I can’t judge if this would be a good fit. May the community can.
Two new Wi-Fi modules:
- WNFQ-290BE
M.2 format with E-Key socket or keying (or what it is) - WNSQ-290BE
Land Grid Array for soldering
both:
- Qualcomm QCC2073
- Wi-Fi 7 via 2.4GHz, 5GHz or 6GHz
- 2 MU-MIMO streams
- up to 160MHz wide channels
- QAM4096 modulation (which is optional for Wi-Fi 7)
- PCIe to host
- Bluetooth 5.4
- connection to chip via USB or UART
- 2 IPEX MHF4 antenna sockets (for WLAN and Bluetooth)
Until now Linux drivers only.
Not available, yet.
No CE and FCC certification, yet.
Price unknown
Source (behind paywall):
C’t (German Tech magazine)
Heise Verlag
c’t 28/2024
S. 49
Now looking for other sources…
Specs and datasheet:
POWER CONSUMPTION
Continue TX 802 mA (MAX)
Continue RX 407 mA (MAX)
ENVIRONMENTAL
Operating Voltage DC 3.3V
Temperature Range -10~ +65°C (Operating) -40 ~ 85°C (Storing)
Humidity (Non-Condensing) 5 ~ 90% (Operating) 5 ~ 90% (Storing)
SIZE
Dimension (MM) 30mm (±0.15mm) x 22mm (±0.15mm) x 2.6mm (±0.3mm)
Weight 2.91 g
SOFTWARE
Driver (MM) Linux (Open Source)
Security WPS2.0, WAPI, WPA, WPA2, WPA3
Electronics trader:
Comarison with L5’s SparkLAN Wi-Fi 6 module:
- The new one is about 4mm thicker.
- and weighs about 0.59g less
- it consumes more power
- ranges of temperature and humidity are smaller
Not sure about the connections via USB and especially PCIe.
Maybe I’ll make a table to show it side-by-side, but not today. Don’t expect anything.