RTL8188ETV

SINGLE-CHIP IEEE 802.11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN

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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1

2. FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. APPLICATION DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................................................ 5

3.1. SINGLE-BAND 11N (1X1) SOLUTION WITH SINGLE ANTENNA ....................................................................................... 5
3.2. SINGLE-BAND 11N (1X1) SOLUTION WITH DUAL ANTENNA DIVERSITY ........................................................................ 6
3.3. SINGLE-BAND 11N (1X1) SOLUTION WITH DUAL ANTENNA ......................................................................................... 6
4. PIN ASSIGNMENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.1. PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION......................................................................................................................................... 7
5. PIN DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1. USB BUS TRANSCEIVER INTERFACE .......................................................................................................................... 8
5.2. POWER PINS ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
5.3. RF INTERFACE ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.4. LED INTERFACE....................................................................................................................................................... 9
5.5. CLOCK AND OTHER PINS ......................................................................................................................................... 10
6. ELECTRICAL AND THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................ 11
6.1. TEMPERATURE LIMIT RATINGS................................................................................................................................ 11
6.2. DC CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................................................ 11
6.2.1. Power Supply Characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 11
6.2.2. Digital IO Pin DC Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 11
7. INTERFACE TIMING SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................................ 13
7.1. USB BUS DURING POWER ON SEQUENCE ................................................................................................................. 13
8. MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS................................................................................................................................. 14
8.1. MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS NOTES........................................................................................................................... 14
9. ORDERING INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................... 15

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List of Tables
TABLE 1. USB BUS TRANSCEIVER INTERFACE ......................................................................................................................... 8
TABLE 2. POWER PINS ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
TABLE 3. RF INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
TABLE 4. LED INTERFACE ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
TABLE 5. CLOCK AND OTHER PINS........................................................................................................................................ 10
TABLE 6. TEMPERATURE LIMIT RATINGS ............................................................................................................................ 11
TABLE 7. DC CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................................................................ 11
TABLE 8. 3.3V GPIO DC CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................................... 11
TABLE 9. 2.8V GPIO DC CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................................... 11
TABLE 10. 1.8V GPIO DC CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................................. 12
TABLE 11. THE TYPICAL TIMING RANGE ............................................................................................................................ 13
TABLE 12. ORDERING INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................ 15

List of Figures
FIGURE 1. SINGLE-BAND 11N (1X1) SOLUTION .......................................................................................................................... 5
FIGURE 2. SINGLE-BAND 11N (1X1) DUAL ANTENNA DIVERSITY SOLUTION .................................................................................. 6
FIGURE 3. SINGLE-BAND 11N (1X1) DUAL ANTENNA SOLUTION .................................................................................................. 7
FIGURE 4. PIN ASSIGNMENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 7
FIGURE 5. RTL8188ETV USB BUS POWER ON SEQUENCE ...................................................................................................... 13

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1. General Description
The Realtek RTL8188ETV is a highly integrated single-chip 802.11n Wireless LAN (WLAN) network USB
interface (USB 1.0/1.1/2.0 compliant) controller. It combines a WLAN MAC, a 1T1R capable WLAN
baseband, and WLAN RF in a single chip. The RTL8188ETV provides a complete solution for a high
throughput performance integrated wireless LAN device.

The RTL8188ETV WLAN baseband implements Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
with 1 transmit and 1 receive path and is compatible with the IEEE 802.11n specification. Features include
one spatial stream transmission, short guard interval (GI) of 400ns, spatial spreading, and transmission over
20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth.

For legacy compatibility, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), Complementary Code Keying (CCK)
and OFDM baseband processing are included 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, and CCK provides support for legacy data rates, with long or short preamble. The high-speed
FFT/IFFT paths, combined with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM modulation of the individual
subcarriers and rate compatible punctured convolutional coding with coding rate of 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, and 5/6,
provide higher data rates of 54Mbps and 150Mbps for IEEE 802.11g and 802.11n OFDM respectively.

The RTL8188ETV WLAN Controller builds in an enhanced signal detector, an adaptive frequency domain
equalizer, and a soft-decision Viterbi decoder to alleviate severe multi-path effects and mutual interference in
the reception of multiple streams.

Efficient IQ-imbalance, DC offset, phase noise, frequency offset, and timing offset compensations are
provided for the radio frequency front-end. Selectable digital transmit and receive FIR filters are provided to
meet transmit spectrum mask requirements and to reject adjacent channel interference, respectively.

The RTL8188ETV WLAN Controller supports fast receiver Automatic Gain Control (AGC) with
synchronous and asynchronous control loops among antennas, antenna diversity functions, and adaptive
transmit power control function to obtain the better performance in the analog portions of the transceiver.

The RTL8188ETV WLAN MAC supports 802.11e for multimedia applications, 802.11i for security, and
802.11n for enhanced MAC protocol efficiency. Using packet aggregation techniques such as A-MPDU with
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BA and A-MSDU, protocol efficiency is significantly improved. Power saving mechanisms such as Legacy
Power Save, and U-APSD, reduce the power wasted during idle time, and compensates for the extra power
required to transmit OFDM. The RTL8188ETV provides simple legacy and 20MHz/40MHz co-existence
mechanisms to ensure backward and network compatibility.

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2. Features
General
Power saving mechanism

46-pin QFN
Channel management and co-existence

CMOS MAC, Baseband PHY, and RF in a
Transmit Opportunity (TXOP) Short
single chip for IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible Inter-Frame Space (SIFS) bursting for
WLAN higher multimedia bandwidth

Complete 802.11n solution for 2.4GHz band WLAN PHY Features

72.2Mbps receive PHY rate and 72.2Mbps
IEEE 802.11n OFDM

transmit PHY rate using 20MHz bandwidth

One Transmit and one Receive path (1T1R)

150Mbps receive PHY rate and 150Mbps
transmit PHY rate using 40MHz bandwidth
20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth transmission

Compatible with 802.11n specification
Short Guard Interval (400ns)

Backward compatible with 802.11b/g
DSSS with DBPSK and DQPSK, CCK
devices while operating in 802.11n mode modulation with long and short preamble

Interface
OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and

64QAM modulation.

Complies with USB 1.0/1.1/2.0 for WLAN Convolutional Coding Rate: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4,
Standards Supported and 5/6

IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN
Maximum data rate 54Mbps in 802.11g and
150Mbps in 802.11n

IEEE 802.11e QoS Enhancement (WMM)

Hardware antenna diversity in per packet

802.11i (WPA, WPA2). Open, shared key, base
and pair-wise key authentication services

Selectable receiver FIR filters
WLAN MAC Features

Programmable scaling in transmitter and

Frame aggregation for increased MAC receiver to trade quantization noise against
efficiency (A-MSDU, A-MPDU) increased probability of clipping

Low latency immediate High-Throughput
Fast receiver Automatic Gain Control
Block Acknowledgement (HT-BA) (AGC)

PHY-level spoofing to enhance legacy
On-chip ADC and DAC
compatibility

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Peripheral Interfaces

General Purpose Input/Output (7 pins)

Three configurable LED pins

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3. Application Diagram
3.1. Single-Band 11n (1x1) Solution with Single Antenna

DAC
ADC

Figure 1. Single-Band 11n (1x1) Solution

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3.2. Single-Band 11n (1x1) Solution with Transmit & Receive

Diversity

DAC
ADC
Figure 2. Single-Band 11n (1x1) Transmit & Receive Diversity solution

3.3. Single-Band 11n (1x1) Solution with Receive Diversity

DAC
ADC

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Figure 3. Single-Band 11n (1x1) Transmit & Receive Diversity sSolution

4. Pin Assignments

PAPE 1 32 PDn
TXPA_OP 2 31 NC
TXPA_ON 3 RTL8188ETV 30 USB_XTAL_SEL
VD33A 4 29 NC
RXIP 5 28 VD33D
RXIN 6 LLLLLLL 27 HSDM
VD12A 7
TXXXV 26 HSDP
VD12A 8 25 VD12A
VD33A 9 47 GND (Exposed Pad) 24 REXT

Figure 4. Pin Assignments

4.1. Package Identification

‘Green’ package is indicated by a ‘G’ in the location marked ‘T’ in Figure 4.

5. Pin Descriptions
The following signal type codes are used in the tables:

I: Input O: Output

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T/S: Tri-State bi-directional input/output pin S/T/S: Sustained Tri-State

O/D: Open Drain P: Power pin

5.1. USB Bus Transceiver Interface

Table 1. USB bus Transceiver Interface
Symbol Type Pin No Description
HSDM/HSDP I 27/26 USB Receive Differential Pair

5.2. Power Pins

Table 2. Power Pins
Symbol Type Pin No Description
LX_SPS P 22 Switching Regulator Output
VD33A P 4,9,12, VDD 3.3V for Analog
VD33D P 23,28,40,41 VDD 3.3V for Digital
VD12A P 7,8,13,25 Analog 1.2V Regulator Output
VD12D P 17,42 Digital 1.2V Regulator Output
GND P 21,47 Ground

5.3. RF Interface
Table 3. RF Interface
Symbol Type Pin No Description
TRSWN O 45 Transmit/Receive
Shared with LED2, can be selected by control register
PAPE O 1 2.4GHz Transmit Power Amplifier Power Enable 0
TRSWP O 46 Transmit/Receive
TXPA_OP O 2 RF TX Negative Signal
TXPA_ON O 3 RF TX Positive Signal
RX_IP I 5 RF RX Positive Signal
RX_IN I 6 RF RX Negative Signal
ANT_SEL_P O 44 Antenna Control Positive Signal
Shared with LED0, can be selected by control register
ANT_SEL_N O 15 Antenna Control Negative Signal
Shared with LED1, can be selected by control register
ANT_SEL_2 O 16 Antenna Control Extend Signal

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5.4. LED Interface

Table 4. LED Interface
Symbol Type Pin No Description
LED0 O 44 LED Pins (Active Low)
Shared with ANT_SEL_P, can be selected by control register
LED1 O 15 LED Pins (Active Low)
Shared with ANT_SEL_N, can be selected by control register
LED2 O 33 LED Pins (Active Low)
Shared with GPIO5, can be selected by control register

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5.5. Clock and Other Pins

Table 5. Clock and Other Pins
Symbol Type Pin No Description
XI I 11 25/40MHz OSC Input
Input of 25/40MHz Crystal clock reference
XO O 10 Output of 25/40MHz Crystal Clock Reference
PDn I 32 This Pin can Externally Shutdown RTL8188CE without Extra Power Switch
REXT O 24 Band gap. It needs to link 24k resister pull down.
USB_XTAL_SEL I 30 Trap Function: Decide to use the 25/40Mhz crystal by this pin power on
latch low or high.
USB_XTAL_SEL = 1, XTAL frequency is 40MHz
USB_XTAL_SEL = 0, XTAL frequency is 25MHz
GPIO0/WLAN_ACT IO 36 General Purpose Input/Output Pin or Bluetooth Coexistence WLAN_ACT
Pin
The WLAN_ACT signal indicates when WLAN is either transmitting or
receiving in the 2.4GHz ISM band.
GPIO2/BT_STATE IO 37 General Purpose Input/Output Pin or Bluetooth Coexistence BT_STAT Pin
The BTSTAT signal indicates when normal Bluetooth packets are being
transmitted or received.
GPIO3/BT_PRI IO 38 General Purpose Input/Output Pin or Bluetooth Coexistence BT_PRI Pin
The BTPRI signal indicates when a high priority Bluetooth packet is being
transmitted or received.
GPIO4 IO 35 General Purpose Input/Output Pin
GPIO5/LED2 IO 33 General Purpose Input/Output Pin
Shared with LED2, can be selected by control register
GPIO7 IO 34 This pin can also support WLAN Radio off function with host interface
remaining connected.
GPIO8/CK_OUT IO 14 General Purpose Input/Output Pin
Buffered 25/40M clock outputs for other peripheral IC
NC NA 18,19,20 No connect. Let it open.
,29,31,
39, 43

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6. Electrical and Thermal Characteristics

6.1. Temperature Limit Ratings
Table 6. Temperature Limit Ratings
Parameter Minimum Maximum Units
Storage Temperature -55 +125 °C
Ambient Operating Temperature 0 70 °C
Junction Temperature 0 125 °C

6.2. DC Characteristics
6.2.1. Power Supply Characteristics
Table 7. DC Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Minimum Typical Maximum Units
VD33A, VD33D 3.3V I/O Supply Voltage 3.0 3.3 3.6 V
VD12A, VD12D 1.2V Core Supply Voltage 1.10 1.2 1.32 V
VD15A, VD15D 1.5V Supply Voltage 1.425 1.5 1.575 V
IDD33 3.3V Rating Current - - 600 mA

6.2.2. Digital IO Pin DC Characteristics

Table 8. 3.3V GPIO DC Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Minimum Normal Maximum Units
VIH Input high voltage 2.0 3.3 3.6 V
VIL Input low voltage -- 0 0.9 V
VOH Output high voltage 2.97 -- 3.3 V
VOL Output low voltage 0 -- 0.33 V

Table 9. 2.8V GPIO DC Characteristics

Symbol Parameter Minimum Normal Maximum Units
VIH Input high voltage 1.8 2.8 3.1 V
VIL Input low voltage -- 0 0.8 V
VOH Output high voltage 2.5 -- 3.1 V
VOL Output low voltage 0 -- 0.28 V

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Table 10. 1.8V GPIO DC Characteristics

Symbol Parameter Minimum Normal Maximum Units
VIH Input high voltage 1.7 1.8 2.0 V
VIL Input low voltage -- 0 0.8 V
VOH Output high voltage 1.62 -- 1.8 V
VOL Output low voltage 0 -- 0.18 V

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7. Interface Timing Specification

7.1. USB Bus during Power On Sequence
3.3V
Ton TP OR Tattach Tk-state Card Detection
D+

D-
SE0 Reset
POR

Figure 5. RTL8188ETV USB Bus Power On Sequence

Ton: The main power ramp up duration
Tpor: The power on reset releases and power management unit executes power on tasks
Tattach: USB attach state
Tk-state: the duration from resister attached to USB host starting card detection procedure

The power on flow description:

After main 3.3V ramp up, the internal power on reset is released by power ready detection circuit and the power management
unit will be enabled. The power management unit enables the internal regulator and clock circuits.
The power management unit also enables the USB circuits.
USB analog circuits attach resisters to indicate the insertion of the USB device

Table 11. The typical timing range

Unit Min Typical Max
Ton ms -- 1.5 5
Tpor ms -- 2 10
Tattach ms 2 7 15
Tk-state ms 50 250 --

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8. Mechanical Dimensions

8.1. Mechanical Dimensions Notes

Dimension in mm Dimension in inch

Symbol
Min Nom Max Min Nom Max
A 0.75 0.85 1.00 0.030 0.034 0.039
A1 0.00 0.035 0.05 0.000 0.001 0.002
A2 0.55 0.65 0.80 0.022 0.026 0.032
A3 0.20 REF 0.008 REF
b 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.006 0.008 0.010
D 6.50BSC 0.256BSC
D2 4.85 5.1 5.35 0.191 0.201 0.211
E 4.5BSC 0.177BSC
E2 2.25 2.5 2.75 0.088 0.098 0.108
e 0.40BSC 0.016BSC
L 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.012 0.016 0.020
Notes：
1. CONTROLLING DIMENSION：MILLIMETER(mm).
2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTL：JEDEC MO-220.

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9. Ordering Information
Table 12. Ordering Information
Part Number Package Status
RTL8188ETV-CG QFN-46, ‘Green’ Package Engineering Samples
Note: See page 7 for package identification.

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