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PRODUCT BRIEF nRF24L01
Enhanced ShockBurst™ hardware link layer
Enabling ultra low power, low cost system implementation
The nRF24L01+ includes the Enhanced ShockBurst™ hardware link layer.
It features both automatic packet handling and automatic packet
transaction handling
Key features:
• Packetassembly
• Packetdetectionandvalidation
• Dynamicpayloadlength
• Acknowledgmentofreceivedpackages
• Payloadinacknowledgmentpacket
• Retransmissionoflostpackages
• MultiCeiver™provides6logicalbi-directionaldatapipesfor
1:6 star network topologies
Main benefits:
• Enablesimplementationofrobust,highperformancebi-directional
and unidirectional data links
• Onchiphardwareimplementationmaximizesdatathroughputwhile
minimizing the time on-air which saves power and improves
co-existence performance
• Relaxedrequirementsandreducedloadonthehostmicrocontroller
saving both cost and power
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About Nordic Semiconductor ASA
Ultra low power RF silicon solutions
Nordic Semiconductor is fabless semiconductor company specializing
in ultra low power short-range wireless communication. Nordic is a public
company listed on the Norwegian stock exchange.
Nordic provides RF silicon solutions for ultra low power
wireless including:
• HighlyintegratedRFsilicon
• Sophisticatedandexibledevelopmenttools
• Applicationspeciccommunicationsoftware
• Completereferencedesigns
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequencyband 2.4GHzISM(2.4000–2.4835GHz)
On-air data rate 250kbps, 1 Mbps or 2 Mbps
Modulation GFSK
Channel bandwidth 1MHz for 1 Mbps mode
2MHz for 2 Mbps mode
RF channels 126
Outputpower Programmable:0,-6,-12or-18dBm
External crystal 16MHz ±60ppm
HostInterface High-speedSPI(upto8Mbps)
TXandRXFIFOs 3separate32bytesTXandRXFIFOs
Hardware Link layer Enhanced ShockBurst™
 -Automaticpacketassembly
 (Preamble,Address,CRC)
 -Automaticpackeddetectionandvalidation
 -Dynamicpacketlength(1to32bytes)
 -Autoacknowledgmentwithpayload
 -Autoretransmit
- 6 data pipe MultiCeiver™
Package options RoHS compliant
 20-pin4x4mmQFN
SAN JOSE - USA
TRONDHEIM - NORWAY
OSLO
- NORWAY
HONG KONG - CHINA
SEOUL - KOREA
TOKYO - JAPAN
Trondheim, Norway
Telephone: [phone]
www.nordicsemi.no
Worldwide office locations
Headquarter
DP1
DP2
DP6
Primary RX
Primary TX6
Primary TX2
Primary TX1
Bi-directional
Data Pipes (DP)
Disclaimer: This product brief contains an overview of the silicon feature set and operating parameters and should not be considered as the nal specication. For current and complete product specications,
please refer to the Product specication, available from Nordic Semiconductor. Specications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are property of their owners.
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KEY ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Parameter Value Unit
Minimum supply voltage 1.9 V
Maximum output power 0 dBm
Maximum air-data rate 2 Mbps
Sensitivityat2Mbps -82 dBm
Sensitivityat1Mbps -85 dBm
Sensitivity at 250kbps -94 dBm
Supplycurrent,TXat0dBm 11.3 mA
Supplycurrent,RXat2Mbps 13.5 mA
Supplycurrent,RXat1Mbps 13.1 mA
Supplucurrent,RXat250kbps 12.6 mA
Supplycurrent,powerdownmode 900 nA
Supplycurrent,standbymode 26 µA
OperatingTemperature -40to+85 ºC