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Electrical Characteristics

The electrical characteristic parameters of CI230X are shown in the following table.

Table E-1 Electrical Parameters

Symbol Description Minimum Typical Maximum Unit
5V_IN PMU input pin voltage (generally 5V) 3.6 5 5.5 V
VDD33 Wi-Fi power supply voltage 2.6 3.3 3.6 V
VIH Input high voltage (3.0V ≤ VDD33 ≤ 3.6V) VDD33-0.6 / VDD33+0.3 V
VIL Input low voltage (3.0V ≤ VDD33 ≤ 3.6V) / / 0.6 V
VOL Output low voltage @ IOL=12mA / / 0.4 V
VOH Output high voltage @ IOL=20mA VDD33-0.5 VDD33 VDD33+0.3 V
I3.3V Working current of 3.3V power supply 90 / 500 mA
I5V Working current of 5V power supply 55 / 250 mA

Wi-Fi Features

Supported Frequency Band

Table E-2 Frequency Band Table

Parameter Min Typ Max Unit
Receive frequency 2.4Ghz 2412 / 2484 MHz
### Receiving Characteristics

Table E-3 Receiving Characteristics

Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Unit
Sensitivity
11b,1M FER < 8%, 1024 bytes / -94 / dBm
11b,11M FER < 8%, 1024 bytes / -87 / dBm
11g,6M FER < 10%, 1024 bytes / -90 / dBm
11g,54M FER < 10%, 1024 bytes / -74 / dBm
11n,MCS0 FER < 10%, 1024 bytes / -90 / dBm
11n,MCS7 FER < 10%, 1024 bytes / -71 / dBm
Maximum input level
11b FER < 8%, 1024 bytes / 4 / dBm
11g FER < 10%, 1024 bytes / -10 / dBm
11n FER < 10%, 1024 bytes / -10 / dBm
Power consumption
11b / / 80 / mA
11g / / 82 / mA
11n / / 82 / mA

Note: The above power consumption data is the current measured when VDDA33 is 3.3V

Emission Characteristics

Table E-4 Emission Characteristics

Parameter Condition Min Typ Max Unit
Output power
11b,1M DSSS Maximum Burst power / 18 / dBm
11g,54M OFDM Maximum Burst power / 16 / dBm
11n,MCS7 Maximum Burst power / 14 / dBm
Power consumption
11b 100% Duty Cycle @ 17dBm / 320 / mA
11g 100% Duty Cycle @ 14dBm / 290 / mA
11n 100% Duty Cycle @ 13dBm / 270 / mA

Note: The above power consumption data is the current measured when VDDA33 is 3.3V

If the application solutions requires high-precision clock, or UART communication with MCU is required, and the ambient temperature range exceeds - 10 to 70 ℃, it is recommended to use an external crystal oscillator as the clock source, and the working ambient temperature can meet or exceed the industrial standard specifications. If the internal RC oscillator is used as the clock source, the UART communication baud rate must be less than or equal to 115200bps, and the total deviation from the UART baud rate of the MCU shall not exceed 4% to ensure good communication. If the working environment temperature is - 10 to 70 ℃, the baud rate deviation of the matched MCU UART must not exceed ± 1.5% in this temperature zone. If the working environment temperature is - 20 to 85 ℃, the baud rate deviation of the MCU UART must not exceed ± 1% in this temperature zone

If the MCU is designed without a crystal oscillator, communication errors must be minimized. Chipintelli offers a UART baud rate auto-adaptation solution, which requires adding a handshake command to the UART protocol. The MCU must respond according to protocol requirements within 50 ms of receiving this handshake command. With this auto-adaptation mechanism in place, the product can reliably operate in environments ranging from -20°C to 85°C

When CI230X is conducting SMT welding, please control the temperature and time of the reflow. The temperature curve of a SMT welding is shown in the following figure.

CI230X SMT welding temperature curve

Figure E-1: CI230X SMT welding temperature curve

The chip has a Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) of 3. Please store it according to MSL3 conditions before use. If the storage time after opening the package exceeds the MSL3 limit, baking is required before SMT soldering.