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SmartRF CC2420
CC2420
2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee-ready RF Transceiver
Applications
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2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 systems
ZigBee systems
Home/building automation
Industrial Control
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Wireless sensor networks
PC peripherals
Consumer Electronics
Product Description
features reduce the load on the host
controller and allow CC2420 to interface
low-cost microcontrollers.
The CC2420 is a true single-chip 2.4 GHz
IEEE 802.15.4 compliant RF transceiver
designed for low-power and low-voltage
wireless applications. CC2420 includes a
digital direct sequence spread spectrum
baseband modem providing a spreading
gain of 9 dB and an effective data rate of
250 kbps.
The configuration interface and transmit /
receive FIFOs of CC2420 are accessed via
an SPI interface. In a typical application
CC2420 will be used together with a
microcontroller and a few external passive
components.
The CC2420 is a low-cost, highly integrated
solution for robust wireless communication
in the 2.4 GHz unlicensed ISM band. It
complies with worldwide regulations
covered by ETSI EN 300 328 and EN 300
440 class 2 (Europe), FCC CFR47 Part 15
(US) and ARIB STD-T66 (Japan).
CC2420 is based on Chipcon’s SmartRF®-
03 technology in 0.18 µm CMOS.
The CC2420 provides extensive hardware
support for packet handling, data
buffering, burst transmissions, data
encryption, data authentication, clear
channel assessment, link quality indication
and packet timing information. These
Key Features
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True single-chip 2.4 GHz IEEE
802.15.4 compliant RF transceiver
with baseband modem and MAC
support
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Programmable output power
No external RF switch / filter needed
I/Q low-IF receiver
I/Q direct upconversion transmitter
Very few external components
128(RX) + 128(TX) byte data buffering
Digital RSSI / LQI support
Hardware MAC encryption (AES-128)
Battery monitor
QLP-48 package, 7x7 mm
Complies with ETSI EN 300 328, EN
300 440 class 2, FCC CFR-47 part 15
and ARIB STD-T66
Powerful and flexible development
tools available
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DSSS baseband modem with
2
MChips/s and 250 kbps effective data
rate.
Suitable for both RFD and FFD
operation
Low current consumption (RX: 19.7
mA, TX: 17.4 mA)
Low supply voltage (2.1 – 3.6 V) with
integrated voltage regulator
Low supply voltage (1.6 – 2.0 V) with
external voltage regulator
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Chipcon AS SmartRF® CC2420 Preliminary Datasheet (rev 1.2), 2004-06-09
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