芯片简介：
IPQ6000、IPQ6010、IPQ6018、IPQ6028是高通四核ARM Cortex A53平台SOC芯片,符合 IEEE
802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
无线标准,无线速率高达1800Mbps，可提供SGMII+*1(扩展光口)、2.5G网口*1、千兆网口*5、PCIE3.0*1、USB3.0*1、USB2.0*1
、UART、SPI、I2C等功能接口和多个GPIO通用功能管脚。
功能特性：
1.Highly integrated 2x2 + 2x2 11ax SoC with Quad-core A53 and dedicated network offload, full featured 11ax support
2.Audio and ML/AI dedicated Hexagon DSP core for compute at the edge application
3.Best-in-class power consumption with 14 nm SoC design Optimized RBOM (4L PCB, low-cost power management, 2.4 GHz iPAwith Cobalt)
核心特色：
Key Features
• Wi‐Fi
• 2x2/40 + 2x2/80 DBS (2G+5G) 11ax
• Enhanced DPD (eDPD)
• Coexistence support for BT
• CPU subsystem
• Quad‐A53 @ 1.8GHz
• 16/32‐bit DDR3L/4, 933MHz/1066 MHz
• SPI NOR/NAND, ONFI NAND, SD/eMMC
• Networking & security
• Multi‐thread programmable Ubi32 network processor
• 20 Gbps Packet Processor Engine
• Inline Encryption/decryption & security engine up to 5Gbps
• Trust Zone, SecureBoot
• Voice AI and Machine learning
– High performance Hexagon DSP with Vector Extensions
– Flexible mic and speaker interfaces
• High speed interfaces & peripherals
• USXGMII/PSGMII/SGMII/+
• PCIe 3.0, USB3.0, USB2.0
• Package 18 x 18 FC-BGA
• Support low-cost 3rd-party PMIC
硬件框图
IPQ6000、IPQ6010、IPQ6018、IPQ6028 SoC硬件对比
| 芯片型号 | IPQ6018 (Home) IPQ6028 (Enterprise) | IPQ6010 | IPQ6000 |
| CPU参数 | Quad-A53 1.8GHz • Each core has NEON and FPU • Dynamic frequency scaling • Secure boot | Quad-A53 1.8GHz • Each core has NEON and FPU • Dynamic frequency scaling • Secure boot | Quad-A53, 1.2 GHz, I$:32k, D$:32k,L2$256k • Each core has NEON and FPU • Dynamic frequency scaling • Secure boot |
| WIFI参数 | 2x2:2ss-80+2x2:2ss-40 DBS | 2x2:2ss-80+2x2:2ss-40 DBS | 2x2:2ss-80+2x2:2ss-40 DBS |
| RFA参数 | Cobalt 2x2/2G w/ iPA Cobalt 2x2/5G | Cobalt 2x2/2G w/ iPA Cobalt 2x2/5G | Cobalt 2x2/2G w/ iPA Cobalt 2x2/5G |
| DDR支持 | DDR3L/DDR4-933MHz/1066 MHz 32/16-bit, 3GB | DDR3L/DDR4-933MHz/1066 MHz 32/16-bit, 3GB | DDR3L/DDR4-933MHz/1066 MHz 32/16-bit, 3GB |
| Network Processing | 1x Ubi32 + PPE | 1x Ubi32 + PPE | 1x Ubi32 + PPE |
| DSP | YES | NO | NO |
| Network Interfaces | 2*2.5GE or 1*2.5GE + 4*1GE or 5*1GE | 2*2.5GE or 1*2.5GE + 4*1GE or 5*1GE | 2*2.5GE or 1*2.5GE + 4*1GE or 5*1GE |
| Interfaces | 1x PCIe 3.0 RC only 1x USB 3.0 & 1xUSB 2.0 | 1x PCIe 3.0 RC only 1x USB 3.0 & 1xUSB 2.0 | No PCIe 1x USB 3.0 |
| Memory profile | 512MB | 512MB | 256MB |
| Flash | SPI NOR/NAND, Parallel NAND, eMMC, SD 4x & 8x (8x is SDIO only) | SPI NOR/NAND, Parallel NAND, eMMC, SD 4x & 8x (8x is SDIO only) | SPI NOR/NAND, Parallel NAND, eMMC, SD 4x & 8x (8x is SDIO only) |
Cobalt Product Overview：
• 4x symbol duration
• ~20% throughput increase for indoors, or more robustness
for outdoors with more multipath
• better RF synth phase noise
• 1024 QAM, 3/4 and 5/6 coding rate
• 25% throughput increase
• better Rx and Tx EVM floors
• Improved clock jitter performance to support OFDMA tone
allocations at channel edge
• Increased Tx Dynamic Range:
• Down to -4dBm at full performance
• Down to -10dBm, Typ EVM= -37dB
• Package 8 mm x 8 mm QFN
Cobalt leverages Iron design
2G Cobalt has integrated FEM
Support single clock /crystal for 2x2 DBS router/AP system
Wi-Fi subsystem
The Wi-Fi subsystem supports IEEE802.11ax. The IPQ6010 supports dual band simultaneous
(DBS) operation. One radio operates in 5 GHz with 2 antennae (2x2/80) and another radio in
2.4 GHz with 2 antennae (2x2/40).
Antenna configuration
5 GHz: 2x2/80 MHz
2.4 GHz: 2x2/40 MHz
Four IQ transmit pairs and four IQ receive pairs to external
QCN5021/QCN5121/QCN5022/QCN5122/QCN5052/QCN5152
802.11ac mode
PHY rate: 866.7 Mbps (5 GHz) and 400 Mbps (2.4 GHz)?
or proprietary PHY rate: 1083 Mbps (5 GHz) and 500 Mbps (2.4 GHz)
5 GHz: SU-MIMO (2ss, 1 user) and MU-MIMO (2ss, 2 users)
2.4 GHz: SU-MIMO (2ss, 1 user) and MU-MIMO (2ss, 2 users)
Explicit beamforming
3.2 μs Symbol Duration; 0.4 μs and 0.8 μs GI
802.11ax mode
PHY rate: 1201 Mbps (5 GHz) and 573.5 Mbps (2.4 GHz)
5 GHz: SU-MIMO (2ss, 1 user), DL MU-MIMO (2ss, 2 users), UL MU-MIMO (STA
mode only, 2ss, 2 users), DL-OFDMA (8 users), UL-OFDMA (4 users)
2.4 GHz: SU-MIMO (2ss, 1 user), DL MU-MIMO (2ss, 2 users), UL MU-MIMO (STA
mode only, 2ss, 2 users), DL-OFDMA (8 users), UL-OFDMA (4 users)
Explicit beamforming
12.8 μs Symbol Duration; 0.8 μs, 1.6 μs, or 3.2 μs GI
Spatial Reuse/BSS color
Extended Range (DCM, ER-SU)
Target Wake Time (TWT)
Legacy 11a/b/g/n
Radio Control interfaces, including Smart Antenna interface to manage external antenna
switch
4.9 GHz operation for public safety