Analog Devices Introduces Highly Integrated, Low-power RF Transceiver For Short-range Wireless Systems in Industrial, Science and Medical Applications

The receive path of the ADF7241 RF transceiver is based on a zero-IF architecture enabling best-in-class blocking and high selectivity performance, while the transmit path is based on a closed loop VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) modulation scheme, which provides a high modulation quality. It also features a flexible port RF-interface with support for switched antenna diversity. In order to optimise the system power consumption, the ADF7241 RF transceiver incorporates a robust, very low-power, custom 8-bit processor that supports a number of RF functions, including radio control and packet management. The integrated 8-bit processor is firmware that can be programmed to execute firmware modules or system upgrade patches from internal RAM memory, which provides the flexibility to respond to protocol standard evolution and maintain system robustness.

The ADF7241 RF transceiver is equipped with a SPI (serial port interface) for high throughput efficiency as well as a bi-directional SPORT (serial port). The transceiver can be easily designed into system designs with ADI’s ADSP-21xx, SHARC®, TigerSHARC® , and Blackfin® Processors.

ADF7241 ISM-band RF Transceiver Key Features:

* Low power consumption: 19 mA in receive mode; 21.5 mA in transmit mode; 1.7 µA, 32 kHz crystal oscillator wake-up mode
* High sensitivity: -95 dBm at 250 kbps
* Programmable output power: -20 dBm to +4.8 dBm in 2 dB steps
* Integrated voltage regulators: 1.8 V to 3.6 V input voltage range
* Complies with a number of industry standards, including EN300 440 Class 2, EN300 328, FCC CFR47 Part 15, ARIB STD-T66