Si4330-B1
Si4330 ISM R
ECEIVER
Features
Frequency Range = 240–960 MHz
Sensitivity = –121 dBm
Low Power Consumption
18.5 mA receive
Data Rate = 0.123 to 256 kbps
FSK, GFSK, and OOK modulation
Power Supply = 1.8 to 3.6 V
Ultra low power shutdown mode
Digital RSSI
Wake-up timer
Auto-frequency calibration (AFC)
Clear channel assessment
Programmable RX BW 2.6–620 kHz
Programmable packet handler
Programmable GPIOs
Embedded antenna diversity
algorithm
Configurable packet handler
Preamble detector
RX 64 byte FIFO
Low battery detector
Temperature sensor and 8-bit ADC
–40 to +85 °C temperature range
Integrated voltage regulators
Frequency hopping capability
On-chip crystal tuning
20-Pin QFN package
Low BOM
Power-on-reset (POR)
Ordering Information:
See page 63.
Pin Assignments
Si4330
XOUT
nSEL
15 SCLK
14 SDI
13 SDO
12 VDD_DIG
7
GPIO_0
8
GPIO_1
9
GPIO_2
10 11 NC
VR_DIG
nIRQ
SDN
Applications
Remote control
Home security & alarm
Telemetry
Personal data logging
Toy control
Tire pressure monitoring
Wireless PC peripherals
Remote meter reading
Remote keyless entry
Home automation
Industrial control
Sensor networks
Health monitors
Tag readers
VDD_RF 1
NC 2
RXp 3
RXn 4
NC 5
6
ANT1
20 19 18 17 16
Description
Silicon Laboratories’ Si4330 is a highly integrated, single chip wireless ISM
receiver. The high-performance EZRadioPRO
®
family includes a complete line of
transmitters, receivers, and transceivers allowing the RF system designer to
choose the optimal wireless part for their application.
The Si4330 offers advanced radio features including continuous frequency
coverage from 240–960 MHz. The Si4330’s high level of integration offers
reduced BOM cost while simplifying the overall system design. The extremely low
receive sensitivity (–121 dBm) ensures extended range and improved link
performance. Built-in antenna diversity and support for frequency hopping can be
used to further extend range and enhance performance.
Additional system features such as an automatic wake-up timer, low battery
detector, 64 byte RX FIFO, automatic packet handling, and preamble detection
reduce overall current consumption and allow the use of a lower-cost system
MCU. An integrated temperature sensor, general purpose ADC, power-on-reset
(POR), and GPIOs further reduce overall system cost and size.
The Si4330’s digital receive architecture features a high-performance ADC and
DSP based modem which performs demodulation, filtering, and packet handling
for increased flexibility and performance.
An easy-to-use calculator is provided to quickly configure the radio settings,
simplifying customer's system design and reducing time to market.
Patents pending
Rev 1.0 12/09
Copyright © 2009 by Silicon Laboratories
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1. Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1.1. Definition of Test Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2. Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1. Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. Controller Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1. Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2. Operating Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3. Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4. System Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.5. Frequency Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4. Modulation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.1. FIFO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
5. Internal Functional Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.1. RX LNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.2. RX I-Q Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
5.3. Programmable Gain Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
5.4. ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.5. Digital Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.6. Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
5.7. Crystal Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
5.8. Regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6. Data Handling and Packet Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
6.1. RX FIFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.2. Packet Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
6.3. Packet Handler RX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
6.4. Data Whitening, Manchester Encoding, and CRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.5. Preamble Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.6. Preamble Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.7. Invalid Preamble Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.8. Synchronization Word Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.9. Receive Header Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7. RX Modem Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.1. Modem Settings for FSK and GFSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8. Auxiliary Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.1. Smart Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
8.2. Microcontroller Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
8.3. General Purpose ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.4. Temperature Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
8.5. Low Battery Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
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8.6. Wake-Up Timer and 32 kHz Clock Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.7. Low Duty Cycle Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8.8. GPIO Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8.9. Antenna Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.10. RSSI and Clear Channel Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
9. Reference Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
10. Application Notes and Reference Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
11. Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
12. Register Table and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
13. Pin Descriptions: Si4330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
14. Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
15. Package Markings (Top Marks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
15.1. Si4330 Top Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
15.2. Top Mark Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
16. Package Outline: Si4330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
17. PCB Land Pattern: Si4330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Document Change List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
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Figure 1. RX Application Example............................................................................................ 14
Figure 2. SPI Timing.................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 3. SPI Timing—READ Mode ..........................................................................................17
Figure 4. SPI Timing—Burst Write Mode .................................................................................. 17
Figure 5. SPI Timing—Burst Read Mode .................................................................................. 17
Figure 6. State Machine Diagram.............................................................................................. 18
Figure 7. RX Timing .................................................................................................................. 22
Figure 8. Sensitivity at 1% PER vs. Carrier Frequency Offset .................................................. 26
Figure 9. PLL Synthesizer Block Diagram................................................................................. 30
Figure 10. FIFO Threshold ........................................................................................................32
Figure 11. Packet Structure....................................................................................................... 33
Figure 12. Required RX Packet Structure with Packet Handler Disabled ................................. 33
Figure 13. Multiple Packets in RX Packet Handler.................................................................... 34
Figure 14. Multiple Packets in RX with CRC or Header Error ................................................... 34
Figure 15. Operation of Data Whitening, Manchester Encoding, and CRC .............................. 36
Figure 16. Manchester Coding Example ...................................................................................36
Figure 17. Header ..................................................................................................................... 38
Figure 18. POR Glitch Parameters............................................................................................ 40
Figure 19. General Purpose ADC Architecture ......................................................................... 42
Figure 20. Temperature Ranges using ADC8 ........................................................................... 44
Figure 21. WUT Interrupt and WUT Operation.......................................................................... 47
Figure 22. Low Duty Cycle Mode .............................................................................................. 48
Figure 23. RSSI Value vs. Input Power..................................................................................... 51
Figure 24. Receiver—Schematic Receiver—Top...................................................................... 52
Figure 25. 20-Pin Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) ............................................................................60
Figure 26. PCB Land Pattern .................................................................................................... 61
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