Si4430/31/32-B1
Si4430/31/32 ISM T
RANSCEIVER
Features
Frequency Range
240–930 MHz (Si4431/32)
900–960 MHz (Si4430)
Sensitivity = –121 dBm
Output power range
+20 dBm Max (Si4432)
+13 dBm Max (Si4430/31)
Low Power Consumption
18.5 mA receive
30 mA @ +13 dBm transmit
85 mA @ +20 dBm transmit
Data Rate = 0.123 to 256 kbps
FSK, GFSK, and OOK modulation
Power Supply = 1.8 to 3.6 V
Ultra low power shutdown mode
Digital RSSI
Wake-up timer
Auto-frequency calibration (AFC)
Power-on-reset (POR)
Antenna diversity and TR switch
control
Configurable packet handler
Preamble detector
TX and RX 64 byte FIFOs
Low battery detector
Temperature sensor and 8-bit ADC
–40 to +85 °C temperature range
Integrated voltage regulators
Frequency hopping capability
On-chip crystal tuning
20-Pin QFN package
Low BOM
Ordering Information:
See page 67.
Pin Assignments
Si4430/31/32
XOUT
nSEL
15 SCLK
14 SDI
13 SDO
12 VDD_DIG
7
GPIO_0
8
GPIO_1
9
GPIO_2
10 11 NC
VR_DIG
nIRQ
SDN
XIN
Applications
Remote control
Home security & alarm
Telemetry
Personal data logging
Toy control
Tire pressure monitoring
Wireless PC peripherals
Remote meter reading
Remote keyless entry
Home automation
Industrial control
Sensor networks
Health monitors
Tag readers
VDD_RF 1
TX 2
RXp 3
RXn 4
NC 5
6
ANT
20 19 18 17 16
GND
PAD
Description
Silicon Laboratories’ Si4430/31/32 devices are highly integrated, single chip
wireless ISM transceivers. The high-performance EZRadioPRO
®
family includes
a complete line of transmitters, receivers, and transceivers allowing the RF
system designer to choose the optimal wireless part for their application.
The Si4430/31/32’s high level of integration offers reduced BOM cost while
simplifying the overall system design. The extremely low receive sensitivity
(–121 dBm) coupled with industry leading +20 dBm output power ensures
extended range and improved link performance. Built-in antenna diversity and
support for frequency hopping can be used to further extend range and enhance
performance.
The Si4430/31/32 offers advanced radio features including continuous frequency
coverage from 240–960 MHz in 156 Hz or 312 Hz steps allowing precise tuning
control. Additional system features such as an automatic wake-up timer, low
battery detector, 64 byte TX/RX FIFOs, automatic packet handling, and preamble
detection reduce overall current consumption and allow the use of lower-cost
system MCUs. An integrated temperature sensor, general purpose ADC, power-
on-reset (POR), and GPIOs further reduce overall system cost and size.
The Si4430/31/32’s digital receive architecture features a high-performance ADC
and DSP based modem which performs demodulation, filtering, and packet
handling for increased flexibility and performance. The direct digital transmit
modulation and automatic PA power ramping ensure precise transmit modulation
and reduced spectral spreading ensuring compliance with global regulations
including FCC, ETSI, ARIB, and 802.15.4d regulations.
An easy-to-use calculator is provided to quickly configure the radio settings,
simplifying customer's system design and reducing time to market.
Rev 1.1 10/10
Copyright © 2010 by Silicon Laboratories
Patents pending
Si4430/31/32
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1. Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1.1. Definition of Test Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2. Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1. Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. Controller Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.1. Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.2. Operating Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3. Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.4. System Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.5. Frequency Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4. Modulation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.1. Modulation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
4.2. Modulation Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5. Internal Functional Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.1. RX LNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2. RX I-Q Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
5.3. Programmable Gain Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
5.4. ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.5. Digital Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.6. Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
5.7. Power Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.8. Crystal Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
5.9. Regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6. Data Handling and Packet Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
6.1. RX and TX FIFOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.2. Packet Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
6.3. Packet Handler TX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
6.4. Packet Handler RX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
6.5. Data Whitening, Manchester Encoding, and CRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.6. Preamble Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.7. Preamble Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.8. Invalid Preamble Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.9. Synchronization Word Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.10. Receive Header Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
6.11. TX Retransmission and Auto TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7. RX Modem Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.1. Modem Settings for FSK and GFSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8. Auxiliary Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.1. Smart Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
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8.2. Microcontroller Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
8.3. General Purpose ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.4. Temperature Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
8.5. Low Battery Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
8.6. Wake-Up Timer and 32 kHz Clock Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.7. Low Duty Cycle Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.8. GPIO Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
8.9. Antenna Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
8.10. RSSI and Clear Channel Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9. Reference Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
10. Application Notes and Reference Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
11. Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
12. Register Table and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
13. Pin Descriptions: Si4430/31/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
14. Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
15. Package Markings (Top Marks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
15.1. Si4430/31/32 Top Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
15.2. Top Mark Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
16. Package Outline: Si4430/31/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
17. PCB Land Pattern: Si4430/31/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Document Change List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
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IGURES
Figure 1. Si4430/31 RX/TX Direct-Tie Application Example ..................................................... 16
Figure 2. Si4432 Antenna Diversity Application Example ......................................................... 16
Figure 3. SPI Timing.................................................................................................................. 18
Figure 4. SPI Timing—READ Mode ..........................................................................................19
Figure 5. SPI Timing—Burst Write Mode .................................................................................. 19
Figure 6. SPI Timing—Burst Read Mode .................................................................................. 19
Figure 7. State Machine Diagram.............................................................................................. 20
Figure 8. TX Timing................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 9. RX Timing .................................................................................................................. 24
Figure 10. Frequency Deviation ................................................................................................ 28
Figure 11. Sensitivity at 1% PER vs. Carrier Frequency Offset ................................................29
Figure 12. FSK vs GFSK Spectrums......................................................................................... 32
Figure 13. Direct Synchronous Mode Example......................................................................... 35
Figure 14. Direct Asynchronous Mode Example ....................................................................... 35
Figure 15. Microcontroller Connections..................................................................................... 36
Figure 16. PLL Synthesizer Block Diagram............................................................................... 38
Figure 17. FIFO Thresholds ...................................................................................................... 41
Figure 18. Packet Structure....................................................................................................... 42
Figure 19. Multiple Packets in TX Packet Handler .................................................................... 43
Figure 20. Required RX Packet Structure with Packet Handler Disabled ................................. 43
Figure 21. Multiple Packets in RX Packet Handler.................................................................... 43
Figure 22. Multiple Packets in RX with CRC or Header Error ................................................... 44
Figure 23. Operation of Data Whitening, Manchester Encoding, and CRC .............................. 46
Figure 24. Manchester Coding Example ...................................................................................46
Figure 25. Header ..................................................................................................................... 48
Figure 26. POR Glitch Parameters............................................................................................ 50
Figure 27. General Purpose ADC Architecture ......................................................................... 52
Figure 28. Temperature Ranges using ADC8 ........................................................................... 54
Figure 29. WUT Interrupt and WUT Operation.......................................................................... 57
Figure 30. Low Duty Cycle Mode .............................................................................................. 58
Figure 31. RSSI Value vs. Input Power..................................................................................... 61
Figure 32. TX/RX Direct-Tie Reference Design—Schematic.................................................... 62
Figure 33. 20-Pin Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) ............................................................................69
Figure 34. PCB Land Pattern .................................................................................................... 70
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