Product Specs

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23 RADIO 2.4 GHz Radio
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231
Symbol
Description
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
I
TX,MINUS8dBM
TX only run current P
RF
= -8 dBm
8.4
mA
I
TX,MINUS12dBM,DCDC
TX only run current DCDC, 3V P
RF
= -12 dBm
3.5
mA
I
TX,MINUS12dBM
TX only run current P
RF
= -12 dBm
7.7
mA
I
TX,MINUS16dBM,DCDC
TX only run current DCDC, 3V P
RF
= -16 dBm
3.3
mA
I
TX,MINUS16dBM
TX only run current P
RF
= -16 dBm
7.3
mA
I
TX,MINUS20dBM,DCDC
TX only run current DCDC, 3V P
RF
= -20 dBm
3.2
mA
I
TX,MINUS20dBM
TX only run current P
RF
= -20 dBm
7.0
mA
I
TX,MINUS40dBM,DCDC
TX only run current DCDC, 3V P
RF
= -40 dBm
2.7
mA
I
TX,MINUS40dBM
TX only run current P
RF
= -40 dBm
5.9
mA
I
START,TX,DCDC
TX start-up current DCDC, 3V, P
RF
= 4 dBm
4.0
mA
I
START,TX
TX start-up current, P
RF
= 4 dBm
8.8
mA
23.15.3 Radio current consumption (Receiver)
Symbol
Description
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
I
RX,1M,DCDC
RX only run current (DCDC, 3V) 1Msps / 1Msps BLE
5.4
mA
I
RX,1M
RX only run current 1Msps / 1Msps BLE
11.7
mA
I
RX,2M,DCDC
RX only run current (DCDC, 3V) 2Msps / 2Msps BLE
5.8
mA
I
RX,2M
RX only run current 2Msps / 2Msps BLE
12.9
mA
I
START,RX,DCDC
RX start-up current (DCDC 3V)
3.5
mA
I
START,RX,LDO
RX start-up current (LDO 3V)
7.5
mA
23.15.4 Transmitter specification
Symbol
Description
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
P
RF
Maximum output power
4
6
dBm
P
RFC
RF power control range
24
dB
P
RFCR
RF power accuracy
±4
dB
P
RF1,1
1st Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 1 MHz (1 Msps Nordic
proprietary mode)
-25
dBc
P
RF2,1
2nd Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 2 MHz (1 Msps Nordic
proprietary mode)
-50
dBc
P
RF1,2
1st Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 2 MHz (2 Msps Nordic
proprietary mode)
-25
dBc
P
RF2,2
2nd Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 4 MHz (2 Msps Nordic
proprietary mode)
-50
dBc
P
RF1,2,BLE
1st Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 2 MHz (2 Msps BLE mode)
-20
dBc
P
RF2,2,BLE
2nd Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 4 MHz (2 Msps BLE
mode)
-50
dBc
23.15.5 Receiver operation
Symbol
Description
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
P
RX,MAX
Maximum received signal strength at < 0.1% BER
0
dBm
P
SENS,IT,1M
Sensitivity, 1Msps nRF mode
16
-93
dBm
P
SENS,IT,SP,1M,BLE
Sensitivity, 1Msps BLE ideal transmitter, <=37 bytes BER=1E-3
17
-96
dBm
P
SENS,IT,LP,1M,BLE
Sensitivity, 1Msps BLE ideal transmitter >=128 bytes BER=1E-4
18
-95
dBm
P
SENS,IT,2M
Sensitivity, 2Msps nRF mode
19
-89
dBm
16
Typical sensitivity applies when ADDR0 is used for receiver address correlation. When ADDR[1...7] are used for
receiver address correlation, the typical sensitivity for this mode is degraded by 3dB.
17
As defined in the Bluetooth Core Specification v4.0 Volume 6: Core System Package (Low Energy Controller
Volume)
18
Equivalent BER limit < 10E-04
19
Typical sensitivity applies when ADDR0 is used for receiver address correlation. When ADDR[1...7] are used for
receiver address correlation, the typical sensitivity for this mode is degraded by 3dB.