Discussing applications for

nRF2401/02¥ and nRF24E1/E2¥

Nordic VLSI Wireless Communication

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nRF2401/02 AND nRF24E1/E2 COMPLEMENTS EACH OTHER
Comparing Features
nRF2401/02
• Can use any brand micro controller
and existing SW
• Can use micro controllers for special
applications, i.e Keyboard MCU or
encoder for Keyless entry
• Standalone MCU’s have larger
selection in terms of:
- Peripherals
- Digital I/O
- Analog I/O
- Memory (Flash,EEPROM)
- Development tools
- Speed - MIPS
• 1.9V standalone MCU’s can be pricey
and hard to find => use nRF24E1!
nRF24E1/E2
• Will have excellent fit into applications
where the user can use an 8051MCU,
and the onchip peripherals
• Best size/$/component ratio in the
industry - only one with down to 1.9V
operation, and industrial temp spec.
• Example SW is available for. 8051 MCU
is widely proven and known to “all”
engineers
• However :
- Memory is fixed at 4K byte
- Program storage in external
EEPROM
- I/O and peripherals - one
option only
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nRF2401/02 AND nRF24E1/E2 TARGETS THE SAME APPLICATIONS
But they have different advantages in each application

PC and game peripherals Miscellaneous

Wireless:
- mouse
- keyboard
- joystick
- game pad Point of sale Keyless Headset
entry

Industry and home Leisure

Remote control Temp control Toys

Intelligent sports
Sensors Security equipment Learning
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 nRF2401/02 AND nRF24E1/E2 ARE IDEAL
FOR INDUSTRIAL AND SENSOR APPLICATIONS

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TEMP

LEVEL AIN[0..7]
nRF2401
nRF2401
DIO[0..9]
PRESSURE QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
PWM nRF24E1
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

POSITION
UART
SPEED

nRF24E1/E2
nRF24E1/E2 fits
fits best
best where:
where:
•• BOM is important,
BOM is important,
•• Number
Number ofof I/O
I/O and
and performance
performance is
is sufficient.
sufficient.
nRF2401/02
nRF2401/02 maymay be be used
used where:
where:
•• legacy,
legacy, number of I/O and
number of I/O and complexity
complexity forces
forces another
another MCU.
MCU.
•• Money is invested in SW for another MCU platform
Money is invested in SW for another MCU platform

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nRF2402 IS THE BEST FIT FOR USE IN WIRELESS KEYBOARDS

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Dedicated nRF2402
nRF2402
8-bit low QFN16 4x4
QFN16 4x4
cost
keyboard
MCU ShockBurst™
ShockBurst™
R C

nRF24E2
nRF24E2 does
does not
not have
have enough
enough I/O
I/O for
for wireless
wireless keyboards.
keyboards.
Use
Use nRF2402
nRF2402 with
with keyboard
keyboard MCU,
MCU, which
which can
can be
be found
found from
from number
number
of
of vendors,
vendors, at
at aa very
very low
low cost.
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nRF24E2 IS THE TRUE AND ONLY SINGLE CHIP SOLUTION FOR
WIRELESS MOUSE APPLICATIONS

Right button

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Center button/wheel nRF2402

nRF24E2
nRF2402
QFN16 4x4
QFN16 4x4

Left button

Mouse optics/sensor

No
No external
external circuitry
circuitry is
is needed
needed around
around the
the nRF24E2
nRF24E2 in
in aa
wireless
wireless mouse
mouse application
application
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nRF24E1 IS THE TRUE AND ONLY SINGLE CHIP
SOLUTION FOR WIRELESS GAMING

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Analog axis
Digital buttons
AIN[0..7]
nRF2401
nRF2401
nRF24E1
QFN28 5x5
QFN28
(Max 5x5
die 2.49x2.49)

DIO[0..9] (Max die 2.49x2.49)

PWM
Motor outputs

The
The nRF24E1
nRF24E1 has
has enough
enough I/O
I/O for
for identified
identified applications
applications in
in
wireless
wireless game
game controllers.
controllers.

Some
Some customers
customers may
may wish
wish for
for more
more I/O,
I/O, but
but the
the BOM
BOM isis
extremely
extremely competitive,
competitive, so
so that
that any
any issues
issues are
are easily
easily solved
solved
with
with low
low cost
cost external
external logic.
logic.
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 nRF2401 IS THE BEST FIT FOR USB INTERFACE

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PC
nRF2401
nRF2401
nRF2401
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
USB
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

controller
ShockBurst™
ShockBurst™

The
The nRF2401
nRF2401 transceiver
transceiver can
can interface
interface directly
directly to
to the
the lowest
lowest
cost
cost USB controllers on the market without glue-logic, AND
USB controllers on the market without glue-logic, AND
take full advantage of the DuoCeiver feature.
take full advantage of the DuoCeiver feature.

In
In general
general the
the nRF24E1
nRF24E1 will
will be
be an
an “overkill”
“overkill” as
as the
the USB
USB side
side
of
of the
the link
link will
will not
not need
need the
the onchip
onchip MCU,
MCU, ADC
ADC etc.
etc. nRF2401
nRF2401
will be supported with application note/layout for
will be supported with application note/layout for USB USB

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nRF24XX USED IN WIRELESS VOICE / AUDIO APPLICATIONS

BOM
Overview
Three chip solution
Hi-Fi Audio
nRF2401 Rear speakers
- nRF24XX can be
with codec & uC
used for
Datarate and transferring voice
Simplex low complexity too high
quality audio for nRF24XX. If and audio.
nRF24E1 PC Soundcard compression is used
with or without
external codec
higher quality audio -Applications will
can be supported differ in in quality
Simplex or
duplex voice (number of bits
nRF24E1 quality One/Two chip solution and data rate) and
without external Intercom / simplex to full
codec headset
duplex solutions
Simplex or full
duplex telephone
voice quality
Wireless Hfree One chip solution

#bits x samplerate Datarate

nRF24XX
nRF24XX isis extremely
extremely competitive
competitive in:
in:
-- High
High volume.
volume.
-- Lower
Lower end
end segment
segment of
of voice/audio.
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 nRF24E1 IS ATRUE SINGLE CHIP
SOLUTION FOR WIRELESS HANDSFREE

System comprises of 2 units:

•Ear-piece
•Module to clip onto telephone

nRF24E1 enables a
unique single chip
solution.
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Earpiece
For mobile phone voice
quality the on-chip 12 bit
ADC, and PWM can be
nRF2401
used for voice input and nRF2401
AIN
Pre
output. nRF24E1
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
-amp
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

The embedded 8051 PWM

amp
MCU has enough MIPS
to run full duplex
protocol.

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 nRF24E1 IS ATRUE SINGLE CHIP
SOLUTION FOR WIRELESS HANDSFREE

nRF24E1 enables a
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Phone
For mobile phone voice module
AIN PWM
quality the on-chip 12 bit
ADC, and PWM can be nRF2401
nRF2401
used for voice input and nRF24E1
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

output. (Max die 2.49x2.49)

The embedded 8051

MCU has enough MIPS
to run full duplex
protocol.

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 nRF24E1 IS A TRUE SINGLE CHIP
SOLUTION FOR WIRELESS HANDSFREE

TDM

Timeslot < 200ms

T R T R
X X X X Data rate 500kbit/sec
peak, each direction -
effective data rate lower.
<200ms

Use Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) to create

full duplex effect

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nRF24E1 CAN SUPPORT HIGHER QUALITY VOICE
WITH EXTERNAL CODEC

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High
quality
voice
nRF2401 AIN[0..7] module
nRF2401
nRF24E1
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
DIO[0..9]
nRF2401
Voice
nRF2401
QFN28 5x5

PWM QFN28 5x5

(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

Codec
UART

Choice
Choiceofof
of codec
codecisis dependent
isdependent
dependenton on Audio
onAudio quality,
Audioquality, and
quality,and
and
Choice of codec
Choicewhat codec is dependent on Audio quality, and
what what extra
extra features
features are
are needed,
needed, such
such as
as
what extra
extra features
features are
are needed,
needed,
compression
such
such as
as compression
compression
compression
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 nRF2401 WITH EXTERNAL MCU/DSP
AND CODEC FOR HIGHEST DATARATE

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Voice
nRF2401
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

Codec

nRF2401
nRF2401
nRF2401
QFN28 5x5
QFN28
(Max 5x5
die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

nRF2401
nRF2401
DR1 MCU /
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

3- WIRE
DSP

Choice
Choice of
of codec
codec is
is dependent
dependent onon Audio
Audio quality,
quality, and
and
what
what extra
extra features
features are
are needed,
needed, such
such as
as compression
compression

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nRF24E2 IS A TRUE SINGLE CHIP SOLUTION FOR WIRELESS
REMOTE CONTROL APPLICATIONS

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AIN[0..7]
nRF2401
nRF2401
DIO[0..9]
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
PWM nRF24E2
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

UART

nRF24E2
nRF24E2 isis ideal
ideal for
for remote
remote control
control applications
applications and
and
supports
supports aa small
small keypad
keypad as
as well
well as
as aa small
small display.
display.

The
The AD-converters
AD-converters can
can be
be used
used for
for Analog
Analog settings
settings on
on
remotes
remotes -- volume
volume buttons
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nRF24E1/E2 IS A TRUE SINGLE CHIP SOLUTION FOR INTELLIGENT
WIRELESS SPORTS EQUIPMENT

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AIN[0..7]
nRF2401
nRF2401
DIO[0..9]
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
PWM nRF24E1/E2
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

UART

nRF24E1/E2
nRF24E1/E2 is is ideally
ideally suited
suited for
for sports
sports equipment
equipment
which
which is
is highly
highly portable
portable and
and of
of aa global
global nature.
nature. Low
Low
voltage,
voltage, current,
current, small
small size
size and
and 2.4GHz
2.4GHz operation
operation
makes
makes for
for an
an ideal
ideal fit.
fit.

nRF24E1/nRF24E2
nRF24E1/nRF24E2 inside
inside the
the sports
sports application
application can
can
communicate directly with a PC via the nRF-USB
communicate directly with a PC via the nRF-USB
dongle.
dongle. Reference
Reference design
design available
available from
from Nordic
Nordic VLSI.
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nRF24E1/E2 IS A TRUE SINGLE CHIP SOLUTION
FOR INTELLIGENT WIRELESS TOYS

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AIN[0..7]
nRF2401
nRF2401
DIO[0..9]
QFN28 5x5
QFN28 5x5
PWM nRF24E1/E2
(Max die 2.49x2.49)
(Max die 2.49x2.49)

UART

nRF24E1/E2
nRF24E1/E2 is is ideally
ideally suited
suited for
for toys
toys which
which is
is
exported
exported to
to markets
markets worldwide.
worldwide. Low
Low voltage,
voltage, current,
current,
small
small size,
size, low
low system
system cost
cost and
and 2.4GHz
2.4GHz operation
operation
makes
makes for
for an
an ideal
ideal fit.
fit.

nRF24E1/nRF24E2
nRF24E1/nRF24E2 insideinside the
the toy
toy can
can communicate
communicate
directly
directly with a PC via the nRF-USB dongle. Reference
with a PC via the nRF-USB dongle. Reference
design
design available
available from
from Nordic
Nordic VLSI.
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