ISL37200M-EVAL
®
Data Sheet
February 2003
FN8041
PRISM® 3 11 Mbps Wireless Local Area
Network miniPCI
Features
• FCC Certified Under Part 15 to Operate in 2.4GHz ISM
Band
The Intersil ISL37200M WLAN miniPCI
(Note 1) is a complete wireless high
speed Network Interface Card (NIC)
utilizing the Intersil PRISM® 3 Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
• Support for 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Megabit Per Second (Mbps)
Data Rates
• Supports the lEEE 802.11 Direct Sequence Specification
Wireless Transceiver chip set. It provides a complete PRISM 3
reference design evaluation platform of hardware and software
to system providers or integrators requiring wireless data
communications capability and is ideal for integration into
computer platforms.
• Driver Supports Microsoft® Windows® 98, NT, 2000, CE,
ME, XP and LINUX®
• Advanced RAKE Receiver Design with Decision Feedback
Equalizer
• Provides Wireless Data Communications at Full Ethernet
Speed
Evaluation kits include one WLAN miniPCI card and one
PCMCIA designed to Intersil’s PRISM reference design,
Microsoft® Windows® Driver, Local Area Network evaluation
software, PRISM Transmitter Test Utilities (PTTU) software
(Note 3) and documentation to get your evaluation started
quickly. It supports the IEEE 802.11 network specification for
DSSS signaling, providing data rates of 1, 2, 5.5 and
11Mbps. Access Points are available from a number of
suppliers, enabling a total wireless network solution. Typical
operating ranges are shown in Table 1.
• MiniPCI design type 3A compliant
• Intelligent Power Control, Including IEEE802.11 Power
Save Mode
• Complete Reference Design, the ISL37200M-CD is
Available to Ensure Minimum Time-to-Market
NOTES:
1. Throughout this document, all references to, ‘WLAN adapter’,
‘adapter’, or ‘card’ refer to a card assembly conforming to the
type 3A miniPCI Specification.
TABLE 1. TYPICAL OPERATING RANGE (Notes 2,4)
DATA RATE
(Mbps)
2. The range will vary in different operating environments due to
effects such as building construction and selection of antenna.
INDOOR RANGE
OUTDOOR RANGE
3. At present, PTTU supports Windows 98, 2000, ME, and XP.
11
5.5
2
120 feet (37 meters) 500 feet (152 meters)
200 feet (61 meters) 800 feet (243 meters)
240 feet (73 meters) 1300 feet (396 meters)
300 feet (91 meters) 1750 feet (533 meters)
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
CARDS/SET
1 miniPCI
1 PCMCIA
n/a
ISL37200M-EVAL
WLAN Evaluation Kit
1
ISL37200M-CD
Reference Design
Packaging
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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PRISM® is a registered trademark of Intersil Americas Inc. PRISM and design is a trademark of Intersil Americas Inc.
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