Si24R1 Dev Board With PA & LNA – Ai Thinker NF-02-PE

Compact dev board for the Si24R1 2.4GHz RF transceiver chip – a cheaper alternative to Nordic’s popular nRF24L01 . Looking to compete directly with Nordic, the Si24R1 is also an ultra low power (ULP) 2Mbps RF transceiver IC for the 2.4GHz band with many similar specs and features. This board has an added PA (Power Amplifier) and LNA (Low-Noise Amplifier) for improved transmission and reception of RF signals, helping extend the overall range. To further improve range, this board also has an external IPEX MHF-I antenna connector, allowing higher gain antennas to be used and mounted outside of an enclosure if necessary. Features / Specs Board Manufacturer: Ai Thinker Model: NF-02-PE RF Transceiver IC: Nanjing Zhongke Microelectronics Si24R1 Operating Voltage Range: 1.9 – 3.6VDC (Typical Value: 3.3VDC) Operating Frequency Range: 2.4 ~ 2.525GHz Modulation: GFSK / FSK Channels: 126 (1MHz Channel Spacing) Data Rate (Selectable): 250kbps / 1Mbps / 2Mbps Transmit Power (Max): 20dBm Receive Sensitivity: -96dBm @ 250kbps Operating Current (Typical): Transmit @ 0dBm = 11.3mA / Receive @ 2Mbps = 13.5mA / Standby = 26µA / Shutdown = 0.9µA Range (Max): 1000 Meters (Test Conditions: Sunny; Open Space; Max Transmit Power) Comms Interface: SPI Operating Temperature Range: ~(-20°C to 70°C) Antenna: External SMA Antenna / External IPEX MHF-I Antenna Antenna Connector: Female IPEX MHF-I Connector Dimensions: ~(40.8mm x 15.3mm x 5.6mm) Header Pin Pitch: 2.54mm No Of Pins: 8 Resources Ai Thinker NF-02-PE (Si24R1) Product Spec v1.0 – Original Ai Thinker NF-02-PE (Si24R1) Product Spec v1.0 – Translated Ai Thinker 2.4GHz Module Series Resource Page Si24R1 Datasheet Si24R1 Datasheet – Translated