nanoNET TRX
High Performance Transceiver
for the 2.45 GHz ISM Band
Overview
The nanoNET TRX transceiver is a highly integrated
mixed signal chip utilizing the unique wireless
communication technology CSS (Chirp Spread Spectrum)
developed by Nanotron Technologies. nanoNET TRX
allows a high range of up to 900 meters in free space and
60 meters indoors in the 2.45 GHz ISM band (@ 1 Mbps).
The system is extremely robust against disturbances such
as noise and multipath fading.
Due to its primarily analog signal processing and the
robustness of the chirp signal, nanoNET TRX has an
extremely low power consumption per successfully
transmitted bit. For battery-powered applications requiring
a long life and high data rates, this IC offers the ideal
solution. The data rate is selectable between 500 kbps,
1 Mbps, and 2 Mbps. Due to the unique chirp pulse,
adjustment of the antenna is not critical, which
significantly simplifies the installation and maintenance of
the system (“pick and place”).
The nanoNET TRX transceiver includes a MAC controller
with CSMA/CA and TDMA support, as well as Forward
Error Correction (FEC), and 128 bit encryption.
Driver software, a Portable Protocol Stack (PPS), an
Evaluation Kit, and a Development Kit are also available.
Main Features
Operating worldwide in the 2.45 GHz ISM band
Data rates: 2 Mbps and 1 Mbps
Range: max 900 m free space, 60 m indoors
(@ 8 dBm TX power, 1 Mbps)
CSMA/CA and TDMA Support
Modulation technique: Chirp Spread Spectrum
Chirp bandwidth: 64 MHz effective
Processing gain: 17 dB
Carrier to Interference ratio: -3 dB to 0 dB
(@ BER=10
-3
, C=-82 dBm, 1Mbps)
Maximum RF output power: 8 dBm
TX power adjustment in 19 steps from -27 dBm
to 8 dBm
Receiver sensitivity: -92 dBm
(@ BER=10
-3
, 1Mbps)
Supply voltage: 2.4 V to 3.6 V
Current consumption: 35 mA (RX), 78 mA
(TX, 8 dBm), 64 m (TX, 0 dBm)
Standby current with active RTC is 1.5 µA
Operating temperature range: -40° C to +85° C
Integrated MAC controller with FEC and CRC
SPI interface to external µc (up to 16 MHz SPI clock)
4 channel digital I/O
Automatic address matching (48 bit)
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Subject to change without notice.
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Applications
Active RFID
Industrial Monitoring and Control
Medical Applications
Building Safety
Meter and Sensor Reading
Multimedia
RF Modules nanoPAN 5360, 5361
For easy product development and fast market entry,
Nanotron Technologies provides the RF modules
nanoPAN 5360 and nanoPAN 5361. They contain the
complete RF part of a nanoNET node and provide
asymmetrical 50
Ω
antenna port. The nanoPAN 5360
contains an additional ISM band pass filter for an even
improved robustness.
Sample Application
The nanoNET TRX transceiver can work with almost every
microcontroller and is designed in such a way that only a
minimal number of external components are required to
build a fully operational bi-directional wireless
communication node, which reduces the BOM to a
minimum.
Ordering Information
Number
NA0108B
Description
nanoNET TRX Transceiver Chip
(RoHS compliance certificate available)
Further Information:
Nanotron Technologies GmbH
Alt-Moabit 60 | 10555 Berlin | Germany
Phone +49 30 399 954 - 0 | Fax +49 30 399 954 - 188
E-mail sales@nanotron.com | Web www.nanotron.com
© Nanotron Technologies GmbH | All rights reserved
Subject to change without notice.
NA-05-S-0007-E-2.00