AT86RF231-ZU

Maximum Data Rate :
Packaging :
Maximum Operating Temperature : + 85 C
Interface Type : SPI
Modulation Format : OQPSK
Package / Case : QFN-32 EP
Operating Supply Voltage : 2.5 V, 3.3 V
Frequency Range : 2405 MHz to 2480 MHz
Output Power : 20 dB


Description

The AT86RF231-ZU belongs to AT86RF231 family which is a feature rich, low-power 2.4 GHz radio transceiver designed for industrial and consumer ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 and high data rate 2.4 GHz ISM band applications. It can be operated by using an external microcontroller like Atmel's AVR microcontrollers. A comprehensive software programming description can be found in reference, AT86RF231 Software Programming Model. The radio transceiver is a true SPI-to-antenna solution. All RF-critical components except the antenna, crystal and de-coupling capacitors are integrated on-chip.

The features of AT86RF231-ZU can be summarized as (1)high performance RF-CMOS 2.4 GHz radio transceiver targeted for IEEE 802.15.4 , zigbee and ISM applications; (2)industry leading link budget (104 dB) receiver sensitivity -101 dBm programmable output power from -17 dBm up to +3 dBm; (3)ultra-low supply voltage (1.8V to 3.6V) with internal regulator; (4)optimized for low BoM Cost and ease of production: few external components necessary (crystal, capacitors and antenna) excellent ESD robustness; (5)easy to use interface: registers, frame buffer and AES accessible through fast SPI only two microcontroller GPIO lines necessary one interrupt pin from radio transceiver clock output with prescaler from radio transceiver; (6)radio transceiver features: 128-byte FIFO (SRAM) for data buffering programmable clock output, to clock the host microcontroller or as timer reference integrated RX/TX Switch fully integrated, fast settling PLL to support frequency hopping battery monitor fast wake-up time < 0.25 msec; (7)special IEEE 802.15.4-2006 hardware support: FCS computation and clear channel assessment RSSI measurement, energy detection and link quality indication; (8)MAC hardware accelerator: automated acknowledgement, CSMA-CA and retransmission automatic address filtering automated FCS check; (9)extended feature set hardware support: AES 128bit hardware accelerator RX/TX Indication (external RF Front-End Control) RX antenna diversity supported PSDU data rates: 250 kb/s, 500 kb/s, 1 Mb/s and 2 Mb/s true random number generation for security application; (10)industrial temperature range: -40° C to +85° C; (11)I/O and Packages: 32-pin low-profile QFN Package 5 x 5 x 0.9 mm3 ROHS/fully green; (12)compliant to IEEE 802.15.4-2006 and IEEE 802.15.4-2003; (13)compliant to EN 300 328/440, FCC-CFR-47 Part 15, ARIB STD-66, RSS-210 SLEEP = 0.02 A TRX_OFF = 0.4 mA RX_ON = 13.2 mA BUSY_TX = 14.3 mA (at max. Transmit Power of +3 dBm).

The absolute maximum ratings of AT86RF231-ZU are (1)TSTOR storage temperature: -50 to 150 °C; (2)TLEAD lead temperature T = 10s, (soldering profile compliant with IPC/JEDEC J STD 020B): 260°C; (3)VESD ESD robustness Compl. to [3],/Compl. to [4]: 4kV/750V; (4)PRF input RF level: +14 dBm; (5)VDIG Voltage on all pins (except pins 4, 5, 13, 14, 29): -0.3 to VDD +0.3 V; (6)V ANA Voltage on pins 4, 5, 13, 14, 29: -0.3 to 2.0 V.

Parameters:

Technical/Catalog Information	AT86RF231-ZU
Vendor	Atmel
Category	RF and RFID
Frequency	2.4GHz
Data Rate - Maximum	2Mbps
Modulation or Protocol	802.15.4 Zigbee
Applications	802.15.4, ZigBee?
Power - Output	-17dBm ~ 3dBm
Sensitivity	-101dBm
Voltage - Supply	1.8 V ~ 3.6 V
Current - Receiving	10.3mA
Current - Transmitting	14mA
Package / Case	32-QFN
Operating Temperature	-40°C ~ 85°C
Data Interface	PCB, Surface Mount
Antenna Connector	PCB, Surface Mount
Packaging	Tray
Memory Size	-
Drawing Number	*
Lead Free Status	Lead Free
RoHS Status	RoHS Compliant
Other Names	AT86RF231 ZU AT86RF231ZU