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nRF24AP2 - 1 channel
- Single chip 1-channel ANT ultra low power wireless solution
The 1-channel nRF24AP2 is a cost optimized ultra low power (ULP) single chip ANT solution. It is ideal for coin cell (watch) battery-powered wireless sensors such as heart rate monitors (HRMs) and bike-speed cadence sensors.   
 
FEATURES

  • Cost and power optimized 1-channel ANT solution
  • Based nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz transceiver core technology
  • Worldwide 2.4GHz ISM band operation
  • 1 Mbps on-air data rate
  • Fully embedded enhanced ANT ultra low power wireless 
         network protocol stack
  • Scanning channel - for low latency applications
  • High density node support - up to 80 nodes in close
         proximity
  • Improved channel search - less impact on active
         channels
  • Channel ID management - improves pairing efficiency
  • Improved transmission power control, available on a per
         channel basis
  • Frequency agility mode - further improved co-existence
         performance
  • As low as 14µA average current consumption
  • 17mA max peak current
  • Coin cell (watch) battery operation
  • Supports simple to complex network topologies including:
         peer-to-peer, star, tree and practical mesh networks
  • Broadcast, Acknowledged and Burst message types
  • Supports both public and private (i.e. managed) networks
  • Supports ANT+ implementations providing multivendor
         interoperability
  • Simple synchronous/asynchronous serial host interface
  • Supports low cost, simple host microcontrollers
  • Message rate from 0.5 to 200Hz
  • Burst transfer rate up to 20kbps
  • Low cost external ±60ppm 16MHz crystal
  • On-chip ultra low power 32kHz crystal oscillator
  • 1.9 to 3.6V supply voltage
  • RoHS compliant 5x5mm 32-pin QFN package
  • APPLICATIONS

  • Sports and fitness sensors
  • Healthcare and wellness sensors
  • Industrial and home automation
  • Active RFID
  •  
    GENERAL DESCRIPTION

    Ultra low power wireless sensor networks
    Embedded ANT protocol
    The 1-channel nRF24AP2 includes a fully embedded, enhanced ANT protocol stack. It is designed for ULP operation, ease of use, efficiency and scalability. ANT provides a full communication stack implementation equivalent to Physical, Network and Transport OSI layers. It offers reliable data communication, flexible and adaptive network operation and interference immunity.

    Advanced network topologies
    While the 1-channel nRF24AP2 supports only 1-channel, it can easily participate in a wide range of different network topologies with other ANT-enabled devices - including peer-to-peer, star, tree and practical mesh.

    Communication modes and message intervals
    The 1-channel nRF24AP2 provides three different communication modes:

  • Broadcast
  • Acknowledged
  • Burst

    Broadcast is a one-way, node-to-node communication where the receiving node provides no acknowledgment. This mode is ideal for applications where newest data is of more importance than the occasional loss of data. In Acknowledged messaging mode the receiver sends an acknowledgement of received data. This mode is ideal for applications requiring 100% data integrity. Burst mode meets the requirements of applications requiring higher data throughput. It provides up to 20kbps acknowledged data transmission.

    The 1-channel nRF24AP2 provides programmable message rates from 0.5 to 200Hz.

    Enhanced ANT core implementation
    New features, lower power and higher performance
    The 1-channel nRF24AP2 includes an enhanced ANT core stack implementation offering new features, lower power and improved performance compared to the previous generation solution - the nRF24AP1. The most important new features are: Scanning channel to support lower latency; High density node support for up to 80 nodes in close proximity; Improved channel search that has less impact on active channels; Channel ID management that offers improved pairing efficiency; Improved transmission power control offering TX power control on a per channel basis; and a Frequency agility mode that improves co-existence performance in noisy RF environments.

    Multivendor interoperability
    1-channel nRF24AP2 is ANT+ ready

    The 1-channel nRF24AP2 is fully ANT+ compatible. ANT+ is a set of device profiles and technology specified by the ANT+ Alliance that sits on top of the ANT core stack. The device profiles specify data formats, channel parameters and network keys enabling vendors to make products that are interoperable with products from other vendors. With millions of systems already shipped, ANT+ is becoming a de-facto standard for ultra low power (ULP) wireless. For a complete listing of device profiles and more information about the ANT+ Alliance and ANT+ technology please visit: www.thisisant.com.

    For more information
    Please visit www.nordicsemi.com for the complete product specification and more information about this or any other ULP wireless product from Nordic. For more information about ANT, ANT+ and the ANT+ Alliance please visit: www.thisisant.com.
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