Changes between Version 28 and Version 29 of expansion/gw16167

Timestamp:

02/25/2026 10:08:42 PM (7 weeks ago)

Author:

Ryan Erb

Comment:

add transmit power notes

expansion/gw16167

@@ -957 +957 @@
 || 8MHz || 28 || 71 || 916MHz || 26.7 || 30.4 ||
 
+== Transmit Power
+
+The module is rated to 26dBm max. 
+
+Please note this power output only happens at certain bandwidths and MCS indexes per the MM8108 datasheet in table 4.5.3 labeled Transmitter. 
+
+To see the tx power (txpower) use the command when the radio is active and note the txpower is at 20.00dBm:
+{{{
+root@noble-venice:~# iw dev wlan0 info
+Interface wlan0
+        ifindex 4
+        wdev 0x1
+        addr 0c:bf:74:cc:27:10
+        ssid HaLow-WPA2
+        type AP
+        wiphy 0
+        channel 100 (5500 MHz), width: 160 MHz, center1: 5570 MHz
+        txpower 20.00 dBm
+        multicast TXQ:
+                qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows   drops   marks   overlmt hashcol tx-bytes        tx-packets
+                0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0               0
+root@noble-venice:~# 
+
+}}}
+
 
 == Troubleshooting
@@ -971 +996 @@
  * Install the latest Ubuntu software from dev.gateworks.com (Venice details here: [wiki:venice/firmware]
  * For radio specific questions and driver questions, please reference the Morse Micro Community here: [https://community.morsemicro.com/]
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