nRF8001 Product Specification
Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................8
1.1
Prerequisites .........................................................................................8
1.2
Writing conventions ..............................................................................8
1.3
Bluetooth specification releases ...........................................................8
2 Bluetooth Qualification ID ..........................................................................9
Part A: nRF8001 Physical description.......................................................10
3 Product overview ........................................................................................11
4 Bluetooth low energy features...................................................................12
4.1
Features................................................................................................13
5 Physical product overview .........................................................................14
5.1
Package and pin assignment................................................................14
5.2
Pin functions .........................................................................................15
6 Analog and physical features ....................................................................16
6.1
RF transceiver ......................................................................................16
6.2
On-chip oscillators ................................................................................16
6.3
DC/DC converter ..................................................................................19
6.4
Temperature sensor .............................................................................20
6.5
Battery monitor ....................................................................................20
6.6
Dynamic Window Limiting.....................................................................20
6.7
Application latency................................................................................20
7 Interfaces .....................................................................................................21
7.1
Application Controller Interface (ACI) ...................................................21
7.2
Active signal..........................................................................................27
7.3
Direct Test Mode interface....................................................................27
8 nRF8001 configuration ...............................................................................29
9 Data storage and memory retention..........................................................31
9.1
Permanent Storage...............................................................................31
9.2
Volatile Storage ....................................................................................31
10 Absolute maximum ratings ........................................................................32
11 Operating conditions ..................................................................................33
12 Electrical specifications .............................................................................34
12.1
Digital I/O signal levels .........................................................................34
12.2
Radio characteristics ............................................................................34
12.3
Analog feature characteristics ..............................................................35
12.4
Current consumption parameters .........................................................36
13 Dynamic current consumption ..................................................................39
13.1
Current consumption - connection........................................................39
13.2
Current consumption - advertising........................................................41
13.3
Current consumption calculation examples ..........................................43
13.4
Recommendations for low power operation .........................................45
14 External component requirements and recommendations.....................46
14.1
16 MHz crystal oscillator specification requirements ............................46
14.2
External 16 MHz clock ..........................................................................47
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