Electrical specification

This section provides a summary of nRF7000 electrical specifications.

VDD is 3.6 V, 25 C unless otherwise noted.

Table 1. General characteristics
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
fOP,2.4GHz Operating frequencies 2.4 GHz 2401   2495 MHz  
fOP,5GHz Operating frequencies 5 GHz 5170

5490
5735

   5330

5730
5895

 MHz U-NII-1/U-NII-2A sub-bands

U-NII-2C sub-band
U-NII-3/U-NII-4 sub-bands
fMOD,MIN Minimum modulation rate   1DSSS

      
fMOD,MAX Maximum modulation rate   6 Mbps      
fTOL Crystal frequency tolerance at 25C1     20 ppm  
fSTA,TEMP Crystal frequency stability over temperature and aging     13 ppm  
CL_XO XO load capacitance   8   pF  
ESRXO Equivalent Series Resistance     100 ohm  
tSHUTDOWN→ACTIVE Startup time from shutdown state   400   ms Depends on patch size and interface speed
tSLEEP→ACTIVE Startup time from sleep state   6.7   ms  
tSCAN Scan time (2.4 and 5 GHz bands)   3.5   s Using default scan parameters and World Zone regulatory rules (all channels and active scan where permitted)
Table 2. Current consumption
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
ITX,1DSSS,2.4GHz Transmit current (2.4 GHz, 1DSSS, max output power)   252   mA  
ITX,6Mbps,2.4GHz Transmit current (2.4 GHz, 6 Mbps, max output power)   187   mA  
ITX,6Mbps,5GHz Transmit current (5 GHz, 6 Mbps, max output power)   260   mA  
IRX,2.4GHz Receive current listen (2.4 GHz)   60   mA  
IRX,5GHz Receive current listen (5 GHz)   56   mA  
IOFF Shutdown current   1.7   µA  
ISLEEP Sleep current (with RTC)   15   µA  
ISCAN Average current consumption during scan operation   60   mA The exact current depends on the number of APs detected during scan. The value quoted aligns with ~100 APs.
Table 3. Transmitter characteristics
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,DSSS/ Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (DSSS)   21   dBm  
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,6Mbps Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (6 Mbps)   16   dBm  
PTXMAX,5GHz,6Mbps Maximum transmit power 5 GHz (6 Mbps)   14   dBm  
Table 4. Receiver characteristics
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
PSENS,2.4GHz,1DSSS Sensitivity 2.4GHz (1 Mbps DSSS)   -98.6   dBm  
PSENS,2.4GHz,6MBPS Sensitivity 2.4GHz (6 Mbps)   -91.6   dBm  
PSENS,5GHz,6MBPS Sensitivity 5.0GHz (6 Mbps)   -91.5   dBm  
Parent topic: nRF7000 Product Specification
1 Tolerance before calibration. See Clock accuracy considerations for more information.