ISL37704M-EVAL
®
Data Sheet
January 2003
FN8052
PRELIMINARY
PRISM Indigo™ 54Mbps Wireless Local
Area Network miniPCI
Features
• FCC Certified Under Part 15 to Operate in 5GHz Band
The Intersil ISL37704M WLAN
miniPCI (Note 1) is a complete
• Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Megabit Per
Second (Mbps) Data Rates
wireless high speed Network
• Supports the lEEE 802.11a Specification
Interface Card (NIC) utilizing the Intersil PRISM Indigo chip set.
It provides a complete PRISM Indigo 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/SE, ME, XP,
2000 (SR1)
• Supports Dual Diversity Antennas
• Provides Wireless Data Communications to support live
video applications
• Designed to Fully Support PC Card Specification Revision
8 Defined Mechanical and Environmental Stress
Conditions
Evaluation kits include a WLAN miniPCI card and a WLAN
CARDBUS32 card designed to Intersil’s PRISM reference
design, Microsoft® Windows® Driver, Local Area Network
evaluation software, Test Utilities (Note 3), and
documentation to get your evaluation started quickly. It
supports the IEEE 802.11a specification, providing data
rates of 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps. Access Points
are available from a number of suppliers, enabling a total
wireless network solution. Typical operating ranges are
shown in Table 1.
• Intelligent Power Control, Including 802.11 Power Save
Mode
• Complete Reference Design, the ISL37704M-CD is
available to ensure minimum time-to-market
NOTES:
1. Throughout this document, all references to ‘miniPCI’, ‘WLAN
adapter’, ‘adapter’, or ‘card’ refer to a card assembly conforming
to the mechanical size specifications of the miniPCI Type 3A.
A complete PRISM chipset WLAN reference design package
(ISL37704M-CD) is also available. The reference design
package contains all the documentation needed for
manufacturing of the PRISM Indigo miniPCI wireless
network card including: Cadence/Allegro Layout, Gerber
files, Concept schematic, Bill of Materials, assembly and
mechanical drawings, manufacturing test software, and even
a copy of the application for FCC equipment authorization.
Customers who license the reference design also receive
password access to Intersil’s Premier Web site for up to the
minute updates on hardware and software.
2. The range will vary in different operating environments due to
effects such as building construction. The indoor range data
have been taken in very tough office environment with several
walls between transmitter and receiver.
3. At present, Test utilities supports Windows 2000.
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
CARDS/SET
ISL37704M-EVAL
WLAN Evaluation Kit
1 miniPCI and
1 CARDBUS32
ISL37704M-CD
Reference Design
NA
Packaging
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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