Signal strength tests. "Local" devices are on lab bench, about 5 cm apart. "Distant" device is in the adjacent room, separated by one thin brick wall and 4 m of air. TX is requested 0 dBm (effectively -0.2 dBm). Transmission is without CSMA-CA and ARQ. Results are LQI and ED (dBm). "garbled" is a bad CRC and corrupted frame content. "-" is no reception. Distant Local --------------- --------------- --------------- 100813-red 100813-orange 100908-B TX 255, -90 255, -90 TX 255, -90 garbled TX 255, -90 255, -90 TX 255, -90 255, -90 TX 255, -90 255, -90 - TX garbled garbled TX 255, -52 255, -89 TX 255, -52 255, -89 TX 255, -53 - TX 255, -53 255, -88 255, -48 TX 255, -86 255, -46 TX 255, -86 255, -49 TX 255, -86 255, -49 TX 255, -87 255, -49 TX 100813-red 100813-orange 100908-A TX 255, -90 garbled TX 255, -89 180, -89 TX 255, -87 196, -89 TX 255, -87 148, -89 TX 255, -87 - 255, -86 TX garbled 255, -87 TX 255, -49 255, -86 TX 255, -49 255, -87 TX 255, -49 255, -86 TX 255, -49 - garbled (-44) TX - - TX - - TX - - TX - - TX 100813-red 100813-orange 100908-A (reworked) TX 255, -87 255, -87 TX 255, -87 255, -88 TX 255, -87 255, -87 TX 255, -87 255, -88 TX 255, -87 255, -88 255, -86 TX 255, -56 255, -86 TX 255, -57 255, -86 TX 255, -58 255, -86 TX 255, -58 255, -86 TX 255, -58 255, -85 255, -52 TX 255, -85 255, -52 TX 255, -85 255, -52 TX 255, -86 255, -52 TX 255, -86 255, -52 TX Conclusions ----------- - 20100813 (atusb) and 20100908 (atusd) board show similar performance when at least one station is an atusb - resistive divider doesn't work - no clear indication of whether capacitative divider causes interferences. Marked difference in one series of tests but the others look the same. - reception level is about 4 dB above workable minimum. (Specified receiver sensitivity is -101 dBm, but things start to deteriorate around -90 dBm.) We have a reserve of 3.2 dB for transmission (used -0.2 dBm, maximum is +3.0 dBm).