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FN8077

ISL38601C-EVAL

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

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.

Ordering Information

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.

PART NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

CARDS/SET

ISL38601C-EVAL

WLAN Evaluation Kit

2

ISL38601C-CD

Reference Design

NA

Top Side Of Printed Circuit Assembly

6

Data Sheet

August 2003

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

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