Anaren A2500R24C00GM

The A2500R24C is a high-performance, FCC & IC certified and ETSI-compliant connectorized radio module that incorporates the Texas Instruments CC2500 transceiver chip in the industry’s smallest package (9×12×2.5mm) and is compatible with all TI-approved software stacks. With an LGA pad footprint and industry-standard U.FL button connector receptacle, this module is designed to effortlessly integrate into a wide range of applications, including: industrial control, building automation, low-power wireless sensor networks, lighting control, and automated meter reading. The A2500R24C has an RoHS-compliant ENIG finish and is packaged on tape & reel or in matrix trays for high-volume automated manufacturing.

• Frequency range: 2400 - 2483.5 MHz
• FCC, IC and ETSI compliant, shielded package
• Digital RSSI output
• Programmable output power up to +1.00dBm
• High sensitivity (2.4 kBaud, 1% packet error rate) -104 dBm at 2442 MHz (compliant to FCC/IC/ETSI)
• Ultra-small package size: 9×12×2.5mm
• Industry-standard U.FL connector
• LGA footprint
• RoHS compliant
• Operating temperature -40 to +85°C
• Impedance-controlled, multi-layer PCB
• 1.8 to 3.6 VDC
• Low current consumption (16 mA in RX, 250 kBaud, 2442 MHz)
• 400 nA sleep mode current consumption
• Efficient SPI interface; all registers can be programmed with one “burst” transfer
• Available in tape & reel and matrix tray
• Module weight approximately 0.4 grams
• Minimal RF engineering experience necessary
• No additional “Intentional Radiator” certification required (FCC 15.247a2, IC RSS 210, ETSI EN 300 328)
• Minimal real estate required
• Easily implemented on a two layer PCB
• No additional harmonic filtering required
• 100% RF-tested in production
• Common footprint for similar products in family
• No additional DC decoupling required
• Integrated analog temperature sensor
• Excellent receiver selectivity and blocking performance
• Suitable for frequency hopping systems, thanks to a fast-settling frequency synthesizer with 90 μs settling time
• Impedance-matched balun for optimized efficiency
• Support for asynchronous and synchronous serial receive/transmit mode for backwards compatibility with existing radio

• industrial control
• building automation
• low-power wireless sensor networks
• lighting control
• automated meter reading