Reference schematic

nRF7000 Product Specification

Circuit configuration, showing the schematic and Bill of Materials (BOM) table for nRF7000.

Figure 2. nRF7000 reference schematic
nRF7000 reference schematic
Table 3. BOM for nRF7000
Designator Value Description Note
U1 nRF7000 Dual Band Wi-Fi® scan companion chip
U2 2.4 / 5 GHz WLAN Dual Band Diplexer
X1 40 MHz Crystal SMD 1612, 40 MHz, Cl=8 pF ESR max 100 Ω
L1 3.3 µH Inductor, 1 A, ±20%, 200 mΩ
C1, C2, C6, C11 4.7 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 4.7 µF 25 V X6S 0603, ±10%

Place C1 close to BUCKVBAT pin

Place C2 close to L1

Place C11 close to PALDO pin

C3 0.22 uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 0.22 µF 10 V X5R 0201, ±10%

Place C3 close to RFBUCKVDD pin

C4, C14 0.47 uF Capacitor, Ceramic, 0.47 µF 6.3 V X5R 0201, ±10%

Place C4 close to PWRBUCKVDD pin

C5 1.0 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 1.0 µF 35 V X5R 0402, ±10%
C7, C18 2.2 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 2.2 µF 16 V X7S 0603, ±10%

Place C7 close to BUCKVBATS pin

C8 10 nF Capacitor, Ceramic, 10 nF 16 V X7R 0201, ±10%
C9 2.2 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 2.2 µF 25 V X5R 0402, ±10%
C10 1.0 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 1.0 µF 16 V X6S 0402, ±10%
C12 100 nF Capacitor, Ceramic, 100 nF 16 V X7S 0201, ±10%

Place C12 close to PAVDD0 pin

C13 22 nF Capacitor, Ceramic, 22 nF 10 V X5R 0201, ±10%
C15 2.2 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 2.2 µF 10 V X5R 0201, ±10%
C16 1.0 µF Capacitor, Ceramic, 1.0 µF 10 V X7S 0402, ±10%
C17 100 nF Capacitor, Ceramic, 100 nF 16 V X7S 0201, ±10%
Note:
If the design uses separate low-band and high-band antennas instead of a diplexer, a low-pass filter will be required on each of the antenna ports. The low-band filter needs to provide 20 dB attenuation above 7 GHz, while the high-band filter needs to provide 30 dB attenuation above 15 GHz.