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nRF24L01+

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00 — Overview

What the nRF24L01+ family does

The nRF24L01+ is a single chip 2.4GHz transceiver operating in the worldwide ISM band. It supports data rates of 250kbps, 1Mbps, and 2Mbps with an on-chip voltage regulator and a compact 20-pin QFN package. Key parameters include 11.3mA transmit current at 0dBm output power, 13.5mA receive current at 2Mbps, and 900nA in power-down mode. The device features a 1.9 to 3.6V supply range and 5V tolerant inputs. It is typically used for wireless PC peripherals like mice and keyboards, remote controls, game controllers, VoIP headsets, and ultra low power sensor networks.

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01 — Key specifications

nRF24L01+ datasheet parameters

ParameterMinTypMaxConditionsSource
supply voltage range 2.7 V 3 V 3.3 V vdd; Operating conditions Nordic datasheet, p. 13 — Table 3. Operating conditions
operating temperature -40 °C 27 °C 85 °C temp; Operating conditions Nordic datasheet, p. 13 — Table 3. Operating conditions
power dissipation (abs max) — — 60 mW pd(ta = 85°c); Total Power Dissipation Nordic datasheet, p. 12 — Table 2. Absolute maximum ratings
operating frequency 2.4 GHz — 2.52 GHz fop; 5.2 General RF conditions Nordic datasheet, p. 15 — 5.2 General RF conditions
data rate 250 kbps — 2 Mbps rgfsk; 5.2 General RF conditions Nordic datasheet, p. 15 — 5.2 General RF conditions
output power — 0 dBm 4 dBm a; prf; General RF conditions Nordic datasheet, p. 15 — Table 5. General RF conditions
sensitivity — -85 dBm — (0.1%ber) Nordic datasheet, p. 16 — 5.4 Receiver operation
rise time — — 100 ns tr; SPI timing parameters ( $ Rpull = 10k\Omega $, $ Cload = 50pF $) Nordic datasheet, p. 54 — Table 24. SPI timing parameters ( , )
load capacitance 8 pF 12 pF 16 pF cl; Crystal specifications Nordic datasheet, p. 19 — Table 11. Crystal specifications
03 — Alternatives

Closest matches to nRF24L01+

ADF7021 6.1× lower operating frequency, 1.6× higher sensitivity, 1.3× higher output voltage low
CC1101 2.5× lower rise time, 1.3× higher sensitivity, 1.2× lower operating temperature
SX1262 4.4× lower operating frequency, 1.4× higher sensitivity, 1.2× lower load capacitance
Si4463 4.5× lower data rate, 2.6× lower operating frequency, 1.5× higher sensitivity
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