CC2420
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3 Features
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2400 – 2483.5 MHz RF Transceiver
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Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS) transceiver
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250 kbps data rate, 2 MChip/s
chip rate
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O-QPSK with half sine pulse
shaping modulation
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Very low current consumption
(RX: 18.8 mA, TX: 17.4 mA)
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High sensitivity (-95 dBm)
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High adjacent channel rejection
(30/45 dB)
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High alternate channel rejection
(53/54 dB)
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On-chip VCO, LNA and PA
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Low supply voltage (2.1 – 3.6 V)
with on-chip voltage regulator
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Programmable output power
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I/Q low-IF soft decision receiver
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I/Q
direct
up-conversion
transmitter
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Separate transmit and receive FIFOs
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128 byte transmit data FIFO
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128 byte receive data FIFO
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Very few external components
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Only reference crystal and a
minimised number of passives
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No external filters needed
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Easy configuration interface
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4-wire SPI interface
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Serial clock up to 10 MHz
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802.15.4 MAC hardware support:
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Automatic preamble generator
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Synchronisation
word
insertion/detection
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CRC-16 computation and
checking over the MAC payload
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Clear Channel Assessment
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Energy detection / digital RSSI
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Link Quality Indication
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Full automatic MAC security
(CTR, CBC-MAC, CCM)
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802.15.4 MAC hardware security:
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Automated security operations
within the receive and transmit
FIFOs.
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CTR mode encryption / decryption
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CBC-MAC
authentication
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CCM encryption / decryption and
authentication
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Stand-alone AES encryption
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Development tools available
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Fully equipped development kit
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Demonstration board reference
design with microcontroller code
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Easy-to-use software for
generating the
CC2420
configu-
ration data
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Small size QLP-48 package, 7 x 7 mm
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Complies with EN 300 328, EN 300
440 class 2, FCC CFR47 part 15 and
ARIB STD-T66