Absolute maximum ratings
Exceeding the values below may cause permanent damage to the module.
Operating temperature
Storage temperature
Vcc (pin 17)
-20°C to +70°C
-40°C to +100°C
-0.3V to +16V(Dependant on version)
-9V to +5.5V
TX, RX select (pins 15, 16)
All other pins
-0.3V to +Vcc
Antenna (pin 2)
±50V DC, +10dBm RF
Performance specifications
Figures apply to standard version @ Vcc=5.0V, temperature +20°C, unless stated.
General
Supply voltage
Tx supply current
pin
17
17
min.
4.5
-
typ.
5.0
14
max.
5.5
-
units
V
mA
notes
Note 9
Note 9
Rx supply current
17
-
2
15, 16
15, 16
15,16
12
10
-
-
11
50
17
-
-
Vcc
0.5
-
128
64
15
mA
MHz
Ω
V
V
Note 1
Note 9
Tx or Rx
RF centre frequency
Antenna port impedance
TX & RX select: high (deselect)
low (select)
Internal select pull-ups
Balanced code bit rate
Balanced code bit rate
Balanced code bit rate
Vcc-0.5
0
-
-
-
-
47
-
-
To Vcc (pin 17)
-128 version
-64 version
kΩ
kbps
kbps
kbps
12
12
-
-15 version
Transmitter section
pin
min.
typ.
max.
units
notes
RF power output
2
-
+10
-
dBm
Note 9
TX harmonics/spurious emission
Initial centre frequency accuracy
FM deviation
Modulation bandwidth
Modulation distortion
TX spectral bandwidth @-40dBc
TXD input level: high
low
2
-
-
-
-
2
14
14
-
-10
±20
0
-
-
-55
0
±27
-
5
-
5
-
-40
+10
±35
65
10
250
dBm
kHz
kHz
kHz
%
kHz
V
V
Peak
@ -3db
Note 2
worst case
Note 3
2.8
0
0.2
1.5
Note 3
TX power up to full RF
2
-
1
ms
Note 4
Receiver section
pin
min.
typ.
-113
-TBA
-102
-108
max.
units
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
notes
RF sensitivity, 10dB S/N
RF sensitivity, 1ppm BER
RF sensitivity, 1ppm BER
RF sensitivity, 1ppm BER
2, 13
2, 12
2, 12
2, 12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-128 version
-64 version
-15 version
RSSI range
IF bandwidth
2, 11
-
2
2
2
13
13
13
13
13
13
-
-
60
180
54
-
-125
-
-
-
-
dB
kHz
dB
Image rejection (fRF-21.4MHz)
IF rejection (10.7MHz)
Local osc. leakage, conducted
Baseband bandwidth @ -3dB
Baseband bandwidth @ -3dB
Baseband bandwidth @ -3dB
AF output signal level
50
100
-
0
0
-
dB
-110
65
50
7.8
350
2.5
5
dBm
kHz
kHz
kHz
mV p-p
V
-128 version
-64 version
-15 version
Note 5
-
-
0
200
1.5
-
250
2.0
1
DC offset on AF output
Distortion on recovered AF
Note 6
Note 7
%
Load capacitance, AF & RXD
12, 13
-
-
100
pF
Radiometrix Ltd, BIM2/3G Data Sheet
page 4
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