PinꢀcompatibleꢀwithꢀotherꢀnRF51xxꢀseriesꢀdevices
Applicationꢀdevelopmentꢀindependentꢀfromꢀprotocolꢀstack
Fullyꢀon-airꢀcompatibleꢀwithꢀnRF24L/nRFAP-series
Programmableꢀoutputꢀpowerꢀfromꢀ+4dBmꢀtoꢀ-20dBm
RSSIꢀ
RAMꢀmappedꢀFIFOsꢀusingꢀEasyDMA
Flexibleꢀandꢀconfigurableꢀ31ꢀpinꢀGPIO
ProgrammableꢀPeripheralꢀInterconnectꢀ–ꢀPPI
Fullꢀsetꢀofꢀdigitalꢀinterfacesꢀincluding:ꢀSPI/2-wire/UART
Dynamicꢀon-airꢀpayloadꢀlengthꢀupꢀtoꢀ256ꢀbytes
10-bitꢀADC
128-bitꢀAESꢀECB/CCM/AARꢀco-processor
Quadratureꢀdemodulator
Lowꢀcostꢀexternalꢀ16MHzꢀ±ꢀ60ppm
Lowꢀpowerꢀ16MHzꢀcrystalꢀandꢀRCꢀoscillators
Ultraꢀlow-powerꢀ32kHzꢀcrystalꢀandꢀRCꢀoscillators
Wideꢀsupplyꢀvoltageꢀrangeꢀ(1.8ꢀVꢀtoꢀ3.6ꢀV)
SimpleꢀON/OFFꢀglobalꢀpowerꢀmodes
Flexibleꢀpowerꢀmanagementꢀforꢀallꢀperipherals
On-chipꢀDC/DCꢀbuckꢀconverter
Packageꢀoptions:ꢀ48-pinꢀ6x6ꢀQFN
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32-bitꢀARMꢀCortexꢀM0ꢀprocessor
256kBꢀflash/16kBꢀRAM
EmbeddedꢀANTꢀstack
nRF51422
Multi-protocol ANT System-on-Chip
ANT System-on-Chipꢀ
KEY FEATURES
TheꢀnRF51422ꢀisꢀaꢀpowerfulꢀmulti-protocolꢀsingleꢀchipꢀsolutionꢀ
forꢀULPꢀwirelessꢀapplications.ꢀItꢀincorporatesꢀNordic’sꢀlatestꢀ
best-in-classꢀperformanceꢀradioꢀtransceiverꢀarchitecture,ꢀtheꢀ
ARMꢀCortexꢀM0ꢀMCUꢀandꢀ256kBꢀflashꢀmemory.ꢀTheꢀnRF51422ꢀ
supportsꢀanꢀANT+ꢀandꢀGazellꢀprotocolꢀstacks.
•ꢀ Multi-protocolꢀ2.4GHzꢀradio
Timers / Counters
Analog I/O
Digital I/O
256kB
Flash
ANT
System Peripherals
stack
Power
supply
Processor
16 MHz 32-bit
16kB
RAM
ARM Cortex-M0 CPU
GPIO
Oscillators
Radio
Multi-protocol 2.4GHz
Lower power and higher performance
TheꢀnRF51422ꢀusesꢀtheꢀ32-bitꢀARMꢀCortexꢀM0ꢀMCU,ꢀtogetherꢀ
withꢀextensiveꢀflashꢀavailability,ꢀ256kBꢀinꢀtotal,ꢀ+12kBꢀRAMꢀ
availableꢀforꢀapplicationꢀdevelopment.ꢀCodeꢀdensityꢀandꢀexecutionꢀ
speedꢀareꢀconsiderablyꢀgreaterꢀthanꢀforꢀ8/16-bitꢀplatforms.
TheꢀProgrammableꢀPeripheralꢀInterconnectꢀ(PPI)ꢀprovidesꢀaꢀ
16-channelꢀbusꢀforꢀdirectꢀandꢀautonomousꢀsystemꢀperipheralꢀ
communicationꢀwithoutꢀCPUꢀintervention.ꢀThisꢀbringsꢀpredictableꢀ
latencyꢀtimesꢀforꢀperipheralꢀtoꢀperipheralꢀtaskꢀandꢀeventsꢀandꢀ
associatedꢀpowerꢀsavingꢀbenefits.ꢀTheꢀdeviceꢀhasꢀ2ꢀglobalꢀpowerꢀ
modesꢀON/OFF,ꢀbutꢀallꢀsystemꢀblocksꢀandꢀperipheralsꢀhaveꢀ
individualꢀpowerꢀmanagementꢀcontrolꢀwhichꢀallowsꢀforꢀautomaticꢀ
switchingꢀRUN/IDLEꢀforꢀsystemꢀbasedꢀonlyꢀonꢀthoseꢀrequired/notꢀ
requiredꢀtoꢀachieveꢀparticularꢀtasks.
APPLICATIONS
•ꢀ SportsꢀandꢀFitnessꢀsensors
•ꢀ Healthcareꢀandꢀlifestyleꢀsensors
•ꢀ Domestic/Industrialꢀcontrolꢀandꢀdata-acquisition
•ꢀ SmartꢀRFꢀtagsꢀ
•ꢀ Audienceꢀresponseꢀsystem
•ꢀ Intelligentꢀdomesticꢀappliances
TheꢀnewꢀradioꢀformsꢀtheꢀbasisꢀofꢀtheꢀnRF51422’sꢀperformance.ꢀ
TheꢀradioꢀsupportsꢀANTꢀandꢀisꢀon-air-compatibleꢀwithꢀtheꢀ
nRF24L/nRF24AP-seriesꢀproductsꢀfromꢀNordicꢀSemiconductor.ꢀ
Outputꢀpowerꢀisꢀnowꢀscalableꢀfromꢀaꢀmaximumꢀofꢀ+4dBmꢀdownꢀ
toꢀ-20dBmꢀinꢀ4dBꢀsteps.ꢀSensitivityꢀisꢀincreasedꢀatꢀeveryꢀlevelꢀ
andꢀoffersꢀsensitivityꢀrangesꢀ(dependentꢀonꢀdataꢀrate)ꢀfromꢀ-96ꢀtoꢀ
-85dBm,ꢀwithꢀ-90dBmꢀforꢀ1MbsꢀANT.