Intersil HWB3163 manual

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    1 TM AN9864.1 1-888-INTERSIL or 321-724-7143 | Intersil and Design is a trademark of Intersil Corporation. | Copyright © Intersil Corporation 2000 PRISM® is a registered trademark of Intersil Corporation. PRISM logo is a trademark of Intersil Cor poration. Microsoft® Windows® and Windo ws NT® are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation[...]

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    2 The IEEE 802.11 protocols are implemented in the firmware so that file transf ers or database access can begin immediately . Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Approac h The use of spread spectrum techniques for wireless computer communications is widely accepted because of its robustness against m ultipath effects and interf erence from intention[...]

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    3 Hard ware Installation PC Card Ev aluation This chapter describes sev eral softw are programs supplied with the kit. It also details some diagnostic test points that ma y be accessed on the card. Using the PRISM T est Utility (PTU) Software The PTU permits continuous operation of the transmitter . It is theref ore conv enient f or perf or ming RF[...]

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    4 FIGURE 1. WIRELESS LAN PC CARD BLOCK DIA GRAM 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 HF A3861B BBP AG C CTL RAKE TX ALC AND DEMOD RF DAC RF ADC IF DAC I ADC Q ADC TX DAC TX ADC I DA C Q DA C MOD I/O AND FIL TER IF LO I/Q LO PLL HF A3783 (FILE #4633) IF I/Q MOD/DEMOD RF LO PLL HF A3683A RF/IF CONVERTER HF A3983 PA REF_OUT CONTROL TEST I/O HF A3841 MA C (FILE #4661) HO[...]

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    5 T est Point Dia grams FIGURE 2. WIRELESS LAN PC CARD TEST POINTS (TOP VIEW) TEST POINT K- RX I+ SIGNAL TEST POINT L - RX Q+ SIGNAL TEST POINT K1 - RX I- SIGNAL TEST POINT L1 - RX Q- SIGNAL Application Note 9864[...]

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    6 FIGURE 3. WIRELESS LAN PC CARD TEST POINTS (BOTT OM VIEW) T est Point Dia grams (Continued) INST ALL FOR RF CONNECT OR TEST POINT B TEST POINT A TEST POINT D - TX IF SIGNAL (AFTER SA W FL) TEST POINT TEST POINT C REMO VE FOR RF CONNECTOR TEST POINT H IF L.O. TEST POINT F - RF L.O. TEST POINT G RF L.O. LOCK V OL T A GE C141 (150 PF) TEST POINT I I[...]

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    7 Explanation of T est P oints All measurements were tak en using the “Continuous T ransmit” or “Continuous Receive” f eatures of the PTU diagnostic software . Unless otherwise noted, spectrum measurements included in this section were obtained using a Hewlett-P ackard 54006A 500 Ω probe and 11742A coaxial bloc king capacitor and do not i[...]

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    8 T est Point E RF T ransmit Signal: The optional SMA connector can be used to hook up a Spectrum Analyzer f or RF ev aluation. Note that L4 (1.5nH) must be remov ed and C141 (15pF) and C37 (150pF) must be installed to activate the connector See (Figure 3). This is the up-conv er ted spread spectrum output of the card. The center frequency of this [...]

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    9 T est Point J IF Receive Signal: The intermediate frequency (IF) receive signal is the down- conv er ted receiv e signal prior to the SA W bandpass filter . The center frequency of this signal is 374MHz with a bandwidth of 17MHz. The power of this signal is directly dependent on the input signal power . Note that the spurious signal visible belo[...]

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    10 Operational Characteristics See the HWB3163-EV AL data sheet, Intersil File #4794, for more detailed specifications. References F or Intersil documents av ailable on the internet, see web site www .intersil.com/ Intersil Ans werF AX (321) 724-7800. [1] HWB3163-EV AL Data Sheet , Intersil Cor poration, Ans werF AX Doc. No . 4794. [2] AN9850 Appl[...]

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    11 All Intersil semiconductor products are manuf actured, assembled and tested under ISO9000 quality systems cer tification. Intersil semiconductor products are sold by description only . Intersil Cor poration reserves the right to make changes in circuit design and/or specifications at an y time with- out notice. Accordingly , the reader is cauti[...]