nrf7002

Electrical specification

This section provides a summary of nRF7002 electrical specifications.

VDD supply voltage is 3.6 V and operating temperature is 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

6 Mbps

     2.4 GHz

5 GHz
fMOD,MAX Maximum modulation rate   MCS7      
fTOL Crystal frequency tolerance at 25°C1     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  
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,MSC0,2.4GHz Transmit current (2.4 GHz, MSC0, max output power)   187   mA  
ITX,MCS7,2.4GHz Transmit current (2.4 GHz, MCS7, max output power)   191   mA  
ITX,MSC0,5GHz Transmit current (5 GHz, MSC0, max output power)   260   mA  
ITX,MCS7,5GHz Transmit current (5 GHz, MCS7, 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  
I2.4GHz,DTIM1 Average current consumption (2.4GHz,DTIM=1, beacon duration 3.8 ms)   3.47   mA  
I2.4GHz,DTIM3 Average current consumption (2.4GHz,DTIM=3, beacon duration 3.8 ms)   1.12   mA  
I2.4GHz,DTIM10 Average current consumption (2.4GHz,DTIM=10, beacon duration 3.8 ms)   0.34   mA  
I5GHz,DTIM1 Average current consumption (5GHz,DTIM=1, beacon duration 0.7 ms)   1.70   mA  
I5GHz,DTIM3 Average current consumption (5GHz,DTIM=3, beacon duration 0.7 ms)   0.56   mA  
I5GHz,DTIM10 Average current consumption (5GHz,DTIM=10, beacon duration 0.7 ms)   0.19   mA  
I2.4GHz,TWT,1 min Average current consumption (2.4GHz, TWT, target wake interval 1 min)2   29.5   uA  
I2.4GHz,TWT,1 hour Average current consumption (2.4GHz, TWT, target wake interval 1 hour)2   18.4   uA  
I2.4GHz,TWT,1 day Average current consumption (2.4GHz, TWT, target wake interval 1 day)2   18.2   uA  
I5GHz,TWT,1 min Average current consumption (5GHz, TWT, target wake interval 1 min)2   28.9   uA  
I5GHz,TWT,1 hour Average current consumption (5GHz, TWT, target wake interval 1 hour)2   18.2   uA  
I5GHz,TWT,1 day Average current consumption (5GHz, TWT, target wake interval 1 day)2   18.0   uA  
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//CCK Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (DSSS/CCK)   20   dBm  
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,MCS0 Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (6 Mbps/HT-MCS0/HE-MCS0)   15   dBm  
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,MCS7 Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (54 Mbps/HT-MCS7/HE-MCS7)   15   dBm  
PTXMAX,5GHz,MCS0 Maximum transmit power 5 GHz (6 Mbps/HT-MCS0/VHT-MCS0/HE-MCS0)   13   dBm  
PTXMAX,5GHz,MCS7 Maximum transmit power 5 GHz (54 Mbps/HT-MCS7/VHT-MCS7/HE-MCS7)   13   dBm  
Table 4. Transmitter power variation over temperature
Frequency band -40C<TA<=-20C -20C<TA<=0C 0C<TA<=60C 60C<TA<=85C
2.4GHz 0dB 0dB 0dB -1dB
5GHz -2dB -1dB 0dB -2dB
Table 5. Transmitter power variation over supply voltage
Frequency band 2.9V<VBAT<=3.1V 3.1V<VBAT<=3.4V 3.4V<VBAT<=4.5V
2.4GHz -1dB 0dB 0dB
5GHz -2dB -1dB 0dB
Table 6. 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,11CCK Sensitivity 2.4GHz (11 Mbps CCK)   -90.4   dBm  
PSENS,2.4GHz,6MBPS Sensitivity 2.4GHz (6 Mbps)   -91.6   dBm  
PSENS,2.4GHz,54MBPS Sensitivity 2.4GHz (54 Mbps)   -75.4   dBm  
PSENS,2.4GHz,HT-MCS0 Sensitivity 2.4GHz (HT-MCS0)   -90.0   dBm  
PSENS,2.4GHz,HT-MCS7 Sensitivity 2.4GHz (HT-MCS7)   -71.5   dBm  
PSENS,5GHz,VHT-MCS0 Sensitivity 5.0GHz (VHT-MCS0)   -89.3   dBm  
PSENS,5GHz,VHT-MCS7 Sensitivity 5.0GHz (VHT-MCS7)   -71.0   dBm  
PSENS,5GHz,HE-MCS0 Sensitivity 5.0GHz (HE-MCS0)   -89.3   dBm  
PSENS,5GHz,HE-MCS7 Sensitivity 5.0GHz (HE-MCS7)   -70.6   dBm  
Parent topic: nRF7002 Product Specification
1 Tolerance before calibration. See Clock accuracy considerations for more information.
2 Min wake duration 8.192 ms, transmit packet duration 100 µs.