ISL3872
®
Data Sheet
November 2002
FN8027.1
PRELIMINARY
Wireless LAN Integrated Medium Access
Controller with Baseband Processor
Features
• Firmware implements the full IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN
MAC protocol
The Intersil ISL3872 Wireless LAN
Integrated Medium Access Controller
with Integrated Baseband Processor
• Improved Performance of Internal WEP Engine
• Improvements to Debug Mode Support Tracing Execution
From on Chip Memory.
is part of the PRISM® III, 2.4GHz
radio chipset. The ISL3872 directly interfaces with the
Intersil’s RF Front End (ISL3684). Adding Intersil’s Power Amp
(ISL3984) offers the designer a complete end-to-end WLAN
Chipset solution. Protocol and PHY support are implemented
in firmware thus, allowing customization of the WLAN
solution.
• New Start Up Modes Allow the PCI and mini PCI
Configuration Registers to be Initialized From a Serial
EEPROM. This Allows Firmware to be Downloaded from
the Host, Eliminating the Parallel Flash Memory Device
• Firmware Can be Loaded from Serial Flash Memory
• Zero Glue Connection to 16-Bit Wide SRAM Devices
Firmware implements the full IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN
MAC protocol. It supports BSS and IBSS operation under
DCF, and operation under the optional Point Coordination
Function (PCF). Low level protocol functions such as
RTS/CTS generation and acknowledgment, fragmentation
and de-fragmentation, and automatic beacon monitoring are
handled without host intervention. Active scanning is
performed autonomously once initiated by host command.
Host interface command and status handshakes allow
concurrent operations from multi-threaded I/O drivers.
• Low Frequency Crystal Oscillator to Maintain Time and
Allow Baseband Clock Source to Power off During Sleep
Mode
• Programmable MBUS Cycle Extension Allows Accessing
of Slow Memory Devices Without Slowing the Clock
• Complete DSSS Baseband Processor
• RAKE Receiver with Decision Feedback Equalizer
• Processing Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FCC Compliant
• Programmable Data Rate . . . . . . . 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps
• Modulation Methods. . . . . . . . DBPSK, DQPSK, and CCK
• Supports full or half duplex operations
The ISL3872 has on-board A/D and D/A converters for
analog I and Q inputs and outputs, for which the ISL3684
Zero-IF QMODEM is recommended. Differential phase shift
keying modulation schemes DBPSK and DQPSK, with data
scrambling capability, are available along with
Complementary Code Keying to provide a variety of data
rates. Both Receive and Transmit AGC functions with 7-bit
AGC control obtain maximum performance in the analog
portions of the transceiver.
• On-chip A/D and D/A converters for I/Q data, AGC, and
adaptive power control
• Targeted for Multipath Delay Spreads 100ns at 11Mbps,
250ns at 5.5Mbps
• Supports Short Preamble and Antenna Diversity
Applications
Built-in flexibility allows the ISL3872 to be configured
through a general purpose control bus, for a range of
applications.
• High Data Rate Wireless LAN Systems Targeting IEEE
802.11b Standard
• Mini PCI and 3V PCI Wireless LAN Adapters
• PCN / Wireless PBX / Wireless Local Loop
• Wireless LAN Access Points and Bridge Products
• Spread Spectrum WLAN RF Modems
The ISL3872 is designed to provide maximum performance
with minimum power consumption. External pin layout is
organized to provide optimal PC board layout to all user
interfaces including mini PCI.
The ISL3872 is housed in a thin plastic BGA package
suitable for mini PCI board applications.
• TDMA or CSMA Packet Protocol Radios
Ordering Information
PART
NUMBER
TEMP.
RANGE ( C)
PART
NUMBER
o
PACKAGE
ISL3872 IK
-40 to 85
256 BGA
V256.17x17A
ISL3872 IK96
-40 to 85
Tape and Reel 1000 Units /Reel
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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