OVERVIEW

The MRF24J40 is an IEEE 802.15.4-2003 compliant transceiver supporting MiWi™, ZigBee™ and other proprietary protocols. The MRF24J40 integrates wireless RF, PHY layer baseband and MAC layer architectures that can be combined with a simple microprocessor to apply low data rate to a multitude of applications that include home automation, consumer electronics, PC peripherals, toys, industrial automation and more. The MRF24J40 device integrates a receiver, transmitter, VCO and PLL into a single integrated circuit. It uses advanced radio architecture to minimize external part count and power consumption.

Features:

• Complete IEEE 802.15.4 Specification Compliant

• Supports MiWi™, ZigBee™ and Proprietary Protocols

• Simple, 4-Wire SPI Interface

• Integrated 20 MHz and 32.768 kHz Oscillator Drive

• 20 MHz Reference Clock Output: - Available to drive microcontroller oscillator

• Supports Power-Saving mode

• Low-Current Consumption, Typical 18 mA in RX mode and 22 mA in TX mode

• Typical 2 μA Sleep mode

• Small, 40-Pin Leadless QFN 6x6 mm2 Package

RF/Analog Features:

• ISM Band 2.405-2.48 GHz Operation

• -91 dBm Typical Sensitivity and +5 dBm Maximum Input Level

• +0 dBm Typical Output Power and 38.75 dB TX Power Control Range

• Differential RF Input/Output and Integrated TX/RX Switch

• Integrated Low Phase Noise VCO, Frequency Synthesizer and PLL Loop Filter

• Digital VCO and Filter Calibration

• Integrated RSSI ADC and I/Q DACs

• Integrated LDO

• High Receiver and RSSI Dynamic Range

MAC/Baseband Features:

• Hardware CSMA-CA Mechanism, Automatic ACK Response and FCS Check

• Independent Beacon, Transmit and GTS FIFO

• Hardware Security Engine (AES-128) with CTR, CCM and CBC-MAC modes

• Supports all CCA modes and RSS/LQI

• Automatic Packet Retransmit Capability

• Supports In-Line or Stand-Alone modes for both Encryption and Decryption