Bluetooth Explorer, System Specifications
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 2×2 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 Indicators
- Power: unit powered on
- Operating: unit performing requested task
- Trigger: trigger event detected
- Capture: BR/EDR and/or LE packet captured
- HCI: HCI packet captured
Front-Panel Connectors
- Capture: Standard SMA female
- HCI: USB 2.0 Standard-A and Micro-B
Rear-Panel Connectors
- Computer: USB 2.0 Standard-B
- Power: 12-24 VDC, max 18 W
- Trigger: SMA in and out, 50 Ω, max 5VDC
- IO Probe: supports UART / SPI HCI, WCI-2 and logic analysis
- Inter-equipment: in and out, supports connection of several units
Enclosure
- 180 x 170 x 58 mm (7.1 x 6.7 x 2.3”)
- 1.0 kg (2.0 lbs)
Hardware Upgrade
- The Ellisys Rainbow™ engine is automatically updated with each software release (no user intervention required)
Minimum Requirements
- Intel Core, 2 GHz or compatible processor
- 4 GBytes of RAM
- 1280 x 1024 display resolution with at least 65,536 colors
- USB 2.0 EHCI host controller
- Windows® 7 or higher, Linux or macOs
- .net framework 4.6.1
Maintenance and Licensing
- Free lifetime software updates – no maintenance fees
- Free full-featured viewer software – easily share annotated traces between computers and colleagues and replay captured traffic
- Use Ellisys hardware on any computer – no additional licenses needed
Warranty
- Two-year limited warranty [STD and PRO]
- Three-year limited warranty [ENT]
Ellisys reserves the right to change the features and specifications of the product without notice.