Electrical specification

This section provides a summary of nRF7000 electrical specifications.

VDD supply voltage is 3.6 V and operating temperature is 25°C unless otherwise noted.

Table 1. General characteristics

Symbol	Parameter	Min.	Nom.	Max.	Units	Note
fOP,2.4GHz	Operating frequencies 2.4 GHz	2401		2495	MHz
fOP,5GHz	Operating frequencies 5 GHz	5170 5490 5735		5330 5730 5895	MHz	U-NII-1/U-NII-2A sub-bands U-NII-2C sub-band U-NII-3/U-NII-4 sub-bands
fMOD,MIN	Minimum modulation rate		1DSSS 6 Mbps			2.4 GHz 5 GHz
fMOD,MAX	Maximum modulation rate		6 Mbps
fTOL	Crystal frequency tolerance at 25°C1			20	ppm
fSTA,TEMP	Crystal frequency stability over temperature and aging			13	ppm
CL_XO	XO load capacitance		8		pF
ESRXO	Equivalent Series Resistance			100	ohm
tSHUTDOWN→ACTIVE	Startup time from shutdown state		400		ms	Depends on patch size and interface speed
tSLEEP→ACTIVE	Startup time from sleep state		6.7		ms
tSCAN	Scan time (2.4 and 5 GHz bands)		3.5		s	Using default scan parameters and World Zone regulatory rules (all channels and active scan where permitted)

Table 2. Current consumption

Symbol	Parameter	Min.	Nom.	Max.	Units	Note
IRX,2.4GHz	Receive current listen (2.4 GHz)		49.60		mA
IRX,5GHz	Receive current listen (5 GHz)		56		mA
IOFF	Shutdown current		1.70		µA
ISLEEP	Sleep current (with RTC)		15		µA
ISCAN	Average current consumption during scan operation		55		mA	The exact current depends on the number of APs detected during scan. The value quoted aligns with ~100 APs.
IBOOT_PASSIVE_SCAN	Maximum boot current for passive scan (room temperature, typical conditions)			80	mA

Table 3. Receiver characteristics

Symbol	Parameter	Min.	Nom.	Max.	Units	Note
PSENS,2.4GHz,1DSSS	Sensitivity 2.4GHz (1 Mbps DSSS)		-98.6		dBm
PSENS,2.4GHz,6MBPS	Sensitivity 2.4GHz (6 Mbps)		-91.6		dBm
PSENS,5GHz,6MBPS	Sensitivity 5.0GHz (6 Mbps)		-91.5		dBm

Table 4. Transmit current consumption (QFN package)

Symbol	Parameter	Min.	Nom.	Max.	Units	Note
ITX,1DSSS,2.4GHz	Transmit current (2.4 GHz, 1DSSS, max output power)		252		mA
ITX,6Mbps,2.4GHz	Transmit current (2.4 GHz, 6 Mbps, max output power)		187		mA
ITX,6Mbps,5GHz	Transmit current (5 GHz, 6Mbps, max output power)		260		mA

Table 5. Transmitter characteristics (QFN package)

Symbol	Parameter	Min.	Nom.	Max.	Units	Note
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,DSSS/	Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (DSSS)		20		dBm
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,6Mbps	Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (6 Mbps)		15		dBm
PTXMAX,5GHz,6Mbps	Maximum transmit power 5 GHz (6 Mbps)		13		dBm

Table 6. Transmitter power variation over temperature (QFN package)

Frequency band	-40C<TA<=-20C	-20C<TA<=0C	0C<TA<=60C	60C<TA<=85C
2.4 GHz	0 dB	0 dB	0 dB	-1 dB
5 GHz	-2 dB	-1 dB	0 dB	-2 dB

Table 7. Transmitter power variation over supply voltage (QFN package)

Frequency band	2.9V<VBAT<=3.1V	3.1V<VBAT<=3.4V	3.4V<VBAT<=4.5V
2.4 GHz	-1 dB	0 dB	0 dB
5 GHz	-2 dB	-1 dB	0 dB