Bluetooth Analyzers
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28. Explorer Technical Characteristics
Bluetooth Capture Characteristics
Ellisys Rainbow™: Industry's first
wideband concurrent capture of all
Bluetooth channels. Introduced in
2010.
Frequency band: 2.402-2.480 GHz
Sensitivity range: From -90 to +15
dBm
Gain: Programmable from -30 to +15
dB
Modulations: All BR/EDR/LE
modulations (GFSK 1/2Mbps, p/4-
DQPSK, 8-DPSK)
Baseband: Support of Bluetooth 5,
upgradeable by software.
Preliminary support of non-released
specifications available.
Wi-Fi Capture Characteristics
802.11 2x2 a/b/g/n (2 streams)
Channel width 2.4GHz: 20MHz or
40MHz, configurable
Channel width 5GHz: 20MHz or
40MHz
11n MCS 2.4GHz 20MHz channel: 0
to 15
11n MCS 2.4GHz 40MHz channel: 0
to 7
11n MCS 5GHz 20MHz channel: 0 to
7
Guard Interval: 800ns and 400ns GI
Frame encoding: BCC (LDPC not
supported)
Max AMPDU size: 16,384 bytes
Logic Capture Characteristics
Maximum bandwidth: 20 MHz
Sampling precision: 5 ns
Supported input voltage: 1.8 to 7V
HCI Capture Characteristics
USB HCI transport: Low, Full, and High
Speed, with automatic detection
UART HCI transport: Up to 8 Mbit/s,
automatic detection of all parameters
SPI HCI transport: Up to 8 Mbit/s,
automatic detection of all parameters
Low-speed Serial Capture Characteristics
UART: Up to 8 Mbit/s automatic
detection of all parameters
SPI: Up to 8 Mbit/s, automatic detection
of all parameters
I2C: Up to 1 Mb/s
SWD: Up to 8 Mb/s
Timing
Clock: ±10ppm frequency accuracy over -
10 to +60 degrees Celsius range
BR/EDR/LE timestamp accuracy: ±125ns
Wi-Fi timestamp accuracy: ±1us
USB HCI timestamp accuracy: ±16.7ns
Logic timestamp accuracy: ±5ns
Embedded Memory
128 MB of FIFO memory
Data is stored in highly optimized format
Analyzed data is uploaded in real time
through a USB 2.0 connection
Front-Panel Connectors
Capture: Standard SMA female
HCI: USB 2.0 Standard-A and Micro-B