Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- 1. General Description
- 2. Electrical Characteristics
- 3. SX1272/73 Features
- 4. SX1272/73 Digital Electronics
- 4.1. The LoRaTM Modem
- 4.2. FSK/OOK Modem
- 4.2.1. Bit Rate Setting
- 4.2.2. FSK/OOK Transmission
- 4.2.3. FSK/OOK Reception
- 4.2.4. Operating Modes in FSK/OOK Mode
- 4.2.5. General Overview
- 4.2.6. Startup Times
- 4.2.7. Receiver Startup Options
- 4.2.8. Receiver Restart Methods
- 4.2.9. Top Level Sequencer
- 4.2.10. Data Processing in FSK/OOK Mode
- 4.2.11. FIFO
- 4.2.12. Digital IO Pins Mapping
- 4.2.13. Continuous Mode
- 4.2.14. Packet Mode
- 4.2.15. io-homecontrol® Compatibility Mode
- 4.3. SPI Interface
- 5. SX1272/73 Analog & RF Frontend Electronics
- 6. Description of the Registers
- 7. Application Information
- 8. Packaging Information
- 9. Revision History

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2.5.5. Electrical specification for LoRa
TM
modulation
The table below gives the electrical specifications for the transceiver operating with Lora
TM
modulation. Following
conditions apply unless otherwise specified:
Supply voltage = 3.3 V.
Temperature = 25° C.
f
XOSC
= 32 MHz.
Band: f
RF
= 915 MHz.
bandwidth (BW) = 125 kHz.
Spreading Factor (SF) = 12.
Error Correction Code (EC) = 4/6.
Packet Error Rate (PER)= 1%
CRC on payload enabled.
Output power = 13 dBm in transmission.
Payload length = 10 bytes.
Preamble Length = 12 symbols (programmed register PreambleLength=8)
With matched impedances
ACP
Transmitter adjacent channel
power (measured at 25 kHz offset)
BT = 1. Measurement conditions as
defined by EN 300 220-1 V2.3.1
- - -37 dBm
TS_TR
Transmitter wake up time, to the
first rising edge of DCLK
Frequency Synthesizer enabled,
PaRamp = 10 us, BR = 4.8 kbps
- 120 - us
Symbol Description Conditions Min. Typ Max Unit
IDDR_L
Supply current in receiver
LoRa
TM
mode
LnaBoost Off, BW = 125 kHz
LnaBoost Off, BW = 250 kHz
LnaBoost Off, BW = 500 kHz
-
-
-
9.7
10.5
12
-
-
-
mA
mA
mA
LnaBoost On, BW = 125 kHz
LnaBoost On, BW = 250 kHz
LnaBoost On, BW = 500 kHz
-
-
-
10.8
11.6
13
-
-
-
mA
mA
mA
IDDT_L
Supply current in transmitter mode
RFOP = 13 dBm
RFOP = 7 dBm
-
-
28
18
-
-
mA
mA
IDDT_H_L
Supply current in transmitter mode
with an external impedance
transformation
Using PA_BOOST pin
RFOP = 17 dBm
-90-mA
BI_L
Blocking immunity, FRF=868 MHz
CW interferer
offset = +/- 1 MHz
offset = +/- 2 MHz
offset = +/- 10 MHz
-
82.5
86.5
89
dB
dB
dB
IIP3_L
3rd order input intercept point,
highest LNA gain, FRF=868 MHz,
CW interferer
F1 = FRF + 1 MHz
F2 = FRF + 1.995 MHz
- -12.5 - dBm
Table 10 Electrical specifications: Lora
TM
mode