Radio Characteristics

Frequency Range: 

Worldwide product covering 2.4 to 2.5 GHz, programmable for different country regulations

Frequency Hopping:

Number of hops: 79 in U.S. and Europe
(35 in France and 27 in Spain); 23 in Japan; programmable to meet regulations of all other countries. Hopping rate: 100 hops/sec. Hopping sequences: 66

Data Rate: 

2 Mbps per channel with Dynamic Rate Scaling to 1 Mbps for extended range

Output Power: 

500 mW and 100 mW versions available

Power Management:

Power Consumption: Continuous Aware Mode
Sleep Mode: 3 mA
Receive: 500 mW = 375 mA, 100 mW = 375 mA both @ 5 V
Transmit: 500 mW = 500-675 mA, 100 mW = 450-600 mA
both @ 5 V

Range: 

Up to 2,000 ft./606 m in open environments;
up to 250 ft./75.5 m in typical office or retail space

TX Maximum Radiated EIRP:

FCC regulations part 15.247 in U.S.; ETS 300 328 in Europe; RCR STD-33 in Japan

Modulation:

Binary GFSK, and 4GFSK for 2 Mbps

TX Out-of-Band Emissions:

FCC regulations part 15.247, 15.205, 15.209 in U.S.; ETS 300 328 in Europe; RCR STD-33 in Japan

Operating Temperature:

32°  to 130°  F/0°  to 55° C

Storage Temperature:

-5°  to 140°  F/-20°   to 60° C

Network Characteristics

Driver Software Support:  

Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, 3.51, Windows CE 2.0, 2.11, Windows 2000; ODI Version 1.6, future enhancements to version 4.0; NDIS version 2.01, future enhancement to version 3.0

Access Protocol:  

CSMA/CA

Roaming:  

2 Mbps per channel with Dynamic Rate Scaling to 1 Mbps for extended range; virtually instantaneous