MAX7037
Sub-1GHz, Ultra-Low-Power, RF ISM Transceiver
for Consumer/Industrial Applications
General Description
Benefits and Features
● Ultra-Low-Power Consumption for Battery-Based
The MAX7037 is an ultra-low-power, high-performance
quad-band multichannel transceiver with integrated 8051
microcontroller, flash memory, and sensor interface.
The MAX7037 runs from a minimum supply voltage
of only 2.1V, extending battery life and enabling it to
cope with different sources of energy, like solar cells,
electromechanical or thermoelectrical energy. Hardware-
implemented transmit-and-receive routines, in combination
with a microcontroller, enable a high-efficiency transceiver
system for wireless fail-safe multiband/multichannel
communication with advanced FSK and ASK protocol
features. Sleep modes allow easy implementation of low-
power applications with fast reaction times.
Operation
•ꢀ Current Consumption TX (P
= +6dBm, FSK):
OUT
16mA
•ꢀ Current Consumption RX (FSK): 22mA
•ꢀ Current Consumption Deep Sleep Mode (Watchdog
Timer and PRAM Active): 100nA
•ꢀ Supply Voltage Range: 2.1V to 5.5V
•ꢀ Integrated Ultra-Low-Power On/Off Voltage
Threshold Detectors
● Worldwide Usable Frequency Band Coverage
•ꢀ ISM Band Frequency Coverage:
315/433/868/915~930MHz
● Fractional-N LO Generation For Multichannel
Operation
Applications
● Ultra-Low-Power Sensor Networks
● Smart Metering
•ꢀ RF Synthesizer Resolution: 244Hz/488Hz
● FFSK/FMSK/ASK Modulation for Optimum
Compatibility with Various Communication Standards
•ꢀ Gross Data Rates: Up To 125Kbit/s
•ꢀ ASK with Programmable Transition Shape for
Spectral Tuning
● Building Automation
● Short-Range Communication
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
● Fully Integrated RF, TX, and RX Front-End for
Minimum External Components
•ꢀ Maximum TX Output Power (R
ꢀ=ꢀ400Ω):ꢀ
LOAD
+10dBm
•ꢀ RX Sensitivity (FFSK, BW = 150kHz): -100dBm
● Mixed-Signal Sensor Interface with Analog I/O
Through ADC/DAC and On-Chip Buffers (Contact
Factory for Future Support)
•ꢀ Integrated 9-Bit Sigma Delta ADC for Applications
•ꢀ Integrated 8-Bit DAC
•ꢀ 8 Mixed-Signal I/Os with Versatile Switching Matrix;
Up to 18 Digital I/Os
● Wristwatch Crystal-Based Real-Time Clock (Contact
Factory for Future Support)
•ꢀ Wristwatch Crystal Oscillator Integrated: 32768Hz
19-7744; Rev 0; 9/16