Someone try this mini pci cards??
http://www.ubnt.com/xtreme_range2.php4
http://www.ubnt.com/xtreme_range5.php4

Maxi

Can't say I have...interesting that they are releasing these. Do people really need this much power?! Looks like the receiver specs are identical to the SR2/SR5 but you get more power and a ground. Hmmm.

Excellent ESD protection, better rejection, industrial temperature rating, enough power that the card can be massively derated, no often-useless and fragile diversity switch, etc. A complete retake on what's needed for 802.11 applications demanding reliability.

After years depending on luck to run networks using consumer grade ultra cost-reduced cards that were never intended to go any further than the guts of a laptop, these look like a real breath of fresh air.

I saw info on those a short while back, very interesting.
IMHO they are probably most suited to "base station" and P2P products, but haven't seen pricing yet, to see they would be fit in CPE models.
Certainly the high TX power would help wide angle BS sectors particularly at 5GHz.
"Nice one" UBNT -
An important question, what's the current draw on the PCI bus, and therefore which boards/solutions they will will work with.
Anyone who gets one to try, please do post results -

Regards

CableFree Solutions

An important question, what's the current draw on the PCI bus, and therefore which boards/solutions they will will work with.
Anyone who gets one to try, please do post results -

Regards

CableFree Solutions

Another nice thing about these is that they're massively characterized in the datasheets. Current is detailed by rate, can't remember the numbers but check 'em out...

http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/xr5datasheet.pdf

http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/xr2datasheet.pdf

I wonder if the ESD/EMP protection will fix up the woes people have been having with the Pacific Wireless collinear antennas?

They look good on paper and if the SR series is anything to go by they should be good performers.

Has anyone gotten their hands on these to try them yet? I'm eager to hear about it!

I saw info on those a short while back, very interesting.
IMHO they are probably most suited to "base station" and P2P products, but haven't seen pricing yet, to see they would be fit in CPE models.
Certainly the high TX power would help wide angle BS sectors particularly at 5GHz.
"Nice one" UBNT -
An important question, what's the current draw on the PCI bus, and therefore which boards/solutions they will will work with.
Anyone who gets one to try, please do post results -

Regards

CableFree Solutions

Xr5 MiniPci

Test Setup A – DC Power Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage - 20.6 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.17 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.502 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.38 Amps

Max Wattage – 7.828 Watts

Data Rate – 6 Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz

Platform – IxChariot running under Windows XP


Test Setup B – Power over Ethernet Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage - 20.6 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.17 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.502 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.38 Amps

Max Wattage – 7.828 Watts

Data Rate – 6Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz



Test Setup C – Power over Ethernet Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage - 20.6 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.17 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.502 Watts

Max Current Draw – 0.24 Amps

Max Wattage – 5.150 Watts

Data Rate – 54Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz



Test Setup D – Power over Ethernet Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 18.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.20 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.600 Watts

Max Current Draw – 0.44 Amps

Max Wattage – 7.92 Watts

Data Rate – 6Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz




Test Setup E – Power over Ethernet Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 24.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.16 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.840 Watts

Max Current Draw – 0.33 Amps

Max Wattage – 7.92 Watts

Data Rate – 6Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz


Test Setup F – Power over Ethernet Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 24.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.16 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.840 Watts

Max Current Draw – 0.21 Amps

Max Wattage – 5.04 Watts

Data Rate – 54Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz






Test Setup G – DC Power Jack

MikroTik Rb532 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 12.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.20 Amps

Idle Wattage – 2.400 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.50 Amps

Max Wattage – 6.00 Watts

Data Rate – 6 Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz


Test Setup H – DC Power Jack

MikroTik Rb532 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 12.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.20 Amps

Idle Wattage – 2.400 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.35 Amps

Max Wattage – 4.20 Watts

Data Rate – 54 Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz






Test Setup I – DC Power Jack

MikroTik Rb532 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 18.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.14 Amps

Idle Wattage – 2.520 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.32 Amps

Max Wattage – 5.72 Watts

Data Rate – 6 Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz


Test Setup J – DC Power Jack

MikroTik Rb532 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 18.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.14 Amps

Idle Wattage – 2.520 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.24 Amps

Max Wattage – 4.32 Watts

Data Rate – 54 Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz







Test Setup K – DC Power Jack

MikroTik Rb532 with Xr5 MiniPci 5MM Shield

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 24.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.18 Amps

Idle Wattage – 4.32 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.24 Amps

Max Wattage – 7.44 Watts

Data Rate – 6 Mbps

Frequency – 5.825 GHz



ALL TESTING DONE USING IxChariot and Windows XP Laptops

Xr2 MiniPci

Test Setup A – Power over Ethernet Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr2 MiniPci

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 18.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.20 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.600 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.34 Amps

Max Wattage – 6.12 Watts

Data Rate – 6 Mbps

Frequency – 2.412 GHz

Platform – IxChariot running under Windows XP


Test Setup B – Power over Ethernet Jack

MikroTik Rb112 with Xr2 MiniPci

Power Supply – ProTek 3006B

Input Voltage – 24.0 Volts

Idle Mode Current Draw – 0.17 Amps

Idle Wattage – 3.600 Watts

Max Current Draw - 0.26 Amps

Max Wattage – 6.24 Watts

Data Rate – 6Mbps

Frequency – 2.412 GHz


Xr2 testing was not as extensive as it requires less power then the Xr5