WPG Group launches smart WiFi 6 router solution based on Qualcomm products

On November 18, 2021, WPG Holdings, a leading semiconductor component distributor dedicated to the Asia-Pacific market, announced that its subsidiary Quan Ding launched a smart WiFi 6 router solution based on Qualcomm IPQ6018 .

Figure 1- A display board of the smart WiFi 6 router solution launched by WPG based on Qualcomm products

Since the release of the WiFi 6 specification, more and more mobile devices have regarded it as standard. According to relevant surveys, consumers consider whether WiFi 6 is supported as the primary screening criterion when purchasing new products. And with the continuous advancement of technology, a large number of routers are facing the need to upgrade. In this context, it is very necessary to choose a high-performance solution to lay the foundation for future product development. The smart WiFi 6 router solution launched by WPG based on Qualcomm products has strong performance and flexible software function configuration, and the product form can cover high-end home products. Developers can freely match them to form a differentiated series of products.

Figure 2- Physical image of the smart WiFi 6 router solution launched by WPG based on Qualcomm products

IPQ6018 is a new generation of IPQ6000 series WiFi access point/wireless router solution launched by Qualcomm, an industry-leading WLAN chip manufacturer. It consists of WiFi subsystem, network processing subsystem and CPU subsystem, and can support WiFi 5 specifications. IPQ6018 is different from the previous generation of 802.11ac Wave2 solutions such as IPQ4018 and IPQ4019. IPQ6018 does not integrate the RF part of WiFi, but uses the method of separating RF and baseband to reduce the heat generated by the chip.

Figure 3-Block diagram of the smart WiFi 6 router solution launched by DaWan Daquan Ding based on Qualcomm products

In addition, IPQ6018 has a rich set of peripheral interfaces to meet a variety of business needs, thus evolving into a variety of product forms. IPQ6018 has 1 PCIe 3rd generation interface, 1 USB 3.0 interface, 1 USB 2.0 interface, SPI/I2C/UART serial interface (optional), 2 SDIO interfaces, I2S/TDM/PCM/PDM/Soundwire interface. IPQ6018 supports 16/32-bit DDR3L/4, with a rate of up to 1866/2133MT/s, and supports parallel NAND Flash and serial NOR Flash. In addition, IPQ6018 also supports advanced power management, with lower working and standby power consumption. Based on these outstanding performances, this solution is very suitable for operator gateways and enterprise-level wireless APs.

Core technology advantages:

• Support Qualcomm WiFi SON;

• Support Qualcomm Hy-Fi;

• Support EasyMesh R2;

• Supports WAP3.

Program Specifications:

• Processor: Quad-core A53 1.8GHz;

• Memory: DDR3L/DDR4 933MHz/1066MHz;

• Wireless: 1202Mbps (2x2 80MHz) + 574Mbps (2x2 40MHz);

• Network port: 1*2.5GE + 4*1GE GEPHY;

• Peripheral interface: 1x USB 3.0 & 1xUSB 2.0 1x PCIe 3.0 RC only;

• Storage type: SPI NOR/NAND, Parallel NAND, eMMC, SD 4x & 8x;

• Operating system: Linux 4.4 OpenWRT CC.