KEY FEATURES

•Bluetooth Specificationv4.0compliantsinglemodelowenergysolution

• CompletePHY,LinkControllerandHostsubsystem

• ProfilesandexampleapplicationsprovidedinµBlueSDK

• Costandpoweroptimizedforslaveoperation

• SimpleSPIbasedApplicationControllerInterface(ACI)

• FullLinkControllerandHostsecurity

• 1.9to3.6Voperation

• Linearvoltageregulator

• Step-downDC/DCvoltageregulatorprovidingupto

20%peakcurrentreduction

• Sub14mApeakcurrentwithlinearvoltageregulator

• Supportssub10µAaveragecurrentoperation

• 16MHzcrystaloscillators

• Supportslowcostexternal16MHzcrystals

• Ultralowpower32kHzcrystalandRCoscillators

• Supportoperationwithoutexternal32kHzcrystal

• Batteryvoltagemonitor

• Temperaturesensor

• RoHScompliant5x5mm32-pinQFNpackage

APPLICATIONS

• Sportsandfitnesssensors

• Healthcareandmedicalsensors

• Continua™VersionTwocertifiedproducts

• Remotecontrols

•Watches

•Mobilephoneperipherals

• Automationsensors

• Proximitytags

Complete Bluetooth low energy solutionThe nRF8001 connectivity-on-chip solution

ThenRF8001isthefirstmemberofNordicSemiconductor`sµBluefamily

ofBluetooth lowenergysolutions.Itisdesignedtobeusedinconjunc-

tionwithanexternalmicrocontrollerrunningtheapplication.ThenRF8001

integratesacompletePHY,LinkControllerandHostsinglemodeBluetooth

lowenergysubsystemandfeaturesasimpleSPIbasedinterfacetothe

applicationmicrocontroller.Qualifiedprofiles,APIsandexampleapplication

areprovidedaspartoftheµBlueSDKwhichiseasilyportabletoarangeof

differentapplicationmicrocontrollers.Thissystemsegmentationallowsthe

nRF8001tobeusedwiththebest-fitmicrocontrollerforaspecificapplica-

tionaswellaseaseintegrationandendproductqualificationasapplication

andprotocolstackdoesnotsharethesamemicrocontroller.

nRF8001 application block diagram

Optimized single mode slave solutionBluetooth low energy features

ThenRF8001isacostandpoweroptimizedsolutionforsinglemodeslave

applicationssuchassports,healthcareandautomationsensors,watches,

remotecontrols,proximitytagsandmobilephoneperipherals.Theon-chip

protocolstackprovidesafullslaverolesupport,encryption,clientand

serverprotocols,justworkssecurity,allmandatoryclientandserverprofile

featuresaswellasdirecttestmodeforPHYqualification.

nRF8001 protocol stack

Designed for coin cell battery operationSub 14mA peak, micro ampere range average currents

ThenRF8001hasbeendesignedfromscratchtomeetthestringentpeak

currentrequirementsofstandardcoincellbatterieslikeCR2032wheretotal

peakcurrentisadvisedtobebelow20mAatanytime.Usingtheon-chip

linearregulatorthenRF8001hasapeakcurrentbelow14mA,thusprovid-

ingavaluableheadroomfortheapplicationmicrocontroller.Dependingon

theapplicationandprofilenRF8001cansupportaveragecurrentsbelow

10µA,enablingyearsofbatterylifetimeonstandardcoincellbatteries.

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nRF8001Single mode Bluetooth low energy

slave connectivity-on-chip solution

PRODUCT BRIEF

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SAN JOSE - USA

TRONDHEIM - NORWAY

OSLO - NORWAY

HONG KONG - CHINA

SEOUL - KOREA

TOKYO - JAPAN

Trondheim, Norway

Telephone: +47 72 89 89 00

www.nordicsemi.com

Worldwide office locationsHeadquarter

On-chip peripherals±250 ppm 32kHz RC oscillator

The32kHzRCoscillatorenablesthenRF8001tobeusedinapplication

withoutanexternal32kHzcrystalsavingbothcostandboardspace.

Ultra low power 32kHz crystal oscillator

Forconnectionorientedmodeswithlongconnectionintervalstheultra

lowpower32kHzcrystaloscillatorswithanexternalhighprecisioncrystal

providesthelowestpowersolution.

Step down DC/DC converter

ThestepdownDC/DCconverterisspecificallydesignedtoreducepeak

currentwhenoperatingfrom3Vnominalcoincellbatteries.Whenusedit

providesupto20%lowerpeakcurrentscomparedtousingthelinearvolt-

ageregulatorat3Vinput.

Battery monitor

Thebatterymonitorisusinganon-chipADCtomeasurethesupplyvoltage

andisaccessibleovertheACI.

Temperature sensor

Thetemperaturesensorprovides10-bittemperaturereadingtroughtheACI

witharangefrom-40to+80ºC.

µBlue Software Development Kit (SDK)Bluethooth low energy profiles

TheµBlueSDKincludesqualifiedBluetoothlowenergyprofiles,ACI

transportlayersandexampleapplications.Itisprovidedinc-sourcecode

andiseasilyportabletoarangeoffdifferent.TheprofilesintheµBlueSDK

complementstheonchipprotocolstackinthenRF8001toprovideaeasy

tousecompletequalifiedBluetoothlowenergysolution.

For more informationPleasevisitwww.nordicsemi.comforthecompleteproductspecification

andmoreinformationaboutthisoranyotherULPwirelessproducts.

About Nordic Semiconductor ASAUltra low power RF silicon solutions

NordicSemiconductorisfablesssemiconductorcompanyspecializing

inULPshort-rangewirelesscommunication.Nordicisapubliccompany

listedontheNorwegianstockexchange.

NordicprovidesRFSiliconSolutionsforultralowpowerwirelessconnec-

tivityincluding:

• Proprietary2.4GHzandSub1GHZISMbandsolutions

• SinglechipANT™solutions

• µBlueBluetoothlowenergysolutions

SpecificationsFrequencyband 2.4GHzISM(2.40200–2.4800GHz)

On-airdatarate 1Mbps

Modulation GFSK

RFchannelresolution 2MHz

RFchannels 40

Outputpower Programmable:0,-6,-12or-18dBm

RFStandard

compliance Bluetoothv4.0singlemodePHY

Externalcrystal(s) 16MHz±60ppm

32kHz±250ppmorbetter(optional)

Supportedprotocols Bluetooth lowenergy

-LinkController

-Host(L2CAP,SecurityManager,

AttributeProtocol,GenericAccessProfile,

GenericAttributeProfile)

Protocolfeatures Bluetoothlowenergy

-Linklayerslaverole

-Linklayerencryption

-AttributeProtocolclient

-AttributeProtocolserver

-GenericAttributeProfileclient

-GenericAttributeProfileserver

-DirectTestMode(DTM)

External SPIPhysicaltransport

Microcontroller µBlueACILogicaltransport

interface

Oscillators 16MHzcrystaloscillator

32kHzcrystaloscillator

32kHz±250ppmRCoscillator

DigitalI/O SPISlave

2-wireUART

Analogperipherals Temperaturesensor

Batterymonitor

Voltageregulator Linear(1.9to3.6Voperation)

StepdownDC/DC(2.1to3.6Voperation)

Packageoptions RoHScompliant32-pin5x5mmQFN

Visitwww.nordicsemi.com forNordicSemiconductorsalesofficesanddistributorsworldwide.

Disclaimer:Thisproductbriefcontainsanoverviewofthesiliconfeaturesetandoperatingparametersandshouldnotbeconsideredasthefinalspecification.Forcurrentandcompleteproductspecifications,pleaserefertotheproductspecification,availablefromNordicSemiconductor.Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Trademarksarepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

nRF8001ProductBriefrevision1.0