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Product Description

The EM2420 is a true single-chip 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 compliant RF transceiver designed for low-power and low-voltage wireless applications. The EM2420 includes a digital direct sequence spread spectrum baseband modem and an effective datarate of 250 kbps. The EM2420 chip is only available from Ember with a licensed Ember networking stack and is targeted to approved 8-bit processors.

Key Features

? True single-chip 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 compliant RF transceiver with baseband modem, MAC support, and networking stack.

? DSSS baseband modem with 2 MChips/s and 250 kbps effective data rate.

? Suitable for both RFD and FFD operation

? Low current consumption (RX: 19.7 mA, TX: 17.4 mA)

? Low supply voltage (2.1 – 3.6 V) with integrated voltage regulator

? Low supply voltage (1.6 – 2.0 V) with external voltage regulator

? Programmable output power

? No external RF switch / filter needed

? I/Q low-IF receiver

? I/Q direct upconversion transmitter

? Very few external components

? 128 (RX) + 128 (TX) byte data buffering

? Digital RSSI / LQI support

? Hardware MAC encryption (AES-128)

? Battery monitor

? QLP-48 package, 7x7 mm

? Complies with EN 300 440 and FCC CFR-47 part 15, ARIB STD-T-66

? Powerful and flexible development tools available

Applications

? 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 systems

? ZigBee systems

? Consumer Electronics

? Industrial Control

? Home/building automation

? PC peripherals