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RF300PD1 Data Sheet Document Number 430135-01A Page 4 of 13
1.0 RF Engine 300 Series OEM Modules Overview
The RF Engine 300 Series (Model Number RF300) is a low power, highly-reliable
solution to embedded wireless control and monitoring network needs that require high
data rates. The RF300 embeds Synapse’s SNAP OS, the industry’s first Internet-
enabled, wireless, mesh network operating system into the Silicon Laboratories Si1000
single-chip microcontroller with an integrated transceiver that delivers up to 150kbps.
These low-cost modules can have a range of up to 3 miles and power consumption less
than 16 µA to enable a new generation of battery-driven systems.
SNAP’s on-board Python interpreter provides for rapid application development and
over-the-air programming, while Silicon Laboratories’ low-power RF single-chip design
saves board space and lowers the overall Bill of Materials and power consumption. The
RF300 is approved as an FCC Part 15 unlicensed modular transmitter. The modules
provide up to 16 channels of operation in the ISM 915MHz frequency band. The on-
board Si1000 transceiver contains both a power amplifier for transmission and a low
noise amplifier in the receive path for extended range.
This Data Sheet details Part Number RF300PD1, which includes:
• 15 GPIO and up to 12 A/D inputs
• 192K total FLASH with 64K used by SNAP core,
64K free for uploadable SNAPpy scripts,
and 64K reserved
• UART port for control or transparent data
• Low power modes: <16µA with internal timer running
• Frequency Hopping (FHSS) technology
• Socket-able or solder-able
• 150Kbps RF Data Rate
• 915 MHz RF Frequency
• 20 dBm Transmit Power for best-in-class range
• SMA antenna (up to 3 miles LoS)