9.3.3 Receiver Characteristics

The following table provides the ATSAMR30M18A Receiver characteristics.

Test Conditions (unless otherwise stated):

V_DD = 3.3V
f_RF = 914 MHz
T_OP = +25°C
Measurement setup in Application Reference Design

Table 9-6. Receiver Characteristics
Symbol	Parameter	Condition	Min.	Typ.	Max.	Unit
P_SENS	Receiver sensitivity	f_RF = 868.3 MHz
		BPSK-20⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	—	-105	—	dBm
		OQPSK-SIN-RC-100⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾	—	-96	—	dBm
		OQPSK-SIN-RC-200⁽²⁾	—	-94	—	dBm
		OQPSK-SIN-RC-400⁽²⁾	—	-86	—	dBm
		OQPSK-RC-100⁽¹⁾	—	-97	—	dBm
		OQPSK-RC-200⁽²⁾	—	-95	—	dBm
		OQPSK-RC-400⁽²⁾	—	-92	—	dBm
		f_RF = 914 MHz
		BPSK-40⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	—	-103.3	—	dBm
		OQPSK-SIN-250⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾	—	-95	—	dBm
		OQPSK-SIN-500⁽²⁾	—	-93	—	dBm
		OQPSK-SIN-1000⁽²⁾	—	-88	—	dBm
P_{RX_MAX}	Maximum RX input level⁽¹⁾	—	—	9	12	dBm
P_CRSB20	Channel rejection/selectivity: BPSK-20⁽³⁾	f_RF = 868.3 MHz and P_RF = -89 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-2 MHz	—	39	—	dB
		-1 MHz	—	33	—	dB
		+1 MHz	—	19	—	dB
		+2 MHz	—	39	—	dB
P_CRSO100	Channel rejection/selectivity: OQPSK-SIN-RC-100⁽⁴⁾	f_RF = 868.3 MHz and P_RF = -82 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-2 MHz	—	35	—	dB
		-1 MHz	—	24	—	dB
		+1 MHz	—	17	—	dB
		+2 MHz	—	35	—	dB
P_ACRB40	Adjacent channel rejection: BPSK-40⁽³⁾	P_RF = -89 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-2 MHz	—	38	—	dB
		+2 MHz	—	38	—	dB
P_AACRB40	Alternate channel rejection: BPSK-40⁽³⁾	P_RF = -89 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-4 MHz	—	56	—	dB
		+4 MHz	—	56	—	dB
P_ACROS250	Adjacent channel rejection: OQPSK-SIN-250⁽⁴⁾	P_RF = -82 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-2 MHz	—	30⁽⁶⁾	—	dB
		+2 MHz	—	30⁽⁶⁾	—	dB
P_AACROS250	Alternate channel rejection: OQPSK-SIN-250⁽⁴⁾	P_RF = -82 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-4 MHz	—	47⁽⁶⁾	—	dB
		+4 MHz	—	47⁽⁶⁾	—	dB
P_ACROR250	Adjacent channel rejection: OQPSK-RC-250⁽⁵⁾	P_RF = -82 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-2 MHz	—	32	—	dB
		+2 MHz	—	32	—	dB
P_AACROR250	Alternate channel rejection: OQPSK-RC-250⁽⁵⁾	P_RF = -82 dBm⁽¹⁾
		-4 MHz	—	50	—	dB
		+4 MHz	—	50	—	dB
RX_BL	Blocking	f_RF = 868.3 MHz and P_RF = -90 dBm⁽¹⁾ (Refer to ETSI EN 300 220-1)
		BPSK-20, ±2 MHz	—	38	—	dB
		BPSK-20, ±10 MHz	—	71	—	dB
		OQPSK-SIN-RC-100, ±2 MHz	—	34	—	dB
		OQPSK-SIN-RC-100, ±10 MHz	—	68	—	dB
P_{SPUR_RX}	Spurious emissions	LO leakage	—	-74	—	dBm
		30 – ≤ 1000 MHz	—	—	-60.45	dBm
		>1 – 12.75 GHz	—	—	-60.74	dBm
RSSI_TOL	RSSI tolerance	Tolerance within gain step	—	—	±6	dB
RSSI_RANGE	RSSI dynamic range	—	—	87	—	dB
RSSI_RES	RSSI resolution	—	—	3.1	—	dB
RSSI_{BASE_VAL}	RSSI sensitivity	Defined as RSSI_BASE_VAL	—	—	—	—
		BPSK with 300 kchips/s	—	-95	—	dBm
		BPSK with 600 kchips/s	—	-94	—	dBm
		O-QPSK with 400 kchips/s, SIN and RC-0.2 shaping	—	-93	—	dBm
		O-QPSK with 400 kchips/s, RC-0.2 shaping	—	-93	—	dBm
		O-QPSK with 1000 kchips/s, SIN shaping	—	-93	—	dBm
		O-QPSK with 1000 kchips/s, RC-0.8 shaping	—	-92	—	dBm
RSSI_MIN	Minimum RSSI value	P_RF≤ RSSI_BASE_VAL	—	0	—	—
RSSI_MAX	Maximum RSSI value	P_RF≥ RSSI_BASE_VAL + 87 dB	—	28	—	—

AWGN channel, PER ≤ 1%, PSDU length 20 octets.
AWGN channel, PER ≤ 1%, PSDU length 127 octets.
Compliant to [1].
Compliant to [2].
Compliant to [4].
Channel rejection is limited by modulation side lobes of interfering signal.