nRF24AP2-8CH (NRND)
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nRF24AP2-8CH (NRND)

Overview

A highly integrated 8-channel ANT network processor from Nordic Semiconductor. Including the enhanced ANT core stack and offering sub-17mA peak currents, average currents as low as 11μA, and a 1.9 to 3.6V supply range, the nRF24AP2-8CH enables battery lifetimes of months to years from a single coin cell. The integrated 2.4GHz RF transceiver core is based on the nRF24L01+ and provides significant sensitivity and co-existence performance improvements. nRF24AP-8CH ideally suited for battery-operated hubs or display products like sports watches and bike computers. 

The nRF24AP2-8CH is available in QFN 5x5 package.

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Advanced Features

  • High density node support – up to 300 nodes at 1 Hz Tx rate in same RF space
  • Frequency agility
  • Proximity search
  • Scanning mode – extremely low latency for asynchronous applications such as remote control
  • Low priority search – does not impact existing channels
  • Channel ID management – improves device pairing efficiency
  • Individual output power control per channel

Basic ANT Features  

  • 78 selectable RF channels (2403 to 2480MHz)
  • Simple sync/async serial interface
  • On chip 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator
  • Broadcast, acknowledged, or burst data transmissions
  • Simple to complex network topologies: Peer-to-peer, star, tree and practical mesh
  • ANT channel combined message rate up to 190Hz (8 byte data payload)
  • Minimum message rate per ANT channel 0.5Hz
  • Burst transfer rates up to 20Kbps (true data throughput)
  • Up to 8 ANT channels
  • Up to 3 public, managed and/or private network keys
  • 2.0V to 3.6V supply voltage range
  • -40°C to +85°C operating temperature
  • RoHS compliant

ANTC7EK1The ANTAP2DK1 kit offers a comprehensive set of ANT AP2 and AT3 modules, PC tools and resources to assist

  • Evaluation of ANT as a practical Wireless Sensor Network solution
  • Evaluation of the nRF24AP2 ANT network processor, AT3 chipset and the AP2 and AT3 modules
  • Design of ANT product  prototypes and network demonstrations
  • Design of PC applications linking to ANT products and networks
  • Evaluation of using SensRcore as an easy wireless sensor development platform, writing scripts and configuring modules

The ANTAP2DK1 kit consists of the following components:

  • 2 x ANTAP281M5IB modules
  • 2 x ANT11TS33M5IB modules
  • 2 x battery boards
  • 2 x I/O boards
  • 2 x USB interface boards
  • 2 x CR2032 coin cells

Registered dev kit owners receive direct ANT+ technical support from Dynastream Innovations.

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Files and software tools listed below are directly associated with this component. For more resources, please click here.

Title Date Modified Version File Size
nRF24AP2 Product Specification Jun 17, 2010 1.2 1 MB
PCN-062 Jun 28, 2011 1.1 142 KB
PAN-022 Feb 01, 2011 2.0 54 KB
PAN-014 Jul 08, 2009 1.1 45 KB
ANT Message Protocol and Usage Apr 02, 2014 5.1 4 MB
Interfacing with ANT General Purpose Chipsets and Modules Dec 03, 2010 2.1 443 KB
ANT Development Kit User Manual Jun 13, 2012 1.9 3 MB

1. Initial Setup

2. Channel Data

3. Battery Information