RADIO — 2.4 GHz radio

The 2.4 GHz radio transceiver is compatible with multiple radio standards such as 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps Bluetooth Low Energy modes, Long Range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) Bluetooth Low Energy modes, IEEE 802.15.4 250 kbps mode, as well as Nordic's proprietary 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps modes.

Listed here are main features for the RADIO:
  • Multidomain 2.4 GHz radio transceiver
    • 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps Bluetooth Low Energy modes
    • Long Range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) Bluetooth Low Energy modes
    • Angle-of-arrival (AoA) and angle-of-departure (AoD) direction finding using Bluetooth Low Energy
    • IEEE 802.15.4 250 kbps mode
    • 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps Nordic proprietary modes
  • Best in class link budget and low power operation
  • Efficient data interface with EasyDMA support
  • Automatic address filtering and pattern matching

EasyDMA, in combination with an automated packet assembler, packet disassembler, automated CRC generator and CRC checker, makes it easy to configure and use the RADIO. See the following figure for details.

Figure 1. RADIO block diagram
RADIO block diagram

The RADIO includes a device address match unit and an interframe spacing control unit that can be utilized to simplify address whitelisting and interframe spacing respectively in Bluetooth low energy and similar applications.

The RADIO also includes a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) and a bit counter. The bit counter generates events when a preconfigured number of bits are sent or received by the RADIO.

Packet configuration

A RADIO packet contains the fields PREAMBLE, ADDRESS, S0, LENGTH, S1, PAYLOAD, and CRC. For Long Range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) Bluetooth Low Energy modes, fields CI, TERM1, and TERM2 are also included.

The content of a RADIO packet is illustrated in the figures below. The RADIO sends the fields in the packet according to the order illustrated in the figures, starting on the left.

Figure 2. On-air packet layout
On-air packet layout

Figure 3. On-air packet layout for Long Range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) Bluetooth Low Energy modes
On-air packet layout for Long Range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) Bluetooth Low Energy modes

Not shown in the figures is the static payload add-on (the length of which is defined in PCNF1.STATLEN, and which is 0 bytes in a standard BLE packet). The static payload add-on is sent between PAYLOAD and CRC fields. The RADIO sends the different fields in the packet in the order they are illustrated above, from left to right.

PREAMBLE is sent with least significant bit first on air. The size of the PREAMBLE depends on the mode selected in the MODE register:

  • The PREAMBLE is one byte for MODE = Ble_1Mbit as well as all Nordic proprietary operating modes (MODE = Nrf_1Mbit and MODE = Nrf_2Mbit), and PCNF0.PLEN has to be set accordingly. If the first bit of the ADDRESS is 0, the preamble will be set to 0xAA. Otherwise the PREAMBLE will be set to 0x55.
  • For MODE = Ble_2Mbit, the PREAMBLE must be set to 2 bytes through PCNF0.PLEN. If the first bit of the ADDRESS is 0, the preamble will be set to 0xAAAA. Otherwise the PREAMBLE will be set to 0x5555.
  • For MODE = Ble_LR125Kbit and MODE = Ble_LR500Kbit, the PREAMBLE is 10 repetitions of 0x3C.
  • For MODE = Ieee802154_250Kbit, the PREAMBLE is 4 bytes and set to all zeros.

Radio packets are stored in memory inside instances of a RADIO packet data structure as illustrated below. The PREAMBLE, ADDRESS, CI, TERM1, TERM2, and CRC fields are omitted in this data structure. Fields S0, LENGTH, and S1 are optional.

Figure 4. Representation of a RADIO packet in RAM
Representation of a RADIO packet in RAM

The byte ordering on air is always least significant byte first for the ADDRESS and PAYLOAD fields, and most significant byte first for the CRC field. The ADDRESS fields are always transmitted and received least significant bit first. The CRC field is always transmitted and received most significant bit first. The endianness, i.e. the order in which the bits are sent and received, of the S0, LENGTH, S1, and PAYLOAD fields can be configured via PCNF1.ENDIAN.

The sizes of the S0, LENGTH, and S1 fields can be individually configured via S0LEN, LFLEN, and S1LEN in PCNF0 respectively. If any of these fields are configured to be less than 8 bits, the least significant bits of the fields are used.

If S0, LENGTH, or S1 are specified with zero length, their fields will be omitted in memory. Otherwise each field will be represented as a separate byte, regardless of the number of bits in their on-air counterpart.

Independent of the configuration of PCNF1.MAXLEN, the combined length of S0, LENGTH, S1, and PAYLOAD cannot exceed 258 bytes.

Address configuration

The on-air radio ADDRESS field is composed of two parts, the base address field and the address prefix field.

The size of the base address field is configurable via PCNF1.BALEN. The base address is truncated from the least significant byte if the PCNF1.BALEN is less than 4. See Definition of logical addresses.

The on-air addresses are defined in the BASE0/BASE1 and PREFIX0/PREFIX1 registers. It is only when writing these registers that the user must relate to the actual on-air addresses. For other radio address registers, such as the TXADDRESS, RXADDRESSES, and RXMATCH registers, logical radio addresses ranging from 0 to 7 are being used. The relationship between the on-air radio addresses and the logical addresses is described in the following table.

Table 1. Definition of logical addresses
Logical address Base address Prefix byte
0 BASE0 PREFIX0.AP0
1 BASE1 PREFIX0.AP1
2 BASE1 PREFIX0.AP2
3 BASE1 PREFIX0.AP3
4 BASE1 PREFIX1.AP4
5 BASE1 PREFIX1.AP5
6 BASE1 PREFIX1.AP6
7 BASE1 PREFIX1.AP7

Data whitening

The RADIO is able to do packet whitening and de-whitening, enabled in PCNF1.WHITEEN. When enabled, whitening and de-whitening will be handled by the RADIO automatically as packets are sent and received.

The whitening word is generated using polynomial g(D) = D7+ D4 + 1, which then is XORed with the data packet that is to be whitened, or de-whitened. The linear feedback shift register is initialized via DATAWHITEIV. See the following figure.

Figure 5. Data whitening and de-whitening
Data whitening and de-whitening

Whitening and de-whitening will be performed over the whole packet except for the preamble and the address fields.

CRC

The CRC generator in RADIO calculates the CRC over the whole packet excluding the preamble. If desirable, the address field can be excluded from the CRC calculation as well.

See CRCCNF register for more information.

The CRC polynomial is configurable as illustrated in the following figure, where bit 0 in the CRCPOLY register corresponds to X0 and bit 1 corresponds to X1 etc. See CRCPOLY for more information.

Figure 6. CRC generation of an n bit CRC
CRC generation of an n bit CRC

The figure shows that the CRC is calculated by feeding the packet serially through the CRC generator. Before the packet is clocked through the CRC generator, the CRC generator's latches b0 through bn will be initialized with a predefined value specified in the CRCINIT register. After the whole packet has been clocked through the CRC generator, b0 through bn will hold the resulting CRC. This value will be used by the RADIO during both transmission and reception. Latches b0 through bn are not available to be read by the CPU at any time. However, a received CRC can be read by the CPU via the RXCRC register.

The length (n) of the CRC is configurable, see CRCCNF for more information.

Once the entire packet, including the CRC, has been received and no errors were detected, RADIO generates a CRCOK event. If CRC errors were detected, a CRCERROR event is generated.

The status of the CRC check can be read from the CRCSTATUS register after a packet has been received.

Radio states

Tasks and events are used to control the operating state of RADIO.

RADIO can enter the states described in the following table.
Table 2. RADIO state diagram
State Description
DISABLED No operations are going on inside the RADIO and the power consumption is at a minimum
RXRU RADIO is ramping up and preparing for reception
RXIDLE RADIO is ready for reception to start
RX Reception has been started and the addresses enabled in the RXADDRESSES register are being monitored
TXRU RADIO is ramping up and preparing for transmission
TXIDLE RADIO is ready for transmission to start
TX RADIO is transmitting a packet
RXDISABLE RADIO is disabling the receiver
TXDISABLE RADIO is disabling the transmitter
A state diagram showing an overview of RADIO is shown in the following figure.
Figure 7. Radio states
CRC generation of an n bit CRC

This figure shows how the tasks and events relate to the RADIO's operation. The RADIO does not prevent a task from being triggered from the wrong state. If a task is triggered from the wrong state, for example if the RXEN task is triggered from the RXDISABLE state, this may lead to incorrect behavior. The PAYLOAD event is always generated even if the payload is zero.

The END to START shortcut should not be used with IEEE 802.15.4 250 kbps mode. Use the PHYEND to START shortcut instead.

The END to START shortcut should not be used with Long Range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) Bluetooth Low Energy modes. Use the PHYEND to START shortcut instead.

Transmit sequence

Before the RADIO is able to transmit a packet, it must first ramp-up in TX mode. See TXRU in Radio states and Transmit sequence. A TXRU ramp-up sequence is initiated when the TXEN task is triggered. After the RADIO has successfully ramped up it will generate the READY event indicating that a packet transmission can be initiated. A packet transmission is initiated by triggering the START task. The START task can first be triggered after the RADIO has entered into the TXIDLE state.

The following figure illustrates a single packet transmission where the CPU manually triggers the different tasks needed to control the flow of the RADIO, i.e. no shortcuts are used. If shortcuts are not used, a certain amount of delay caused by CPU execution is expected between READY and START, and between END and DISABLE. As illustrated in Transmit sequence the RADIO will by default transmit 1s between READY and START, and between END and DISABLED. What is transmitted can be programmed through the DTX field in the MODECNF0 register.

Figure 8. Transmit sequence
Transmit sequence

The following figure shows a slightly modified version of the transmit sequence where RADIO is configured to use shortcuts between READY and START, and between END and DISABLE, which means that no delay is introduced.

Figure 9. Transmit sequence using shortcuts to avoid delays
Transmit sequence using shortcuts to avoid delays

RADIO is able to send multiple packets one after the other without having to disable and re-enable the RADIO between packets, as illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 10. Transmission of multiple packets
Transmission of multiple packets

Receive sequence

Before RADIO is able to receive a packet, it must first ramp up in RX mode. See RXRU in Radio states and Receive sequence for more information.

An RXRU ramp up sequence is initiated when the RXEN task is triggered. After RADIO has successfully ramped up it will generate the READY event indicating that a packet reception can be initiated. A packet reception is initiated by triggering the START task. As illustrated in Radio states, the START task can first be triggered after RADIO has entered into the RXIDLE state.

The following figure shows a single packet reception where the CPU manually triggers the different tasks needed to control the flow of RADIO, i.e. no shortcuts are used. If shortcuts are not used, a certain amount of delay caused by CPU execution is expected between READY and START, and between END and DISABLE. RADIO will be listening and possibly receiving undefined data, represented with an 'X', from START and until a packet with valid preamble (P) is received.

Figure 11. Receive sequence
Receive sequence

The following figure shows a modified version of the receive sequence, where RADIO is configured to use shortcuts between READY and START, and between END and DISABLE, which means that no delay is introduced.

Figure 12. Receive sequence using shortcuts to avoid delays
Receive sequence using shortcuts to avoid delays

RADIO is able to receive consecutive packets without having to disable and re-enable RADIO between packets, as illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 13. Reception of multiple packets
Reception of multiple packets

Received signal strength indicator (RSSI)

RADIO implements a mechanism for measuring the power in the received signal. This feature is called received signal strength indicator (RSSI).

The RSSI is measured continuously and the value filtered using a single-pole IIR filter. After a signal level change, the RSSI will settle after approximately RSSISETTLE.

Sampling of the received signal strength is started by using the RSSISTART task. The sample can be read from the RSSISAMPLE register.

The sample period of the RSSI is defined by RSSIPERIOD. The RSSISAMPLE will hold the filtered received signal strength after this sample period.

For the RSSI sample to be valid, the RADIO has to be enabled in receive mode (RXEN task) and the reception has to be started (READY event followed by START task).

Interframe spacing (IFS)

Interframe spacing (IFS) is defined as the time, in microseconds, between two consecutive packets, starting from when the end of the last bit of the previous packet is received, to the beginning of the first bit of the subsequent packet that is transmitted. The RADIO is able to enforce this interval, as specified in the TIFS register, as long as the TIFS is not specified to be shorter than the RADIO's turnaround time, i.e. the time needed to switch off the receiver, and then switch the transmitter back on. The TIFS register can be written any time before the last bit on air is received.

This timing is illustrated in the figure below.
Figure 14. IFS timing detail
IFS timing detail

The TIFS duration starts after the last bit on air (just before the END event), and elapses with first bit being transmitted on air (just after READY event).

TIFS is only enforced if the shortcuts END to DISABLE and DISABLED to TXEN or END to DISABLE and DISABLED to RXEN are enabled.

TIFS is qualified for use in IEEE 802.15.4 250kbps mode, Long Range (125 kbps and 500 kbps) Bluetooth Low Energy modes, and 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps Bluetooth Low Energy modes, using the default ramp-up mode.

SHORTS and TIFS registers are not double-buffered, and can be updated at any point before the last bit on air is received. The MODE register is double-buffered and sampled at the TXEN or RXEN task.

Device address match

The device address match feature is tailored for address whitelisting in Bluetooth low energy and similar implementations.

This feature enables on-the-fly device address matching while receiving a packet on air. This feature only works in receive mode and when the RADIO is configured for little endian, see PCNF1.ENDIAN.

The device address match unit assumes that the first 48 bits of the payload are the device address and that bit number 6 in S0 is the TxAdd bit. See the Bluetooth® Core Specification for more information about device addresses, TxAdd, and whitelisting.

The RADIO is able to listen for eight different device addresses at the same time. These addresses are specified in a DAB/DAP register pair, one pair per address, in addition to a TxAdd bit configured in the DACNF register. The DAB register specifies the 32 least significant bits of the device address, while the DAP register specifies the 16 most significant bits of the device address.

Each of the device addresses can be individually included or excluded from the matching mechanism. This is configured in the DACNF register.

Bit counter

The RADIO implements a simple counter that can be configured to generate an event after a specific number of bits have been transmitted or received.

By using shortcuts, this counter can be started from different events generated by the RADIO and count relative to these.

The bit counter is started by triggering the BCSTART task, and stopped by triggering the BCSTOP task. A BCMATCH event will be generated when the bit counter has counted the number of bits specified in the BCC register. The bit counter will continue to count bits until the DISABLED event is generated or until the BCSTOP task is triggered. After a BCMATCH event, the CPU can reconfigure the BCC value for new BCMATCH events within the same packet.

The bit counter can only be started after the RADIO has received the ADDRESS event.

The bit counter will stop and reset on either the BCSTOP, STOP, or DISABLE task, or the END event.

The following figure shows how the bit counter can be used to generate a BCMATCH event in the beginning of the packet payload, and again generate a second BCMATCH event after sending 2 bytes (16 bits) of the payload.

Figure 15. Bit counter example
RADIO bit counter example: combined length of S0, L and S1 is 12 bits

Direction finding

The RADIO implements the Angle-of-Arrival (AoA) and Angle-of-Departure (AoD) Bluetooth Low Energy feature, which can be used to determine the direction of a peer device. The feature is available for the BLE 1 Mbps and BLE 2 Mbps modes.

When using this feature, the transmitter sends a packet with a continuous tone extension (CTE) appended to the packet, after the CRC. During the CTE, the receiver can take IQ samples of the incoming signal.

An antenna array is employed at the transmitter (AoD) or at the receiver (AoA). The AoD transmitter, or AoA receiver, switches between the antennas, in order to collect IQ samples from the different antenna pairs. The IQ samples can be used to calculate the relative path lengths between the antenna pairs, which can be used to estimate the direction of the transmitter.

CTE format

The CTE is from 16 µs to 160 µs and consists of an unwhitened sequence of 1's, equivalent to a continuous tone nominally offset from the carrier by +250 kHz for the 1 Mbps PHY and +500 kHz for the 2 Mbps BLE PHYs. The format of the CTE, when switching and/or sampling, is shown in the following figure.

Figure 16. Constant tone extension (CTE) structure
Constant tone extension (CTE) structure

Antenna switching is performed during switch slots and the guard period. The AoA/AoD feature requires that one IQ sample is taken for each microsecond within the reference period, and once for each sample slot. Oversampling is possible by changing the sample spacing as described in IQ sampling. The switch slot and sample slot durations are either 1 or 2 µs, but must be equal. The format of the CTE and switching and sampling procedures may be configured prior to, or during, packet transmission and reception. Alternatively, during packet reception, these operations can be configured by reading specific fields of the packet contents.

Mode

Depending on the DFEMODE, the device performs the procedures shown in the following table.

Table 3. AoA/AoD Procedures performed as a function of DFEMODE and TX/RX mode
  DFEMODE
AOA AOD
TX RX TX RX
AoA/AoD Procedure Generating and transmitting CTE x   x  
Receiving, interpreting, and sampling CTE   x   x
Antenna switching   x x  

Inline configuration

When inline configuration is enabled during RX, further configuration of the AoA/AoD procedures is performed based on the values of the CP bit and the CTEInfo octet within the packet. This is enabled by setting CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINECTRLEN. The CTEInfo octet is present only if the CP bit is set. The position of the CP bit and CTEInfo octet depends on whether the packet has a Data Channel PDU (CTEINLINECONF.CTEINFOINS1=InS1), or an Advertising Channel PDU (CTEINLINECONF.CTEINFOINS1=NotInS1).

Data channel PDU

For Data Channel PDUs, PCNF0.S0LEN must be 1 byte, and PCNF0.LFLEN must be 8 bits. To determine if S1 is present, the registers CTEINLINECONF.S0MASK and CTEINLINECONF.S0CONF forms a bitwise mask-and-test for the S0 field. If the bitwise AND between S0 and S0MASK equals S0CONF, then S1 is determined to be present. When present, the value of PCNF0.S1LEN will be ignored, as this is decided by the CP bit in the the following figure.

Figure 17. Data channel PDU header
Data channel PDU header

When encrypting and decrypting BLE packets using the CCM peripheral, it is also required to set PCNF0.S1INCL=1. The CCM mode must be configured to use an 8-bit length field. The value of the CP bit is included in the calculation of the MIC, while the S1 field is ignored by the CCM calculation.

Advertising channel PDU

For advertising channel PDUs, the CTEInfo Flag replaces the CP bit. The CTEInfo Flag is within the extended header flag field in some of the advertising PDUs that employ the common extended advertising payload format (i.e. AUX_SYNC_IND, AUX_CHAIN_IND). The format of such packets is shown in the following figure.

Figure 18. Advertising channel PDU header
Advertising channel PDU header

The CTEINLINECONF.S0CONF and CTEINLINECONF.S0MASK fields can be configured to accept only certain advertising PDU Types. If the extended header length is non-zero, the CTEInfo extended header flag is checked to determine whether CTEInfo is present. If a bit before the CTEInfo flag within the extended header flags is set, then the CTEInfo position is postponed 6 octets.

CTEInfo parsing

The CTEInfo field is shown in the following figure.

Figure 19. CTEInfo field
CTEInfo field

The CTETIME field defines the length of the CTE in 8 µs units. The valid upper bound of values can be adjusted using CTEINLINECONF.CTETIMEVALIDRANGE, including allowing use of the RFU bit within this field. If the CTETIME field is an invalid value of either 0 or 1, the CTE is assumed to be the minimum valid length of 16 µs. The slot duration is determined by the CTEType field. In RX this determines whether the sample spacing as defined in CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINERXMODE1US or CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINERXMODE2US is used.

Table 4. Switching and sampling spacing based on CTEType
CTEType Description TX switch spacing RX sample spacing during reference period Sample spacing RX during reference period
0 AoA, no switching - TSAMPLESPACING1 TSAMPLESPACING2
1 AoD, 1 µs slots 2 µs TSAMPLESPACING1 CTEINLINERXMODE1US
2 AoD, 2 µs slots 4 µs TSAMPLESPACING1 CTEINLINERXMODE2US
3 Reserved for future use

Manual configuration

If CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINECTRLEN is not set, then the packet is not parsed to determine the CTE parameters, and the antenna switching and sampling is controlled by other registers, see Antenna switching. The length of the CTE is given in 8 µs units by DFECTRL1.NUMBEROF8US. The start of the antenna switching and/or sampling (denoted as an AoA/AoD procedure), can be configured to start at some trigger with an additional offset. Using DFECTRL1.DFEINEXTENSION, the trigger can be configured to be the end of the CRC, or alternatively, the ADDRESS event. The additional offset for antenna switching is configured using DFECTRL2.TSWITCHOFFSET. Similarly, the additional offset for antenna sampling is configured using DFECTRL2.TSAMPLEOFFSET.

Receive- and transmit sequences

The addition of the CTE to the transmitted packet is illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 20. Transmit sequence with DFE
Transmit sequence

The prescence of CTE within a received packet is signalled by the CTEPRESENT event illustrated in the figure below.

Figure 21. Receive sequence with DFE
Receive sequence

Antenna switching

The RADIO can control up to 8 GPIO pins in order to control external antenna switches used in direction finding.

Pin configuration

The eight antenna selection signals are mapped to physical pins according to the pin numbers specified in the PSEL.DFEGPIO[n] registers. Only pins that have the PSEL.DFEGPIO[n].CONNECTED field set to Connected will be controlled by the RADIO. Pins that are Disconnected will be controlled by GPIO.

During transmission in AoD TX mode or reception in AoA RX mode, the RADIO automatically acquires the pins as needed. At times when the RADIO does not use the pin, the pin is released to its default state and controlled by the GPIO configuration. Thus, the pin must be configured using the GPIO peripheral.

Table 5. Pin configuration matrix for a connected and enabled pin [n]
Pin acquired by RADIO Direction Value Comment
Yes Output Specified in SWITCHPATTERN Pin acquired by RADIO, and in use for DFE.
No Specified by GPIO Specified by GPIO DFE not in progress. Pin has not been acquired by RADIO, but is available for DFE use.

Switch pattern configuration

The values of the GPIOs while switching during the CTE are configured by writing successively to the SWITCHPATTERN register. The first write to SWITCHPATTERN is the GPIO pattern applied from the call of TASKS_TXEN or TASKS_RXEN until the first antenna switch is triggered. The second write sets the pattern for the reference period and is applied at the start of the guard period. The following writes set the pattern for the remaining switch slots and are applied at the start of each switch slot. If writing beyond the total number of antenna slots, the pattern will wrap to SWITCHPATTERN[2] and start over again. During operation, when the end of the SWITCHPATTERN buffer is reached, the RADIO cycles back to SWITCHPATTERN[2]. At the end of the AoA/AoD procedure, SWITCHPATTERN[0] is applied to DFECTRL1.TSWITCHSPACING after the previous antenna switch. The SWITCHPATTERN buffer can be erased/cleared using CLEARPATTERN.

A minimum number of three patterns must be written to the SWITCHPATTERN register.

If CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINECTRLEN is not set, then the antenna switch spacing is determined by DFECTRL1.TSWITCHSPACING (otherwise described by Switching and sampling spacing based on CTEType). DFECTRL2.TSWITCHOFFSET determines the position of the first switch compared to the configurable start of CTE (see DFECTRL1.DFEINEXTENSION).

IQ sampling

The RADIO uses DMA to write IQ samples recorded during the CTE to RAM. Alternatively, the magnitude and phase of the samples can be recorded using the DFECTRL1.SAMPLETYPE field. The samples are written to the location in RAM specified by DFEPACKET.PTR. The maximum number of samples to transfer are specified by DFEPACKET.MAXCNT and the number of samples transferred are given in DFEPACKET.AMOUNT. The IQ samples are recorded with respect to the RX carrier frequency. The format of the samples is provided in the following table.

Table 6. Format of samples
SAMPLETYPE Field Bits Description
0: I_Q (default) Q 31:16 12 bits signed, sign extended to 16 bits. Out of range samples are saturated at value -32768.
I 15:0
1: MagPhase reserved 31:29 Always zero
magnitude 28:16 13 bits unsigned. Equals 1.646756*sqrt(I^2+Q^2).
phase 15:0 9 bits signed, sign extended to 16 bits. Equals 64*atan2(Q, I) in the range [-201,201].

Oversampling is configured separately for the reference period and for the time after the reference period. During the reference period, the sample spacing is determined by DFECTRL1.TSAMPLESPACINGREF. DFECTRL2.TSAMPLEOFFSET determines the position of the first sample relative to the end of the last bit of the CRC.

For the time after the reference period, if CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINECTRLEN is disabled, the sample spacing is set in DFECTRL1.TSAMPLESPACING. However, when CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINECTRLEN is enabled, the sample spacing is determined by two different registers, depending on whether the device is in AoA or AoD RX-mode.

For AoD RX mode, the sample spacing after the reference period is determined by the CTEType in the packet, as listed in the following table.
Table 7. Sample spacing when CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINECTRLEN is set and the device is in AoD RX mode
CTEType Sample spacing
AoD 1 µs slots CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINERXMODE1US
AoD 2 µs slots CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINERXMODE2US
Other DFECTRL1.TSAMPLESPACING
For AoA RX mode, the sample spacing after the reference period is determined by DFECTRL1.TSWITCHSPACING, as listed in the following table.
Table 8. Sample spacing when CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINECTRLEN is set and the device is in AoA RX mode
DFECTRL1.TSWITCHSPACING Sample spacing
2 µs CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINERXMODE1US
4 µs CTEINLINECONF.CTEINLINERXMODE2US
Other DFECTRL1.TSAMPLESPACING

For the reference and switching periods, DFECTRL1.TSAMPLESPACINGREF and DFECTRL1.TSAMPLESPACING can be used to achieve oversampling.

IEEE 802.15.4 operation

With the MODE=Ieee802154_250kbit the RADIO will comply with the IEEE 802.15.4-2006 standard implementing its 250 kbps, 2450 MHz, O-QPSK PHY.

The IEEE 802.15.4 standard differs from Nordic's proprietary and Bluetooth low energy modes. Notable differences include modulation scheme, channel structure, packet structure, security, and medium access control.

The main features of the IEEE 802.15.4 mode are:
  • Ultra-low power 250 kbps, 2450 MHz, IEEE 802.15.4-2006 compliant link
  • Clear channel assessment
  • Energy detection scan
  • CRC generation

Packet structure

The IEEE 802.15.4 standard defines an on-the-air frame/packet that is different from what is used in BLE mode.

The following figure provides an overview of the physical frame structure and its timing.

Figure 22. IEEE 802.15.4 frame format (PPDU)
IEEE 802.15.4 frame format (PPDU)

The standard uses the term octet for an 8-bit storage unit within the PPDU. For timing, the value symbol is used, and it has a duration of 16 µs.

The total usable payload (PSDU) is 127 octets, but when CRC is in use, this is reduced to 125 octets of usable payload.

The preamble sequence consists of four octets that are all zero, and are used for synchronizing the RADIO's receiver. Following the preamble is the single octet start of frame delimiter (SFD), with a fixed value of 0xA7. An alternate SFD can be programmed through the SFD register, providing an initial level of frame filtering for those who choose non-standard compliance. It is a valuable feature when operating in a congested or private network. The preamble sequence and the SFD are generated by the RADIO, and are not programmed by the user into the frame buffer.

Following the five octet synchronization header (SHR) is the single octet phy header (PHR). The least significant seven bits of PHR denote the frame length of the following PSDU. The most significant bit is reserved and is set to zero for frames that are standard compliant. The RADIO reports all eight bits which can be used to carry additional information. The PHR is the first byte written to the frame data memory pointed to by PACKETPTR. Frames with zero length are discarded, and the FRAMESTART event is not generated in this case.

The next N octets carry the data of the PHY packet, where N equals the value of the PHR. For an implementation also using the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC layer, the PHY data is a MAC frame of N-2 octets, since two octets occupy a CRC field.

An IEEE 802.15.4 MAC layer frame consists of the following:
  • A header:
    • The frame control field (FCF)
    • The sequence number
    • Addressing fields
  • A payload
  • The 16-bit frame control sequence (FCS)
Figure 23. IEEE 802.15.4 frame format (MPDU)
IEEE 802.15.4 frame format (MPDU)

The two FCF octets contain information about the frame type, addressing, and other control flags. This field is decoded when using the assisted operating modes offered by the RADIO.

The sequence number is a single octet in size and is unique for a frame. It is used in the associated acknowledgement frame sent upon successful frame reception.

The addressing field can be zero (acknowledgement frame) or up to 20 octets in size. The field is used to direct packets to the correct recipient and denote its origin. IEEE 802.15.4 bases its addressing on networks being organized in PANs with 16-bit identifier and nodes having a 16-bit or 64-bit address. In the assisted receive mode, these parameters are analyzed for address matching and acknowledgement.

The MAC payload carries the data of the next higher layer, or in the case of a MAC command frame, information used by the MAC layer itself.

The two last octets contain the 16-bit ITU-T CRC. The FCS is calculated over the MAC header (MHR) and MAC payload (MSDU) parts of the frame. This field is calculated automatically when sending a frame, or indicated in the CRCSTATUS register when a frame is received. If configured, this feature is taken care of autonomously by the CRC module.

Operating frequencies

The IEEE 802.15.4 standard defines 16 channels, 11 - 26, of 5 MHz each, in the 2450 MHz frequency band.

To choose the correct channel center frequency, the FREQUENCY register must be programmed according to the table below.

Table 9. IEEE 802.15.4 center frequency definition
IEEE 802.15.4 channel Center frequency (MHz) FREQUENCY setting
Channel 11 2405 5
Channel 12 2410 10
Channel 13 2415 15
Channel 14 2420 20
Channel 15 2425 25
Channel 16 2430 30
Channel 17 2435 35
Channel 18 2440 40
Channel 19 2445 45
Channel 20 2450 50
Channel 21 2455 55
Channel 22 2460 60
Channel 23 2465 65
Channel 24 2470 70
Channel 25 2475 75
Channel 26 2480 80

Energy detection (ED)

As required by the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, it must be possible to sample the received signal power within the bandwidth of a channel, for the purpose of determining presence of activity.

To prevent the channel signal from being decoded, the shortcut between the READY event and the START task should be disabled before putting the RADIO in receive mode. The energy detection (ED) measurement time, where RSSI samples are averaged, is 8 symbol periods, corresponding to 128 µs. The standard further specifies the measurement to be a number between 0 and 255, where 0 shall indicate received power less than 10 dB above the selected receiver sensitivity. The power range of the ED values must be at least a 40 dB linear mapping with accuracy of ±6 dB. See section 6.9.7 Receiver ED in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for further details.

The following example shows how to perform a single energy detection measurement and convert to IEEE 802.15.4 scale.

IEEE 802.15.4 ED measurement example

#define ED_RSSISCALE 4 // From electrical specifications
uint8_t sample_ed(void)
{
    int val;
    NRF_RADIO->TASKS_EDSTART = 1; // Start
    while (NRF_RADIO->EVENTS_EDEND != 1) {
        // CPU can sleep here or do something else
        // Use of interrupts are encouraged
        }
    val = NRF_RADIO->EDSAMPLE * ED_RSSISCALE; // Read level
    return (uint8_t)(val>255 ? 255 : val);    // Convert to IEEE 802.15.4 scale
}

For scaling between hardware value and dBm, see equation Conversion between hardware value and dBm.

The mlme-scan.req primitive of the MAC layer uses the ED measurement to detect channels where there might be wireless activity. To assist this primitive, a tailored mode of operation is available where the ED measurement runs for a defined number of iterations keeping track of the maximum ED level. This is enganged by writing the EDCNT register to a value different from 0, where it will run the specified number of iterations and report the maximum energy measurement in the EDSAMPLE register. The scan is started with EDSTART task and its end indicated with the EDEND event. This significantly reduces the interrupt frequency and therefore power consumption. The following figure shows how the ED measurement will operate depending on the EDCNT register.

Figure 24. Energy detection measurement examples
Energy detection measurement examples

The scan is stopped by writing the EDSTOP task. It will be followed by the EDSTOPPED event when the module has terminated.

Clear channel assessment (CCA)

IEEE 802.15.4 implements a listen-before-talk channel access method to avoid collisions when transmitting, known as carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA-CA). The key part of this is measuring if the wireless medium is busy or not.

The following clear channel assesment modes are supported:

  • CCA Mode 1 (energy above threshold) - The medium is reported busy upon detecting any energy above the ED threshold.
  • CCA Mode 2 (carrier sense only) - The medium is reported busy upon detection of a signal compliant with the IEEE 802.15.4 standard with the same modulation and spreading characteristics.
  • CCA Mode 3 (carrier sense with energy above threshold) - The medium is reported busy using a logical combination (AND/OR) between the results from CCA Mode 1 and CCA Mode 2.

The clear channel assessment should survey a period equal to 8 symbols or 128 µs.

The RADIO must be in receive mode and be able to receive correct packets when performing the CCA. The shortcut between READY and START must be disabled if baseband processing is not to be performed while the measurement is running.

CCA Mode 1

CCA Mode 1 is enabled by first configuring the field CCACTRL.CCAMODE=EdMode and writing the CCACTRL.CCAEDTHRES field to a chosen value. Once the CCASTART task is written, the RADIO will perform a ED measurement for 8 symbols and compare the measured level with that found in the CCACTRL.CCAEDTHRES field. If the measured value is higher than or equal to this threshold, the CCABUSY event is generated. If the measured level is less than the threshold, the CCAIDLE event is generated.

CCA Mode 2

CCA Mode 2 is enabled by configuring CCACTRL.CCAMODE=CarrierMode. The RADIO will sample to see if a valid SFD is found during the 8 symbols. If a valid SFD is detected, the CCABUSY event is generated and the device should not send any data. The CCABUSY event is also generated if the scan was performed during an ongoing frame reception. In the case where the measurement period completes with no SFD detection, the CCAIDLE event is generated. When CCACTRL.CCACORRCNT is not zero, the algorithm will look at the correlator output in addition to the SFD detection signal. If a SFD is reported during the scan period, it will terminate immidiately indicating busy medium. Similarly, if the number of peaks above CCACTRL.CCACORRTHRES crosses the CCACTRL.CCACORRCNT, the CCACTRL.CCABUSY event is generated. If less than CCACORRCOUNT crossings are found and no SFD is reported, the CCAIDLE event will be generated and the device can send data.

CCA Mode 3

CCA Mode 3 is enabled by configuring CCACTRL.CCAMODE=CarrierAndEdMode or CCACTRL.CCAMODE=CarrierOrEdMode, performing the required logical combination of the result from CCA Mode 1 and 2. The CCABUSY or CCAIDLE events are generated by ANDing or ORing the energy above threshold and carrier detection scans.

Shortcuts

An ongoing CCA can always be stopped by issuing the CCASTOP task. This will trigger the associated CCASTOPPED event.

For CCA mode automation, a number of shortcuts are available.
  • To automatically switch between RX (when performing the CCA) and to TX where the packet is sent, the shortcut between CCAIDLE and TXEN, in conjunction with the short between CCAIDLE and STOP muse be used.
  • To automatically disable the RADIO whenever the CCA reports a busy medium, the shortcut between CCABUSY and DISABLE can be used.
  • To immediately start a CCA after ramping up into RX mode, the shortcut between RXREADY and CCASTART can be used.

Conversion

The conversion from a CCAEDTHRES, LQI, or EDSAMPLE value to dBm can be done with the following equation, where VALHARDWARE is either CCAEDTHRES, LQI, or EDSAMPLE. LQI and EDSAMPLE are hardware-reported values, while CCAEDTHRES is set by software. Constants ED_RSSISCALE and ED_RSSIOFFS are from electrical specifications.

Figure 25. Conversion between hardware value and dBm

PRF[dBm] = ED_RSSIOFFS + VALHARDWARE

The ED_RSSISCALE constant is used to calculate power in 802.15.4 units (0-255):

Figure 26. Conversion between hardware value and 802.15.4 units (0-255)

PRF[802.15.4 units] = MIN( ED_RSSISCALE x VALHARDWARE, 255 )

Cyclic redundancy check (CRC)

IEEE 802.15.4 uses a 16-bit ITU-T cyclic redundancy check (CRC) calculated over the MAC header (MHR) and MAC service data unit (MSDU).

The standard defines the following generator polynomial:

G(x) = x16 + x12 + x5 + 1

In receive mode the RADIO will trigger the CRC module when the first octet after the frame length (PHR) is received. The CRC will then update on each consecutive octet received. When a complete frame is received the CRCSTATUS register will be updated accordingly and the CRCOK or CRCERROR events generated. When the CRC module is enabled it will not write the two last octets (CRC) to the frame Data RAM. When transmitting, the CRC will be computed on the fly, starting with the first octet after PHR, and inserted as the two last octets in the frame. The EasyDMA will fetch frame length minus 2 octets from RAM and insert the CRC octets insitu.

The following code shows how to configure the CRC module for correct operation when in IEEE 802.15.4 mode. The CRCCNF is written to 16-bit CRC and the CRCPOLY is written to 0x11021. The start value used by IEEE 802.15.4 is zero and CRCINIT is configured to reflect this.

/* 16-bit CRC with ITU-T polynomial with 0 as start condition*/
NRF_RADIO->CRCCNF = ((RADIO_CRCCNF_SKIPADDR_Ieee802154 << RADIO_CRCCNF_SKIPADDR_Pos) |
                    (RADIO_CRCCNF_LEN_Two << RADIO_CRCCNF_LEN_Pos));
NRF_RADIO->CRCPOLY = 0x11021;
NRF_RADIO->CRCINIT = 0;

The ENDIANESS subregister must be set to little-endian since the FCS field is transmitted from left bit to right.

Transmit sequence

The transmission is started by first putting the RADIO in receive mode and triggering the RXEN task.

An outline of the IEEE 802.15.4 transmission is illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 27. IEEE 802.15.4 transmit sequence
IEEE 802.15.4 transmit sequence

The receiver will ramp up and enter the RXIDLE state where the READY event is generated. Upon receiving the ready event, the CCA is started by triggering the CCASTART task. The chosen mode of assessment (CCACTRL.CCAMODE register) will be performed and signal the CCAIDLE or CCABUSY event 128 µs later. If the CCABUSY event is received, the RADIO will have to retry the CCA after a specific back-off period. This is outlined in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, Figure 69 in section 7.5.1.4 The CSMA-CA algorithm.

If the CCAIDLE event is generated, a write to the TXEN task register enters the RADIO in TXRU state. The READY event will be generated when the RADIO is in TXIDLE state and ready to transmit. With the PACKETPTR pointing to the length (PHR) field of the frame, the START task can be written. The RADIO will send the four octet preamble sequence followed by the start of frame delimiter (SFD register). The first byte read from the Data RAM is the length field (PHR) followed by the transmission of the number of bytes indicated as the frame length. If the CRC module is configured it will run for PHR-2 octets. The last two octets will be substituted with the results from running the CRC. The necessary CRC parameters are sampled on the START task. The FCS field of the frame is little endian.

In addition to the already available shortcuts, one is provided between READY event and CCASTART task so that a CCA can automatically start when the receiver is ready. A second shortcut has been added between CCAIDLE event and the TXEN task, so that upon detecting a clear channel the RADIO can immediately enter transmit mode.

Receive sequence

The reception is started by first putting the RADIO in receive mode. After writing to the RXEN task, the RADIO will start ramping up and enter the RXRU state.

When the READY event is generated, the RADIO enters the RXIDLE mode. For the baseband processing to be enabled, the START task must be written. An outline of the IEEE 802.15.4 reception can be found in the following figure.

Figure 28. IEEE 802.15.4 receive sequence
IEEE 802.15.4 receive sequence

When a valid SHR is received, the RADIO will start storing future octets (starting with PHR) to the data memory pointed to by PACKETPTR. After the SFD octet is received, the FRAMESTART event is generated. If the CRC module is enabled it will start updating with the second byte received (first byte in payload) and run for the full frame length. The two last bytes in the frame are not written to RAM when CRC is configured. However, if the result of the CRC after running the full frame is zero, the CRCOK event will be generated. The END event is generated when the last octet has been received and is available in data memory.

When a packet is received, a link quality indicator (LQI) is also generated and appended immediately after the last received octet. When using an IEEE 802.15.4 compliant frame, this will be just after the MSDU since the FCS is not reported. In the case of a non-compliant frame, it will be appended after the full frame. The LQI reported by hardware must be converted to IEEE 802.15.4 range by an 8-bit saturating multiplication of 4, as shown in IEEE 802.15.4 ED measurement example. The LQI is only valid for frames equal to or longer than three octets. When receiving a frame, the RSSI (reported as negative dB) will be measured at three points during the reception. These three values will be sorted and the middle one selected (median 3) to be remapped within the LQI range. The following figure illustrates the LQI measurement and how the data is arranged in data memory.

Figure 29. IEEE 802.15.4 frame in data memory
IEEE 802.15.4 frame in data memory

A shortcut has been added between the FRAMESTART event and the BCSTART task. This can be used to trigger a BCMATCH event after N bits, such as when inspecting the MAC addressing fields.

Interframe spacing (IFS)

The IEEE 802.15.4 standard defines a specific time that is alotted for the MAC sublayer to process received data. Interframe spacing (IFS) is used to prevent two frames from being transmitted too close together. If the transmission is requesting an acknowledgement, the space before the second frame shall be at least one IFS period.

The IFS is determined to be one of the following:
  • IFS equals macMinSIFSPeriod (12 symbols) if the MPDU is less than or equal to aMaxSIFSFrameSize (18 octets) octets
  • IFS equals macMinLIFSPeriod (40 symbols) if the MPDU is larger than aMaxSIFSFrameSize

Using the efficient assisted modes in the RADIO, the TIFS will be programmed with the correct value based on the frame being transmitted. If the assisted modes are not in use, the TIFS register must be updated manually. The following figure provides details on what IFS period is valid in both acknowledged and unacknowledged transmissions.

Figure 30. Interframe spacing examples
Interframe spacing examples

EasyDMA

The RADIO uses EasyDMA to read and write packets to RAM without CPU involvement.

As illustrated in RADIO block diagram, the RADIO's EasyDMA utilizes the same PACKETPTR for receiving and transmitting packets. This pointer should be reconfigured by the CPU each time before RADIO is started by the START task. The PACKETPTR register is double-buffered, meaning that it can be updated and prepared for the next transmission.

The END event indicates that the last bit has been processed by the RADIO. The DISABLED event is issued to acknowledge that a DISABLE task is done.

The structure of a packet is described in detail in Packet configuration. The data that is stored in Data RAM and transported by EasyDMA consists of the following fields:

  • S0
  • LENGTH
  • S1
  • PAYLOAD

In addition, a static add-on is sent immediately after the payload.

The size of each of the above fields in the frame is configurable (see Packet configuration), and the space occupied in RAM depends on these settings. The size of the field can be zero, as long as the resulting frame complies with the chosen RF protocol.

All fields are extended in size to align with a byte boundary in RAM. For instance, a 3-bit long field on air will occupy 1 byte in RAM while a 9-bit long field will be extended to 2 bytes.

The packet's elements can be configured as follows:
  • CI, TERM1, and TERM2 fields are only present in Bluetooth Low Energy Long Range mode
  • S0 is configured through the PCNF0.S0LEN field
  • LENGTH is configured through the PCNF0.LFLEN field
  • S1 is configured through the PCNF0.S1LEN field
  • Payload size is configured through the value in RAM corresponding to the LENGTH field
  • Static add-on size is configured through the PCNF1.STATLEN field

The PCNF1.MAXLEN field configures the maximum packet payload plus add-on size in number of bytes that can be transmitted or received by the RADIO. This feature can be used to ensure that the RADIO does not overwrite, or read beyond, the RAM assigned to the packet payload. This means that if the LENGTH field of the packet payload exceedes PCNF1.STATLEN, and the LENGTH field in the packet specifies a packet larger than configured in PCNF1.MAXLEN, the payload will be truncated to the length specified in PCNF1.MAXLEN.

Note: The PCNF1.MAXLEN field includes the payload and the add-on, but excludes the size occupied by the S0, LENGTH, and S1 fields. This has to be taken into account when allocating RAM.

If the payload and add-on length is specified larger than PCNF1.MAXLEN, the RADIO will still transmit or receive in the same way as before, except the payload is now truncated to PCNF1.MAXLEN. The packet's LENGTH field will not be altered when the payload is truncated. The RADIO will calculate CRC as if the packet length is equal to PCNF1.MAXLEN.

Note: If PACKETPTR is not pointing to the Data RAM region, an EasyDMA transfer may result in a HardFault or RAM corruption. See Memory for more information about the different memory regions.

The END event indicates that the last bit has been processed by the RADIO. The DISABLED event is issued to acknowledge that an DISABLE task is done.

Registers

Table 10. Instances
Base address Peripheral Instance Description Configuration
0x40001000 RADIO RADIO

2.4 GHz radio

   
Table 11. Register overview
Register Offset Description
TASKS_TXEN 0x000

Enable RADIO in TX mode

 
TASKS_RXEN 0x004

Enable RADIO in RX mode

 
TASKS_START 0x008

Start RADIO

 
TASKS_STOP 0x00C

Stop RADIO

 
TASKS_DISABLE 0x010

Disable RADIO

 
TASKS_RSSISTART 0x014

Start the RSSI and take one single sample of the receive signal strength

 
TASKS_RSSISTOP 0x018

Stop the RSSI measurement

 
TASKS_BCSTART 0x01C

Start the bit counter

 
TASKS_BCSTOP 0x020

Stop the bit counter

 
TASKS_EDSTART 0x024

Start the energy detect measurement used in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

 
TASKS_EDSTOP 0x028

Stop the energy detect measurement

 
TASKS_CCASTART 0x02C

Start the clear channel assessment used in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

 
TASKS_CCASTOP 0x030

Stop the clear channel assessment

 
EVENTS_READY 0x100

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started

 
EVENTS_ADDRESS 0x104

Address sent or received

 
EVENTS_PAYLOAD 0x108

Packet payload sent or received

 
EVENTS_END 0x10C

Packet sent or received

 
EVENTS_DISABLED 0x110

RADIO has been disabled

 
EVENTS_DEVMATCH 0x114

A device address match occurred on the last received packet

 
EVENTS_DEVMISS 0x118

No device address match occurred on the last received packet

 
EVENTS_RSSIEND 0x11C

Sampling of receive signal strength complete

 
EVENTS_BCMATCH 0x128

Bit counter reached bit count value

 
EVENTS_CRCOK 0x130

Packet received with CRC ok

 
EVENTS_CRCERROR 0x134

Packet received with CRC error

 
EVENTS_FRAMESTART 0x138

IEEE 802.15.4 length field received

 
EVENTS_EDEND 0x13C

Sampling of energy detection complete. A new ED sample is ready for readout from the RADIO.EDSAMPLE register.

 
EVENTS_EDSTOPPED 0x140

The sampling of energy detection has stopped

 
EVENTS_CCAIDLE 0x144

Wireless medium in idle - clear to send

 
EVENTS_CCABUSY 0x148

Wireless medium busy - do not send

 
EVENTS_CCASTOPPED 0x14C

The CCA has stopped

 
EVENTS_RATEBOOST 0x150

Ble_LR CI field received, receive mode is changed from Ble_LR125Kbit to Ble_LR500Kbit.

 
EVENTS_TXREADY 0x154

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started TX path

 
EVENTS_RXREADY 0x158

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started RX path

 
EVENTS_MHRMATCH 0x15C

MAC header match found

 
EVENTS_SYNC 0x168

Preamble indicator

 
EVENTS_PHYEND 0x16C

Generated when last bit is sent on air, or received from air

 
EVENTS_CTEPRESENT 0x170

CTE is present (early warning right after receiving CTEInfo byte)

 
SHORTS 0x200

Shortcuts between local events and tasks

 
INTENSET 0x304

Enable interrupt

 
INTENCLR 0x308

Disable interrupt

 
CRCSTATUS 0x400

CRC status

 
RXMATCH 0x408

Received address

 
RXCRC 0x40C

CRC field of previously received packet

 
DAI 0x410

Device address match index

 
PDUSTAT 0x414

Payload status

 
CTESTATUS 0x44C

CTEInfo parsed from received packet

 
DFESTATUS 0x458

DFE status information

 
PACKETPTR 0x504

Packet pointer

 
FREQUENCY 0x508

Frequency

 
TXPOWER 0x50C

Output power

 
MODE 0x510

Data rate and modulation

 
PCNF0 0x514

Packet configuration register 0

 
PCNF1 0x518

Packet configuration register 1

 
BASE0 0x51C

Base address 0

 
BASE1 0x520

Base address 1

 
PREFIX0 0x524

Prefixes bytes for logical addresses 0-3

 
PREFIX1 0x528

Prefixes bytes for logical addresses 4-7

 
TXADDRESS 0x52C

Transmit address select

 
RXADDRESSES 0x530

Receive address select

 
CRCCNF 0x534

CRC configuration

 
CRCPOLY 0x538

CRC polynomial

 
CRCINIT 0x53C

CRC initial value

 
TIFS 0x544

Interframe spacing in µs

 
RSSISAMPLE 0x548

RSSI sample

 
STATE 0x550

Current radio state

 
DATAWHITEIV 0x554

Data whitening initial value

 
BCC 0x560

Bit counter compare

 
DAB[n] 0x600

Device address base segment n

 
DAP[n] 0x620

Device address prefix n

 
DACNF 0x640

Device address match configuration

 
MHRMATCHCONF 0x644

Search pattern configuration

 
MHRMATCHMAS 0x648

Pattern mask

 
MODECNF0 0x650

Radio mode configuration register 0

 
SFD 0x660

IEEE 802.15.4 start of frame delimiter

 
EDCNT 0x664

IEEE 802.15.4 energy detect loop count

 
EDSAMPLE 0x668

IEEE 802.15.4 energy detect level

 
CCACTRL 0x66C

IEEE 802.15.4 clear channel assessment control

 
DFEMODE 0x900

Whether to use Angle-of-Arrival (AOA) or Angle-of-Departure (AOD)

 
CTEINLINECONF 0x904

Configuration for CTE inline mode

 
DFECTRL1 0x910

Various configuration for Direction finding

 
DFECTRL2 0x914

Start offset for Direction finding

 
SWITCHPATTERN 0x928

GPIO patterns to be used for each antenna

 
CLEARPATTERN 0x92C

Clear the GPIO pattern array for antenna control

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[0] 0x930

Pin select for DFE pin 0

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[1] 0x934

Pin select for DFE pin 1

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[2] 0x938

Pin select for DFE pin 2

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[3] 0x93C

Pin select for DFE pin 3

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[4] 0x940

Pin select for DFE pin 4

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[5] 0x944

Pin select for DFE pin 5

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[6] 0x948

Pin select for DFE pin 6

 
PSEL.DFEGPIO[7] 0x94C

Pin select for DFE pin 7

 
DFEPACKET.PTR 0x950

Data pointer

 
DFEPACKET.MAXCNT 0x954

Maximum number of buffer words to transfer

 
DFEPACKET.AMOUNT 0x958

Number of samples transferred in the last transaction

 
POWER 0xFFC

Peripheral power control

 

TASKS_TXEN

Address offset: 0x000

Enable RADIO in TX mode

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_TXEN

   

Enable RADIO in TX mode

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_RXEN

Address offset: 0x004

Enable RADIO in RX mode

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_RXEN

   

Enable RADIO in RX mode

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_START

Address offset: 0x008

Start RADIO

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_START

   

Start RADIO

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_STOP

Address offset: 0x00C

Stop RADIO

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_STOP

   

Stop RADIO

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_DISABLE

Address offset: 0x010

Disable RADIO

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_DISABLE

   

Disable RADIO

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_RSSISTART

Address offset: 0x014

Start the RSSI and take one single sample of the receive signal strength

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_RSSISTART

   

Start the RSSI and take one single sample of the receive signal strength

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_RSSISTOP

Address offset: 0x018

Stop the RSSI measurement

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_RSSISTOP

   

Stop the RSSI measurement

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_BCSTART

Address offset: 0x01C

Start the bit counter

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_BCSTART

   

Start the bit counter

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_BCSTOP

Address offset: 0x020

Stop the bit counter

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_BCSTOP

   

Stop the bit counter

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_EDSTART

Address offset: 0x024

Start the energy detect measurement used in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_EDSTART

   

Start the energy detect measurement used in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_EDSTOP

Address offset: 0x028

Stop the energy detect measurement

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_EDSTOP

   

Stop the energy detect measurement

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_CCASTART

Address offset: 0x02C

Start the clear channel assessment used in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_CCASTART

   

Start the clear channel assessment used in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

TASKS_CCASTOP

Address offset: 0x030

Stop the clear channel assessment

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A W

TASKS_CCASTOP

   

Stop the clear channel assessment

     

Trigger

1

Trigger task

EVENTS_READY

Address offset: 0x100

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_READY

   

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_ADDRESS

Address offset: 0x104

Address sent or received

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_ADDRESS

   

Address sent or received

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_PAYLOAD

Address offset: 0x108

Packet payload sent or received

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_PAYLOAD

   

Packet payload sent or received

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_END

Address offset: 0x10C

Packet sent or received

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_END

   

Packet sent or received

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_DISABLED

Address offset: 0x110

RADIO has been disabled

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_DISABLED

   

RADIO has been disabled

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_DEVMATCH

Address offset: 0x114

A device address match occurred on the last received packet

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_DEVMATCH

   

A device address match occurred on the last received packet

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_DEVMISS

Address offset: 0x118

No device address match occurred on the last received packet

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_DEVMISS

   

No device address match occurred on the last received packet

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_RSSIEND

Address offset: 0x11C

Sampling of receive signal strength complete

A new RSSI sample is ready for readout from the RADIO.RSSISAMPLE register

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_RSSIEND

   

Sampling of receive signal strength complete

A new RSSI sample is ready for readout from the RADIO.RSSISAMPLE register

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_BCMATCH

Address offset: 0x128

Bit counter reached bit count value

Bit counter value is specified in the RADIO.BCC register

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_BCMATCH

   

Bit counter reached bit count value

Bit counter value is specified in the RADIO.BCC register

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_CRCOK

Address offset: 0x130

Packet received with CRC ok

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_CRCOK

   

Packet received with CRC ok

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_CRCERROR

Address offset: 0x134

Packet received with CRC error

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_CRCERROR

   

Packet received with CRC error

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_FRAMESTART

Address offset: 0x138

IEEE 802.15.4 length field received

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_FRAMESTART

   

IEEE 802.15.4 length field received

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_EDEND

Address offset: 0x13C

Sampling of energy detection complete. A new ED sample is ready for readout from the RADIO.EDSAMPLE register.

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_EDEND

   

Sampling of energy detection complete. A new ED sample is ready for readout from the RADIO.EDSAMPLE register.

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_EDSTOPPED

Address offset: 0x140

The sampling of energy detection has stopped

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_EDSTOPPED

   

The sampling of energy detection has stopped

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_CCAIDLE

Address offset: 0x144

Wireless medium in idle - clear to send

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_CCAIDLE

   

Wireless medium in idle - clear to send

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_CCABUSY

Address offset: 0x148

Wireless medium busy - do not send

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_CCABUSY

   

Wireless medium busy - do not send

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_CCASTOPPED

Address offset: 0x14C

The CCA has stopped

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_CCASTOPPED

   

The CCA has stopped

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_RATEBOOST

Address offset: 0x150

Ble_LR CI field received, receive mode is changed from Ble_LR125Kbit to Ble_LR500Kbit.

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_RATEBOOST

   

Ble_LR CI field received, receive mode is changed from Ble_LR125Kbit to Ble_LR500Kbit.

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_TXREADY

Address offset: 0x154

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started TX path

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_TXREADY

   

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started TX path

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_RXREADY

Address offset: 0x158

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started RX path

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_RXREADY

   

RADIO has ramped up and is ready to be started RX path

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_MHRMATCH

Address offset: 0x15C

MAC header match found

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_MHRMATCH

   

MAC header match found

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_SYNC

Address offset: 0x168

Preamble indicator

A possible preamble has been received in Ble_LR125Kbit, Ble_LR500Kbit, or Ieee802154_250Kbit modes during an RX transaction. False triggering of the event is possible.

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_SYNC

   

Preamble indicator

A possible preamble has been received in Ble_LR125Kbit, Ble_LR500Kbit, or Ieee802154_250Kbit modes during an RX transaction. False triggering of the event is possible.

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_PHYEND

Address offset: 0x16C

Generated when last bit is sent on air, or received from air

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_PHYEND

   

Generated when last bit is sent on air, or received from air

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

EVENTS_CTEPRESENT

Address offset: 0x170

CTE is present (early warning right after receiving CTEInfo byte)

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EVENTS_CTEPRESENT

   

CTE is present (early warning right after receiving CTEInfo byte)

     

NotGenerated

0

Event not generated

     

Generated

1

Event generated

SHORTS

Address offset: 0x200

Shortcuts between local events and tasks

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                  

U

T

S

R

Q

P

O

N

M

L

K

H

 

G

F

E

D

C

B

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

READY_START

   

Shortcut between event READY and task START

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

B RW

END_DISABLE

   

Shortcut between event END and task DISABLE

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

C RW

DISABLED_TXEN

   

Shortcut between event DISABLED and task TXEN

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

D RW

DISABLED_RXEN

   

Shortcut between event DISABLED and task RXEN

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

E RW

ADDRESS_RSSISTART

   

Shortcut between event ADDRESS and task RSSISTART

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

F RW

END_START

   

Shortcut between event END and task START

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

G RW

ADDRESS_BCSTART

   

Shortcut between event ADDRESS and task BCSTART

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

H RW

DISABLED_RSSISTOP

   

Shortcut between event DISABLED and task RSSISTOP

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

K RW

RXREADY_CCASTART

   

Shortcut between event RXREADY and task CCASTART

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

L RW

CCAIDLE_TXEN

   

Shortcut between event CCAIDLE and task TXEN

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

M RW

CCABUSY_DISABLE

   

Shortcut between event CCABUSY and task DISABLE

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

N RW

FRAMESTART_BCSTART

   

Shortcut between event FRAMESTART and task BCSTART

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

O RW

READY_EDSTART

   

Shortcut between event READY and task EDSTART

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

P RW

EDEND_DISABLE

   

Shortcut between event EDEND and task DISABLE

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

Q RW

CCAIDLE_STOP

   

Shortcut between event CCAIDLE and task STOP

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

R RW

TXREADY_START

   

Shortcut between event TXREADY and task START

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

S RW

RXREADY_START

   

Shortcut between event RXREADY and task START

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

T RW

PHYEND_DISABLE

   

Shortcut between event PHYEND and task DISABLE

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

U RW

PHYEND_START

   

Shortcut between event PHYEND and task START

     

Disabled

0

Disable shortcut

     

Enabled

1

Enable shortcut

INTENSET

Address offset: 0x304

Enable interrupt

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID  

a

Z

Y

V

U

T

S

R

Q

P

O

N

M

L

K

I

   

H

G

F

E

D

C

B

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

READY

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event READY

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

B RW

ADDRESS

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event ADDRESS

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

C RW

PAYLOAD

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event PAYLOAD

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

D RW

END

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event END

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

E RW

DISABLED

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event DISABLED

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

F RW

DEVMATCH

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event DEVMATCH

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

G RW

DEVMISS

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event DEVMISS

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

H RW

RSSIEND

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event RSSIEND

A new RSSI sample is ready for readout from the RADIO.RSSISAMPLE register

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

I RW

BCMATCH

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event BCMATCH

Bit counter value is specified in the RADIO.BCC register

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

K RW

CRCOK

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event CRCOK

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

L RW

CRCERROR

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event CRCERROR

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

M RW

FRAMESTART

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event FRAMESTART

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

N RW

EDEND

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event EDEND

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

O RW

EDSTOPPED

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event EDSTOPPED

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

P RW

CCAIDLE

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event CCAIDLE

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

Q RW

CCABUSY

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event CCABUSY

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

R RW

CCASTOPPED

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event CCASTOPPED

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

S RW

RATEBOOST

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event RATEBOOST

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

T RW

TXREADY

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event TXREADY

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

U RW

RXREADY

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event RXREADY

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

V RW

MHRMATCH

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event MHRMATCH

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

Y RW

SYNC

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event SYNC

A possible preamble has been received in Ble_LR125Kbit, Ble_LR500Kbit, or Ieee802154_250Kbit modes during an RX transaction. False triggering of the event is possible.

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

Z RW

PHYEND

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event PHYEND

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

a RW

CTEPRESENT

   

Write '1' to enable interrupt for event CTEPRESENT

     

Set

1

Enable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

INTENCLR

Address offset: 0x308

Disable interrupt

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID  

a

Z

Y

V

U

T

S

R

Q

P

O

N

M

L

K

I

   

H

G

F

E

D

C

B

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

READY

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event READY

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

B RW

ADDRESS

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event ADDRESS

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

C RW

PAYLOAD

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event PAYLOAD

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

D RW

END

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event END

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

E RW

DISABLED

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event DISABLED

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

F RW

DEVMATCH

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event DEVMATCH

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

G RW

DEVMISS

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event DEVMISS

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

H RW

RSSIEND

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event RSSIEND

A new RSSI sample is ready for readout from the RADIO.RSSISAMPLE register

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

I RW

BCMATCH

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event BCMATCH

Bit counter value is specified in the RADIO.BCC register

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

K RW

CRCOK

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event CRCOK

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

L RW

CRCERROR

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event CRCERROR

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

M RW

FRAMESTART

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event FRAMESTART

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

N RW

EDEND

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event EDEND

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

O RW

EDSTOPPED

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event EDSTOPPED

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

P RW

CCAIDLE

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event CCAIDLE

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

Q RW

CCABUSY

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event CCABUSY

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

R RW

CCASTOPPED

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event CCASTOPPED

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

S RW

RATEBOOST

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event RATEBOOST

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

T RW

TXREADY

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event TXREADY

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

U RW

RXREADY

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event RXREADY

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

V RW

MHRMATCH

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event MHRMATCH

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

Y RW

SYNC

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event SYNC

A possible preamble has been received in Ble_LR125Kbit, Ble_LR500Kbit, or Ieee802154_250Kbit modes during an RX transaction. False triggering of the event is possible.

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

Z RW

PHYEND

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event PHYEND

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

a RW

CTEPRESENT

   

Write '1' to disable interrupt for event CTEPRESENT

     

Clear

1

Disable

     

Disabled

0

Read: Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Read: Enabled

CRCSTATUS

Address offset: 0x400

CRC status

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

CRCSTATUS

   

CRC status of packet received

     

CRCError

0

Packet received with CRC error

     

CRCOk

1

Packet received with CRC ok

RXMATCH

Address offset: 0x408

Received address

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                          

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

RXMATCH

   

Received address

Logical address of which previous packet was received

RXCRC

Address offset: 0x40C

CRC field of previously received packet

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

RXCRC

   

CRC field of previously received packet

CRC field of previously received packet

DAI

Address offset: 0x410

Device address match index

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                          

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

DAI

   

Device address match index

Index (n) of device address, see DAB[n] and DAP[n], that got an address match

PDUSTAT

Address offset: 0x414

Payload status

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                          

B

B

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

PDUSTAT

   

Status on payload length vs. PCNF1.MAXLEN

     

LessThan

0

Payload less than PCNF1.MAXLEN

     

GreaterThan

1

Payload greater than PCNF1.MAXLEN

B R

CISTAT

   

Status on what rate packet is received with in Long Range

     

LR125kbit

0

Frame is received at 125 kbps

     

LR500kbit

1

Frame is received at 500 kbps

CTESTATUS

Address offset: 0x44C

CTEInfo parsed from received packet

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                

C

C

B

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

CTETIME

   

CTETime parsed from packet

B R

RFU

   

RFU parsed from packet

C R

CTETYPE

   

CTEType parsed from packet

DFESTATUS

Address offset: 0x458

DFE status information

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                      

B

 

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

SWITCHINGSTATE

   

Internal state of switching state machine

     

Idle

0

Switching state Idle

     

Offset

1

Switching state Offset

     

Guard

2

Switching state Guard

     

Ref

3

Switching state Ref

     

Switching

4

Switching state Switching

     

Ending

5

Switching state Ending

B R

SAMPLINGSTATE

   

Internal state of sampling state machine

     

Idle

0

Sampling state Idle

     

Sampling

1

Sampling state Sampling

PACKETPTR

Address offset: 0x504

Packet pointer

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

PACKETPTR

   

Packet pointer

Packet address to be used for the next transmission or reception. When transmitting, the packet pointed to by this address will be transmitted and when receiving, the received packet will be written to this address. This address is a byte aligned RAM address. See the memory chapter for details about which memories are avilable for EasyDMA.

FREQUENCY

Address offset: 0x508

Frequency

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                              

B

 

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

FREQUENCY

 

[0..100]

Radio channel frequency

Frequency = 2400 + FREQUENCY (MHz)

B RW

MAP

   

Channel map selection

     

Default

0

Channel map between 2400 MHZ .. 2500 MHz

Frequency = 2400 + FREQUENCY (MHz)

     

Low

1

Channel map between 2360 MHZ .. 2460 MHz

Frequency = 2360 + FREQUENCY (MHz)

TXPOWER

Address offset: 0x50C

Output power

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                              

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

TXPOWER

   

RADIO output power

Output power in number of dBm, i.e. if the value -20 is specified the output power will be set to -20 dBm.

     

Pos8dBm

0x8

+8 dBm

     

Pos7dBm

0x7

+7 dBm

     

Pos6dBm

0x6

+6 dBm

     

Pos5dBm

0x5

+5 dBm

     

Pos4dBm

0x4

+4 dBm

     

Pos3dBm

0x3

+3 dBm

     

Pos2dBm

0x2

+2 dBm

     

0dBm

0x0

0 dBm

     

Neg4dBm

0xFC

-4 dBm

     

Neg8dBm

0xF8

-8 dBm

     

Neg12dBm

0xF4

-12 dBm

     

Neg16dBm

0xF0

-16 dBm

     

Neg20dBm

0xEC

-20 dBm

     

Neg30dBm

0xE2

-40 dBm

Deprecated

     

Neg40dBm

0xD8

-40 dBm

MODE

Address offset: 0x510

Data rate and modulation

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                        

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

MODE

   

Radio data rate and modulation setting. The radio supports frequency-shift keying (FSK) modulation.

     

Nrf_1Mbit

0

1 Mbps Nordic proprietary radio mode

     

Nrf_2Mbit

1

2 Mbps Nordic proprietary radio mode

     

Ble_1Mbit

3

1 Mbps BLE

     

Ble_2Mbit

4

2 Mbps BLE

     

Ble_LR125Kbit

5

Long range 125 kbps TX, 125 kbps and 500 kbps RX

     

Ble_LR500Kbit

6

Long range 500 kbps TX, 125 kbps and 500 kbps RX

     

Ieee802154_250Kbit

15

IEEE 802.15.4-2006 250 kbps

PCNF0

Address offset: 0x514

Packet configuration register 0

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID  

J

J

   

I

H

H

G

G

 

F

E

E

E

E

           

C

     

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

LFLEN

   

Length on air of LENGTH field in number of bits

C RW

S0LEN

   

Length on air of S0 field in number of bytes

E RW

S1LEN

   

Length on air of S1 field in number of bits

F RW

S1INCL

   

Include or exclude S1 field in RAM

     

Automatic

0

Include S1 field in RAM only if S1LEN > 0

     

Include

1

Always include S1 field in RAM independent of S1LEN

G RW

CILEN

   

Length of code indicator - long range

H RW

PLEN

   

Length of preamble on air. Decision point: TASKS_START task

     

8bit

0

8-bit preamble

     

16bit

1

16-bit preamble

     

32bitZero

2

32-bit zero preamble - used for IEEE 802.15.4

     

LongRange

3

Preamble - used for BLE long range

I RW

CRCINC

   

Indicates if LENGTH field contains CRC or not

     

Exclude

0

LENGTH does not contain CRC

     

Include

1

LENGTH includes CRC

J RW

TERMLEN

   

Length of TERM field in Long Range operation

PCNF1

Address offset: 0x518

Packet configuration register 1

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID            

E

D

         

C

C

C

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

MAXLEN

 

[0..255]

Maximum length of packet payload. If the packet payload is larger than MAXLEN, the radio will truncate the payload to MAXLEN.

B RW

STATLEN

 

[0..255]

Static length in number of bytes

The static length parameter is added to the total length of the payload when sending and receiving packets, e.g. if the static length is set to N the radio will receive or send N bytes more than what is defined in the LENGTH field of the packet.

C RW

BALEN

 

[2..4]

Base address length in number of bytes

The address field is composed of the base address and the one byte long address prefix, e.g. set BALEN=2 to get a total address of 3 bytes.

D RW

ENDIAN

   

On-air endianness of packet, this applies to the S0, LENGTH, S1, and the PAYLOAD fields.

     

Little

0

Least significant bit on air first

     

Big

1

Most significant bit on air first

E RW

WHITEEN

   

Enable or disable packet whitening

     

Disabled

0

Disable

     

Enabled

1

Enable

BASE0

Address offset: 0x51C

Base address 0

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

BASE0

   

Base address 0

BASE1

Address offset: 0x520

Base address 1

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

BASE1

   

Base address 1

PREFIX0

Address offset: 0x524

Prefixes bytes for logical addresses 0-3

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A-D RW

AP[i] (i=0..3)

   

Address prefix i.

PREFIX1

Address offset: 0x528

Prefixes bytes for logical addresses 4-7

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A-D RW

AP[i] (i=4..7)

   

Address prefix i.

TXADDRESS

Address offset: 0x52C

Transmit address select

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                          

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

TXADDRESS

   

Transmit address select

Logical address to be used when transmitting a packet

RXADDRESSES

Address offset: 0x530

Receive address select

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                              

H

G

F

E

D

C

B

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A-H RW

ADDR[i] (i=0..7)

   

Enable or disable reception on logical address i.

     

Disabled

0

Disable

     

Enabled

1

Enable

CRCCNF

Address offset: 0x534

CRC configuration

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                            

B

B

           

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

LEN

 

[1..3]

CRC length in number of bytes

For MODE Ble_LR125Kbit and Ble_LR500Kbit, only LEN set to 3 is supported

     

Disabled

0

CRC length is zero and CRC calculation is disabled

     

One

1

CRC length is one byte and CRC calculation is enabled

     

Two

2

CRC length is two bytes and CRC calculation is enabled

     

Three

3

CRC length is three bytes and CRC calculation is enabled

B RW

SKIPADDR

   

Include or exclude packet address field out of CRC calculation.

     

Include

0

CRC calculation includes address field

     

Skip

1

CRC calculation does not include address field. The CRC calculation will start at the first byte after the address.

     

Ieee802154

2

CRC calculation as per 802.15.4 standard. Starting at first byte after length field.

CRCPOLY

Address offset: 0x538

CRC polynomial

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

CRCPOLY

   

CRC polynomial

Each term in the CRC polynomial is mapped to a bit in this register which index corresponds to the term's exponent. The least significant term/bit is hardwired internally to 1, and bit number 0 of the register content is ignored by the hardware. The following example is for an 8 bit CRC polynomial: x8 + x7 + x3 + x2 + 1 = 1 1000 1101 .

CRCINIT

Address offset: 0x53C

CRC initial value

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

CRCINIT

   

CRC initial value

Initial value for CRC calculation

TIFS

Address offset: 0x544

Interframe spacing in µs

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                            

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

TIFS

   

Interframe spacing in µs.

Interframe space is the time interval between two consecutive packets. It is defined as the time, in microseconds, from the end of the last bit of the previous packet to the start of the first bit of the subsequent packet.

RSSISAMPLE

Address offset: 0x548

RSSI sample

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                  

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

RSSISAMPLE

 

[0..127]

RSSI sample.

RSSI sample result. The value of this register is read as a positive value while the actual received signal strength is a negative value. Actual received signal strength is therefore as follows: received signal strength = -A dBm.

STATE

Address offset: 0x550

Current radio state

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                        

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

STATE

   

Current radio state

     

Disabled

0

RADIO is in the Disabled state

     

RxRu

1

RADIO is in the RXRU state

     

RxIdle

2

RADIO is in the RXIDLE state

     

Rx

3

RADIO is in the RX state

     

RxDisable

4

RADIO is in the RXDISABLED state

     

TxRu

9

RADIO is in the TXRU state

     

TxIdle

10

RADIO is in the TXIDLE state

     

Tx

11

RADIO is in the TX state

     

TxDisable

12

RADIO is in the TXDISABLED state

DATAWHITEIV

Address offset: 0x554

Data whitening initial value

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                  

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000040 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

DATAWHITEIV

   

Data whitening initial value. Bit 6 is hardwired to '1', writing '0' to it has no effect, and it will always be read back and used by the device as '1'.

Bit 0 corresponds to Position 6 of the LSFR, Bit 1 to Position 5, etc.

BCC

Address offset: 0x560

Bit counter compare

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

BCC

   

Bit counter compare

Bit counter compare register

DAB[n] (n=0..7)

Address offset: 0x600 + (n × 0x4)

Device address base segment n

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

DAB

   

Device address base segment n

DAP[n] (n=0..7)

Address offset: 0x620 + (n × 0x4)

Device address prefix n

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

DAP

   

Device address prefix n

DACNF

Address offset: 0x640

Device address match configuration

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                

P

O

N

M

L

K

J

I

H

G

F

E

D

C

B

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A-H RW

ENA[i] (i=0..7)

   

Enable or disable device address matching using device address i

     

Disabled

0

Disabled

     

Enabled

1

Enabled

I-P RW

TXADD[i] (i=0..7)

   

TxAdd for device address i

MHRMATCHCONF

Address offset: 0x644

Search pattern configuration

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

MHRMATCHCONF

   

Search pattern configuration

MHRMATCHMAS

Address offset: 0x648

Pattern mask

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

MHRMATCHMAS

   

Pattern mask

MODECNF0

Address offset: 0x650

Radio mode configuration register 0

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                        

C

C

           

A

Reset 0x00000200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

RU

   

Radio ramp-up time

     

Default

0

Default ramp-up time (tRXEN and tTXEN), compatible with firmware written for nRF51

     

Fast

1

Fast ramp-up (tRXEN,FAST and tTXEN,FAST), see electrical specifications for more information

When enabled, TIFS is not enforced by hardware and software needs to control when to turn on the Radio

C RW

DTX

   

Default TX value

Specifies what the RADIO will transmit when it is not started, i.e. between:

RADIO.EVENTS_READY and RADIO.TASKS_START

RADIO.EVENTS_END and RADIO.TASKS_START

RADIO.EVENTS_END and RADIO.EVENTS_DISABLED

For IEEE 802.15.4 250 kbps mode only Center is a valid setting

For Bluetooth Low Energy Long Range mode only Center is a valid setting

     

B1

0

Transmit '1'

     

B0

1

Transmit '0'

     

Center

2

Transmit center frequency

When tuning the crystal for center frequency, the RADIO must be set in DTX = Center mode to be able to achieve the expected accuracy

SFD

Address offset: 0x660

IEEE 802.15.4 start of frame delimiter

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x000000A7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

SFD

   

IEEE 802.15.4 start of frame delimiter

EDCNT

Address offset: 0x664

IEEE 802.15.4 energy detect loop count

Number of iterations to perform an ED scan. If set to 0 one scan is performed, otherwise the specified number + 1 of ED scans will be performed and the max ED value tracked in EDSAMPLE.

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                      

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

EDCNT

   

IEEE 802.15.4 energy detect loop count

EDSAMPLE

Address offset: 0x668

IEEE 802.15.4 energy detect level

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

EDLVL

 

[0..127]

IEEE 802.15.4 energy detect level

Register value must be converted to IEEE 802.15.4 range by an 8-bit saturating multiplication by factor ED_RSSISCALE, as shown in the code example for ED sampling

CCACTRL

Address offset: 0x66C

IEEE 802.15.4 clear channel assessment control

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

         

A

A

A

Reset 0x052D0000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

CCAMODE

   

CCA mode of operation

     

EdMode

0

Energy above threshold

Will report busy whenever energy is detected above CCAEDTHRES

     

CarrierMode

1

Carrier seen

Will report busy whenever compliant IEEE 802.15.4 signal is seen

     

CarrierAndEdMode

2

Energy above threshold AND carrier seen

     

CarrierOrEdMode

3

Energy above threshold OR carrier seen

     

EdModeTest1

4

Energy above threshold test mode that will abort when first ED measurement over threshold is seen. No averaging.

B RW

CCAEDTHRES

   

CCA energy busy threshold. Used in all the CCA modes except CarrierMode.

Must be converted from IEEE 802.15.4 range by dividing by factor ED_RSSISCALE - similar to EDSAMPLE register

C RW

CCACORRTHRES

   

CCA correlator busy threshold. Only relevant to CarrierMode, CarrierAndEdMode, and CarrierOrEdMode.

D RW

CCACORRCNT

   

Limit for occurances above CCACORRTHRES. When not equal to zero the corrolator based signal detect is enabled.

DFEMODE

Address offset: 0x900

Whether to use Angle-of-Arrival (AOA) or Angle-of-Departure (AOD)

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                            

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

DFEOPMODE

   

Direction finding operation mode

     

Disabled

0

Direction finding mode disabled

     

AoD

2

Direction finding mode set to AoD

     

AoA

3

Direction finding mode set to AoA

CTEINLINECONF

Address offset: 0x904

Configuration for CTE inline mode

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

G

G

G

F

F

F

   

E

E

C

B

   

A

Reset 0x00002800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

CTEINLINECTRLEN

   

Enable parsing of CTEInfo from received packet in BLE modes

     

Enabled

1

Parsing of CTEInfo is enabled

     

Disabled

0

Parsing of CTEInfo is disabled

B RW

CTEINFOINS1

   

CTEInfo is S1 byte or not

     

InS1

1

CTEInfo is in S1 byte (data PDU)

     

NotInS1

0

CTEInfo is NOT in S1 byte (advertising PDU)

C RW

CTEERRORHANDLING

   

Sampling/switching if CRC is not OK

     

Yes

1

Sampling and antenna switching also when CRC is not OK

     

No

0

No sampling and antenna switching when CRC is not OK

E RW

CTETIMEVALIDRANGE

   

Max range of CTETime

Valid range is 2-20 in BLE core spec. If larger than 20, it can be an indication of an error in the received packet.

     

20

0

20 in 8 µs unit (default)

Set to 20 if parsed CTETime is larger than 20

     

31

1

31 in 8 µs unit

     

63

2

63 in 8 µs unit

F RW

CTEINLINERXMODE1US

   

Spacing between samples for the samples in the SWITCHING period when CTEINLINEMODE is set.

When the device is in AoD mode, this is used when the received CTEType is "AoD 1 µs". When in AoA mode, this is used when TSWITCHSPACING is 2 µs.

     

4us

1

4 µs

     

2us

2

2 µs

     

1us

3

1 µs

     

500ns

4

0.5 µs

     

250ns

5

0.25 µs

     

125ns

6

0.125 µs

G RW

CTEINLINERXMODE2US

   

Spacing between samples for the samples in the SWITCHING period when CTEINLINEMODE is set.

When the device is in AoD mode, this is used when the received CTEType is "AoD 2 µs". When in AoA mode, this is used when TSWITCHSPACING is 4 µs.

     

4us

1

4 µs

     

2us

2

2 µs

     

1us

3

1 µs

     

500ns

4

0.5 µs

     

250ns

5

0.25 µs

     

125ns

6

0.125 µs

H RW

S0CONF

   

S0 bit pattern to match

The least significant bit always corresponds to the first bit of S0 received.

I RW

S0MASK

   

S0 bit mask to set which bit to match

The least significant bit always corresponds to the first bit of S0 received.

DFECTRL1

Address offset: 0x910

Various configuration for Direction finding

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID        

I

I

I

I

H

H

H

H

 

G

G

G

F

E

E

E

C

C

C

B

 

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00023282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

NUMBEROF8US

   

Length of the AoA/AoD procedure in number of 8 µs units

Always used in TX mode, but in RX mode only when CTEINLINECTRLEN is 0

B RW

DFEINEXTENSION

   

Add CTE extension and do antenna switching/sampling in this extension

     

CRC

1

AoA/AoD procedure triggered at end of CRC

     

Payload

0

Antenna switching/sampling is done in the packet payload

C RW

TSWITCHSPACING

   

Interval between every time the antenna is changed in the SWITCHING state

     

4us

1

4 µs

     

2us

2

2 µs

     

1us

3

1 µs

E RW

TSAMPLESPACINGREF

   

Interval between samples in the REFERENCE period

     

4us

1

4 µs

     

2us

2

2 µs

     

1us

3

1 µs

     

500ns

4

0.5 µs

     

250ns

5

0.25 µs

     

125ns

6

0.125 µs

F RW

SAMPLETYPE

   

Whether to sample I/Q or magnitude/phase

     

IQ

0

Complex samples in I and Q

     

MagPhase

1

Complex samples as magnitude and phase

G RW

TSAMPLESPACING

   

Interval between samples in the SWITCHING period when CTEINLINECTRLEN is 0

Not used when CTEINLINECTRLEN is set. Then either CTEINLINERXMODE1US or CTEINLINERXMODE2US are used.

     

4us

1

4 µs

     

2us

2

2 µs

     

1us

3

1 µs

     

500ns

4

0.5 µs

     

250ns

5

0.25 µs

     

125ns

6

0.125 µs

H RW

REPEATPATTERN

   

Repeat each individual antenna pattern N times sequentially, i.e. P0, P0, P1, P1, P2, P2, P3, P3, etc.

     

NoRepeat

0

Do not repeat (1 time in total)

I RW

AGCBACKOFFGAIN

   

Gain will be lowered by the specified number of gain steps at the start of CTE

First LNAGAIN gain drops, then MIXGAIN, then AAFGAIN

DFECTRL2

Address offset: 0x914

Start offset for Direction finding

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID        

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

     

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

TSWITCHOFFSET

   

Signed value offset after the end of the CRC before starting switching in number of 16M cycles

Decreasing TSWITCHOFFSET beyond the trigger of the AoA/AoD procedure will have no effect

B RW

TSAMPLEOFFSET

   

Signed value offset before starting sampling in number of 16M cycles relative to the beginning of the REFERENCE state - 12 µs after switching start

Decreasing TSAMPLEOFFSET beyond the trigger of the AoA/AoD procedure will have no effect

SWITCHPATTERN

Address offset: 0x928

GPIO patterns to be used for each antenna

Maximum 8 GPIOs can be controlled. To secure correct signal levels on the pins, the pins must be configured in the GPIO peripheral as described in Pin configuration.

If, during switching, the total number of antenna slots is bigger than the number of written patterns, the RADIO loops back to the pattern used after the reference pattern.

A minimum number of three patterns must be written.

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

SWITCHPATTERN

   

Fill array of GPIO patterns for antenna control.

The GPIO pattern array size is 40 entries.

When written, bit n corresponds to the GPIO configured in PSEL.DFEGPIO[n].

When read, returns the number of GPIO patterns written since the last time the array was cleared. Use CLEARPATTERN to clear the array.

CLEARPATTERN

Address offset: 0x92C

Clear the GPIO pattern array for antenna control

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

CLEARPATTERN

   

Clears GPIO pattern array for antenna control

     

Clear

1

Clear the GPIO pattern

PSEL.DFEGPIO[n] (n=0..7)

Address offset: 0x930 + (n × 0x4)

Pin select for DFE pin n

Must be set before enabling the radio

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

C

                                                 

B

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0xFFFFFFFF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

PIN

 

[0..31]

Pin number

B RW

PORT

 

[0..1]

Port number

C RW

CONNECT

   

Connection

     

Disconnected

1

Disconnect

     

Connected

0

Connect

DFEPACKET.PTR

Address offset: 0x950

Data pointer

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

PTR

   

Data pointer

See the memory chapter for details about which memories are available for EasyDMA.

DFEPACKET.MAXCNT

Address offset: 0x954

Maximum number of buffer words to transfer

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                    

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00001000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

MAXCNT

   

Maximum number of buffer words to transfer

DFEPACKET.AMOUNT

Address offset: 0x958

Number of samples transferred in the last transaction

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Reset 0x00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A R

AMOUNT

   

Number of samples transferred in the last transaction

POWER

Address offset: 0xFFC

Peripheral power control

Bit number 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
ID                                                              

A

Reset 0x00000001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ID Access Field Value ID Value Description
A RW

POWER

   

Peripheral power control. The peripheral and its registers will be reset to its initial state by switching the peripheral off and then back on again.

     

Disabled

0

Peripheral is powered off

     

Enabled

1

Peripheral is powered on

Electrical specification

General radio characteristics

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
fOP

Operating frequencies

2360 2500 MHz
fPLL,CH,SP

PLL channel spacing

1 MHz
fDELTA,1M

Frequency deviation @ 1 Mbps

±170 kHz
fDELTA,BLE,1M

Frequency deviation @ BLE 1 Mbps

±250 kHz
fDELTA,2M

Frequency deviation @ 2 Mbps

±320 kHz
fDELTA,BLE,2M

Frequency deviation @ BLE 2 Mbps

±500 kHz
fskBPS

On-the-air data rate

125 2000 kbps
fchip, IEEE 802.15.4

Chip rate in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

2000 kchip/s

Radio current consumption (transmitter)

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
ITX,PLUS8dBM,DCDC

TX only run current (DC/DC, 3 V) PRF = +8 dBm

14.2 mA
ITX,PLUS8dBM

TX only run current PRF = +8 dBm

30.4 mA
ITX,PLUS4dBM,DCDC

TX only run current (DC/DC, 3 V) PRF = +4 dBm

9.6 mA
ITX,PLUS4dBM

TX only run current PRF = +4 dBm

20.7 mA
ITX,0dBM,DCDC

TX only run current (DC/DC, 3 V)PRF = 0 dBm

4.9 mA
ITX,0dBM

TX only run current PRF = 0 dBm

10.3 mA
ITX,MINUS4dBM,DCDC

TX only run current DC/DC, 3 V PRF = -4 dBm

3.8 mA
ITX,MINUS4dBM

TX only run current PRF = -4 dBm

8.0 mA
ITX,MINUS8dBM,DCDC

TX only run current DC/DC, 3 V PRF = -8 dBm

3.4 mA
ITX,MINUS8dBM

TX only run current PRF = -8 dBm

7.1 mA
ITX,MINUS12dBM,DCDC

TX only run current DC/DC, 3 V PRF = -12 dBm

3.1 mA
ITX,MINUS12dBM

TX only run current PRF = -12 dBm

6.4 mA
ITX,MINUS16dBM,DCDC

TX only run current DC/DC, 3 V PRF = -16 dBm

2.9 mA
ITX,MINUS16dBM

TX only run current PRF = -16 dBm

5.9 mA
ITX,MINUS20dBM,DCDC

TX only run current DC/DC, 3 V PRF = -20 dBm

2.7 mA
ITX,MINUS20dBM

TX only run current PRF = -20 dBm

5.5 mA
ITX,MINUS40dBM,DCDC

TX only run current DC/DC, 3 V PRF = -40 dBm

2.3 mA
ITX,MINUS40dBM

TX only run current PRF = -40 dBm

4.5 mA
ISTART,TX,DCDC

TX start-up current DC/DC, 3 V, PRF = 4 dBm

4.3 mA
ISTART,TX

TX start-up current, PRF = 4 dBm

8.9 mA

Radio current consumption (Receiver)

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
IRX,1M,DCDC

RX only run current (DC/DC, 3 V) 1 Mbps/1 Mbps BLE

4.6 mA
IRX,1M

RX only run current (LDO, 3 V) 1 Mbps/1 Mbps BLE

9.6 mA
IRX,2M,DCDC

RX only run current (DC/DC, 3 V) 2 Mbps/2 Mbps BLE

5.2 mA
IRX,2M

RX only run current (LDO, 3 V) 2 Mbps/2 Mbps BLE

10.7 mA
ISTART,RX,1M,DCDC

RX start-up current (DC/DC, 3 V) 1 Mbps/1 Mbps BLE

3.4 mA
ISTART,RX,1M

RX start-up current 1 Mbps/1 Mbps BLE

6.8 mA

Transmitter specification

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
PRF

Maximum output power

8 dBm
PRFC

RF power control range

28 dB
PRFCR

RF power accuracy

±4 dB
PRF1,1

1st Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 1 MHz (1 Mbps)

-25 dBc
PRF2,1

2nd Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 2 MHz (1 Mbps)

-54 dBc
PRF1,2

1st Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 2 MHz (2 Mbps)

-26 dBc
PRF2,2

2nd Adjacent Channel Transmit Power 4 MHz (2 Mbps)

-54 dBc
Evm

Error vector magnitude in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

9 %rms
Pharm2nd, IEEE 802.15.4

2nd harmonics in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

-51 dBm
Pharm3rd, IEEE 802.15.4

3rd harmonics in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

-51 dBm
Figure 31. Output power, 1 Mbps Bluetooth low energy mode, at maximum TXPOWER setting (typical values)
Figure 32. Output power, 1 Mbps Bluetooth low energy mode, at 0 dBm TXPOWER setting (typical values)

Receiver operation

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
PRX,MAX

Maximum received signal strength at < 0.1% PER

0 dBm
PSENS,IT,1M

Sensitivity, 1 Mbps nRF mode ideal transmitter 1

-93 dBm
PSENS,IT,2M

Sensitivity, 2 Mbps nRF mode ideal transmitter 1

-89 dBm
PSENS,IT,SP,1M,BLE

Sensitivity, 1 Mbps BLE ideal transmitter, packet length ≤ 37 bytes BER=1E-32

-96 dBm
PSENS,IT,LP,1M,BLE

Sensitivity, 1 Mbps BLE ideal transmitter, packet length ≥ 128 bytes BER=1E-4 3

-94 dBm
PSENS,IT,SP,2M,BLE

Sensitivity, 2 Mbps BLE ideal transmitter, packet length ≤ 37 bytes

-92 dBm
PSENS,IT,BLE LE125k

Sensitivity, 125 kbps BLE mode

-103 dBm
PSENS,IT,BLE LE500k

Sensitivity, 500 kbps BLE mode

-98 dBm
PSENS,IEEE 802.15.4

Sensitivity in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

-100 dBm
Figure 33. Sensitivity, 1 Mbps Bluetooth low energy mode, Regulator = LDO (typical values)

RX selectivity

RX selectivity with equal modulation on interfering signal4

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
C/I1M,co-channel

1Mbps mode, co-channel interference

10 dB
C/I1M,-1MHz

1 Mbps mode, Adjacent (-1 MHz) interference

-5 dB
C/I1M,+1MHz

1 Mbps mode, Adjacent (+1 MHz) interference

-14 dB
C/I1M,-2MHz

1 Mbps mode, Adjacent (-2 MHz) interference

-19 dB
C/I1M,+2MHz

1 Mbps mode, Adjacent (+2 MHz) interference

-42 dB
C/I1M,-3MHz

1 Mbps mode, Adjacent (-3 MHz) interference

-37 dB
C/I1M,+3MHz

1 Mbps mode, Adjacent (+3 MHz) interference

-47 dB
C/I1M,±6MHz

1 Mbps mode, Adjacent (≥6 MHz) interference

-52 dB
C/I1MBLE,co-channel

1 Mbps BLE mode, co-channel interference

6 dB
C/I1MBLE,-1MHz

1 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (-1 MHz) interference

-2 dB
C/I1MBLE,+1MHz

1 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (+1 MHz) interference

-10 dB
C/I1MBLE,-2MHz

1 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (-2 MHz) interference

-23 dB
C/I1MBLE,+2MHz

1 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (+2 MHz) interference

-45 dB
C/I1MBLE,>3MHz

1 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (≥3 MHz) interference

-54 dB
C/I1MBLE,image

Image frequency interference

-24 dB
C/I1MBLE,image,1MHz

Adjacent (1 MHz) interference to in-band image frequency

-37 dB
C/I2M,co-channel

2 Mbps mode, co-channel interference

10 dB
C/I2M,-2MHz

2 Mbps mode, Adjacent (-2 MHz) interference

-4 dB
C/I2M,+2MHz

2 Mbps mode, Adjacent (+2 MHz) interference

-16 dB
C/I2M,-4MHz

2 Mbps mode, Adjacent (-4 MHz) interference

-19 dB
C/I2M,+4MHz

2 Mbps mode, Adjacent (+4 MHz) interference

-46 dB
C/I2M,-6MHz

2 Mbps mode, Adjacent (-6 MHz) interference

-41 dB
C/I2M,+6MHz

2 Mbps mode, Adjacent (+6 MHz) interference

-48 dB
C/I2M,≥12MHz

2 Mbps mode, Adjacent (≥12 MHz) interference

-52 dB
C/I2MBLE,co-channel

2 Mbps BLE mode, co-channel interference

7 dB
C/I2MBLE,-2MHz

2 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (-2 MHz) interference

-2 dB
C/I2MBLE,+2MHz

2 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (+2 MHz) interference

-12 dB
C/I2MBLE,-4MHz

2 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (-4 MHz) interference

-22 dB
C/I2MBLE,+4MHz

2 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (+4 MHz) interference

-46 dB
C/I2MBLE,≥6MHz

2 Mbps BLE mode, Adjacent (≥6 MHz) interference

-52 dB
C/I2MBLE,image

Image frequency interference

-22 dB
C/I2MBLE,image, 2MHz

Adjacent (2 MHz) interference to in-band image frequency

-37 dB
C/I125k BLE LR,co-channel

125 kbps BLE LR mode, co-channel interference

3 dB
C/I125k BLE LR,-1MHz

125 kbps BLE LR mode, Adjacent (-1 MHz) interference

-9 dB
C/I125k BLE LR,+1MHz

125 kbps BLE LR mode, Adjacent (+1 MHz) interference

-16 dB
C/I125k BLE LR,-2MHz

125 kbps BLE LR mode, Adjacent (-2 MHz) interference

-27 dB
C/I125k BLE LR,+2MHz

125 kbps BLE LR mode, Adjacent (+2 MHz) interference

-54 dB
C/I125k BLE LR,>3MHz

125 kbps BLE LR mode, Adjacent (≥3 MHz) interference

-60 dB
C/I125k BLE LR,image

Image frequency interference

-27 dB
C/IIEEE 802.15.4,-5MHz

IEEE 802.15.4 mode, Adjacent (-5 MHz) rejection

-33 dB
C/IIEEE 802.15.4,+5MHz

IEEE 802.15.4 mode, Adjacent (+5 MHz) rejection

-38 dB
C/IIEEE 802.15.4,±10MHz

IEEE 802.15.4 mode, Alternate (±10 MHz) rejection

-49 dB

RX intermodulation

RX intermodulation. Desired signal level at PIN = -64 dBm. Two interferers with equal input power are used. The interferer closest in frequency is not modulated, the other interferer is modulated equal with the desired signal. The input power of the interferers where the sensitivity equals BER = 0.1% is presented.

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
PIMD,5TH,1M

IMD performance, 1 Mbps, 5th offset channel, packet length ≤ 37 bytes

-34 dBm
PIMD,5TH,1M,BLE

IMD performance, BLE 1 Mbps, 5th offset channel, packet length ≤ 37 bytes

-32 dBm
PIMD,5TH,2M

IMD performance, 2 Mbps, 5th offset channel, packet length ≤ 37 bytes

-33 dBm
PIMD,5TH,2M,BLE

IMD performance, BLE 2 Mbps, 5th offset channel, packet length ≤ 37 bytes

-32 dBm

Radio timing

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
tTXEN,BLE,1M

Time between TXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (1 Mbps BLE and 150 µs TIFS)

140 140 µs
tTXEN,FAST,BLE,1M

Time between TXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (1 Mbps BLE with fast ramp-up and 150 µs TIFS)

40 40 µs
tTXDIS,BLE,1M

When in TX, delay between DISABLE task and DISABLED event for MODE = Nrf_1Mbit and MODE = Ble_1Mbit

6 6 µs
tRXEN,BLE,1M

Time between the RXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (1 Mbps BLE)

140 140 µs
tRXEN,FAST,BLE,1M

Time between the RXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (1 Mbps BLE with fast ramp-up)

40 40 µs
tRXDIS,BLE,1M

When in RX, delay between DISABLE task and DISABLED event for MODE = Nrf_1Mbit and MODE = Ble_1Mbit

0 0 µs
tTXDIS,BLE,2M

When in TX, delay between DISABLE task and DISABLED event for MODE = Nrf_2Mbit and MODE = Ble_2Mbit

4 4 µs
tRXDIS,BLE,2M

When in RX, delay between DISABLE task and DISABLED event for MODE = Nrf_2Mbit and MODE = Ble_2Mbit

0 0 µs
tTXEN,IEEE 802.15.4

Time between TXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (IEEE 802.15.4 mode)

130 130 µs
tTXEN,FAST,IEEE 802.15.4

Time between TXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (IEEE 802.15.4 mode with fast ramp-up)

40 40 µs
tTXDIS,IEEE 802.15.4

When in TX, delay between DISABLE task and DISABLED event (IEEE 802.15.4 mode)

21 21 µs
tRXEN,IEEE 802.15.4

Time between the RXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (IEEE 802.15.4 mode)

130 130 µs
tRXEN,FAST,IEEE 802.15.4

Time between the RXEN task and READY event after channel FREQUENCY configured (IEEE 802.15.4 mode with fast ramp-up)

40 40 µs
tRXDIS,IEEE 802.15.4

When in RX, delay between DISABLE task and DISABLED event (IEEE 802.15.4 mode)

0.5 0.5 µs
tRX-to-TX turnaround

Maximum TX-to-RX or RX-to-TX turnaround time in IEEE 802.15.4 mode

40 µs

Received signal strength indicator (RSSI) specifications

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
RSSIACC

RSSI accuracy 5

±2 dB
RSSIRESOLUTION

RSSI resolution

1 dB
RSSIPERIOD

RSSI sampling time from RSSI_START task

0.25 µs
RSSISETTLE

RSSI settling time after signal level change

15 µs

Jitter

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
tDISABLEDJITTER

Jitter on DISABLED event relative to END event when shortcut between END and DISABLE is enabled

0.25 µs
tREADYJITTER

Jitter on READY event relative to TXEN and RXEN task

0.25 µs

IEEE 802.15.4 mode energy detection constants

Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
ED_RSSISCALE

Scaling value when converting between hardware-reported value and dBm

5  
ED_RSSIOFFS

Offset value when converting between hardware-reported value and dBm

-93  
1 Typical sensitivity applies when ADDR0 is used for receiver address correlation. When ADDR[1...7] are used for receiver address correlation, the typical sensitivity for this mode is degraded by 3 dB.
2 As defined in the Bluetooth Core Specification v4.0 Volume 6: Core System Package (Low Energy Controller Volume).
3 Equivalent BER limit < 10E-04.
4 Desired signal level at PIN = -67 dBm. One interferer is used, having equal modulation as the desired signal. The input power of the interferer where the sensitivity equals BER = 0.1% is presented.
5 Valid range -90 to -30 dBm