PRODUCT SPECIFICATION RF0433 Single chip 433MHz RF Transceiver FEATURES • • APPLICATIONS • • • • True single chip FSK transceiver On chip UHF synthesiser, 4MHz crystal reference 433MHz ISM band operation Few external components required Up to 10mW transmit power No setup/configuration • • • • • • • • Alarm and Security Systems Home Automation Remote Control Surveillance Automotive Telemetry Toys Wireless Communication GENERAL DESCRIPTION nRF0433 is a true single chip UHF transceiver designed to operate in the 433MHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) frequency band. It features Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation and demodulation capability. nRF0433 operates at bit rates up to 9600 bit/s. Transmit power can be adjusted to a maximum of 10dBm. It features a differential antenna interface and an internal transmit/receive switch. nRF0433 operates from a single +5V DC supply. As a primary application, nRF0433 is intended for design of UHF transceivers in compliance with the European Telecommunication Standard Institute (ETSI) specification EN 300 220-1 V1.2.1. QUICK REFERENCE DATA Parameter Value Unit Frequency Modulation Frequency deviation Max. RF output power @ 400Ω Sensitivity @ 400Ω, BR=1200 bps, BER<10-3 Maximum baud rate Supply voltage DC Receive supply current Transmit supply current @ -2 dBm RF output power 433.936 FSK ±15 10 -103 9600 5 23 33 MHz kHz dBm dBm bit/s V mA mA Table 1. nRF0433 quick reference data. ORDERING INFORMATION Type number Description Version nRF0433-IC nRF0433-EVKIT 20 pin SOIC Evaluation kit with nRF0433 IC on board i-2 e-2 Table 2. nRF0433 ordering information. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 3.2 - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 1 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver BLOCK DIAGRAM DOUT LNA 10 TXEN DIN 19 16 9 15 OSC PLL 20 1 3 ANT1 ANT2 PA 4 5 6 11 RF_PWR INDUCTOR VDD FILTER Figure 1. nRF0433 block diagram with external components. PIN FUNCTIONS Pin Name Pin function Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 XC1 VDD FILT2 FILT1 VCO1 VCO2 VSS VDD DIN DOUT RF_PWR VSS VDD VSS ANT2 ANT1 VSS VDD TXEN Input Power Input Input Input Input Ground Power Input Output Input Ground Power Ground Input/Output Input/Output Ground Power Input 20 XC2 Output Crystal oscillator input Power supply +5V DC Loop filter ground (0V) Loop filter External inductor for VCO External inductor for VCO Ground (0V) Power supply +5V DC Data input Data output Transmitter power setting Ground (0V) Power supply +5V DC Ground (0V) Antenna terminal Antenna terminal Ground (0V) Power supply +5V DC Select transmit/receive mode. TXEN = “1” ⇒ Transmit mode TXEN = “0” ⇒ Receive mode Crystal oscillator output Table 3. nRF0433 pin functions. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 2 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS (VDD = +5V DC, VSS = 0V, f0 = 433.936MHz, TA= -25°C to +75°C) Symbol VDD VSS IDD PRF VIH VIL VOH VOL IH IL f0 ∆f fIF BWIF fXTAL ZI Parameter (condition) Min. Typ. Max. Units Supply voltage DC 4.75 5 5.25 V Ground 0 V Total current consumption Receive mode 23 mA Transmit mode @ -2 dBm RF output power 33 mA 10 dBm Max. RF output power @ 400Ω load Logic “1” input voltage VDD V 0.7⋅VDD Logic “0” input voltage 0 V 0.3⋅VDD Logic “1” output voltage (IOH = - 1.0mA) VDD V 0.7⋅VDD Logic “0” output voltage (IOL = 1.0mA) 0 V 0.3⋅VDD Logic “1” input current (VI = VDD) ±20 µA Logic “0” input current (VI = VSS) ±20 µA Frequency 433.936 MHz Modulation FSK Frequency deviation kHz ±15 IF frequency 400 kHz IF bandwidth 65 85 kHz Crystal frequency 4.0 MHz Crystal frequency stability requirement 1) ppm ±45 -103 dBm Sensitivity @ 400Ω,BR=9600 bps,BER < 10-3 Baudrate 9600 bit/s Antenna port differential impedance 400 Ω Spurious emission Compliant with EN 300-220-1 V1.2.1 2) Table 4. nRF0433 electrical specifications. 1) 2) Maximum 5dB sensitivity degradation at temperature extremes. See also page 8. With a PCB loop antenna or a differential to single ended matching network to a 50Ω antenna. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Supply voltages VDD .............................. - 0.3V to +6V VSS ................................................ 0V Input voltage VI ......................- 0.3V to VDD + 0.3V Power dissipation PD (TA=25°C)........................... 250mW Temperatures Operating Temperature….-25°C to +85°C Storage Temperature..- 40°C to +125°C Output voltage VO .....................- 0.3V to VDD + 0.3V Note: Stress exceeding one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device. ATTENTION! Electrostatic Sensitive Device Observe Precaution for handling. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 3 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver PIN ASSIGNMENT XC1 1 VDD 2 20 XC2 19 TXEN FILT2 3 nRF0433 FILT1 4 20 pin SOIC VCO1 5 16 ANT1 VCO2 6 15 ANT2 VSS 7 14 VSS VDD 8 13 VDD DIN 9 12 VSS DOUT 10 11 RF_PWR 18 VDD 17 VSS Figure 2. nRF0433 pin assignment. PACKAGE OUTLINE nRF0433, 20 pin SOIC. (Dimensions in mm.) 20 19 18 E H 1 2 3 D α A1 A e Package Type 20 pin SOIC (300 mil) b Min Max L D 12.60 13.00 E 7.40 7.60 H 10.00 10.65 A 2.35 2.65 A1 0.10 0.30 e 1.27 b 0.33 0.51 L 0.40 1.27 Copl. 0.10 α 0° 8° Figure 3. SOIC-20 Package outline. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 4 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver IMPORTANT TIMING DATA Power up time The time from power is switched on until the synthesised frequency is stable is the power up time, ton. ton is 75 ms for nRF0433. Power up time can be reduced if a stable 4MHz reference signal (eg. from the driver pin of an active micro-controller) is available at the XC1 input when powering up the transceiver. In this case ton is 7.5 ms. Figure 4 shows a circuit diagram of a typical application. Note that these times may vary depending on the crystal used. micro controller X1 8.2M R XC2 nRF0433 CS X2 XC1 5.6pF C1 (22pF) 4.0 MHz C2 (22pF) Figure 4. nRF0433 with an external reference oscillator (example). Power up in transmit-mode To avoid spurious emission outside the ISM-band during power-up of nRF0433, the TXEN-input must be kept low until the synthesised frequency is stable (ton), see figure 5. When enabling transmit-mode, no data should be transmitted before the TXEN-input has been high for at least 3ms (tdata-ton). VDD TXEN DIN t ton tdata Figure 5. Power up timing diagram for nRF0433. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 5 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver Power up in receive mode During power up in receive mode, the receiver can not receive data until the VDD pins have been stable at 5V (±5%) for at least 75ms (ton). If an external reference oscillator is used (figure 4), the receiver may receive data after 7.5ms. Switching TX ↔ RX The receiver may not receive data before the TXEN-input has been low for at least 3ms. No data should be transmitted before the TXEN-input has been high for at least 3ms. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 6 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver APPLICATION INFORMATION Antenna input/output The ANT1 and ANT2 pins provide RF input to the LNA when nRF0433 is in receive mode, and RF output from the PA when nRF0433 is in transmit mode. The antenna connection to nRF0433 is differential and the recommended impedance at the antenna port is 400Ω. Figure 7 shows a typical application schematic with a differential loop antenna on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). If a single ended 50Ω antenna is preferred, the most convenient solution is to connect the antenna to nRF0433 using an 8:1 impedance transformer as a balun, see figure 6a). The transformer must have a centre tap at the primary side (primary side connected to the ANT1/ANT2 pins), as explained below. The output stage (PA) consists of two open collector transistors in a differential pair configuration. +5V DC to the PA must be supplied through the collector load. When connecting a differential loop antenna to the ANT1/ANT2 pins, +5V DC should be supplied through the centre of the loop antenna as shown in figure 7. When using an 8:1 impedance transformer as a balun, +5V DC to the PA should be supplied through the centre tap at the primary side of the transformer as shown in figure 6a). A single ended antenna can also be connected to nRF0433 by using the differential to single ended matching network as shown in figure 6b). The layout of these matching networks is critical, see application note nAN400-04, “nRF0433 RF and antenna +5V +5V 100pF 100pF 100nH RF in/out 50 ohm 1 ANT1 5 RF in/out 50 ohm ANT1 5.6pF nRF0433 82nH 2 nRF0433 22nH 2.2pF ANT2 3 4 ANT2 5.6pF a) b) Figure 6. Connection of nRF0433 to single ended antenna by using a) a balun or b) a differential to single ended matching network. RF output power Output power is set by the external bias resistor R3 connected between RF_PWR and +5V as shown in figure 7. The RF output power can be set to one of four levels as shown in table 5. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 7 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver Output power and DC power supply current versus external bias resistor value is shown in table 5 for a differential load of 400Ω. Bias resistor connected between VDD and RF_PWR [kΩ Ω] RF output power @ 400Ω Ω , differential [dBm] Power supply current, IDD [mA] 1000 / Open 150 100 68 10 4 -2 -12 46 37 33 31 Table 5. RF output power settings. PLL loop filter The PLL synthesizer loop filter is an external, single-ended second order lag/lead filter. The recommended filter component values are: C1 = 270 pF, C2 =5.6 nF, R1 = 27 kΩ. VCO inductor The on-chip voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) needs an external 22nH inductor connected between the VCO1 and VCO2 pins to operate. This inductor should be a high quality chip inductor, Q > 45 @ 433 MHz, with a maximum tolerance of ± 3%, see table 6. See also page 9 for PCB layout guidelines. Vendors Predan Pulse WWW address http://www.predan.com http://www.pulseeng.com Coilcraft http://www.coilcraft.com muRata http://www.murata.com Part. no., 22 nH inductors, 0805 CS0805-220G PE-0805CD220GTT PE-0805CM220GTT 0805CS-220XGBC 0805HT-22NTGBC LQW1608A22NG00 Table 6. Vendors and part. no. for suitable 22nH inductors. Transmit/receive mode selection TXEN is a digital input for selection of transmit or receive mode. TXEN = “1” selects transmit mode. TXEN = “0” selects receive mode. DIN (data input) and DOUT (data output) The DIN pin is the input to the digital modulator of the transmitter. The input signal to this pin should be standard CMOS logic level at data rates up to 9600 bit/s. The demodulated digital output data appear at the DOUT pin at standard CMOS logic levels. f0 + ∆f → “1”, f0 - ∆f → “0”. Frequency difference between transmitter and receiver For optimum performance, the total frequency difference between transmitter and receiver should not exceed 70 ppm (30 kHz). This yields a crystal stability requirement Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 8 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver of +/- 35 ppm for the transmitter and receiver. Additional frequency difference will result in a -12dB/octave drop in receiver sensitivity. The functional window of the transmission link is typically 450 ppm (200 kHz). Example: A crystal with +/- 20 ppm frequency tolerance and +/- 25 ppm frequency stability over temperature (-25C to +75C) has a worst case frequency difference of 45 ppm. If the transmitter and receiver operate in different temperature environments, the resulting worst-case frequency difference may be as high as 90 ppm. Resulting drop in sensitivity due to the extra 20 ppm, is then approx. 5dB. PCB layout and decoupling guidelines A well-designed PCB is necessary to achieve good RF performance. A PCB with a minimum of two layers inclusive a ground plane is recommended for optimum performance. The nRF0433 +5V DC supply voltage should be decoupled as close as possible to the VDD pins with a high performance RF capacitor (e.g. 100 pF ceramic). It is preferable to mount a large surface mount capacitor (e.g. 2.2 µF ceramic) in parallel with the smaller value capacitors. The nRF0433 supply voltage should be filtered separately from the supply voltages of any digital circuitry. Long power supply lines on the PCB should be avoided. All device grounds, VDD connections and VDD bypass capacitors must be connected as close as possible to the IC package. For a PCB with a topside RF ground plane, the VSS pins should be connected directly to the ground plane. For a PCB with a bottom ground plane, the best technique to connect the VSS pins to ground, is to have via holes in, or close to the VSS pad. Full swing digital data or control signals should not be routed close to the PLL loop filter and the external VCO inductor. The VCO inductor placement is important. The optimum placement of the VCO inductor gives a PLL loop filter voltage of 1.25 +/- 0.5 V. For a 0805 size inductor the length between the centre of the VCO1(2) pad and the centre of the inductor pad should be 2.5 mm, see figure 8 (layout, top view). PCB layout example Figure 8 shows a PCB layout example for the application schematic in Figure 7. A double-sided FR-4 board of 1.6mm thickness is used. This PCB has a continuous ground plane on the bottom layer. Additionally, there are ground areas on the component side of the board to ensure sufficient grounding of critical components. A large number of via holes connect the top layer ground areas to the bottom layer ground plane. There is no ground plane behind the antenna. For more layout information, please refer to application note nAN400-04, “nRF0433 RF and antenna layout”. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 9 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver APPLICATION SCHEMATIC +5V R2 1M C5 2.2uF X1 4.000 MHz C3 22pF C4 22pF R3 1M REFERENCE U1 C2 5.6nF L1 22nH C1 270pF C6 100pF R1 27K C7 100pF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XC1 VDD FILT2 FILT1 VCO1 VCO2 VSS VDD DIN DOUT XC2 TXEN VDD VSS ANT1 ANT2 VSS VDD VSS RF_PWR 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 nRF0433 Single chip 433MHz RF Transceiver C10 1.2pF R4 330K aaaaaaaa C9 100pF C11 1.2pF C8 100pF J1 Loop antenna 30x50mm Q=50 PLL FILTER DOUT DIN TXEN Figure 7. nRF0433 application Schematic. Component C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 L1 Description Value Units NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (PLL loop filter) X7R ceramic chip capacitor, (PLL loop filter) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Crystal oscillator) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Crystal oscillator) X7R ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Antenna tuning)* NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Antenna tuning)* VCO inductor, tolerance ±3%, Q>45 @ 433 MHz Recommended inductor part.no.: 270 5.6 22 22 2.2 100 100 100 100 1.2±0.1 1.2±0.1 22 pF nF pF pF µF pF pF pF pF pF pF nH 27 1 1 330 4.000 kΩ MΩ MΩ kΩ MHz Predan: Pulse: Part.no.: CS0805-220G Part.no.: PE-0805CD220GTT Part.no.: PE-0805CM220GTT Coilcraft: Part.no.: 0805CS-220XGBC Part.no.: 0805HT-22NTGBC muRata: Part.no.: LQW1608A22NG00 R1 R2 R3 R4 X1 1/8W chip resistor, (PLL loop filter) 1/8W chip resistor, (Crystal oscillator) 1/8W chip resistor, (Transmitter power setting) 1/8W chip resistor, (Antenna Q reduction) Crystal Table 7. Recommended External Components. * Capacitors with larger tolerance than specified will result in de-tuning of the antenna and reduced communication distance. Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 10 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver Top silk screen Top view Bottom silk screen Bottom view Figure 8. PCB layout (example) for nRF0433 with loop antenna (not actual size). Nordic VLSI ASA - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Revision: 3.2 Page 11 of 14 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 February 2000 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF0433 Single chip RF Transceiver DEFINITIONS Data sheet status Objective product specification Preliminary product specification Product specification This datasheet contains target specifications for product development. This datasheet contains preliminary data; supplementary data may be published from Nordic VLSI ASA later. This datasheet contains final product specifications. Nordic VLSI ASA reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice in order to improve design and supply the best possible product. Limiting values Stress above one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only and operation of the device at these or at any other conditions above those given in the Specifications sections of the specification is not implied. Exposure to limiting values for extended periods may affect device reliability. Application information Where application information is given, it is advisory and does not form part of the specification. Table 8. Definitions. Nordic VLSI ASA reserves the right to make changes without further notice to the product to improve reliability, function or design. Nordic VLSI does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuits described herein. LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Nordic VLSI ASA customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Nordic VLSI ASA for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale. Product specification: Revision Date: 29.02.2000. Datasheet order code: 290200-nRF0433. All rights reserved ®. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. 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