MRF24XA Low-Power, 2.4 GHz ISM-Band IEEE 802.15.4 RF Transceiver with Extended Proprietary Features Features Low-Power Extreme minimization of radio ON time IEEE 802.15.4-2003 and IEEE 802.15.4-2006 Standard Compliant RF transceiver - Highest channel-admissible data rate used Multiple air-data-rates: - 20%-70% overall reduction through framing - 250 kbps (IEEE 802.15.4) 2 Mbps frames can reduce radio ON time by a factor of 4 to 8 with respect to 250 kbps frames - 125, 500, 1000, 2000 kbps, co-existence with standard networks 27.5 mA TX current (typical at 0 dBm) Configurable TX output power: -19 to 1 dBm 13.5 mA RX current in RX Listen Power-Saving mode Frame header duration scales with the selected 15.5-16.5 mA RX current in RX Packet Demodulation data rate mode (data rate and device Configuration dependent) On-the-fly, per frame air-data-rate detection Deep Sleep, Sleep, Crystal ON, and RX Listen (link-by-link independent air-data-rates) Power-Saving modes Inferred destination addressing (to further save on Memory retention in Deep Sleep mode (<40 nA typi- framing overheads optional) cal) Automated functions minimize MCU ON time Full-Featured MCU Support General Hardware frame parser Low external component count Hardware CSMA-CA controller, automatic Acknowledgment (ACK) and Frame Check Best-in-class battery life preservation Sequence (FCS) Supply range: 1.5V to 3.6V 2 Supports all Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) Compact 32-pin 5x5 mm QFN package o o modes Temperature range: -40 C to +85 C Reports ED, RSSI, LQI, and CFO Certified turnkey-ready solutions available Channel Agility with acknowledgments Applications Two independent 128 byte frame buffers Streaming mode to maximize throughput IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee systems (RF4CE and TM MiWi network) Automatic packet retransmit capability Industrial monitoring and control Hardware Security Engine (AES-128) and configurable Encryption/Decryption mode IEEE 1588 precise timing protocol networks Automatic meter reading Home building automation Low-power wireless sensor networks Consumer electronics, voice and audio 2015 Microchip Technology Inc. Preliminary DS70005023C-page 1MRF24XA Pin Diagram 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 1 24 OSC1 AVDD RFOUTP 2 23 DVDDIO RFOUTN 3 22 DVDD AVDD 4 21 LNA MRF24XA RFINP 5 20 PA AVSS 6 19 DVSS RFINN 7 18 RESET AVDD 8 17 SDO 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 DS70005023C-page 2 Preliminary 2015 Microchip Technology Inc. AVSS AVDD GPIO2 AVSS GPIO1 VREGIN GPIO0 VREGOUT INT RBIAS CS AVDD SCK AVSS SDI OSC2