ISL38601M PRISM GT™ miniPCI IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b WLAN NIC

The Intersil ISL38601M WLAN NIC (Note 1) is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface Card (NIC). utilizing the Intersil PRISM GT chip set. The ISL38601M is a lower cost alternative to the ISL38000M radio and the ISL38001M radio. It offers improved range compared to the ISL38000M 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.

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 ISL38601M-CD is available to ensure minimum time-to-market