ISL38601C-EVAL

® ISL38601C-EVAL Data Sheet August 2003 FN8077 ISL38601C PRISM GT™ Cardbus32 IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b WLAN NIC The Intersil ISL38601C WLAN NIC (Note 1) is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface Card (NIC). utilizing the Intersil PRISM GT chip set. The ISL38601C is a lower cost alternative to the ISL38000C radio and the ISL38001C radio. It offers improved range compared to the ISL38000C while providing equivalent performance in other categories. It conforms to the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g protocols and therefore operates in the 2.45GHz ISM frequency band. It provides a complete 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. Evaluation kits include a pair of WLAN CARDBUS32 cards 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 provides OFDM data rates of 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6Mbps as well as CCK data rates of 11 and 5.5Mbps and legacy data rates of 2 and 1Mbps. Access Points are available from a number of suppliers, enabling a total wireless network solution. Typical operating ranges are shown in Table 1 (Note 2). A complete PRISM chipset WLAN reference design package (ISL38601C-CD) is also available. The reference design package contains all the documentation needed for manufacturing of the PRISM GT CARDBUS32 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. Features • Low cost Zero IF (ZIF) architecture • Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g WLAN standards • FCC Certified Under Part 15 • Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6Mbps OFDM, 11 and 5.5Mbps CCK and legacy 2 and 1Mbps data rates • Driver Supports Microsoft Windows 98/SE, ME, XP and 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 • Intelligent Power Control, Including 802.11 Power Save Mode • Complete Reference Design, the ISL38601C-CD is available to ensure minimum time-to-market NOTES: 1. Throughout this document, all references to ‘CARDBUS32’, ‘WLAN adapter’, refer to a card assembly conforming to the mechanical size specifications of the CARDBUS32 card. 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 a lot of walls between transmitter and receiver. 3. At present, Test utilities supports Windows 2000. Top Side Of Printed Circuit Assembly 6 Ordering Information PART NUMBER ISL38601C-EVAL ISL38601C-CD DESCRIPTION WLAN Evaluation Kit Reference Design CARDS/SET 2 NA 1 CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures. 1-888-INTERSIL or 321-724-7143 | Intersil (and design) is a registered trademark of Intersil Americas Inc. Copyright © Intersil Americas Inc. 2003. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. PRISM® is a registered trademark of Intersil Americas Inc. PRISM GT and PRISM and design are trademarks of Intersil Americas Inc.