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• Integrated QSPI flash memory for customer Overview web contents and configuration file • The PAN9420 is a 2.4 GHz ISM band Wi-Fi Programming via standard JTAG embedded module which includes a wireless radio • Evaluation kit with pre-installed web application...
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Panasonic Industrial Devices Europe GmbH (Panasonic) reserves the right to make changes as required at any time without notification. Please consult the most recently issued Design Guide before initiating or completing a design.
1 About This Document 1.1 Purpose and Audience This Design Guide provides details on the electrical integration of the Panasonic PAN9420 module. It is intended for hardware design, application, and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) engineers. The product is referred to as “the PAN9520” or “the module” within this document.
This Design Guide applies to the PAN9420 Wi-Fi embedded module and the PAN9420ETU (Easy-To-Use) development platform. The intention is to enable our customers to easily and fast integrate our module PAN9420 in their product. This Design Guide describes the hardware integration and gives useful hints.
PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 3 PAN9420 Module 3.4 Pattern Recommendation Top View Pad Type 1 = 4 x 1.30mm x 1.30mm Mother PCB edge Pad Type 2 = 38 x 0.80mm x 1.00mm Note: It is recommended to extend If the module is used with Pad Type 3 = 30 x 0.80mm x 0.80mm...
PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 3 PAN9420 Module 3.6 Placement Antenna Keep-out Area Do not place any ground plane under the marked restricted antenna area in any layer! This would be affecting the performance of the chip antenna in a critical manner.
FCC Section 15.203 for unique antenna connectors and with Section 15.247 for emissions. The PAN9420 module has a 50 RF pin (SMD pad). Connect an external antenna directly or via a connector (e.g. U.FL) with RF trace to this RF pin. This RF trace shall be matched to 50 ...
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PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 3 PAN9420 Module 3.8.2 RF Trace Ensure that the RF trace impedance is nearly 50 . It is recommended to use a Coplanar Waveguide with Ground (CPWG) design. The impedance is related to the trace width, the distances of the trace to the ground layers and the material of the PCB.
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PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 3 PAN9420 Module Example 2: 50 Coplanar Waveguide with Ground and Micro Vias W = 300 µm Trace width S = 300 µm Trace distance to ground H = 160 µm Substrate thickness = 4.2 Effective Permittivity ...
It is designed for mounting on the PAN9420 mother board (Order-No. ENW49C01AYKF) 4.1 PAN9420ETU Live View 4.1.1 PAN9420 Mother Board Live View For further information of the PAN9420 mother board please refer to the 7.2 Contact Details. PAN9420 Quick Start Guide Design Guide Rev. 1.0 Page 14...
PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 4 PAN9420ETU (Easy-To-Use) 4.3 Pinning Pin Functions Pin No. Related Pin Name Description Header Module Pin Ground Connect to ground FACTORY RESET Factory reset (valid after 10 seconds), active high WAKE UP0 Wake up signal for MCU/WLAN SoC, active high...
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PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 4 PAN9420ETU (Easy-To-Use) Pin No. Related Pin Name Description Header Module Pin Ground Connect to ground RESETn Reset MCU, active low 7, 8 3.3 V 3.0 V-3.6 V power supply (typical 3.3 V) 7, 8 3.3 V 3.0 V-3.6 V power supply (typical 3.3 V)
PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 5 PAN9420 Arduino Shield 5 PAN9420 Arduino Shield The PAN9420 Arduino Shield (Order-No. ENW49C01AXKF) is a further sample application of the PAN9420 module. It is designed for mounting on the Arduino Due. 5.1 PAN9420 Arduino Shield Live View Design Guide Rev.
GREEN BLUE Functional Block Description PAN9420 module GPIO pins (46 – 49) of the PAN9420 module Vcc LED (is active when Vcc is supplied) GPIO pins (4, 5) of the PAN9420 module IP connectivity pin (allocated IP) Status LED’s MCU ready pin...
PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 5 PAN9420 Arduino Shield 5.3 Pinning All pins with grey letter are not used for this Arduino shield. 5.4 Part Placement LED8 R1 LED5 LED6 R21 WHITE GREEN LED7 MOD2 JP18 LED3 LED2 YELLOW LED1 GREEN...
Panasonic customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Panasonic Industrial Devices Europe GmbH for any damages resulting.
Regulatory notice: ETSI for EU and other Supported channel: Channel 1~13, 2412~2472 MHz ENW49C01AZKF PAN9420ETU PAN9420 Easy-To-Use pin-header board with the module ENW49C01A3KF ENW49C01AYKF PAN9420-KIT PAN9420 Evaluation Kit. It contains the following parts: • PAN9420 Mother Board • PAN9420ETU • USB Type-B cable ENW49C01AXKF...
PAN9420 Wi-Fi Module 7 Appendix 7.2 Contact Details 7.2.1 Contact Us Please contact your local Panasonic Sales office for details on additional product options and services: For Panasonic Sales assistance in the EU, visit https://eu.industrial.panasonic.com/about-us/contact-us Email: wireless@eu.panasonic.com For Panasonic Sales assistance in North America, visit the Panasonic “Sales & Support”...