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Features
Specifications
Frequencies
Software
FAQs |
Cardinal Dual Band CDMA Scanner
Cardinal™ is a handheld, Dual
Band (both PCS and Cellular) PN scanner ideally suited for indoor microcell
IS-95B 1XRTT CDMA 2000 analysis. High speed architecture measures, stores
and reports all 512 PN offsets in less than a second. Data can be downloaded
and displayed in realtime on any laptop PC via the built-in RS-232 port.
The Cardinal demodulates sync channel
and reports base station ID, time and date all without use of a GPS.
A lithium-ion battery and removable Compact Flash storage make the Cardinal a powerful walk-about CDMA tool.
 Download Cardinal data sheet
Download Cardinal manual in the
Technical Support section |
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- Dual Bands for
both Cellular and PCS measurments
- Supports 1XRTT
IS-95B CDMA 2000 analysis
- Does no require
GPS antenna
- Removable ATA
flash card for data storage
- Scans all 512
base stations in less than one (1) second
- Measures CDMA
correlated signal strength (Ec/Io) + 1.0 dB
- Derives Base
Station IDs via internal Sync Channel Demodulation
- Reports Base
Station System Time
- Internal lithium-ion
rechargeable battery
- Graphic LCD display
with backlighting
- Serial-port (RS-232C)
connection for external control and downloading measurements
- High-stability
internal timebase
- "Playback"
allows engineer to review problem spots with markers
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| GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS: |
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Software |
CDMA
Chameleon included (Windows® 95, 98, NT, 2000, ME) |
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Data
Retention |
Removable
Compact Flash® |
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Operating
temperature Range |
0-50
C degrees |
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Storage
Temperature Range |
-40-50
C degrees |
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Dimensions |
5.5"W
x 11" L x 3.5"H |
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Weight |
4
lbs. |
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Power |
- Internal
battery
- External
+12VDC@0.5A
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Charger |
External
dual battery fast charger for Li-Ion batteries |
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Output
Load VSWR |
>
100:1 |
| RF PERFORMANCE: |
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Frequency
Range |
- CDMA PCS
model 1930-1990 MHz (bands A through F)
- CDMA Cellular
model 865-897 MHz
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IF
Bandwidth |
1.25
MHz |
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Measurement
Accuracy |
- Ec/Io + 1 dB @ 25C degrees)
- + 2 dB (0-50C degrees)
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Receiver
Noise Figure |
<7.5
dB |
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Antenna
Input Sensitivity |
>-90
dBm |
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Maximum
Safe Input |
+10
dBm |
| CDMA PROCESSING: |
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PN
Generator Sequences |
IS-95
I and Q pilot |
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Minimum
Ec/Io |
-20
dB |
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Correlation
Length |
1024
chips (for both I and Q) |
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Minimum
Pilot Power Detectable |
-20
dB |
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Base
Stations Scan Rate |
<1
sec. |
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Display
Update Rate |
<1
sec. |
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Base
Station Identification |
Direct
IS-95 BS ID demodulation |
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Timing
Accuracy |
Absolute
(derived from the signal) |
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Timing
Jitter |
+ 200 ns |
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- PCS 1930-1990
MHz (Bands A through F) AND Cellular 865-897 MHz CDMA frequencies
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The Cardinal Data
Logger™ is a software conversion utility written for
the Cardinal PN scanner. All data
collected from the Cardinal PN scanner is gathered either through the
removeable ATA flash card or via serial cable connection and then converted
for post-processing using this software. In addition, can parameters
and statistics such as base station sweeps, single base station sweep
and threshold sweeps can be logged and displayed.
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- Does
Cardinal require a GPS antenna to function?
- No.
The Cardinal gets all its necessary GPS data (base station ID,
time and date) by demodulating the sync channel.
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- Does
Cardinal receive both Cellular and PCS CDMA bands?
- Yes.
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