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PRELIMINARY

ISL37106P-EVAL

PRISM® 3 11Mbps Wireless Local Area

Network PCMCIA

The Intersil ISL37106P WLAN

PCMCIA (Note 4) is a complete

wireless high speed Network

Interface Card (NIC) utilizing the Intersil PRISM 3 Direct

Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Wireless Transceiver

chip set. It provides a complete PRISM 3 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 PCMCIA cards

PRISM Transmitter Test Utilities (PTTU) software (Note 6)

and documentation to get your evaluation started quickly. It

supports the IEEE802.11b network specification for DSSS

signaling, providing data rates of 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps.

Access Points are available from a number of suppliers,

enabling a total wireless network solution. Typical operating

ranges are shown in Table 1

Features

• FCC Certified Under Part 15 to Operate in 2.4GHz

ISM Band

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

• Supports the lEEE802.11b Direct Sequence Specification

• Driver Supports Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, CE,

ME and XP

• Supports Dual Diversity Antennas

• Advanced RAKE Receiver Design with Decision Feedback

Equalizer

• Provides Wireless Data Communications at Full Ethernet

Speed

• Designed to Fully Support PCMCIA Type II Defined

Mechanical and Environmental Stress Conditions

• Intelligent Power Control, Including Low Power Standby

Mode

• Complete Reference Design, the ISL37106P-CD is

available to ensure minimum time-to-market.

Packaging

NOTES:

1. Throughout this document, all references to, ‘PCMCIA’, ‘WLAN adapter’, ‘adapter’, or ‘card’ refer to a card assembly conforming to the

mechanical size specifications of the PCMCIA type 3A.

2. The range will vary in different operating environments due to effects such as building construction.

3. At present, PTTU supports Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and ME

TABLE 1. TYPICAL OPERATING RANGE (Note 5)

DATA RATE (Mbps)

INDOOR RANGE

OUTDOOR RANGE

11

120 feet (37 meters)

400 feet (152 meters)

5.5

200 feet (61 meters)

800 feet (243 meters)

2

240 feet (73 meters)

1300 feet (396 meters)

1

300 feet (91 meters)

1750 feet (533 meters)

Ordering Information

PART NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

CARDS/SET

ISL37106P-EVAL

WLAN Evaluation Kit

2

ISL37106P-CD

Reference Design

N/A

Data Sheet

February 2003