Ellisys Bluetooth Explorer - Technical Data

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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 5.2, 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 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)

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.

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

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