AsiaRF AW7256-P01 (M.2)

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abgn+ac+ax+be (BE19000)
Wi-Fi 7 802.11be 4T5R Mini PCIe Module
AW7256-P01 M.2.jpg
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Platform
BrandModelRev
AsiaRF AW7256-P01 (M.2 AE key)
Interface
M.2 3.0
Connector
M.2 (Key A/E)
Form factor
oversized
ID:14c3:7256 (1 addl. devices)
Windows: PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_7256
FCCID
none specified
Chip1
MediaTek MT7996AV
Chip2
MediaTek MT7975N
Chip3
MediaTek MT7977BN
Chip4
MediaTek MT7977AN

OUI: none specified

Radio1
Antenna Connection
U.FL
MIMO status
4x4:4
Wireless Standards
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ax/be
802.11be
up to 1376 Mbps
802.11ax
up to 1148 Mbps
802.11n
up to 600 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz
Radio2
Antenna Connection
U.FL
MIMO status
4x4:4
Wireless Standards
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax/be
802.11be
up to 5765 Mbps
802.11ax
up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac
up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n
up to 600 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency
5 GHz
Radio3
Antenna Connection
U.FL
MIMO status
4x5:4
Wireless Standards
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax/be
802.11be
up to 11530 Mbps
802.11ax
up to 2402 Mbps
802.11ac
up to 1733 Mbps
802.11n
up to 600 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency
6 GHz
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM
Flags:
Wi-Fi 7, WPA3, MU-MIMO, OFDMA

Probable Linux driver
mt76
(see also passys)

Windows driver
possibly see MediaTek's website
MTK keeps changing their site around,
there's probably nothing there right now

 Chip1 brandChip2 brand
AsiaRF AW7256-P01 (M.2)MediaTekMediaTek
AsiaRF AW7256-P01 (Mini PCIe)MediaTekMediaTek

For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

For a list of all currently documented AsiaRF device with specifications, see AsiaRF.

11530 Mbps - 4SS 6GHz 802.11be (320MHz chan., 4K-QAM),
5765 Mbps - 4SS 5GHz 802.11be (160MHz chan., 4K-QAM),
1376 Mbps - 4SS 2.4GHz 802.11be (40MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = BE19000 class

Overview

Models


Features

Platform
  • MediaTek MT7996AV chipset
  • 32-bit RISC-V MCU for Wi-Fi protocol and Wi-Fi offload
  • 2x PCIe 3.0 Interface (2-lane), Embedded SRAM and ROM
  • UART interface with hardware flow control
WLAN
  • 802.11abgn/ac/ax/be compliant
  • Frequency band: 2.4GHz -4T4R
-Bandwidth: 20 and 40MHz
  • Frequency band: 5GHz -4T4R 4ss
-Bandwidth: 20,40,80,160MHz
  • Frequency band: 6GHz -4T5R 4ss
-Bandwidth: 20,40,80,160,320MHz
-5th antenna for more diversity and
for better 6GHz performance
  • Tr-Band Triple Concurrent (TBTC)
  • Zero-Wait DFS without interrupting 4x4
(prevent client disassociation with 1+3x3 architecture)
  • MU-MIMO TX and RX, MU-OFDMA TX and RX
  • STBC, LDPC, TX beamformer and RX beamformee
  • Greenfield mode, mixed mode, and legacy mode
  • Security: WFA WPA, WPA2, WPA3 personal, WPS 2.0
  • QoS: WFA WMM and WMM-PS
Wi-Fi 6/6E and Wi-Fi 7 Operation Modes
  • Simultaneous Tri-band 4+4+4, 12 spatial streams
  • Wi-Fi 7: 2.4 (40MHz) +5 (160MHz) +6 (320MHz) = 19Gbps
  • Wi-Fi 6/6E: 2.4 (40MHz) +5 (160MHz) +6 (160MHz) = 11Gbps
Version 2 is coming soon

Pictures

Retail Images

See also

AsiaRFWiFi Mini PCIe Card/M.2 Module
FCC ID: TKZAW7916-NPD (2023-11-10) • AX3000 WiFi 6E Mini PCIe Module
AX1800, 2.4/5GHz, DBDC, MT7915DAN/MT7975DN, WFA WMM, WMM PS (QoS)
FCC ID: TKZAW7915-NPD (2022-07-13) • AX1800 WiFi 6 Mini PCIe Module
FCC ID: TKZAW7915NP1 (2021-11-12) • AX2400 WiFi 6 11ax 4T4R module (2400Mbps)
  • AsiaRF AW7615-NP1 - AC1700 WiFi 5 4T4R DBDC Mini PCIe Module (11ac 1.7Gbps) • MT7615
FCC ID: TKZAW7615NP1 (2021-11-09) • AC1700 WiFi 5 11ac 4T4R module (1700Mbps)