Atmel / Microchip ATmega128RFA1 Wireless Module

Atmel / Microchip ATmega128RFA1 Wireless Module is a low-power CMOS 8-bit Microcontroller based on the AVR-enhanced RISC architecture combined with a high data rate transceiver for the 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) radio band. The ATmega128RFA1 delivers throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz, offering optimal power consumption versus processing speed. The integrated radio transceiver provides high data rates from 250kb/s up to 2Mb/s, frame handling, outstanding receiver sensitivity, and high transmit output power enabling very robust wireless communication.

The AVR core of the ATmega128RFA1 Wireless Module combines a rich instruction set with 32 general-purpose working registers. All 32 registers are directly connected to the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU). Two independent registers can be accessed with one single instruction executed in one clock cycle. The resulting architecture is very code efficient while achieving throughputs up to ten times faster than conventional CISC microcontrollers. The system includes internal voltage regulation and advanced power management. Distinguished by the small leakage current, it allows an extended operation time from the battery.

The radio transceiver is a fully integrated ZigBee solution using a minimum number of external components. It combines excellent RF performance with low cost, small size, and low current consumption. The radio transceiver includes a crystal-stabilized fractional-N synthesizer, transmitter and receiver, and full Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Signal (DSSS) processing with spreading and despreading. The ATmega128RFA1 is fully compatible with IEEE802.15.4-2011/2006/2003 and ZigBee standards.

The ATmega128RFA1 features 128K Bytes of In-System Programmable (ISP) Flash with read-while-write capabilities, 4K Bytes EEPROM, and 16K Bytes SRAM. The On-chip ISP Flash allows the program memory to be reprogrammed in-system through an SPI serial interface, by a conventional nonvolatile memory programmer, or by an on-chip boot program running on the AVR core.

Atmel / Microchip ATmega128RFA1 Wireless Module is offered in a 64-pad QFN (Quad Flat No-lead) RoHS-compliant package.

Features

High performance, low power AVR 8-bit nicrocontroller
Advanced RISC Architecture
- 135 powerful instructions
- 32x8 general-purpose working registers
- Up to 16 MIPS throughput at 16MHz and 1.8V
- On-chip 2-cycle multiplier
Non-volatile Program and Data Memories
- 128K bytes of in-system self-programmable flash
- 4K bytes EEPROM
- 16K bytes internal SRAM
JTAG (IEEE std. 1149.1 compliant) Interface
- Boundary-scan capabilities according to the JTAG standard
- Extensive on-chip debug support
- Programming of flash EEPROM, fuses, and lock bits through the JTAG interface
Peripheral Features
- Multiple timer/counter and PWM channels
- Real-time counter with separate oscillator
- 10-bit, 330ks/s A/D converter; analog comparator; on-chip temperature sensor
- Master/slave SPI serial interface
- Two programmable serial USART
- Byte-oriented 2-wire serial interface
Advanced interrupt handler
Watchdog timer with separate on-chip oscillator
Power-on reset and low current brown-out detector
Package
- 64-pad QFN (RoHS/fully green)
- -40°C to +125°C industrial temperature range

Advanced power save modes
Fully integrated low power transceiver for 2.4GHz ISM band
- Supported data rates: 250kb/s, 500kb/s, 1Mb/s, 2Mb/s
- -100dBm RX sensitivity; TX output power up to 3.5dBm
- Hardware-assisted MAC (auto-acknowledge, auto-retry)
- 32 Bit IEEE 802.15.4 symbol counter
- Baseband signal processing
- SFD-detection, spreading; de-spreading; framing ; CRC-16 computation
- Antenna diversity and TX/RX control
- TX/RX 128 byte frame buffer
Hardware security (AES, true random generator)
Integrated crystal oscillators (32.768KHz and 16MHz, external crystal needed)
38 programmable I/O lines
Supply voltage range 1.8V to 3.6V with integrated voltage regulators
Ultra Low Power consumption (1.8V to 3.6V) for Rx/Tx and AVR: <18.6mA
- CPU active mode (16MHz): 4.1mA
- 2.4GHz transceiver: RX_ON 12.5mA / TX 14.5mA (maximum TX output power)
- Deep sleep mode: <250nA at +25°C
Speed grade: Up to 16MHz at 1.8V to 3.6V