AT86RF230 Features High Performance RF-CMOS 2.4 GHz Radio Transceiver Targeted for IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee , 6LoWPAN, RF4CE, SP100, WirelessHART and ISM Applications Industry Leading Link Budget (104 dB): - Programmable Output Power from -17 dBm up to 3 dBm - Receiver Sensitivity -101 dBm Low Power Ultra-Low Power Consumption: - SLEEP: 20 nA 2.4 GHz - RX: 15.5 mA Transceiver - TX: 16.5 mA (at max Transmit Power of 3 dBm) for ZigBee, Ultra-Low Supply Voltage (1.8V to 3.6V) with Internal Regulator Optimized for Low BoM Cost and Ease of Production: IEEE 802.15.4, - Few External Components Necessary (Crystal, Capacitors and Antenna) 6LoWPAN, Excellent ESD Robustness Easy to Use Interface: RF4CE and ISM - Registers and Frame Buffer Accessible through Fast SPI Applications - Only Two Microcontroller GPIO Lines Necessary - One Interrupt Pin from Radio Transceiver - Clock Output with Prescaler from Radio Transceiver Radio Transceiver Features: AT86RF230 - 128-byte SRAM for Data Buffering - Programmable Clock Output to Clock the Host Microcontroller or as Timer Reference - Integrated TX/RX Switch - Fully Integrated PLL with on-chip Loop Filter - Fast PLL Settling Time - Battery Monitor - Fast Power-Up Time < 1 ms Special IEEE 802.15.4-2003 Hardware Support: - FCS Computation - Clear Channel Assessment - Energy Detection / RSSI Computation - Automatic CSMA-CA - Automatic Frame Retransmission - Automatic Frame Acknowledgement - Automatic Address Filtering Industrial Temperature Range: - -40 C to 85 C I/O and Packages: - 32-pin Low-Profile QFN - RoHS/Fully Green Compliant to EN 300 328/440, FCC-CFR-47 Part 15, ARIB STD-66, RSS-210 Compliant to IEEE 802.15.4-2003 5131E-MCU Wireless-02/09 1 5131E-MCU Wireless-02/09 1 Pin-out Diagram Figure 1-1. AT86RF230 Pin-Out Diagram 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 AVSS 1 24 IRQ Exposed Paddle AVSS 2 23 SEL AVSS AVSS 3 22 MOSI RFP 4 21 DVSS AT86RF230 RFN 5 20 MISO AVSS 6 19 SCLK TST 7 DVSS 18 RST 8 17 CLKM 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Note: The exposed paddle is electrically connected to the die inside the package. It shall be soldered to the board to ensure electrical and thermal contact and good mechanical stability. Disclaimer Typical values contained in this datasheet are based on simulations and testing. Min and Max values will be available when the radio transceiver has been fully characterized. 2 Overview The AT86RF230 is a low-power 2.4 GHz radio transceiver especially designed for ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 applications. The AT86RF230 is a true SPI-to-antenna solution. All RF-critical components except the antenna, crystal and de-coupling capacitors are integrated on-chip. Therefore, the AT86RF230 is particularly suitable for applications like: 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee systems 6LoWPAN and RF4CE systems Wireless sensor networks Industrial control, sensing and automation (SP100, WirelessHART) Home and building automation Consumer electronics PC peripherals The AT86RF230 can be operated by using an external microcontroller like ATMELs AVR microcontrollers. A comprehensive software programming description can be found in the application note AVR2009 AT86RF230 Software Programming Model. 2 AT86RF230 5131E-MCU Wireless-02/09 DVSS AVSS DVSS AVSS SLP TR AVSS DVSS AVDD DVDD EVDD DVDD AVSS DEVDD XTAL2 DVSS XTAL1