AC4490 Hardware Integration Guide
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20 Pin Interface Connector Molex 87759-0030, mates with Samtec SMM-110-02-S-D
RF Connector
MMCX jack Johnson Components 135-3711-822
Antenna
AC4490-1x1: Customer must provide
AC4490-200: External antenna with MMCX plug or integral antenna
AC4490-1000: External antenna with MMCX plug
Serial Interface and I/O
3.3V TTL
UART baud rates from 1200 bps to 115,200 bps
Power Consumption
(typical)
Duty Cycle (Tx = Transmit, Rx = Receive)
10%Tx
50%Tx
100%
100%Rx
Pwr-
down
Deep
Sleep
1x1
33 mA
54 mA
80 mA
28 mA
15 mA
3 mA
200
38 mA
68 mA
106 mA
30 mA
19 mA
6 mA
1000 130 mA 650 mA 1300 mA 30 mA
19 mA
6 mA
Channels
3 Channel Sets comprising 56 total channels.
AC4490-1x1: 3 Channel Sets
AC4490-200: 3 Channel Sets
AC4490-1000: 2 Channel Sets
Security
One byte System ID. 56-bit DES encryption key
Interface Buffer Size
Input/Output: 256 bytes each
TRANCEIVER
Frequency Band
902 – 928 MHz
RF Data Rate
76.8 Kbps fixed
RF Technology
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
Output Power
Conducted (no antenna) EIRP (3 dBi gain antenna)
1x1
10 mW typical
20 mW typical
200
100 mW typical
200 mW typical
1000
743 mW typical
1486 mW typical
Supply Voltage
1x1
VCC: 3.3 V, ±50 mV ripple
VPA: 3.3 V, ±50 mV ripple
200
VCC: 3.3 – 5.5 V, ±50 mV ripple
VPA: 3.3 – 5.5 V, ±50 mV ripple
1000*
VCC: 3.3 – 5.5 V ±50 mV ripple
VPA: 3.3 ±3%, ±100 mV ripple
*
VCC & VPA may be tied together, provided the supply voltage never falls
below 3.3 V and is capable of supplying 1.5 A of current. VCC & VPA are
internally connected on the AC4490-200 only.
Sensitivity
RF Data Rate
Typical
76.8 Kbps
-100 dBm
76.8 Kbps (AC4490LR-1000)
-110 dBm
Note: Receive sensitivity listed for US and Australian modes. Radios ordered
per Brazilian regulations have a receive sensitivity of -80 dBm.
EEPROM write cycles
20000
Hop period
20 ms