi decoder are built-in to alleviate severe multipath effects. Efficient IQ-imbalance calibration, DC offset, phase noise, frequency offset, and timing offset compensation reduce radio frequency front-end impairments. Selectable digital transmit and receive FIR filters are provided to meet the requirements of transmit spectrum masks, and to reject adjacent channel interference, respectively. Both in the transmitter and receiver, programmable scaling in the digital domain trades the qµAntization noise against the increased probability of clipping. Robust signal detection, symbol boundary detection, and channel estimation perform well at the minimum sensitivity. The RTL8187SE supports fast receiver Automatic Gain Control (AGC) and antenna diversity functions, and an adaptive transmit power control function to obtain better performance in the analog portions of the transceiver. It also has on-chip digital-to-analog converters and analog-to-digital converters for analog I and Q inputs and outputs, transmit TSSI and receiver RSSI inputs, and transmit and receiver AGC outputs.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-7.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 2Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0It supports Advanced Configuration Power management Interface (ACPI), Legacy PCI power management, and PCI Express power management for modern operating systems that are capable of Operating System directed Power Management (OSPM). PCI MSI (Message Signaled Interrupt) function and PCI Express Device Serial Number Capability are also supported. In addition to the ACPI feature, the RTL8187SE also supports remote wake-up (including AMD Magic Packet and Microsoft® wake-up frame) in both ACPI and APM environments. To support Wake on Wireless LAN from a deep power down state (e.g., D3cold, i.e. main power is off and only auxiliary power exists), the auxiliary power source must be able to provide the needed power. When auxiliary power is applied and the main power remains off, the RTL8187SE is ready and waiting for a Magic Packet or wake-up frame to wake the system up. The RTL8187SE supports an enhanced link list descriptor-based buffer management architecture, which is an essential part of a design for a modern network interface card. It contributes to lowering CPU utilization. Also, the RTL8187SE features inter-connect PCI Express technology. PCI Express is a high-bandwidth, low pin count, serial, interconnect technology that offers significant improvements in performance over conventional PCI and also maintains software compatibility with existing PCI infrastructure. Support is also provided for Multiple BSSID, Adjustable fallback steps and fallback rates during auto rate fallback, TX Power Tracking, Enhanced three-wire mechanism, Parallel Control Interface between Baseband and RF, and Bluetooth coexistence. The RTL8187SE keeps network maintenance costs low and eliminates usage barriers. The RTL8187SE is highly integrated and requires no ‘glue’ logic or external memory.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-8.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 3Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.02. Features 64-Pin QFN with ‘Green’ package State machine implementation without external memory (RAM, flash) requirement Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g standards Supports descriptor-based buffer management Integrated Wireless LAN MAC and Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum/OFDM Baseband Processor in one chip Enhanced signal detector, adaptive frequency domain equalizer, and soft-decision Viterbi decoder to alleviate severe multipath effects Processing Gain compliant with FCC On-Chip A/D and D/A converters for I/Q Data, AGC, and Adaptive Power Control Supports both transmit and receive Antenna DiversityData rates of 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54MbpsSupports 40MHz OSC as the internal clock source. The frequency deviation of the OSC must be within 25ppm on IEEE 802.11g PCI Express bus controller Complies with PCI Express 1.1 and PCI Express Mini Card Electromechanical Specification Revision 1.1 PCI power management Revision 1.2 Supports PCI Express Active State Power Management (ASPM) Provides PCI Express bus data transfers and PCI Express memory space or IO space mapped data transfers of the RTL8187SE’s operational registers Supports ACPI (Rev 1.0, 1.0b, 2.0) Supports Wake-On-WLAN (WoWLAN) function and remote wake-up (Magic Packet and Microsoft® wake-up frame) Supports auxiliary power auto-detect, and sets the related capability of power management registers in PCI Express configuration space IEEE 802.11g protection mechanisms for both RTS/CTS and CTS-to-self Burst-mode support for dramatically enhanced throughputDSSS with DBPSK and DQPSK, CCK modulations and demodulations supported with long and short preamble OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM modulations and demodulations supported with rate compatible punctured convolutional coding with coding rate of 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4 Efficient IQ-imbalance calibration, DC offset, phase noise, frequency offset and timing offset compensation reduce analog front-end impairments Selectable digital transmit and receiver FIR filters provided to meet transmit spectrum mask requirements and to reject adjacent channel interference](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-9.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 4Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Programmable scaling both in transmitter and receiver to trade qµAntization noise against the increased probability of clipping Fast receiver Automatic Gain Control (AGC) & antenna diversity functions Adaptive transmit power control function Complies with WMM, 802.11e, and CCX specificationsComplies with 802.11i and 802.11j specificationsHardware-based IEEE 802.11i encryption/decryption engine, including 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES Supports Wi-Fi alliance WPA and WPA2 securitySupports a 32-bit general-purpose timer Contains two large independent transmit and receive FIFO buffers Advanced power saving mode when the LAN and wakeup function are not used Uses 93C46 (64*16-bit EEPROM) or 93C56 (128*16-bit EEPROM) to store resource configuration and ID parameter data LED pins for various network activity indicationsNine GPIO pins supported Supports digital loopback capability on both portsFlexible RF transceiver interface for different RF transceiver applications Built-in 3.3V to 1.8V regulator 3.3V power supply required 0.18m CMOS process 3. System Applications Wireless PCI Express adapter Wireless notebook Mini Card adapter Wireless system (wireless gateway router, wireless ADSL router, wireless set-top box etc.) with PCI Express or Mini Card slot](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-10.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 5Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.04. Block Diagrams MAC/BBPInterfaceInterruptControlLogicFIFOTransmit/ReceiveLogicInterfaceRTS, CTS,ACK FrameGeneratorFIFOControlLogicFrame TypeDiscriminatorPower and TX/RX Timing Control LogicRegisterFrame LengthRegisterEEPROMInterface LED DriverScramblerTXIMACBBP, TX SectionCCA/NAV From BBPWEP/TKIP/AESEngineChecksumLogicSerialControl Radio andSynthesizerControlCoding DigitalFilter TXQTXDETTXAGCTX AGCControlDescramblerRXIMAC/BBPInterface DecodingADCRXQ DACRSSIRXAGCRX AGCControlADCADCClear ChannelAssessment/Signal QualityAntennaDiversityControlTX StateMachineRegisterFromMACRX StateMachineRegisterFromMACTo MACPCIExpressInterfaceBBP, RX SectionMAC/BBPInterface DACADC DAC DACANTSELBANTSELFigure 1. Block Diagram](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-11.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 6Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Figure 2. RF Block Diagram](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-12.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 7Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.05. Pin Assignments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1648 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33RFOPRFONRFIPPAPEVAA33TRSWPVCTRL_LDOVDDPERSTBVAA33HSIPAGNDVDDCLKREQBTRINANTENSWNVDDHSINWAKEBGNDHSOPDA8_DEBUGTRQNVAA33VDD33RFINTRSWNVAA33EXTRSTBBTSTATVAA33VAA33VAA33GNDEEDI/AUXLED1REFCLK+HSONREFCLK-TRQPTSSILLLLLLL TXXXVRTL8187SETRIPVAA33R15KAGNDXOXIVD_DIVVD_CBC4950515253545556575859606162636432313029282726252423222120191817VDD33ANTENSWPWLRXINDISOLATEBAGNDBTPRIGNDEEDOEESK/9356SELEECSWLACTLED0GND65 GND (Exposed Pad)GNDVDDFigure 3. Pin Assignments 5.1. Package Identification Green package is indicated by a ‘G’ in the location marked ‘T’ in Figure 3.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-13.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 8Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.06. Pin Descriptions The following signal type codes are used in the tables: I: Input AO: Analog Output DI: Digital Input AIO: Analog Input/Output AI: Analog Input T/S: Tri-State Bi-Directional Input/Output O: Output S/T/S: Sustained Tri-State DO: Digital Output O/D: Open Drain 6.1. Power Management/Isolation Interface Table 1. Power Management/Isolation Interface Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionWAKEB O/D 33 Power Management Event: Open drain, active low. Used to reactivate the PCI Express slot’s main power rails and reference clocks.ISOLATEB DI 18 Isolate Pin: Active low. Used to isolate the RTL8187SE-GR from the PCI Express bus. The RTL8187SE-GR will not drive its PCI Express outputs (excluding WAKEB) and will not sample its PCI Express input as long as the Isolate pin is asserted. 6.2. PCI Express Interface Table 2. PCI Express Interface Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionREFCLK+ I 40 REFCLK- I 39 PCI Express Differential Reference Clock Source: 100MHz ±300ppm. HSOP O 43 HSON O 42 PCI Express Transmit Differential Pair. HSIP I 47 HSIN I 46 PCI Express Receive Differential Pair. PERSTB I 36 PCI Express Reset Signal: Active low. When the PERSTB is asserted at power-on state, the RTL8187SE-GR returns to a pre-defined reset state and is ready for initialization and configuration after the de-assertion of the PERSTB. CLKREQB O/D 34 Reference Clock Request Signal. This signal is used by the RTL8187SE-GR to request starting of the PCI Express reference clock.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-14.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 9Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.06.3. EEPROM Interface Table 3. EEPROM Interface Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionEESK/9356SEL DO/DI 26 EESK in 93C46 (93C56) programming or auto-load mode. Input Pin as 9356 Select Pin at Initial Power-up. When this pin is pulled high with a 10K resistor, the 93C56 EEPROM is used to store the resource data for the RTL8187SE. The RTL8187SE latches the status of this pin at power-up to determine which EEPROM (93C46 or 93C56) is used. After power on and GPIO_EN[5]=1, this pin is GPIO[5]. EEDI/AUX DO/DI 25 EEDI: Output to serial data input pin of EEPROM. AUX: Input pin to detect if Aux. Power exists or not on initial power-on. This pin should be connected to EEPROM. To support wakeup from ACPI D3cold or APM power-down, this pin must be pulled high to Aux. Power via a resistor. If this pin is not pulled high to Aux. Power, the RTL8187SE assumes that no Aux. Power exists. After power on and GPIO_EN[4]=1, this pin is GPIO[4]. EEDO DI 24 This pin is GPIO[3] after power on and GPIO_EN[3]=1, otherwise, it is EEDO in 93C46 (93C56) programming or auto-load mode. EECS DO 27 EEPROM Chip Select. 93C46 (93C56) chip select. 6.4. Power Pins Table 4. Power Pins Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionVDD33 P 21, 32 +3.3V (Digital). VAA33 P 1, 2, 11, 48, 55, 58, 59, 62+3.3V (Analog). VDD P 12, 23, 37, 44 +1.8V. GND P 13, 20, 22, 31, 38, 65 Ground (Digital). AGND P 41, 45, 57 Ground (Analog). VCTRL_LDO AO 10 Reserve this pin for external BJT option to generate 1.8V for digital core circuit. VD_CBC P 63 Reserved for external power transistor. VD_DIV P 64 Reserved for external power transistor.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-15.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 10 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.06.5. LED Interface Table 5. LED Interface Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionLED0 O 30 LED Pin. a. PWRON: I2C_CK b. After PWRON & LED_CONTROL=3’h7: GPIO[0] c. Other: LED0 LED1 O 35 LED Pin. a. PWRON: I2C_IO b. After PWRON & LED_CONTROL=3’h7: GPIO[1] c. Other: LED1 6.6. Baseband and RF Pins Table 6. Baseband and RF Pins Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionRFOP AO 3 RFON AO 4 2.4GHz Differential RF Power Amplifier Output. RFIN AI 5 RFIP AI 6 2.4GHz Differential RF Input. PAPE DO 7 Enable Control for Optional External Power Amplifier TRSWN DO 8 TRSWP DO 9 Control Signals for Optional External RF T/R Switch ANTENSWP DO 15 ANTENSWN DO 16 Control Signals for Antenna Switch TSSI AI 50 Transmit Signal Strength Indication From External Power Amplifier TRQP AIO 51 Via register setting, can be programmed to one of the following four types of pins:RF TXQP: Input pin for RF TX test RF RXQP: Output pin for RF RX test AFE TXQP: Output pin for DAC test AFE RXQP: Input pin for ADC test TRQN AIO 52 Via register setting, can be programmed to one of the following four types of pins:RF TXQN: Input pin for RF TX test RF RXQN: Output pin for RF RX test AFE TXQN: Output pin for DAC test AFE RXQN: Input pin for ADC test TRIN AIO 53 Via register setting, can be programmed to one of the following four types of pins:RF TXIN: Input pin for RF TX test RF RXIN: Output pin for RF RX test AFE TXIN: Output pin for DAC test AFE RXIN: Input pin for ADC test TRIP AIO 54 Via register setting, can be programmed to one of the following four types of pins:RF TXIP: Input pin for RF TX test RF RXIP: Output pin for RF RX test AFE TXIP: Output pin for DAC test AFE RXIP: Input pin for ADC test](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-16.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 11 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.06.7. Bluetooth Co-Existence Pins Table 7. Bluetooth Co-Existence Pins Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionWLRXIND O 17 Wireless LAN RX Activity Indicator BTPRI IO 19 Bluetooth Priority Pin This pin is GPIO[2] after power on and GPIO_EN[2]=1, otherwise, this pin is BTPRI. The BTPRI signal indicates when an important Bluetooth packet is being transmitted or received. BTSTAT IO 28 Bluetooth Status This pin is GPIO[6] after power on and GPIO_EN[6]=1, otherwise, this pin is BTSTAT. The BTSTAT signal indicates when normal Bluetooth packets are being transmitted or received. WLACT O 29 WLAN Activity The WLAN_Active signal indicates when WLAN is either transmitting or receiving in the 2.4GHz ISM band. 6.8. Clock and Other Pins Table 8. Clock and Other Pins Symbol Type Pin No DescriptionR15K IO 56 This pin must be pulled low by a 15K resistor. XI I 60 Input of 40MHz Clock Reference. XO O 61 Output of 40MHz Clock Reference. EXTRSTB I 14 External Reset Pin: Active Low. DA8_DEBUG O 49 Debug Pin. 7. EEPROM (93C46 or 93C56) Contents The RTL8187SE supports the attachment of an external EEPROM. The 93C46 is a 1Kbit EEPROM (the 93C56 is a 2Kbit EEPROM). The EEPROM interface provides the ability for the RTL8187SE to read from, and write data to, an external serial EEPROM device. Values in the external EEPROM allow default fields in PCI configuration space and IO space to be overridden following an internal power on reset, or software EEPROM auto-load command. The RTL8187SE will auto-load values from the EEPROM to these fields in configuration space and IO space. If the EEPROM is not present, the RTL8187SE initialization uses default values for the appropriate Configuration and Operational Registers. Software can read and write to the EEPROM using ‘bit-bang’ accesses via the 9346CR Register. Note: It is suggested to obtain Realtek approval before changing the default settings of the EEPROM.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-17.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 12 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08. PCI EXPRESSTM8.1. PCI EXPRESS Bus Interface The RTL8187SE is compliant with PCI ExpressTM Base Specification Revision 1.1, and runs at 2.5GHz signaling rate with X1 link width, i.e., one transmit and one receive differential pairs. The RTL8187SE supports 4 types of PCI Express messages; interrupt messages, error messages, power management messages, and hot-plug messages. PCI Express lane polarity reversal and link reversal are also supported to ease PCB layout constraints. 8.1.1. PCI Express Transmitter The RTL8187SE’s PCI ExpressTM block receives digital data recovered from the WLAN MAC interface and performs data scrambling with Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) and 8B/10B coding technology into 10-bit code groups. Data scrambling is used to reduce the possibility of electrical resonance on the link, and 8B/10B coding technology is used to benefit embedded clocking, error detection, and DC balance by sacrificing the 25 percent overhead to the system through the addition of 2 extra bits. Then, the data code groups are passed through its serializer for packet framing to generate 2.5 Gbps serial data and transmitted onto PCB trace to its upstream device via differential driver. 8.1.2. PCI Express Receiver The RTL8187SE’s PCI ExpressTM block receives 2.5Gbps serial data from its upstream device to generate parallel data. The receiver’s PLL circuits are resynchronized to maintain bit and symbol lock. Through 8B/10B decoding technology and data descrambling, the original digital data is able to be recovered and then the data is passed to the RTL8187SE’s internal WLAN MAC to be transmitted on the air.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-18.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 13 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.2. PCI Configuration Space Table Note: The following table assumes Power Management is enabled. Table 9. PCI Configuration Space Table No. Name Type Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit000h VID R VID7 VID6 VID5 VID4 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 01h R VID15 VID14 VID13 VID12 VID11 VID10 VID9 VID8 02h DID R DID7 DID6 DID5 DID4 DID3 DID2 DID1 DID0 03h R DID15 DID14 DID13 DID12 DID11 DID10 DID9 DID8 04h Command R 0 PERRSP 0 0 0 BMEN MEMEN IOEN W - PERRSP - - - BMEN MEMEN IOEN 05h R 0 0 0 0 0 IntDisable 0 SERREN W - - - - - IntDisable - SERREN06h Status R 0 0 0 1 IntSt 0 0 0 07h R DPERR SSERR RMABT RTABT STABT 0 0 DPD W DPERR SSERR RMABT RTABT STABT - - DPD 08h Revision ID R 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 09h PIFR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ah SCR R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bh BCR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Ch CLS RW CLS7 CLS6 CLS5 CLS4 CLS3 CLS2 CLS1 CLS0 0Dh LTR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Eh HTR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fh BIST R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10h IOAR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IOIN W - - - - - - - - 11h RW IOAR15 IOAR14 IOAR13 IOAR12 IOAR11 IOAR10 IOAR9 IOAR8 12h RW IOAR23 IOAR22 IOAR21 IOAR20 IOAR19 IOAR18 IOAR17 IOAR1613h RW IOAR31 IOAR30 IOAR29 IOAR28 IOAR27 IOAR26 IOAR25 IOAR2414h- 17hReserved18h- 1FhReserved20h- 27hReserved28h- 2BhReserved2Ch SVID R SVID7 SVID6 SVID5 SVID4 SVID3 SVID2 SVID1 SVID0 2Dh R SVID15 SVID14 SVID13 SVID12 SVID11 SVID10 SVID9 SVID8 2Eh SMID R SMID7 SMID6 SMID5 SMID4 SMID3 SMID2 SMID1 SMID0 2Fh R SMID15 SMID14 SMID13 SMID12 SMID11 SMID10 SMID9 SMID8 30h BMAR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BROMEN W - - - - - - - BROMEN31h R BMAR15 BMAR14 BMAR13 BMAR12 BMAR11 0 0 0 W BMAR15 BMAR14 BMAR13 BMAR12 BMAR11 - - - 32h RW BMAR23 BMAR22 BMAR21 BMAR20 BMAR19 BMAR18 BMAR17 BMAR1633h RW BMAR31 BMAR30 BMAR29 BMAR28 BMAR27 BMAR26 BMAR25 BMAR2434h Cap_Ptr R 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35h- 3BhReserved3Ch ILR RW IRL7 ILR6 ILR5 ILR4 ILR3 ILR2 ILR1 ILR0 3Dh IPR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3Eh MNGNT R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-19.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 14 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0No. Name Type Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit03Fh MXLAT R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40h PMID R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41h NextPtr R 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42h R Aux_I_b1 Aux_I_b0 DSI Reserved PMECLK Version 43hPMCR PME_D3cold PME_D3hot PME_D2 PME_D1 PME_D0 D2 D1 Aux_I_b2R 0 0 0 0 0 0 Power State 44hW - - - - - - Power State R PME_Status - - - - - - PME_En45hPMCSRW PME_Status - - - - - - PME_En46- 4FhReserved50h MSIID R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 51h NextPtr R 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 R 64-bit Address CapableMultiple Message Enable 0 0 0 MSI Enable52hW - Multiple Message Enable - - 0 MSI Enable53hMessageControl Reserved. Always return 0 54h- 57hMessageAddress Low RW 64-bit Interrupt Message Address Low 58h- 5BhMessageAddress High RW 64-bit Interrupt Message Address High 5Ch- 5DhMessage Data RW 16-bit Message Data 5E- 6FhRESERVED 70h PCIEID R 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 71h NextPtr R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R 0 0 0 Legacy 0 0 0 1 72h- 73hPCIE Cap. R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R L0s_acpt_ latency[1]L0s_acpt_latency[0]Entend_ tag_support0 0 Max_payload_size_support R Role Base Error rpt 0 0 0 L1_acpt_ latency[2]L1_acpt_latency[1]L1_acpt_latency[0]L0s_acpt_latency[2] R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74h- 77hDeviceCapabilityRegisterR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW Max_payload_size Relaxed_ ordering_enUnsupport_rqst_rpt_enFatal_err_rpt_en Non_fatal_err_rpt_enCorrect- able_err_rpt_en 78h- 79hDeviceControl RegisterRW 0 Max_read_request_size No_snoop_en Auxpwr_ PM_en 0 Entend_ tag_enR 0 0 Transact_ ion_pendingAuxPwr_det Upsupport_rqst_det Fatal_err_det Non_fatal_err_det Correct- able_err_det7AhW 0 0 - - Upsupport_rqst_det Fatal_err_det Non_fatal_err_detCorrecta-ble_err_det7BhDevice Status RegisterR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7Ch R 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7Dh R L1_exit_ lat[0]L0s_exit_lat[2]L0s_exit_lat[1]L0s_exit_lat[0]ASPM_support 0 0 7Eh R 0 0 0 0 0 Clock_PM L1_exit_ lat[2]L1_exit_lat[1]07FhLink CapabilityRegisterR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-20.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 15 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0No. Name Type Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0R Extended_ sync Common_ clock0 0 RCB 0 ASPM_control 80hW Extended_ sync Common_ clock0 0 RCB 0 ASPM_control R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Enable clock_PM81hLink Control RegisterW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Enable clock_PM82h R 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 83hLink Status Register R 0 0 0 Slot_clock_cfg 0 0 0 0 84h R Slot power Limit[0] Hot-Plug CapableHot-Plug Surprise Powerindicator presentAttn indicator presentMRL sensor presentPower controlpresentAttn button present85h R Slot power Limit scale[0] Slot power Limit[7] Slot power Limit[6] Slot power Limit[5] Slot power Limit[4] Slot power Limit[3] Slot power Limit[2] Slot power Limit[1]86h R Physical slot Number[4] Physicalslot Number[3]Physical slot Number[2]Physical slot Number[1]Physical slot Number[0]No common Complete support Electromechanical interlockpresentSlot power Limit scale[1] 87hSlotCapabilityRegisterR Physical slot Number[12] Physical slotNumber[11]Physical slot Number[1]Physical slot Number[9]Physical slot Number[8]Physical slot Number[7] Physical slot Number[6]Physical slot Number[5]88h RW Attn Indicator Control[1] Attn Indicator Control[0] Hot-Plug Interrupt Enable Command Completed interruptEnable PresenceDetectChangedEnable MRL Sensor ChangedEnable Power Fault DetectedEnable Attn Bottom PressedEnable 89hSlot Control RegisterRW - - - Data Link Layer State ChangedEnable Electromechanical Interlock Control PowerController Control PowerIndicator Control[1]PowerIndicator Control[0]8Ah R Electromechanical Interlock Status Presence Detect State MRL Sensor State Command CompletedPresenceDetectChangedMRL Sensor ChangedPower Fault DetectedAttn Botton pressed 8BhSlot Status RegisterR Reversed Data Link Layer State Changed8Ch- FFhReversed](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-21.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 16 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.3. PCI Configuration Space Functions The PCI configuration space is intended for configuration, initialization, and catastrophic error handling functions. The functions of the configuration space of the RTL8187SE are described below. VID: Vendor ID. This field will be set to a value corresponding to a PCI Vendor ID in the external EEPROM. If there is no EEPROM, this field will default to a value of 10ECh, which is Realtek Semiconductor’s PCI Vendor ID. DID: Device ID. This field will be set to a value corresponding to a PCI Device ID in the external EEPROM. If there is no EEPROM, this field will default to a value of 8185h. Command: The command register is a 16-bit register used to provide coarse control over a device's ability to generate and respond to PCI cycles. Table 10. Command Register in PCI Configuration Space Bit Symbol Description15:11 - Reserved. 10 INTDIS Interrupt Disable. This Bit enables/disables the RTL8187SE to assert Int# signal. 1: Force disable assertion of the Int# signal. 0: Enable enable assertion of the Int# signal (default value after PCI reset) 9 FBTBEN Fast Back-To-Back Enable. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 8 SERREN System Error Enable. When set to 1, enables reporting of Non-fatal and Fatal errors detected by the device to the Root Complex. Note that errors are reported if enabled either through this bit or through the PCI-Express specific bits in the Device Control register. 7 ADSTEP Address/Data Stepping. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 6 PERRSP Parity Error Response. In the Status register, the Master Data Parity Error bit is set by a Requester if its Parity Error Response bit is set and either of the following two conditions occurs: - If the Requester receives a poisoned Completion. - If the Requester poisons a write request. If the Parity Error Response bit is cleared, the Master Data Parity Error status bit is never set. 5 VGASNOOP VGA Palette SNOOP. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 4 MWIEN Memory Write and Invalidate Cycle Enable. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 3 SCYCEN Special Cycle Enable. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 2 BMEN Bus Master Enable. When set to 1, the RTL8187SE is capable of acting as a PCI bus master. When set to 0, it is prohibited from acting as a bus master. For normal operations, this bit must be set by the system BIOS. 1 MEMEN Memory Space Access. When set to 1, the RTL8187SE responds to memory space accesses. When set to 0, the RTL8187SE ignores memory space accesses. 0 IOEN IO Space Access. When set to 1, the RTL8187SE responds to IO space accesses. When set to 0, the RTL8187SE ignores IO space accesses.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-22.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 17 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.4. PCI Configuration Space Status 8.4.1. Status The status register is a 16-bit register used to record status information for PCI bus related events. Reads to this register behave normally. Writes are slightly different in that bits can be reset, but not set. Table 11. PCI Configuration Space Status Bit Symbol Description15 DPERR Detected Parity Error. This bit is set by the RTL8187SE whenever it receives a Poisoned Transaction Layer Packet (TLP), regardless of the state the Parity Error Enable bit. Default value of this field is 0. 14 SSERR Signaled System Error. This bit is set when the RTL8187SE sends an ERR_FATAL or ERR_NONFATAL Message, and the SERR Enable bit in the Command register is 1. Default value of this field is 0. 13 RMABT Received Master Abort. This bit is set when the RTL8187SE receives a Completion with Unsupported Request Completion Status. Default value of this field is 0. 12 RTABT Received Target Abort. This bit is set when the RTL8187SE receives a Completion with Completer Abort Completion Status. Default value of this field is 0. 11 STABT Signaled Target Abort. This bit is set when the RTL8187SE completes a Request using Completer Abort Completion Status. Default value of this field is 0. 10:9 DST1~0 Device Select Timing. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 8 DPD Data Parity Error Detected. This bit is set by the RTL8187SE if its Parity Error Enable bit is set and either of the following two conditions occurs: - Requestor receives a Completion marked poisoned - Requestor poisons a write Request If the Parity Error Enable bit is cleared, this bit is never set. Default value of this field is 0. 7 FBBC Fast Back-To-Back Capable. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 6 - Reserved. 5 66MHz 66MHz Capable. Does not apply to PCI Express. Must be hardwired to 0. 4 NewCap Capability List. Indicates the presence of an extended capability list item. Since all PCI Express devices are required to implement the PCI Express capability structure, this bit must be set to 1. 3 INTSTS Interrupt Status. This bit reflects the interrupt status of the RTL8187SE. Unlike ISR bits, this bit is a read-only bit and cannot be reset by writing a 1 to this bit. The only way to reset this bit is to reset the ISR register. The setting of the ‘Interrupt Disable’ bit in the Command Register has no effect on the state of the ‘Interrupt Status’ bit. Only when the ‘Interrupt Disable’ bit is a 0 and the ‘Interrupt Status’ bit is a 1, will the RTL8187SE’s Int# signal be asserted. 2:0 - Reserved.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-23.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 18 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.4.2. RIDR (Revision ID Register) The Revision ID register is an 8-bit register that specifies the RTL8187SE controller revision number. 8.4.3. PIFR (Programming Interface Register) The programming interface register is an 8-bit register that identifies the programming interface of the RTL8187SE controller. The PCI 2.1 specification does not define a specific value for network devices. In the RTL8187SE controller this is PIFR = 00h. 8.4.4. SCR (Sub-Class Register) The Sub-Class Register is an 8-bit register that identifies the function of the RTL8187SE. SCR=0x80 indicates that the RTL8187SE is identified as ‘other network controller’. 8.4.5. BCR (Base-Class Register) The Base-Class Register is an 8-bit register that broadly classifies the function of the RTL8187SE. BCR=02h indicates that the RTL8187SE is a network controller. 8.4.6. CLS (Cache Line Size) This field is implemented by PCI Express devices as a read-write field for legacy compatibility purposes but has no impact on any PCI Express device functionality. 8.4.7. LTR (Latency Timer Register) This register is also referred to as primary latency timer for Type 1 Configuration Space header devices. The primary/master latency timer does not apply to PCI Express. This register must be hardwired to 0. 8.4.8. HTR (Header Type Register) Reads will return a 0, writes are ignored. 8.4.9. BIST (Built-In Self-Test) Reads will return a 0, writes are ignored.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-24.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 19 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.4.10. IOAR (Input Output Address Register) This register specifies the BASE IO address, which is required to build an address map during configuration. It also specifies the number of bytes required as well as an indication that it can be mapped into IO space. Table 12. Input Output Address Register Bit Symbol Description31:8 IOAR31~8 Base Input Output Address. This is set by software to the Base IO address for the operational register map. 7:2 IOSIZE Input Output Size Indication. Read back as 0. This allows the PCI bridge to determine that the RTL8187SE requires 256 bytes of IO space. 1 - Reserved. 0 IOIN IO Space Indicator. Read only. Set to 1 by the RTL8187SE to indicate that it is capable of being mapped into IO space.8.4.11. MEMAR (Memory Address Register) This register specifies the base memory address for memory accesses to the RTL8187SE operational registers. This register must be initialized prior to accessing any RTL8187SE register with memory access. Table 13. Memory Address Register Bit Symbol Description31:8 MEM31~8 Base Memory Address. This is set by software to the base address for the operational register map. 7:4 MEMSIZE Memory Size. These bits return 0, which indicates that the RTL8187SE requires 256 bytes of Memory Space.3 MEMPF Memory Pre-Fetchable. Read only. Set to 0 by the RTL8187SE. 2:1 MEMLOC Memory Location Select. Read only. Set to 0 by the RTL8187SE. This indicates that the base register is 32 bits wide and can be placed anywhere in the 32-bit memory space. 0 MEMIN Memory Space Indicator. Read only. Set to 0 by the RTL8187SE to indicate that it is capable of being mapped into memory space.8.4.12. CISPtr (CardBus Card Information Structure Pointer) CardBus CIS Pointer. This register does not apply to PCI Express. It must be read-only and must be hardwired to 0.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-25.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 20 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.4.13. SVID (Subsystem Vendor ID) This field will be set to a value corresponding to the PCI Subsystem Vendor ID in the external EEPROM. If there is no EEPROM, this field will default to a value of 10ECh (Realtek Semiconductor’s PCI Subsystem Vendor ID). 8.4.14. SMID (Subsystem ID) This field will be set to a value corresponding to the PCI Subsystem ID in the external EEPROM. If there is no EEPROM, this field will default to a value of 8198h. 8.4.15. ILR (Interrupt Line Register) The Interrupt Line Register is an 8-bit register used to indicate the routing of the interrupt. It is written by the POST software to set an interrupt line for the RTL8187SE. 8.4.16. IPR (Interrupt Pin Register) The Interrupt Pin register is an 8-bit register indicating the interrupt pin used by the RTL8187SE. The RTL8187SE uses INTA interrupt pin. Read only. IPR = 01h. 8.4.17. MNGNT (Minimum Grant Timer: Read only) This register does not apply to PCI Express. It must be read-only and must be hardwired to 0. 8.4.18. MXLAT (Maximum Latency Timer: Read only) This register does not apply to PCI Express. It must be read-only and must be hardwired to 0. 8.5. Default Value After Power-On (RSTB Asserted) Table 14. PCI Configuration Space Table No. Name Type Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0 00h VID R 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 01h R 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02h DID R 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 03h R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04h Command R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W - PERRSP - MWIEN - BMEN MEMEN IOEN 05h R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W - - - - - - - SERREN06h Status R 0 0 0 NewCap 0 0 0 0 07h R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 W DPERR SSERR RMABT RTABT STABT - - DPD 08h Revision ID R 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 09h PIFR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ah SCR R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-26.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 21 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0No. Name Type Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3 Bit2 Bit1 Bit0 0Bh BCR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Ch CLS RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Dh LTR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W LTR7 LTR6 LTR5 LTR4 LTR3 LTP2 LTR1 LTR0 0Eh HTR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fh BIST R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10h IOAR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14h MEMAR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18h~ 27h -RESERVED (ALL 0) 28h R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29h R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Ah R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Bh CISPtrR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Ch SVID R 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2Dh R 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2Eh SMID R 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2Fh R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30h BMAR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W - - - - - - - BROMEN31h R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W BMAR15 BMAR14 BMAR13 BMAR12 BMAR11 - - - 32h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33h RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34h Cap-Ptr R Ptr7 Ptr6 Ptr5 Ptr4 Ptr3 Ptr2 Ptr1 Ptr0 35h~ 3Bh -RESERVED (ALL 0) 3Ch ILR RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Dh IPR R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3Eh MNGNT R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Fh MXLAT R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40h~ FFh -RESERVED (ALL 0)](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-27.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 22 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.6. PCI Power Management Functions The RTL8187SE is compliant with ACPI (Rev 2.0), PCI Power Management (Rev. 1.2), and Network Device Class Power Management Reference Specification (V1.0a), such as to support an Operating System-Directed Power Management (OSPM) environment. The RTL8187SE can monitor the network for a Wakeup Frame, a Magic Packet, or a Re-LinkOk, and notify the system via PME# when such a packet or event occurs. Then the system can be restored to a normal state to process incoming jobs. When the RTL8187SE is in power down mode (D1 ~ D3): The Rx state machine is stopped, and the RTL8187SE monitors the network for wakeup events such as a Magic Packet, Wakeup Frame, and/or Re-LinkOk, in order to wake up the system. When in power down mode, the RTL8187SE will not reflect the status of any incoming packets in the ISR register and will not receive any packets into the Rx FIFO buffer. The FIFO status and packets that have already been received into the Rx FIFO before entering power down mode are held by the RTL8187SE. Transmission is stopped. PCI bus master mode is stopped. The Tx FIFO buffer is held. After restoration to a D0 state, the RTL8187SE transfers data that was not moved into the Tx FIFO buffer during power down mode. Packets that were not transmitted completely last time are re-transmitted. The D3cold_support_PME bit (bit15, PMC register) and the Aux_I_b2:0 bits (bit8:6, PMC register) in PCI configuration space depend on the existence of Aux power (bit15, PMC) = 1. If EEPROM D3cold_support_PME bit (bit15, PMC) = 0, the above 4 bits are all 0’s. Example: If EEPROM D3c_support_PME = 1: If aux. power exists, then PMC in PCI config space is the same as EEPROM PMC (if EEPROM PMC = C3 F7, then PCI PMC = C3 F7) If aux. power is absent, then PMC in PCI config space is the same as EEPROM PMC except the above 4 bits are all 0’s (if EEPROM PMC = C3 F7, then PCI PMC = 03 76) In the above case, if wakeup support is desired when main power is off, it is suggested that the EEPROM PMC be set to C3 F7 (Realtek EEPROM default value).](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-28.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 23 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0If EEPROM D3c_support_PME = 0: If aux. power exists, then PMC in PCI config space is the same as EEPROM PMC (if EEPROM PMC = C3 77, then PCI PMC = C3 77) If aux. power is absent, then PMC in PCI config space is the same as EEPROM PMC except the above 4 bits are all 0’s (if EEPROM PMC = C3 77, then PCI PMC = 03 76) In the above case, if wakeup support is not desired when main power is off, it is suggested that the EEPROM PMC be set to 03 76. Magic Packet Wakeup occurs only when the following conditions are met: The destination address of the received Magic Packet is acceptable to the RTL8187SE, e.g. a broadcast, multicast, or unicast packet addressed to the current RTL8187SE adapter. The received Magic Packet does not contain a CRC error. The Magic bit (CONFIG3#5) is set to 1, the PMEn bit (CONFIG1#0) is set to 1, and the PME# can be asserted in the current power state. The Magic Packet pattern matches, i.e. 6 * FFh + MISC (can be none) + 16 * DID (Destination ID) in any part of a valid WLAN packet. A Wakeup Frame event occurs only when the following conditions are met: The destination address of the received Wakeup Frame is acceptable to the RTL8187SE, e.g. a broadcast, multicast, or unicast address to the current RTL8187SE adapter. The received Wakeup Frame does not contain a CRC error. The PMEn bit (CONFIG1#0) is set to 1. The 16-bit CRC* of the received Wakeup Frame matches the 16-bit CRC* of the sample Wakeup Frame pattern given by the local machine’s OS. Or, the RTL8187SE is configured to allow direct packet wakeup, e.g. a broadcast, multicast, or unicast network packet. *16-bit CRC: The RTL8187SE supports two normal wakeup frames (covering 64 mask bytes from offset 0 to 63 of any incoming network packet) and three long wakeup frames (covering 128 mask bytes from offset 0 to 127 of any incoming network packet).](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-29.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 24 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0The PME# signal is asserted only when the following conditions are met: The PMEn bit (bit0, CONFIG1) is set to 1. The PME_En bit (bit8, PMCSR) in PCI Configuration Space is set to 1. The RTL8187SE may assert PME# in the current power state or in isolation state, depending on the PME_Support (bit15-11) setting of the PMC register in PCI Configuration Space. A Magic Packet, LinkUp, or Wakeup Frame has been received. Note: Writing a 1 to the PME_Status (bit15) of the PMCSR register in the PCI Configuration Space clears this bit and causes the RTL8187SE to stop asserting a PME# (if enabled). When the device is in power down mode, e.g. D1~D3, the IO, and MEM spaces are all disabled. After a RST# assertion, the device’s power state is restored to D0 automatically if the original power state was D3cold. There is no hardware delay at the device’s power state transition. When in ACPI mode, the device does not support PME (Power Management Enable) from D0 (this is the Realtek default setting of the PMC register auto-loaded from EEPROM). The setting may be changed from the EEPROM, if required. The RTL8187SE also supports the legacy LAN WAKE-UP function. The LWAKE pin is used to notify legacy motherboards to execute the wake-up process whenever the device receives a wakeup event, such as Magic Packet.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-30.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 25 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.7. Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) 8.7.1. MSI Capability Structure in PCI Configuration Space Figure 4. Message Capability Structure](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-31.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 26 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.7.2. Message Control Table 15. Message Control Bits RW Field Description15:8 RO Reserved Reserved. Always return 0 7 RO 64-Bit Address Capable 1: The RTL8187SE is capable of generating a 64-bit message address. 0: The RTL8187SE is NOT capable of generating a 64-bit message address. This bit is read only and the RTL8187SE is set to 1. System software (e.g., BIOS, OS) indicates to the RTL8187SE the number of allocated messages/vectors (equal to or less than the number of requested messages/vectors). This field after PCI reset is ‘000’. Encoding Number of Messages/Vectors000 1 001 2 010 4 011 8 100 16 101 32 110 Reserved 6:4 RW Multiple Message Enable 111 Reserved Indication to system software (e.g., BIOS, OS) of the number of RTL8187SE requested vectors. The RTL8187SE supports only one vector messages/vectors. Encoding Number of Messages/Vectors000 1 3:1 RO Multiple Message Capable Others Reserved 0 RW MSI Enable 1: Enable MSI (Also the INTx pin is disabled automatically, MSI and INTx are mutually exclusive), this bit is set by system software.0: Disable MSI (Default value after power-on or PCI reset) 8.7.3. Message Address Table 16. Message Address Bits RW Field Description31:02 RW Message Address System-Specified Message/Vector Address. Low DWORD aligned address for MSI memory write transaction. 01:00 RO Reserved Always Return ‘00’. This bit is read only.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-32.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 27 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.08.7.4. Message Upper Address Table 17. Message Upper Address Bits RW Field Description31:00 RW Message Upper Address System-Specified Message/Vector Upper Address. Upper 32 bits of a 64-bit message/vector address. This register is effective only when the DAC function is enabled, i.e., 64-bit addressing is enabled; bit7 in Message Control register is set. If the contents of this register are 0, the RTL8187SE only performs 32-bit addressing for the memory write of the messages/vectors. This bit is read/write. 8.7.5. Message Data Table 18. Message Data Bits RW Field Description15:00 RW Message Data If the Message Enable bit is set, the message/vector data is driven onto the lower word of the memory write transaction’s data phase.This bit is read/write.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-33.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 28 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.09. Functional Description 9.1. Transmit & Receive Operations The RTL8187SE supports a descriptor-based buffer management that will significantly lower host CPU utilization. The RTL8187SE supports an infinite number of consecutive transmit descriptors, and 64 consecutive receive descriptors, in memory. There may be a maximum of five descriptor rings. Transmit descriptor rings consist of one beacon transmit descriptor ring, one high priority descriptor ring, one normal priority descriptor ring, and one low priority descriptor ring. Each transmit descriptor ring may consist of an infinite number of 8-double-word consecutive descriptors, and the receive descriptor array may consist of up to sixty-four 4-double-word consecutive descriptors. The start address of each descriptor group should be in 256byte alignment. Software must pre-allocate enough buffers and configure all descriptor rings before transmitting and/or receiving packets. 9.1.1. Transmit The following describes what the Tx descriptor may look like, depending on different states in each Tx descriptor.Tx Descriptor Format (before transmitting, OWN=1, Tx command mode 1) Table 19. Tx Descriptor Format (before transmitting, OWN=1, Tx command mode 1) 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OWN=1DMAOKFSLSTXRATE (4 bits) RTSENRTSRATE(4 bits) CTSENMOREFRAGSPLCPNO_ENCRYPTBSSID_NOTPKTSIZE (12 bits) Offset 0 LENGEXTLength (15 bits) RTSDUR (16 bits) Offset 4 TX_BUFFER_ADDRESS Offset 8](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-34.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 29 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.031 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 DURATION (16 bits) MIC_CALRSVD(3 bits)Frame_Length (12 bits) Offset 12 NEXT_TX_DESCRIPTOR_ADDRESS Offset 16 RATE_FALL BACK_LIMIT (5 bits)RTS_RATE_FALL BACK_LIMIT (4 bits) RSVD(4bits) PIFSNO_ACMRT_DBRETRY_LIMIT (8 bits) RTSAGC (8 bits) Offset 20 RSVDSPC ANTENNAAGC (8 bits) RSVD (4bits) DELAY_BOUND (16 bits) Offset 24 FRAG_QSIZE (16 bits) EN_PMPDEN_BCKEYBCKEY (6 bits) PT_ENTPC_ENTPC_POLARITYTPC_DESENRSVDHWLengthSelectOffset 28](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-35.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 30 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Table 20. Tx Status Descriptor Offset# Bit# Symbol Description0 31 OWN Ownership. When set, this bit indicates that the descriptor is owned by the NIC, and the data relative to this descriptor is ready to be transmitted. When cleared, it indicates that the descriptor is owned by the host system. The NIC clears this bit when the relative buffer data is transmitted. In this case, OWN=1. 0 30 DMA OK DMA OK. Set by the driver, reset by the RTL8187SE when TX DMA OK. If IMR’s corresponding bit is set and the driver sets this bit, the RTL8187SE resets this bit and issues an interrupt right after DMA OK of the last segment (LS). If not, the RTL8187SE just resets this bit without asserting an interrupt. 0 29 FS First Segment Descriptor. When set, this bit indicates that this is the first descriptor of a Tx packet, and that this descriptor is pointing to the first segment of the packet. 0 28 LS Last Segment Descriptor. When set, indicates that this is the last descriptor of a Tx packet, and this descriptor is pointing to the last segment of the packet. 0 27:24 TXRATE Tx Rate. These five bits indicate the current frame’s transmission rate. Bit 27 Bit 26 Bit 25 Bit 24 1Mbps 0 0 0 0 2Mbps 0 0 0 1 5.5Mbps 0 0 1 0 11Mbps 0 0 1 1 6Mbps 0 1 0 0 9Mbps 0 1 0 1 12Mbps 0 1 1 0 18Mbps 0 1 1 1 24Mbps 1 0 0 0 36Mbps 1 0 0 1 48Mbps 1 0 1 0 54Mbps 1 0 1 1 Reserved All other combinations 0 23 RTSEN RTS Enable. Set to 1, indicates that an RTS/CTS handshake shall be performed at the beginning of any frame exchange sequence where: The frame is of type Data or Management, the frame has a unicast address in the Address1 field, and the length of the frame is greater than RTSThreshold.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-36.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 31 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Offset# Bit# Symbol Description0 22:19 RTSRATE RTS Rate. These four bits indicate the RTS frame’s transmission rate before transmitting the current frame, and will be ignored if the RTSEN bit is set to 0. Bit 22 Bit 21 Bit 20 Bit 19 1Mbps 0 0 0 0 2Mbps 0 0 0 1 5.5Mbps 0 0 1 0 11Mbps 0 0 1 1 6Mbps 0 1 0 0 9Mbps 0 1 0 1 12Mbps 0 1 1 0 18Mbps 0 1 1 1 24Mbps 1 0 0 0 36Mbps 1 0 0 1 48Mbps 1 0 1 0 54Mbps 1 0 1 1 Reserved All other combinations 0 18 CTSEN CTS Enable. Both RTSEN and CTSEN set to 1 indicates that the CTS-to-self protection mechanism will be used. 0 17 MOREFRAG More Fragments. This bit is set to 1 in all data type frames that have another fragment of the current packet to follow. 0 16 SPLCP Short Physical Layer Convergence Protocol format. When set, this bit indicates that a short PLCP preamble will be added to the header before transmitting the frame. 0 15 NO_ENCRYPT No Encryption. This packet will be transmitted without encryption even if Tx encryption is enabled.0 14:12 BSSID_NO BSSID Number. 0 11:0 TPKTSIZE Transmit Packet Size. This field indicates the number of bytes required to transmit the frame. 4 31 LENGEXT Length Extension. This bit is used to supplement the Length field (bits 30:16, offset 4). This bit will be ignored if the TXRATE is set to 1Mbps, 2Mbps, or 5.5Mbps. 4 30:16 Length Physical Layer Conversion Protocol (PLCP) Length. The PLCP length field indicates the number of microseconds required to transmit the frame. 4 15:0 RTSDUR Request To Send (RTS) Duration. These bits indicate the RTS frame’s duration field before transmitting the current frame and will be ignored if the RTSEN bit is set to 0. 8 31:0 TxBuff 32-Bit Transmit Buffer Address. 12 31:16 DURATION Time duration to send this packet plus SIFS and ACK 12 15 MIC_CAL Enable MIC Calculation.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-37.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 32 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Offset# Bit# Symbol Description12 14:12 RSVD Reserved. 12 11:0 Frame_Length Transmit Frame Length. This field indicates the length in the Tx buffer, in bytes, to be transmitted. 16 31:0 NTDA 32-Bit Address of the Next Transmit Descriptor. 20 31:27 RATE_FALL BACK_LIMIT Data Rate Auto Fallback Limit. 20 26:23 RTS_RATE_FALL BACK_LIMIT RTS/CTS Rate Auto Fallback Limit. 20 22:19 RSVD Reserved. 20 18 PIFS Point Inter-Frame Space (PIFS). Setting this bit will cause this frame to be sent after PIFS 20 17 NO_ACM No Admission Control Procedure. This packet will be sent out without being restricted by admission control procedures. For example, the management type frames shall be sent using the access category AC_VO without being restricted by admission control procedures.20 16 RT_DB Lifetime limited by RETRY_LIMIT (RT_DB=0) or DELAY_BOUND (RT_DB=1). 20 15:8 RETRY_LIMIT Retry Count Limit. 20 7:0 RTSAGC Tx RTS AGC. 24 31 RSVD Reserved. 24 30:29 SPC Short Preamble Count. 00: 10 bits 01: 12 bits 10: 14 bits 11: 16 bits 24 28 ANTENNA Tx Antenna. 24 27:20 AGC Tx AGC. 24 19:16 RSVD Reserved. 24 15:0 DELAY_BOUND Delay Bound 28 31:16 FRAG_QSIZE Fragmentation Queue Size. Upon sending the first frame of a fragmentation sequence, the driver writes the queue size of the entire fragmentation exchange (including the first frame) here. MAC uses this value when counting down TXOP. This field is valid when TCR (0x40) duration processing fields are set to mode 1 or 2. 28 15 ENPMPD Enable Power Meter Pre-Distortion Packet. 28 14 EN_BCKEY Enable Broadcast/Multicast Key Search When Using Multiple BSSID 28 13:8 BCKEY Specify key to use in CAM for broadcast/multicast. 28 7 PT_EN Enable Power Tracking. 28 6 TPC_EN Enable Transmit Power Control. 28 5:4 TPC_POLARITY TPC Polarity Select. 00: Neither increment nor decrement. 01: Increment 10: Decrement 11: Reserved](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-38.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 33 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Offset# Bit# Symbol Description28 3 TPC_DESEN TPC Descriptor AGC Enable. 0: Use the value of register TPC_TXAGC_OFDM as 54MHz TXAGC Base1: Use the value of AGC in the same descriptor as 54MHz TXAGC Base 28 1:0 HWLengthSelect HW Length Select. 00: No Encryption 01: RC4 Encryption 10: AES Encryption 11: Reserved Tx Status Descriptor (after transmitting, OWN=0, Tx status mode) After having transmitted, the Tx descriptor becomes a Tx status descriptor. Table 21. Tx Status Descriptor (after transmitting, OWN=0, Tx status mode) 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OWN=0DMA_OKFSLSRSVD (11 bits) UDRTOKRTS RC (7 bits) Packet RC (8 bits) Offset 0 MPDUExchangeTime (16 bits) RSVD Offset 4 TX_BUFFER_ADDRESS Offset 8 RSVD (20 bits) Frame_Length (12 bits) Offset 12 NEXT_TX_DESCRIPTOR_ADDRESS Offset 16 RSVD Offset 20 RSVD Offset 24 RSVD Offset 28](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-39.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 34 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Table 22. Tx Status Descriptor (after transmitting, OWN=0, Tx status mode) Offset# Bit# Symbol Description0 31 OWN Ownership. When set, this bit indicates that the descriptor is owned by the NIC. When clear, it indicates that the descriptor is owned by the host system. The NIC clears this bit when the related buffer data has been transmitted. In this case, OWN=0. 0 30 DMA_OK DMA Okay. 0 29 FS First Segment Descriptor. When set, this bit indicates that this is the first descriptor of a Tx packet, and that this descriptor is pointing to the first segment of the packet. 0 28 LS Last Segment Descriptor. When set, this bit indicates that this is the last descriptor of a Tx packet, and that this descriptor is pointing to the last segment of the packet. 0 27:17 RSVD Reserved. 0 16 UDR FIFO under-run during transmission of this packet. 0 15 TOK Transmit (Tx) OK. Indicates that a packet exchange sequence has completed successfully. 0 14:8 RTS RC RTS Retry Count. The RTS RC’s initial value is 0. It indicates the number of retries of RTS. 0 7:0 Packet RC Packet Retry Count. The RC’s initial value is 0. It indicates the number of retries before a packet was transmitted properly. 4 31:16 MPDUExchangeTime MPDUExchangeTime corresponds to the just completed MPDU exchange. The MPDUExchangeTime equals the time required to transmit the MPDU sequence, i.e., the time required to transmit the MPDU plus the time required to transmit the expected response frame plus one SIFS.4 15:0 RSVD Reserved. 8 31:0 TxBuff 32-bit Transmit Buffer Address. 12 31:12 RSVD Reserved. 12 11:0 Frame_Length Transmit Frame Length. This field indicates the length in the Tx buffer, in bytes, to be transmitted.16 31:0 NTDA 32-bit Address of Next Transmit Descriptor. 20 31:0 RSVD Reserved. 24 31:0 RSVD Reserved. 28 31:0 RSVD Reserved.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-40.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 35 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.09.1.2. ReceiveThis section describes what an Rx descriptor could look like, depending on different states in each Rx descriptor. An Rx buffer pointed to by one of the Rx descriptors should be at least 4 bytes. Rx Command Descriptor (OWN=1) The driver should pre-allocate Rx buffers and configure Rx descriptors before packet reception. The following describes what a Rx descriptor may look like before packet reception. Table 23. Rx Command Descriptor (OWN=1) 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OWN=1EORRSVD (18 bits) Buffer_Size (12 bits) Offset 0 RSVD Offset 4 RX_BUFFER_ADDRESS Offset 8 RSVD Offset 12RSVD Offset 16Table 24. Rx Command Descriptor (OWN=1) Offset# Bit# Symbol Description0 31 OWN Ownership. When set, this bit indicates that the descriptor is owned by the NIC, and is ready to receive a packet. The OWN bit is set by the driver after having pre-allocated a buffer at initialization, or the host has released the buffer to the driver. In this case, OWN=1. 0 30 EOR End of Rx Descriptor Ring. This bit set to 1 indicates that this descriptor is the last descriptor of the Rx descriptor ring. Once the NIC’s internal receive descriptor pointer reaches here, it will return to the first descriptor of the Rx descriptor ring after this descriptor is used by packet reception. 0 29:12 RSVD Reserved. 0 11:0 Buffer_Size Buffer Size. This field indicates the receive buffer size in bytes. 4 31:0 RSVD Reserved. 8 31:0 RxBuff 32-bit Receive Buffer Address. 12 31:0 RSVD Reserved.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-41.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 36 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Rx Status Descriptor (OWN=0) When packet is received, the Rx command descriptor becomes a Rx status descriptor. Table 25. Rx Status Descriptor (OWN=0) 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 OWN=0EORFSLSDMAFFOVFSPLCPTRSWRXRATE (4 bits) QOSMARPAMBARRESPWRMGTCRC32ICVFrame_Length (12 bits) Offset 0 TSFTL Offset 4 TSFTH Offset 8 RSVDRSVD(4 bits) SHIFTWAKEUPDECRYPTEDAGC (8 bits) ANTENNARSSI(7 bits) SQ(8 bits) Offset 12 FOT (8 bits) PWDB_GI2 (8 bits) CFO_BIAS (6 bits) SNR_LONG2END (6 bits) NUM_MCSI (4 bits) Offset 16](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-42.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 37 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Table 26. Rx Status Descriptor Offset# Bit# Symbol Description0 31 OWN Ownership. When set, this bit indicates that the descriptor is owned by the NIC. When cleared, it indicates that the descriptor is owned by the host system. The NIC clears this bit when the NIC has filled this Rx buffer with a packet or part of a packet. In this case, OWN=0. 0 30 EOR End Of Rx Descriptor Ring. This bit set to 1 indicates that this descriptor is the last descriptor of the Rx descriptor ring. Once the NIC’s internal receive descriptor pointer reaches here, it will return to the first descriptor of the Rx descriptor ring after this descriptor is used by packet reception. 0 29 FS First Segment Descriptor. When set, this bit indicates that this is the first descriptor of a received packet, and that this descriptor is pointing to the first segment of the packet. 0 28 LS Last Segment Descriptor. When set, this bit indicates that this is the last descriptor of a received packet, and this descriptor is pointing to the last segment of the packet. 0 27 DMAF RX DMA Fail. When set, this packet will be dropped by software. 0 26 FOVF FIFO Overflow. When set, this bit indicates that the receive FIFO was exhausted before this packet was fully received. 0 25 SPLCP Short Physical Layer Convergence Protocol format. When set, this bit indicates that a short PLCP preamble was added to the current received frame. 0 24 TRSW T/R Switch. 0 23:20 RXRATE Rx Rate. These four bits indicate the current frame’s receiving rate. Bit 23 Bit 22 Bit 21 Bit 20 1Mbps 0 0 0 0 2Mbps 0 0 0 1 5.5Mbps 0 0 1 0 11Mbps 0 0 1 1 6Mbps 0 1 0 0 9Mbps 0 1 0 1 12Mbps 0 1 1 0 18Mbps 0 1 1 1 24Mbps 1 0 0 0 36Mbps 1 0 0 1 48Mbps 1 0 1 0 54Mbps 1 0 1 1 Reserved All Other Combinations 0 19 QoS QoS Packet Received. When set, this bit indicates that a QoS packet was received.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-43.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 38 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Offset# Bit# Symbol Description0 18 MAR Multicast Address Packet Received. When set, this bit indicates that a multicast packet was received. 0 17 PAM Physical Address Matched. When set, this bit indicates that the destination address of this Rx packet matches the value in the RTL8187SE’s ID registers. 0 16 BAR Broadcast Address Received. When set, this bit indicates that a broadcast packet was received. BAR and MAR will not be set simultaneously. 0 15 RES Receive Error. Valid if DMAF=0 0 14 PWRMGT Receive Power Management Packet. When set, this bit indicates that the Power Management bit is set on the received packet. 0 13 CRC32 CRC32 Error. When set, this bit indicates that a CRC32 error has occurred on the received packet. A CRC32 packet can be received only when RCR_ACRC32 is set. 0 12 ICV Integrity Check Value Error. When set, this bit indicates that an ICV error has occurred on the received packet. An ICV packet can be received only when RCR_AICV is set. 0 11:0 Frame_Length When OWN=0 and LS =1, this bit indicates the received packet length, including CRC32, in bytes. 4 31:0 TSFTL A snapshot of the TSFTR’s least significant 32 bits. Valid only when LS is set.8 31:0 TSFTH A snapshot of the TSFTR’s most significant 32 bits. Valid only when LS is set.12 31:27 RSVD Reserved. 12 26 SHIFT 0: 4-byte alignment not needed. 1: 4-byte alignment needed. 12 25 WAKEUP The received packet is a unicast wakeup packet. 12 24 DECRYPTED The received packet has been decrypted. 12 23:16 AGC The AGC of the received packet. 12 15 ANTENNA The received packet is received through this antenna. 12 14:8 RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. The RSSI is a measure of the RF energy received by the PHY. 12 7:0 SQ Signal Quality. The SQ is a measure of the quality of BAKER code lock, providing an effective measure during the full reception of a PLCP preamble and header. 16 31:24 FOT Final frequency offset estimate (*2.44kHz), s(8.0) FOT x 2.44kHz. 16 23:16 PWdB Received Power in dB at flag_gi2 up, s(8.1)RxPower=PWdB/2-42dBm. 16 15:10 CFO_Bias Frequency difference between final frequency offset tracking and coarse frequency offset estimation (FOT-CFOE) x 2.44kHz. 16 9:4 SNR_LONG2END Measured SNR in dB by the difference between LONG1 and LONG2, s(8.2)SnrLong = SNR_LONG2END/4dB. 16 3:0 NUM_MCSI Number of MCSI (Masked-CSI subcarriers).](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-44.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 39 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.09.2. Loopback Operation Loopback mode is normally used to verify that the logic operations have performed correctly. In loopback mode, the RTL8187SE takes frames from the transmit descriptor and transmits them up to internal Rx logic. The loopback function does not apply to an external PHYceiver. 9.3. QoS Functions The RTL8187SE supports WMM, APSD, and IEEE 802.11e functions. 9.4. LED Functions The RTL8187SE supports 2 LED signals in 4 configurable operation modes. Software Control Mode: In this mode, LED can be totally controlled by software. Tx/Rx Active Mode: Active when transmission or reception occurs. Can be configured as high active or low active. Tx Active Mode: Active while transmitting. Can be configured as high active or low active. Rx Active Mode: Active while receiving. Can be configured as high active or low active.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-45.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 40 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.010. Application Diagram Figure 5. Application Diagram](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-46.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 41 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.011. Electrical Characteristics 11.1. Temperature Limit Ratings Table 27. Temperature Limit Ratings Parameter Minimum Maximum UnitsStorage Temperature -55 125 CAmbient Operating Temperature 0 70 CJunction Temperature 0 125 C11.2. DC Characteristics Table 28. DC Characteristics Symbol Parameter Conditions Minimum Typical Maximum UnitsVDD33 3.3V Supply Voltage - 3.0 3.3 3.6 V VDD18 1.8V Supply Voltage - 1.7 1.8 1.9 V Voh Minimum High Level Output Voltage Ioh=-8mA 0.9*Vcc - Vcc V Vol Maximum Low Level Output Voltage Iol=8mA - - 0.1*Vcc V Vih Minimum High Level Input Voltage - 0.5*Vcc - Vcc+0.5 V Vil Maximum Low Level Input Voltage - -0.5 - 0.3*Vcc V Iin Input Current Vin=Vcc or GND -1.0 - 1.0 AIoz Tri-State Output Leakage Current Vout=Vcc or GND -10 - 10 AIcc Average Operating Supply Current Iout=0mA - - 242 mA](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-47.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 42 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.011.3. AC Characteristics 11.3.1. Serial EEPROM Interface Timing (93C46(64*16)/93C56(128*16))EESKEECSEEDIEEDO1 1 0 An A2 A0A1Dn D1 D0EESK(Read)(Write)(Read)(Write)0tcsEESKEECSEEDIEEDO1 10 An A0 ...Dntcs... D0BUSY READYHigh ImpedanceHigh ImpedancetwpEECSEEDIEEDOEEDO(Read)(Program) STATUS VALIDtsktskh tskltcsstdis tdihtdos tdohtcshtsvFigure 6. Serial EEPROM Interface Timing Table 29. EEPROM Access Timing Parameters Symbol Parameter Minimum Typical Maximum Unitstcs Minimum CS Low Time 9346/9356 1000/250 - - ns twp Write Cycle Time 9346/9356 - - 10/10 ms tsk SK Clock Cycle Time 9346/9356 4/1 - - stskh SK High Time 9346/9356 1000/500 - - ns tskl SK Low Time 9346/9356 1000/250 - - ns tcss CS Setup Time 9346/9356 200/50 - - ns tcsh CS Hold Time 9346/9356 0/0 - - ns tdis DI Setup Time 9346/9356 400/50 - - ns tdih DI Hold Time 9346/9356 400/100 - - ns tdos DO Setup Time 9346/9356 2000/500 - - ns tdoh DO Hold Time 9346/9356 - - 2000/500 ns tsv CS to Status Valid 9346/9356 - - 1000/500 ns](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-48.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 43 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.011.4. PCI Express Bus Parameters 11.4.1. Differential Transmitter Parameters Table 30. Differential Transmitter Parameters Symbol Parameter Min Typical Max UnitsUI Unit Interval 399.88 400 400.12 ps VTX-DIFFp-p Differential Peak to Peak Output Voltage 0.800 - 1.2 V VTX-DE-RATIO De-Emphasized Differential Output Voltage (Ratio) -3.0 -3.5 -4.0 dB TTX-EYE Minimum Tx Eye Width 0.75 - - UI TTX-EYE-MEDIAN-to-MAX-JITTERMaximum time between the jitter median and maximum deviation from the median - - 0.125 UI TTX-RISE, TTX-FALL D+/D- Tx Output Rise/Fall Time 0.125 - - UI VTX-CM-ACp RMS AC Peak Common Mode Output Voltage - - 20 mV VTX-CM-DCACTIVE-IDLEDELTAAbsolute Delta of DC Common Mode Voltage During L0 and Electrical Idle 0 - 100 mV VTX-CM-DCLINE- DELTA Absolute Delta of DC Common Mode Voltage between D+ and D- 0 - 25 mV VTX-IDLE-DIFFp Electrical Idle Differential Peak Output Voltage 0 - 20 mV VTX-RCV-DETECT The amount of voltage change allowed during Receiver Detection - - 600 mV VTX-DC-CM The TX DC Common Mode Voltage 0 - 3.6 V ITX-SHORT TX Short Circuit Current Limit - - 90 mA TTX-IDLE-MIN Minimum Time Spent in Electrical Idle 50 - - UI TTX-IDLE- SETTO-IDLE Maximum time to transition to a valid Electrical Idle after sending an Electrical Idle ordered set - - 20 UI TTX-IDLE-TOTO- DIFF-DATAMaximum time to transition to valid TX specifications after leaving an Electrical Idle condition - - 20 UI RLTX-DIFF Differential Return Loss 10 - - dB RLTX-CM Common Mode Return Loss 6 - - dB ZTX-DIFF-DC DC Differential TX Impedance 80 100 120 LTX-SKEW Lane-to-Lane Output Skew - - 500+2UI ps CTX AC Coupling Capacitor 75 - 200 nF Tcrosslink Crosslink Random Timeout 0 - 1 ms Note1: Refer to PCI Express Base Specification, rev.1.1, for correct measurement environment setting of each parameter.Note2: The data rate can be modulated with an SSC (Spread Spectrum Clock) from +0 to -0.5% of the nominal data rate frequency, at a modulation rate in the range not exceeding 30 kHz – 33 kHz. The +/- 300 ppm requirement still holds, which requires the two communicating ports be modulated such that they never exceed a total of 600 ppm difference.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-49.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 44 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.011.4.2. Differential Receiver Parameters Table 31. Differential Receiver Parameters Symbol Parameter Min. Typical Max. UnitsUI Unit Interval 399.88 400 400.12 ps VRX-DIFFp-p Differential Input Peak to Peak Voltage 0.175 - 1.200 V TRX-EYE Minimum Receiver Eye Width 0.4 - - UI TRX-EYE-MEDIAN-to-MAX-JITTERMaximum time between the jitter median and maximum deviation from the median - - 0.3 UI VRX-CM-ACp AC Peak Common Mode Input Voltage - - 150 mV RLRX-DIFF Differential Return Loss 10 - - dB RLRX-CM Common Mode Return Loss 6 - - dB ZRX-DIFF-DC DC Differential Input Impedance 80 100 120 ZRX--DC DC Input Impedance 40 50 60 ZRX-HIGH-IMP-DC Powered Down DC Input Impedance 200k - - VRX-IDLE-DET-DIFFp-p Electrical Idle Detect Threshold 65 - 175 mV TRX-IDLE-DET- DIFFENTERTIMEUnexpected Electrical Idle Enter Detect Threshold Integration Time - - 10 ms LRX-SKEW Total Skew - - 20 ns Note: Refer to PCI Express Base Specification, rev.1.1, for correct measurement environment setting of each parameter. 11.4.3. REFCLK Parameters Table 32. REFCLK Parameters Symbol Parameter 100MHz Input Min Max Units NoteRise Edge Rate Rising Edge Rate 0.6 4.0 V/ns 2, 3 Fall Edge Rate Falling Edge Rate 0.6 4.0 V/ns 2, 3 VIH Differential Input High Voltage +150 - mV 2 VIL Differential Input Low Voltage - -150 mV 2 VCROSS Absolute Crossing Point Voltage +250 +550 mV 1, 4, 5 VCROSS DELTA Variation of VCROSS Over All Rising Clock Edges - +140 mV 1, 4, 9 VRB Ring-Back Voltage Margin -100 +100 mV 2, 12 TSTABLE Time before VRB is Allowed 500 - ps 2, 12 TPERIOD AVG Average Clock Period Accuracy -300 +2800 ppm 2, 10, 13TPERIOD ABS Absolute Period (Including Jitter and Spread Spectrum) 9.847 10.203 ns 2, 6 TCCJITTER Cycle to Cycle Jitter -150 ps 2 VMAX Absolute Max Input Voltage - +1.15 V 1, 7 VMIN Absolute Min Input Voltage - -0.3 V 1, 8 Duty Cycle Duty Cycle 40 60 % 2](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-50.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 45 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Symbol Parameter 100MHz Input Min Max Units NoteRise-Fall Matching Rising edge rate (REFCLK+) to falling edge rate (REFCLK-) matching - 20 % 1, 14 ZC-DC Clock Source DC Impedance 40 60 1, 11 Note1: Measurement taken from single ended waveform. Note2: Measurement taken from differential waveform. Note3: Measured from -150 mV to +150 mV on the differential waveform (derived from REFCLK+ minus REFCLK-). The signal must be monotonic through the measurement region for rise and fall time. The 300 mV measurement window is centered on the differential zero crossing. Note4: Measured at crossing point where the instantaneous voltage value of the rising edge of REFCLK+ equals the falling edge of REFCLK-. Note5: Refers to the total variation from the lowest crossing point to the highest, regardless of which edge is crossing. Refers to all crossing points for this measurement. Note6: Defines as the absolute minimum or maximum instantaneous period. This includes cycle to cycle jitter, relative PPM tolerance, and spread spectrum modulation. Note7: Defined as the maximum instantaneous voltage including overshoot. Note8: Defined as the minimum instantaneous voltage including undershoot. Note9: Defined as the total variation of all crossing voltages of Rising REFCLK+ and Falling REFCLK-. This is the maximum allowed variance in VCROSS for any particular system. Note10: Refer to Section 4.3.2.1 of the PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1 for information regarding PPM considerations. Note11: System board compliance measurements must use the test load card described in Figure16. REFCLK+ and REFCLK- are to be measured at the load capacitors CL. Single ended probes must be used for measurements requiring single ended measurements. Either single ended probes with math or differential probe can be used for differential measurements. Test load CL = 2 pF. Note12: TSTABLE is the time the differential clock must maintain a minimum ±150 mV differential voltage after rising/falling edges before it is allowed to droop back into the VRB ±100 mV differential range. See Figure 15. Note13: PPM refers to parts per million and is a DC absolute period accuracy specification. 1 PPM is 1/1,000,000th of 100.000000 MHz exactly or 100 Hz. For 300 PPM then we have a error budget of 100 Hz/PPM * 300 PPM = 30 kHz. The period is to be measured with a frequency counter with measurement window set to 100 ms or greater. The ±300 PPM applies to systems that do not employ Spread Spectrum or that use common clock source. For systems employing Spread Spectrum there is an additional 2500 PPM nominal shift in maximum period resulting from the 0.5% down spread resulting in a maximum average period specification of +2800 PPM Note14: Matching applies to rising edge rate for REFCLK+ and falling edge rate for REFCLK-. It is measured using a ±75 mV window centered on the median cross point where REFCLK+ rising meets REFCLK- falling. The median cross point is used to calculate the voltage thresholds the oscilloscope is to use for the edge rate calculations. The Rise Edge Rate of REFCLK+ should be compared to the Fall Edge Rate of REFCLK-, the maximum allowed difference should not exceed 20% of the slowest edge rate. Note15: Refer to PCI Express Card Electromechanical Specification, rev.1.1, for correct measurement environment setting of each parameter.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-51.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 46 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Figure 7. Single-Ended Measurement Points for Absolute Cross Point and Swing Figure 8. Single-Ended Measurement Points for Delta Cross Point Figure 9. Single-Ended Measurement Points for Rise and Fall Time Matching](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-52.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 47 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Figure 10. Differential Measurement Points for Duty Cycle and Period Figure 11. Differential Measurement Points for Rise and Fall Time Figure 12. Differential Measurement Points for Ringback](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-53.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 48 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.0Figure 13. Reference Clock System Measurement Point and Loading 11.4.4. Auxiliary Signal Timing Parameters Table 33. Auxiliary Signal Timing Parameters Symbol Parameter Min Max UnitsTPVPERL Power Stable to PERSTB Inactive 100 - ms TPERST-CLK REFCLK Stable before PERSTB Inactive 100 - µs TPERST PERSTB Active Time 100 - µs TFAIL Power Level Invalid to PWRGD Inactive - 500 ns TWKRF LANWAKEB Rise/Fall Time - 100 ns Figure 14. Auxiliary Signal Timing](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-54.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 49 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.012. Mechanical Dimensions Note: The RTL8187SE Exposed Pad Size is type 3.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-55.png)
![RTL8187SEDatasheetSingle-Chip Wireless LAN Network Interface Controller w/PCI Express Interface 50 Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.013. Ordering Information Table 34. Ordering Information Part Number Package Status RTL8187SE-GR 64-Pin E-pad QFN with Green Package Production Note: See page 7 for Green package identification. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. HeadqµArtersNo. 2, Innovation Road II, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan. Tel: 886-3-5780211 Fax: 886-3-5776047 www.realtek.com.tw Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant toPart 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. This device and its antenna(s) must notbe co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposurelimits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.IMPORTANT NOTE: This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for the FCC compliance requirement of the endproduct, which integrates this module. 20cm minimum distance has to be able to be maintained between the antenna and the users for the host this moduleis integrated into. Under such configuration, the FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an population/uncontrolled environment can be satisfied. Anychanges or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. USERS MANUAL OF THEEND PRODUCT: In the users manual of the end product, the end user has to be informed to keep at least 20cm separation with the antenna while this endproduct is installed and operated. The end user has to be informed that the FCC radio-frequency exposure guidelines for an uncontrolled environment canbe satisfied. The end user has to also be informed that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user'sauthority to operate this equipment. If the size of the end product is smaller than 8x10cm, then additional FCC part 15.19 statement is required to beavailable in the users manual: This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may notcause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. LABELOF THE END PRODUCT: The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following " Contains TX FCC ID: TX2-RTL8187SE ". If the size ofthe end product is larger than 8x10cm, then the following FCC part 15.19 statement has to also be available on the label: This device complies with Part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept anyinterference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B conforme á la norme NMB-003 du Canada.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference thatmay cause undesired operation of the device. For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is notpossible. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.To reduce potential radio interference toother users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p) is not more than that permitted for successfulcommunication. IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. Thisequipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.IMPORTANT NOTE: This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for the IC compliance requirement of the end product, which integrates thismodule. 20cm minimum distance has to be able to be maintained between the antenna and the users for the host this module is integrated into. Under such configuration, the ICRSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an population/uncontrolled environment can be satisfied. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer couldvoid the user's authority to operate this equipment. USERS MANUAL OF THE END PRODUCT: In the users manual of the end product, the end user has to be informed to keep at least20cm separation with the antenna while this end product is installed and operated. The end user has to be informed that the IC radio-frequency exposure guidelines for an uncontrolledenvironment can be satisfied. The end user has to also be informed that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority tooperate this equipment. IC statement is required to be available in the users manual: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation. LABEL OF THE END PRODUCT: The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following " Contains TX IC : 6317A-RTL8187SE".Hereby, Realtek, declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Driective 1999/5/EC. This device willbe sold in the following EEA countries:Austria, Italy, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Denmark, Luxembourg, Finland, Netherlands, France, Norway, Germany, Portugal, Greece,Spain, Iceland, Sweden, Ireland, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia Bulgaria, Romania. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant toPart 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. This device and its antenna(s) must notbe co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposurelimits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.IMPORTANT NOTE: This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for the FCC compliance requirement of the endproduct, which integrates this module. 20cm minimum distance has to be able to be maintained between the antenna and the users for the host this moduleis integrated into. Under such configuration, the FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an population/uncontrolled environment can be satisfied. Anychanges or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. USERS MANUAL OF THEEND PRODUCT: In the users manual of the end product, the end user has to be informed to keep at least 20cm separation with the antenna while this endproduct is installed and operated. The end user has to be informed that the FCC radio-frequency exposure guidelines for an uncontrolled environment canbe satisfied. The end user has to also be informed that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user'sauthority to operate this equipment. If the size of the end product is smaller than 8x10cm, then additional FCC part 15.19 statement is required to beavailable in the users manual: This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may notcause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. LABELOF THE END PRODUCT: The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following " Contains TX FCC ID: TX2-RTL8187SE ". If the size ofthe end product is larger than 8x10cm, then the following FCC part 15.19 statement has to also be available on the label: This device complies with Part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept anyinterference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B conforme á la norme NMB-003 du Canada.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference thatmay cause undesired operation of the device. For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is notpossible. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.To reduce potential radio interference toother users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p) is not more than that permitted for successfulcommunication. IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. Thisequipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.IMPORTANT NOTE: This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for the IC compliance requirement of the end product, which integrates thismodule. 20cm minimum distance has to be able to be maintained between the antenna and the users for the host this module is integrated into. Under such configuration, the ICRSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an population/uncontrolled environment can be satisfied. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer couldvoid the user's authority to operate this equipment. USERS MANUAL OF THE END PRODUCT: In the users manual of the end product, the end user has to be informed to keep at least20cm separation with the antenna while this end product is installed and operated. The end user has to be informed that the IC radio-frequency exposure guidelines for an uncontrolledenvironment can be satisfied. The end user has to also be informed that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority tooperate this equipment. IC statement is required to be available in the users manual: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation. LABEL OF THE END PRODUCT: The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following " Contains TX IC : 6317A-RTL8187SE".Hereby, Realtek, declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Driective 1999/5/EC. This device willbe sold in the following EEA countries:Austria, Italy, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Denmark, Luxembourg, Finland, Netherlands, France, Norway, Germany, Portugal, Greece,Spain, Iceland, Sweden, Ireland, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia Bulgaria, Romania. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.](https://usermanual.wiki/Realtek-Semiconductor/RTL8187SE.User-Manual/User-Guide-903053-Page-56.png)