CC1201 Low Power, High Performance RF Transceiver0 pages

CC1201
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SWRS154 – OCTOBER 2013

Low-Power, High-Performance RF Transceiver
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Features

• RF Performance and Analog Features:
– High-Performance, Single-Chip Transceiver
• Excellent Receiver Sensitivity:
– –120 dBm at 1.2 kbps
– –109 dBm at 50 kbps
• Blocking Performance: 85 dB at 10 MHz
• Adjacent Channel Selectivity: Up to 62 dB
at 50-kHz Offset
• Very Low Phase Noise: –114 dBc/Hz at
10-kHz Offset (169 MHz)
– Programmable Output Power Up to +16 dBm
With 0.4-dB Step Size
– Automatic Output Power Ramping
– Supported Modulation Formats:
2-FSK, 2-GFSK, 4-FSK, 4-GFSK, MSK, OOK
– Supports Data Rate Up to 1.25 Mbps in
Transmit and Receive

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Applications

Low-Power, High-Performance, Wireless
Systems with Data Rate Up to 1250 kbps
ISM/SRD Bands: 169, 433, 868, 915, and
920 MHz
Possible Support for Additional Frequency
Bands: 137 to 158.3 MHz, 205 to 237.5 MHz,
and 274 to 316.6 MHz
Smart Metering (AMR/AMI)
Home and Building Automation

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• Low Current Consumption:
– Enhanced Wake On Radio (eWOR)
Functionality for Automatic Low-Power
Receive Polling
– Power Down: 0.3 μA (0.5 μA With eWOR
Timer Active)
• RX: 0.5 mA in RX Sniff Mode
• RX: 19 mA Peak Current in Low-Power
Mode
• RX: 23 mA Peak Current in HighPerformance Mode
• TX: 46 mA at +14 dBm
• Other:
– Data FIFOs: Separate 128-byte RX and TX
– Support for Seamless Integration with the
CC1190 for Increased Range Providing Up to
3-dB Improvement in RX Sensitivity and up
to +27 dBm TX Output Power

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Wireless Alarm and Security Systems
Industrial Monitoring and Control
Wireless Healthcare Applications
Wireless Sensor Networks and Active RFID
IEEE 802.15.4g Applications

Description
The CC1201 device is a fully integrated single-chip radio transceiver designed for high performance at
very low-power and low-voltage operation in cost-effective wireless systems. All filters are integrated, thus
removing the need for costly external SAW and IF filters. The device is mainly intended for the ISM
(Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) and SRD (Short Range Device) frequency bands at 164–190 MHz,
410–475 MHz, and 820–950 MHz.
The CC1201 device provides extensive hardware support for packet handling, data buffering, burst
transmissions, clear channel assessment, link quality indication, and Wake-On-Radio. The main operating
parameters of the CC1201 device can be controlled through an SPI interface. In a typical system, the
CC1201 device will be used together with a microcontroller and only few external passive components.
The CC1201 offers the same performance as the CC1200 for channel filter bandwidths of 50 kHz or more,
and therefore presents a lower cost option for applications that do not require narrowband support.

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