
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
nRF2401A Single Chip 2.4 GHz Radio Transceiver
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Conditions: VDD = +3V, VSS = 0V, T
A
= - 40oC to + 85oC
Symbol Parameter (condition)
Operating conditions
VDD
Supply voltage
TEMP
Operating Temperature
Digital input pin
V
IH
HIGH level input voltage
V
IL
LOW level input voltage
Digital output pin
V
OH
HIGH level output voltage (I
OH
=-0.5mA)
V
OL
LOW level output voltage (I
OL
=0.5mA)
General RF conditions
f
OP
Operating frequency
f
XTAL
Crystal frequency
f
Frequency deviation
R
GFSK
Data rate ShockBurst
R
GFSK
Data rate Direct Mode
F
CHANNEL
Channel spacing
Transmitter operation
P
RF
Maximum Output Power
P
RFC
RF Power Control Range
P
RFCR
RF Power Control Range Resolution
P
BW
20dB Bandwidth for Modulated Carrier
P
RF2
2
nd
Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 2MHz
P
RF3
3
rd
Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 3MHz
I
VDD
Supply current @ 0dBm output power
I
VDD
Supply current @ -20dBm output power
I
VDD
Average Supply current @ -5dBm output
power, ShockBurst
I
VDD
Average Supply current in stand-by mode
I
VDD
Average Supply current in power down
Receiver operation
I
VDD
Supply current one channel 250kbps
I
VDD
Supply current one channel 1000kbps
I
VDD
Supply current two channels 250kbps
I
VDD
Supply current two channels 1000kbps
RX
SENS
Sensitivity at 0.1%BER (@250kbps)
RX
SENS
Sensitivity at 0.1%BER (@1000kbps)
C/I
CO
C/I Co-channel
C/I
1ST
1
st
Adjacent Channel Selectivity C/I 1MHz
C/I
2ND
2
nd
Adjacent Channel Selectivity C/I 2MHz
C/I
3RD
3
rd
Adjacent Channel Selectivity C/I 3MHz
RX
B
Blocking Data Channel 2
1)
Usable band is determined by local regulations
2)
The crystal frequency may be chosen from 5 different values (4, 8, 12, 16, and 20MHz) which are specified in the
configuration word, see Table 8. 16MHz are required for 1Mbps operation.
3)
Data rate must be either 250kbps or 1000kbps.
4)
Antenna load impedance = 100
+j175
5)
Antenna load impedance = 100
+j175
. Effective data rate 250kbps or 1Mbps.
6)
Antenna load impedance = 100
+j175
. Effective data rate 10kbps.
7)
Current if 4 MHz crystal is used.
8)
250kbps/1000kbps.
Table 4 nRF2401A RF specifications
Nordic Semiconductor ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway -
Revision: 1.0
Phone +4772898900
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Fax +4772898989
December 2004
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Notes
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
1.9
-40
3.0
+27
3.6
+85
V
oC
VDD- 0.3
Vss
VDD
0.3
V
V
VDD- 0.3
Vss
VDD
0.3
V
V
1)
2)
3)
2400
4
>0
250
2524
20
1000
1000
MHz
MHz
kHz
kbps
kbps
MHz
±156
1
4)
5)
5)
6)
0
20
13
8.8
0.8
+4
±3
1000
-20
-40
dBm
dB
dB
kHz
dBm
dBm
mA
mA
mA
16
7)
12
400
μ
A
nA
18
19
23
25
-93
-85
10/4
-20/0
-37/-20
-43/-30
-45/-41
mA
mA
mA
mA
dBm
dBm
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
8)
8)
8)
8)