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ISL37300P-EVAL

PRISM 2.5 11Mbps Wireless Local Area

Network PC Card

The Intersil ISL37300P WLAN PC-

Card (note 1) is a complete wireless

high speed Network Interface Card

(NIC) utilizing the Intersil PRISM® 2.5

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Wireless Transceiver

chip set. It provides a complete PRISM 2.5 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.

The Evaluation kit (ISL37300P-EVAL) includes two WLAN

PC cards designed to Intersil’s PRISM reference design,

Microsoft Windows® Driver, Local Area Network evaluation

software, PRISM Test Utilities (PTU) (note 2)software and

documentation to complete the evaluation. It supports the

IEEE802.11b network specification for Direct Sequence

Spread spectrum DSSS signaling, providing data rates of 1,

2, 5.5, and 11Mbps. Evaluation kit software updates are

available on the Intersil Web Site.

In addition to the evaluation kit, a complete PRISM chipset

WLAN reference design package (ISL37300P-CD) is

available. It contains all the documentation needed for

manufacturing of the PRISM 2.5 PCMCIA wireless network

card including: Cadence/Allegro Layout, Gerber files,

Concept schematic, Bill of Materials, assembly and

mechanical drawings, test plan, and even a copy of the

application for FCC equipment authorization. Customers

who license the reference design also receive password

access to FCC Intersil’s Premier Web site for the most

current updates on hardware and software.

Features

• Certified Under Part 15 to Operate in 2.4GHz ISM Band

• Support for 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps Data Rates

• Supports the lEEE802.11 Direct Sequence Specification

•Driver Supports Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98SE, 2000,

NT and ME

• Supports Dual Diversity Antennas

• Advanced RAKE Receiver Design with Decision Feedback

Equalizer Combats Multipath Fading

• Provides Wireless Data Communications at Full Ethernet

Speed

• Designed to Fully Support PC-card Defined Mechanical

and Environmental Stress Conditions

• Intelligent Power Control, Including IEEE802.11 Power

Save Mode

• Complete Reference Design, the ISL37300P-CD is

Available to Ensure Minimum Time-to-Market

NOTES:

1. Throughout this document, all references to ‘PC card’, ‘WLAN

adapter’, ‘adapter’, or ‘card’ refer to a card assembly conforming

to the mechanical size specifications of the PC card.

2. At present, PTU supports Windows 95, 98 and 98SE. An upgrade

is in process which will add support for NT.

3. The range will vary in different operating environments due to

effects such as building construction.

Packaging

Ordering Information

PART NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

CARDS PER

KIT

ISL37300P-EVAL

Evaluation Kit

2

ISL37300P-CD

Reference Design

NA

Data Sheet

December 2001

CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.

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