15.15.5 Current Consumption Specifications

Note: The current consumption numbers are only applicable for the RF transceiver, AT86RF212B.

Test Conditions (unless otherwise stated):

VDD = 3.0V, fRF = 914MHz, TOP = +25°C, Measurement setup in Basic Application Schematic.

Symbol Parameter Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
IBUSY_TX Supply current transmit state North American band, O-QPSK modulation
PTX= +10dBm (boost mode) 26.5 mA
PTX= +5dBm (normal mode) 18.0 mA
PTX= +0dBm (normal mode) 13.5 mA
PTX= -25dBm (normal mode) 9.5 mA
IRX_ON Supply current RX_ON state North American band, O-QPSK modulation
high sensitivity RX_PDT_LEVEL = [0x0] 9.2 mA
receiver desensitize RX_PDT_LEVEL = [0x1, ..., 0xE, 0xF](1) 8.7 mA
IPLL_ON Supply current PLL_ON state 5.0 mA
ITRX_OFF Supply current TRX_OFF state 450 µA
  1. Refer to Receiver Configuration.
  2. All power consumption measurements are performed with CLKM disabled.