nRF21540 Ordering information

Package marking

The nRF21540 package is marked as shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Package marking

The following figures show the box labels used for nRF21540.

Figure 2. Inner box label

Figure 3. Outer box label

The following are the order codes and definitions for nRF21540.

Figure 4. Order code

Table 1. Abbreviations
Abbreviation	Definition and implemented codes
N21/nRF21	nRF21 series product
540	Part code
<PP>	Package variant code
<VV>	Function variant code
<H><P><F>	Build code H - Hardware version code P - Production configuration code (production site, etc.) F - Firmware version code (only visible on shipping container label)
<YY><WW><LL>	Tracking code YY - Year code WW - Assembly week number LL - Wafer lot code
<CC>	Container code

Defined here are the nRF21540 code ranges and values.

Table 2. Package variant codes
<PP>	Package	Size (mm)	Pin/Ball count	Pitch (mm)
QD	QFN	4 x 4	16	0.65

Table 3. Function variant codes
<VV>	Description
AA	Production variant

Table 4. Hardware version codes
<H>	Description
[A . . Z]	Hardware version/revision identifier (incremental)

Table 5. Production configuration codes
<P>	Description
[0 . . 9]	Production device identifier (incremental)
[A . . Z]	Engineering device identifier (incremental)

Table 6. Production version codes
<F>	Description
[A . . N, P . . Z]	Version of preprogrammed firmware
[0]	Delivered without preprogrammed firmware

Table 7. Year codes
<YY>	Description
[16 . . 99]	Production year: 2016 to 2099

Table 8. Week codes
<WW>	Description
[1 . . 52]	Week of production

Table 9. Lot codes
<LL>	Description
[AA . . ZZ]	Wafer production lot identifier

Table 10. Container codes
<CC>	Description
R7	7" Reel
R	13" Reel

Defined here are the nRF21540 product options.

Table 11. nRF21540 order codes
Order code	MOQ¹
nRF21540-QDAA-R	4000 pcs
nRF21540-QDAA-R7	1500 pcs

Table 12. Development tools order code
Order code	Description
nRF21540-DB	nRF21540 Development Bundle