User Guide

Specifications: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card User Guide

Specifications: Dell^TM TrueMobile^TM 1150 Series User Guide

TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card Specifications

Physical Specifications


Form Factor	PC Card Type-II Extended
Color	Black for TrueMobile 1150 PC Card
			Dimensions	(LxWxH)	117.8 x 53.95 x 8.7 mm
Weight	45 gram (PC Card)
Temperature & Humidity
Operation	0° to 55° C	maximum humidity 95%
Transit	-20° to 70° C	15 to 95% (no condensation allowed)
Storage	-10° to 60° C	10 to 90% (no condensation allowed)

Although the PC Card may still operate in the range of -20° to 70°C, operation outside the range of 0° to 55° C may no longer be according to specifications

Power Characteristics

Doze Mode

10 mA

Receive Mode

180 mA

Transmit Mode

280 mA

Power Supply

5 V

Networking Characteristics

Compatibility

IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANS (DSSS)

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) certified by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA).

Network Operating System
Microsoft^®Windows^® Networking

Host Operating System

Microsoft Windows^® 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000:

NDIS5 Miniport Driver

Media Access Protocol

CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with Acknowledgment (ACK)

Data Rate
High
11 Mb/s

Medium
5.5 Mb/s

Standard
2 Mb/s

Low
1 Mb/s

The cards use an automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism.

Radio Characteristics

Radio Characteristics of TrueMobile 1150 PC Cards may vary:

According to the country where the product was purchased.
According to the type of product that was purchased.

Wireless communication is often subject to local radio regulations. Although TrueMobile 1150 wireless networking products have been designed for operation in the license-free 2.4 GHz band, local radio regulations may impose a number of limitations to the use of wireless communication equipment.

To comply with such regulations, TrueMobile 1150 PC Cards are marketed with dedicated channel-sets with a number of factory-programmed channels identified by the following acronyms:

ETS for countries that adhere to the regulations as defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
FCC for countries that adhere to the regulations as defined by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
FR for France, and
JP for Japan.

R-F Frequency Band

2.4 GHz (2400-2500 MHz)

Number of selectable
sub-channels

North America (FCC)

11

Europe (ETS)

13

France (FR)

4

Japan (JP)

1

Other Countries:

FCC 11, ETS 13

Modulation Technique

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

CCK for High & Medium Transmit Rate

DQPSK for Standard Transmit Rate

DBPSK for Low Transmit Rate

Spreading

11-chip Barker Sequence

Bit Error Rate (BER)

Better than 10-5

Nominal Output Power

15 dBm

Range (100 bytes User Data) / Transmit Rate

High Speed
11 Mb/s

Medium Speed
5.5 Mb/s

Standard Speed
2 Mb/s

Low Speed
1 Mb/s

Open Office Environment

160 m
(525 ft.)

270 m
(885 ft.)

400 m
(1300 ft.)

550 m (1750 ft.)

Semi-Open Office Environment

50 m
(165 ft.)

70 m
(230 ft.)

90 m
(300 ft.)

115 m
(375 ft.)

Closed Office

25 m
(80 ft.)

35 m
(115 ft.)

40 m
(130 ft.)

50 m
(165 ft.)

Receiver Sensitivity

-83 dBm

-87 dBm

-91 dBm

-94 dBm

Delay Spread
(at FER of <1%)

65 ns

225 ns

400 ns

500 ns

The range of your wireless devices can be affected when the antennas are placed near metal surfaces and solid high-density materials.
Range is also impacted due to "obstacles" in the signal path of the radio that may either absorb or reflect the radio signal.
In Open Office environments, antennas can "see" each other, i.e. there are no physical obstructions between them.
In Semi-open Office environments, work space is divided by shoulder-height, hollow wall elements; antennas are at desktop level.
In Closed Office environments, work space is separated by floor-to-ceiling brick walls.

Supported Frequency Sub-bands

Subject to the radio regulations that apply in your country, your TrueMobile 1150 PC Card may support a different set of 2.4 GHz channels (see table below). Consult your Authorized TrueMobile 1150 Reseller or Dell Sales office for information about the radio regulations that apply in your country.

When installing TrueMobile 1150 PC Cards the channel configuration is managed as follows:

For TrueMobile 1150 PC Cards installed into wireless clients that operate in an "Peer-to-Peer" mode, the PC Card will default use channel 10.

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