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524WiFi™ Pulse IPQ5424 vs IPQ9574: Choosing a Wi-Fi 7 Board

Compare 524WiFi™ Pulse IPQ5424 and IPQ9574 Wi-Fi 7 configurations by radios, Ethernet, fiber uplink, power and expansion.

By Pavel Fric
524WiFi™ Pulse IPQ5424 vs IPQ9574: Choosing a Wi-Fi 7 Board

Choosing a Wi-Fi 7 board by speed alone is how you end up redesigning your PCB.

Both boards below are Qualcomm-based. Both are tri-band Wi-Fi 7.

They are built for very different products.

The real questions are:

  • How many antennas does 2.4GHz need?
  • Which wired ports does your design use?
  • How does the device get power?
  • What modules must fit inside?

Wireless speed answers none of these.

524WiFi™ Pulse B5424-4x4-2x2-2x2-SFP Qualcomm IPQ5424

Built for designs that need:

  • 4×4 MIMO on 2.4GHz (2×2 on 5GHz and 6GHz)
  • 10G Ethernet with PoE in
  • 2.5G Ethernet with PoE out
  • 10G SFP
  • M.2 for Wi-Fi + M.2 for a 5G modem

The PoE-out port can power a downstream device, such as a camera.

524WiFi™ Pulse B9574-2x2-SFP Qualcomm IPQ9574

Built for designs that need:

  • 2×2 MIMO on all three bands
  • Two 2.5GbE ports + one 10GbE port
  • 10G SFP
  • 12V DC input
  • M.2 for Wi-Fi + M.2 for a Quectel modem

The 10G port is marked for PoE. Confirm the power setup for your hardware version.

Side by side

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Radio configuration, Ethernet, fiber, power and expansion compared. The IPQ9574 platform uses two 2.5GbE ports, as specified in the original product description. Open full-size image

Pick 524WiFi™ Pulse B5424-4x4-2x2-2x2-SFP if you need:

  • A 4×4 radio on 2.4GHz
  • PoE in and PoE out on one board
  • 2.5G Ethernet next to 10G SFP
  • A 5G modem slot

Pick 524WiFi™ Pulse B9574-2x2-SFP if you need:

  • The IPQ9574 platform
  • Separate 2.5GbE ports plus 10GbE
  • A dedicated 12V DC input
  • A Quectel modem slot

The final choice depends on:

  • Target throughput
  • Software functions
  • Power budget
  • System design

We do hardware and software customization on both platforms.

Tell us your application, interfaces and power budget. We will help you shortlist.

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Concept illustration of two network-platform architectures. Hardware appearance in this supplementary scene is illustrative; model-specific photographs and specifications are shown above. Open full-size image

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