9.3.3 Receiver Characteristics

The following table provides the ATSAMR30M18A Receiver characteristics.

Test Conditions (unless otherwise stated):
Table 9-6. Receiver Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
PSENS Receiver sensitivity fRF = 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
fRF = 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
PRX_MAX Maximum RX input level(1) — — 9 12 dBm
PCRSB20

Channel rejection/selectivity:

BPSK-20(3)

 fRF = 868.3 MHz and PRF = -89 dBm(1)
-2 MHz — 39 — dB
-1 MHz — 33 — dB
+1 MHz — 19 — dB
+2 MHz — 39 — dB
PCRSO100

Channel rejection/selectivity:

OQPSK-SIN-RC-100(4)

 fRF = 868.3 MHz and PRF = -82 dBm(1)
-2 MHz — 35 — dB
-1 MHz — 24 — dB
+1 MHz — 17 — dB
+2 MHz — 35 — dB
PACRB40

Adjacent channel rejection:

BPSK-40(3)

 PRF = -89 dBm(1)
-2 MHz — 38 — dB
+2 MHz — 38 — dB
PAACRB40

Alternate channel rejection:

BPSK-40(3)

 PRF = -89 dBm(1)
-4 MHz — 56 — dB
+4 MHz — 56 — dB
PACROS250

Adjacent channel rejection:

OQPSK-SIN-250(4)

 PRF = -82 dBm(1)
-2 MHz — 30(6) — dB
+2 MHz — 30(6) — dB
PAACROS250

Alternate channel rejection:

OQPSK-SIN-250(4)

 PRF = -82 dBm(1)
-4 MHz — 47(6) — dB
+4 MHz — 47(6) — dB
PACROR250

Adjacent channel rejection:

OQPSK-RC-250(5)

 PRF = -82 dBm(1)
-2 MHz — 32 — dB
+2 MHz — 32 — dB
PAACROR250

Alternate channel rejection:

OQPSK-RC-250(5)

 PRF = -82 dBm(1)
-4 MHz — 50 — dB
+4 MHz — 50 — dB
RXBL Blocking fRF = 868.3 MHz and PRF = -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
PSPUR_RX Spurious emissions LO leakage — -74 — dBm
30 – ≤ 1000 MHz — — -60.45 dBm
>1 – 12.75 GHz — — -60.74 dBm
RSSITOL RSSI tolerance Tolerance within gain step — — ±6 dB
RSSIRANGE RSSI dynamic range — — 87 — dB
RSSIRES RSSI resolution — — 3.1 — dB
RSSIBASE_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
RSSIMIN Minimum RSSI value PRF≤ RSSI_BASE_VAL — 0 — —
RSSIMAX Maximum RSSI value PRF≥ RSSI_BASE_VAL + 87 dB — 28 — —
  1. AWGN channel, PER ≤ 1%, PSDU length 20 octets.
  2. AWGN channel, PER ≤ 1%, PSDU length 127 octets.
  3. Compliant to [1].
  4. Compliant to [2].
  5. Compliant to [4].
  6. Channel rejection is limited by modulation side lobes of interfering signal.