Ellisys Bluetooth Vanguard - 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.
• Diversified Capture with two full concurrent capture paths
• Frequency band: 2.402-2.480 GHz
• Sensitivity range: From -90 to +15 dBm
• Gain: Programmable from -30 to +30 dB
• Modulations: All BR/EDR/LE modulations (GFSK 1/2Mbps, p/4-DQPSK, 8-DPSK)
• Baseband: Support of Bluetooth 5.4, upgradeable by software.
• Advanced support of Isochronous Channels for LE Audio and Channel Sounding with t-zero technology.
• LE Higher Bands (UNII-1/3/4/5) support as hardware option.
• Prototyping support of LE HDT.
• Preliminary support of non-released specifications available.

Wi-Fi 5 Capture Characteristics

• IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wave 1 (3 streams)
• Channel width 2.4GHz: 20MHz, 40MHz
• Channel width 5GHz: 20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz
• 11n MCS: 0 to 23 (up to 3 streams)
• 11ac MCS: 0 to 9 (up to 3 streams)
• Guard Interval: 800ns (long) and 400ns (short)
• Frame encoding: BCC, LDPC, STBC, Greenfield
• Max AMPDU size: 65,535 bytes
• Timing accuracy: 125 ns

Wi-Fi 6E Capture Characteristics

• IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (3 streams)
• Band 2.4GHz: 2.400GHz-2.4835GHz
• Band 5GHz: 5.150GHz-5.825GHz
• Band 6GHz: 5.925GHz-7.125GHz
• Bandwidth 2.4GHz: Up to 40MHz (2x2)
• Bandwidth 5/6GHz: Up to 160MHz (3x3)
• HT MCS: 0 to 15 (2SS, up to 64-QAM)
• VHT MCS: 0 to 9 (2SS,up to 256-QAM)
• HE MCS: 0 to 11 (2SS, up to 1024-QAM)
• Guard Interval: 800ns (long) and 400ns (short)
• Frame encoding: BCC, LDPC, STBC, Greenfield
• Max AMPDU size: 65,535 bytes
• Timing accuracy: 125 ns

WPAN Capture Characteristics

• IEEE 802.15.4-2011
• Channels: All 16 2.4 GHz channels (11 to 26)
• Data rate: 250 kbps
• Modulation: O-QPSK
• Timing accuracy: 125 ns

Logic Capture Characteristics

• Maximum bandwidth: 20 MHz
• Sampling precision: 5 ns
• Supported input voltage: 1.8 to 3.3V

HCI Capture Characteristics

• USB transport: Low, Full, and High Speed, with automatic detection
• UART transport: Up to 8 Mbit/s, automatic detection of all parameters
• SPI 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
• FiRA UCI: Up to 1 Mb/s
• CAN bus: CAN 2.0 and CAN FD, 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: ±125ns
• WPAN timestamp accuracy: ±125ns
• USB HCI timestamp accuracy: ±16.7ns
• Logic timestamp accuracy: ±5ns

Embedded Memory

• 512 MB of FIFO memory
• Data is stored in highly optimized format
• Analyzed data is uploaded in real time

Front-Panel Indicators

• Power: unit powered on
• Operating: unit performing requested task
• Activity: blinks when wireless or wired activity detected

Front-Panel Connectors

• RF1: Shared between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
• RF2: Shared between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
• RF3: Shared between WPAN and Wi-Fi
• USB HCI: USB 2.0 Standard-A and Standard-B
• Logic: supports UART / SPI HCI, WCI-2, generic I2C / UART / SPI / SWD and logic analysis
• SDIO: Optional, for external trace storage and unit recovery

Rear-Panel Connectors

• Computer: USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
• Ethernet: 1GbE, PoE+
• Power: 12-24 VDC
• Trigger: SMA in and out, 50 Ω, 3.3 VDC
• Clock IN: SMA, 50 Ω, 3.3VDC, 10 MHz
• Clock OUT: SMA, 50 Ω, 3.3VDC, 10 MHz
• Earth: Optional, to ground the unit

Power Inputs

• DC input (12-24 V)
• USB Type-C Power Delivery
• Power-over-Ethernet (PoE+)
• Backup Battery (22 Wh)

Power Adapter

• Input: 100-240 VAC
• Output: 24 VDC
• Power: 40 W
• Plug: 5.5 x 2.1 x 12 mm barrel straight
• Safety: CB, TUV, UL, CCC, PSE
• EMI: CE, FCC, VCCI, RCM

Enclosure

• 180 x 170 x 58 mm (7.1 x 6.7 x 2.3'')
• 1.5 kg (3.3 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
• 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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