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WL1837MOD
  • WL1837MOD

WL1837MOD

ACTIVE

WiLink™ 8 industrial dual band, 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® Dual Mode module

Texas Instruments WL1837MOD Product Info

1 April 2026 1

Parameters

Processor

External MPU

Type

Module, Transceiver

Technology

Bluetooth® Classic, Bluetooth® Dual-Mode, Bluetooth® LE, Wi-Fi

Protocols

Combo (Wi-Fi + Bluetooth), Qualified against Bluetooth® Core 5.1, Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 5 GHz

Operating system

Linux

Certifications

CE, FCC, ISED, MIC

Throughput UDP (max) (Mbps)

100

Features

2x2 MIMO, 802.11abgn, AP, Advanced audio distribution profile, COEX, Classic audio, Hands-free profile, Mesh over Wi-Fi based on 802.11s, STA, Wi-Fi direct mode

Security

FIPS 140-2 Level 1, Secure communication

Rating

Catalog

Operating temperature range (°C)

-40 to 85

Package

QFM (MOC)-100-178.22 mm² 13.3 x 13.4

Features

  • General
    • Integrates RF, power amplifiers (PAs), clocks, RF switches, filters, passives, and power management
    • Quick hardware design with TI module collateral and reference designs
    • Operating temperature: –40°C to +85°C industrial temperature grade
    • Small form factor: 13.3mm × 13.4mm × 2mm
    • 100-pin MOC package
    • FCC, IC, ETSI/CE, and TELEC certified with PCB, dipole, chip, and PIFA antennas
  • Wi-Fi
    • WLAN baseband processor and RF transceiver support of IEEE Std 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n
    • 20MHz and 40MHz SISO and 20MHz 2 × 2 MIMO at 2.4GHz for high throughput: 80Mbps (TCP), 100Mbps (UDP)
    • 2.4GHz MRC support for extended range and 5GHz diversity capable
    • Fully calibrated: Production calibration is not required
    • 4-bit SDIO host interface support
    • Wi-Fi direct concurrent operation (multichannel, multirole)
  • Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy: WL1837MOD only
    • Bluetooth 5.1 secure connection compliant and CSA2 support; declaration ID: D052427
    • Host controller interface (HCI) transport for Bluetooth over UART
    • Dedicated audio processor support of SBC encoding + A2DP
    • Dual-mode Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy
    • TI’s Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy certified stack
  • Key benefits
    • Reduces design overhead
    • Differentiated use cases by configuring WiLink™ 8 simultaneously in two roles (STA and AP) to connect directly with other Wi-Fi devices on different RF channel (Wi-Fi networks)
    • Best-in-class Wi-Fi with high-performance audio and video streaming reference applications with up to 1.4× the range versus one antenna
    • Different provisioning methods for in-home devices’ connectivity to Wi-Fi in one step
    • Lowest Wi-Fi power consumption in connected idle (< 800µA)
    • Configurable wake on WLAN filters to only wake up the system
    • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth single antenna coexistence
  • General
    • Integrates RF, power amplifiers (PAs), clocks, RF switches, filters, passives, and power management
    • Quick hardware design with TI module collateral and reference designs
    • Operating temperature: –40°C to +85°C industrial temperature grade
    • Small form factor: 13.3mm × 13.4mm × 2mm
    • 100-pin MOC package
    • FCC, IC, ETSI/CE, and TELEC certified with PCB, dipole, chip, and PIFA antennas
  • Wi-Fi
    • WLAN baseband processor and RF transceiver support of IEEE Std 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n
    • 20MHz and 40MHz SISO and 20MHz 2 × 2 MIMO at 2.4GHz for high throughput: 80Mbps (TCP), 100Mbps (UDP)
    • 2.4GHz MRC support for extended range and 5GHz diversity capable
    • Fully calibrated: Production calibration is not required
    • 4-bit SDIO host interface support
    • Wi-Fi direct concurrent operation (multichannel, multirole)
  • Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy: WL1837MOD only
    • Bluetooth 5.1 secure connection compliant and CSA2 support; declaration ID: D052427
    • Host controller interface (HCI) transport for Bluetooth over UART
    • Dedicated audio processor support of SBC encoding + A2DP
    • Dual-mode Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy
    • TI’s Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy certified stack
  • Key benefits
    • Reduces design overhead
    • Differentiated use cases by configuring WiLink™ 8 simultaneously in two roles (STA and AP) to connect directly with other Wi-Fi devices on different RF channel (Wi-Fi networks)
    • Best-in-class Wi-Fi with high-performance audio and video streaming reference applications with up to 1.4× the range versus one antenna
    • Different provisioning methods for in-home devices’ connectivity to Wi-Fi in one step
    • Lowest Wi-Fi power consumption in connected idle (< 800µA)
    • Configurable wake on WLAN filters to only wake up the system
    • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth single antenna coexistence

Description

The certified WiLink™ 8 module from TI offers a high throughput and extended range along with Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® coexistence (WL1837MOD only) in a power-optimized design. The WL18x7MOD is a Wi-Fi, dual-band, 2.4GHz and 5GHz module solution with two antennas supporting industrial temperature grade. The device is FCC, IC, ETSI/CE, and TELEC certified for AP (with DFS support) and client. TI offers drivers for high-level operating systems, such as Linux and Android™. Additional drivers, such as WinCE and RTOS, which include QNX, Nucleus, ThreadX, and FreeRTOS, are supported through third parties.

The certified WiLink™ 8 module from TI offers a high throughput and extended range along with Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® coexistence (WL1837MOD only) in a power-optimized design. The WL18x7MOD is a Wi-Fi, dual-band, 2.4GHz and 5GHz module solution with two antennas supporting industrial temperature grade. The device is FCC, IC, ETSI/CE, and TELEC certified for AP (with DFS support) and client. TI offers drivers for high-level operating systems, such as Linux and Android™. Additional drivers, such as WinCE and RTOS, which include QNX, Nucleus, ThreadX, and FreeRTOS, are supported through third parties.

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