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Typical 802.11 DS-PHY System Level Performance
(Note 5) (Measured at a diversity antenna port)
Receiver
Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.4GHz - 2.4835GHz
Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1MHz
Cascaded Noise Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.8dB
Sensitivity . . . . . . . .-93dBm, 1 MBPS, 8E-2 FER (Note 1)
-90dBm, 2 MBPS, 8E-2 FER (Note 1)
Input Intercept Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -17dBm
IF Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280MHz
IF Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17MHz
Image Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80dB
Adjacent Channel Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >35dB
Supply Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.7V - 5.5V
Transmitter
Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.4GHz - 2.4835GHz
Step Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1MHz
Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+18dBm
Spurious Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Targeting ISM/802.11
Transmit Spectral Mask . . . . . . -32dBr at First Side-Lobe
IF Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280MHz
Supply Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.7V - 5.5V
General Specifications
Targeted Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IEEE 802.11
Data Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 MBPS DBPSK
2 MBPS DQPSK
Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400ft Indoor (Note 2)
3700ft Outdoor (Note 2)
RX/TX Switching Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
μ
s
Power Savings Modes
- Mode 1: 190mA at 1
μ
s Recovery (Notes 3, 4)
- Mode 2: 70mA at 25
μ
s Recovery (Notes 3, 4)
- Mode 3: 60mA at 2ms Recovery (Notes 3, 4)
- Mode 4: 30mA at 5ms Recovery (Notes 3, 4)
Average Current
(Without Power Savings Modes) . . . . . . . 298mA (Note 6)
Average Current
(With Power Savings Modes) . . . . . . . . . . . 60mA (Note 7)
NOTES:
1. FER = Frame Error Rate or Packet Error Rate.
2. Range Test using AND-C-107 omnidirectional antenna.
3. Supply current includes AM79C930 MAC Processor.
4. Recovery time is for the PRISM 2.4GHz Chip Set only and
does not include programming latency of the AM79C930 MAC
Processor.
5. Refer to Application Note AN9624 for more information on the
“PRISM DSSS PC Card Wireless LAN Description”.
6. Based on average current consumption for “typical” application.
7. Power savings modes refer to AN9665. Average radio current
consumption for “typical” application.
PRISM 2.4GHz Chip Set