Rainbow Electronics AT86RF231 - Manual (Page 9)

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8111A–AVR–05/08
AT86RF231
2. Disclaimer
Typical values contained in this datasheet are based on simulations and testing. Min and Max
values are available when the radio transceiver has been fully characterized.
3. Overview
The AT86RF231 is a feature rich, low-power 2.4 GHz radio transceiver designed for industrial
and consumer ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 and high data rate 2.4 GHz ISM band applications. The
radio transceiver is a true SPI-to-antenna solution. All RF-critical components except the
antenna, crystal and de-coupling capacitors are integrated on-chip. Therefore, the AT86RF231
is particularly suitable for applications like:
• 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee systems
• Wireless sensor networks
• Industrial Control
• Residential and commercial automation
• Health care
• Consumer electronics
• PC peripherals
The AT86RF231 can be operated by using an external microcontroller like Atmel's AVR micro-
controllers. A comprehensive software programming description can be found in reference
[6] ,
AT86RF231 Software Programming Model.