Overview
The SX1212 is a low cost single-chip transceiver operating in the frequency ranges from 300MHz to 510MHz. The SX1212 is optimized for very low power consumption (3mA in receiver mode).
Features
- Low Rx power consumption: 3mA
- Low Tx power consumption: 25mA @ +10dBm
- Good reception sensitivity: down to -104dBm at 25kb/s in FSK, -110dBm at 2kb/s in OOK
- Programmable RF output power: up to +12.5dBm in 8 steps
- Packet handling feature with data whitening and automatic CRC generation
- RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator)
- Bit rates up to 150kb/s, NRZ coding
- On-chip frequency synthesizer
- FSK and OOK modulation
- Incoming sync word recognition
- Built-in Bit-Synchronizer for incoming data and clock synchronization and recovery
- 5 x 5mm TQFN package
- Optimized Circuit Configuration for Low-cost applications
| Documents | Release Date | Type |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| SX1212 Datasheet | 2018-12-21 | | |
| XE8000 Driving XE1200 transceivers - Standard API definitions | 2019-07-03 | ZIP | |
| SM1212 Gerber, BOM and Schematics | 2024-02-01 | ZIP | |
| SX1230-12SKA USB Starter Kit User Guide | 2019-11-12 | ZIP | |
| Documents | Release Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SX1212SKA Software | 2019-04-18 | EXE | |
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