PRELIMINARY PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Single chip 868 MHz Transmitter
nRF902
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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True single chip FSK/ASK transmitter in
a small 8-pin package
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Automatic Meter Reading
Keyless entry
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Adjustable output power up to +10dBm
FSK data rate up to 50kbits/s
Very few external components
On-chip frequency synthesiser gives
improved frequency stability compared to
SAW solutions
Wide power supply range: 2.4 to 3.6 V
Low supply current, typical 9mA
@ -10dBm output power
Wireless data communication
Alarm and security systems
Home Automation
Remote control
Surveillance
Automotive
Telemetry
Toys
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Power Down and Clock modes makes
power saving easy
Reference Clock output pin for
microcontroller
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
nRF902 is a single-chip transmitter for the 868 MHz ISM band, designed to comply
with the ETSI specification I-ETS 300 220. Using nRF902 both FSK and ASK
modulation is possible. The transmitter consists of a fully integrated frequency
synthesiser, a power amplifier, a crystal oscillator and a modulator. Few external
components are required: a 13.567 MHz crystal, two resistors and some decoupling
capacitors. Due to the use of the crystal-oscillator stabilised frequency synthesiser,
frequency drift is much lower than in comparable SAW-resonator based solutions.
Output power is easily programmable by use of an external resistor. Current
consumption is very low, only 9 mA at an output power of –10dBm. Built-in Clock
and Power Down modes makes power saving and duty-cycling easily realisable.
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
Parameter
Value
2.4
10
50
10
9
200
<10
Unit
V
dBm
kbit/s
kbit/s
mA
Minimum supply voltage
Maximum output power
Maximum FSK data rate
Maximum ASK data rate
Supply current FSK transmitter @ -10dBm output power
Supply current in Clock mode
Supply current in Power Down mode
mA
nA
Table 1. nRF902 quick reference data
Main office: Nordic VLSI ASA
Revision: 1.0
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Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway
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Phone +4772898900
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Fax +4772898989
April 2000
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