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Latest revision as of 16:50, 29 October 2009
cc2420 is RF transceiver for IEEE 802.15.4 / 2.4GHz communication, originally made by ChipCon, now owned by TI.
Contents
Main characteristics
- 2.4 GHz, 1MHz resolution
 - max data rate: 250kbps max
 - output power: -25dbm - 0dbm
 - energy consumption at 3V is just under 20mA. Can be less in various modes and tx powers.
 
Channels
- No. 11 = 2405 MHz
 - No. 18 = 2440 MHz
 - No. 26 = 2480 MHz
 - For any channel X (11..26): freqency = 2405 + 5(X-11) MHz
 
Tx Power
- From 1 to 31.
 - No. 0 = -25 dBm
 - No 31 = 0 dBm
 
Webpage
Datasheets
- 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee-Ready RF Transceiver (Rev. B) (cc2420.pdf, 765 KB)
 - CC2420 Errata Notes (swrz003.pdf, 252 KB)
 
Links
- Boomerang radio parameters (TinyOS channel numbers to freqency, etc.)
 
To change channel, from Makefile
- CFLAGS=-DCC2420_DEF_CHANNEL=18
 
To change power from Makefile
- CFLAGS=-DCC2420_DEF_RFPOWER=31
 
Note, another chip cc2430 is SoC with cc2420 core for RF.