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ZMN2430
• 2.4 GHz ZigBee Transceiver Module
• Small Size, Light Weight, Low Cost
• Sleep Current less than 3 µA
• FCC and ETSI Certified for Unlicensed Operation ZigBee
Transceiver
Module
The ZMN2430 2.4 GHz transceiver module is a low cost solution for point-to-point,
point-to-multipoint and MESH wireless systems. The ZMN2430 module provides the
flexibility and versatility to serve applications ranging from cable replacements to
sensor networks. Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless standard and the ZigBee
protocol stack, the ZMN2430 module is easy to integrate and provides robust wire-
less communications including MESH network operation. The ZMN2430 also in-
cludes RFM’s powerful CSM application profile, which eliminates the need for
customer firmware programming.

ZMN2430 Absolute Maximum Ratings

Rating Value Units

All Input/Output Pins -0.3 to +3.6 V
o Shown with Shield Removed
Non-Operating Ambient Temperature Range -40 to +85 C

ZMN2430 Electrical Characteristics

Characteristic Sym Notes Minimum Typical Maximum Units

Operating Frequency Range 2405 2480 MHz
Operating Frequency Tolerance -300 300 kHz
Spread Spectrum Method Direct Sequence
Modulation Type O-QPSK
Number of RF Channels 16
RF Data Transmission Rate 250 kb/s
Symbol Rate Tolerance 120 ppm
RF Channel Spacing 5 MHz
Receiver Sensitivity, 10E-5 BER -92 dBm
Upper Adjacent Channel Rejection, +5 MHz 41 dB
Lower Adjacent Channel Rejection, -5 MHz 30 dB
Upper Alternate Channel Rejection, +10 MHz 55 dB
Lower Alternate Channel Rejection, -10 MHz 53 dB
Maximum RF Transmit Power -3 0 dBm
Transmit Power Adjustment 26 dB
Optimum Antenna Impedance 50 Ω

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ZMN2430 Electrical Characteristics

Characteristic Sym Notes Minimum Typical Maximum Units

ADC Input Range 0 3.3 V
ADC Input Resolution 7 12 bits
ADC Input Impedance 55 MΩ
PWM Output Resolution 12 bits
UART Baud Rate 1.2 115.2 kb/s
Digital I/O:
Logic Low Input Level -0.3 0.5 V
Logic High Input Level 2.8 3.6 V
Logic Input Internal Pull-up/Pull-down Resistor 20 KΩ
GPIO3 Logic Low Sink Current 20 mA
Power Supply Voltage Range VCC +3.3 +5.5 Vdc
Power Supply Voltage Ripple 10 mVP-P
Receive Mode Current 27 mA
Transmit Mode Current 28 mA
Sleep Mode Current 3 µA
o
Operating Temperature Range -40 85 C

CAUTION: Electrostatic Sensitive Device. Observe precautions when handling.

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ZMN2430 Hardware tocol stack implements networking and security, with

The major hardware component of the ZMN2430 is underlying support from the 802.15.4 Media Access
the CC2430 IEEE 802.15.4 compatible transceiver Control (MAC) layer. The standard ZMN2430 firmware
with integrated 8051 microcontroller. The ZMN2430 implements a ZigBee full function device (FFD). This
operates in the frequency band of 2405 to 2480 MHz allows the module to operate as either a coordinator or
at a nominal output power of 1 mW. router. Optional ZMN2430 firmware is available that
implements a ZigBee reduced function device (RFD).
Two crystals are provided to operate the CC2430, a This allows the module to operate as an end device.
32 MHz crystal for normal operation and a 32.768 kHz The CSM profile provides an application programming
crystal for precision sleep mode operation. interface (API) for all the ZMN2430 application hard-
The ZMN2430 provides a variety of application hard- ware interfaces. The CSM profile includes Network
ware interfaces including an SPI interface, UART in- Discovery, Send/Receive Serial Data, Read/Write SPI
terface, three 12-bit ADC inputs, two PWM (DAC) Port, Read ADC Inputs, Write DAC Outputs,
outputs, and six general purpose digital I/O ports. Read/Write GPIO and Module Configuration services.
In addition, the CSM profile provides two sleep modes
ZMN2430 Firmware - timer sleep and interrupt sleep. See the ZMN2430
The main firmware components in the ZMN2430 ZigBee Module Developer’s Kit User’s Manual for
include the ZigBee protocol stack and RFM’s CSM complete details of the CSM profile API.
Standard Module application profile. The ZigBee pro-

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ZMN2430 I/O Pad Descriptions
Pad Name Description

1 GND Power supply and signal ground. Connect to the host circuit board ground.

2 RSVD Reserved pin. Leave unconnected.

3 RSVD Reserved pin. Leave unconnected.

4 GPIO0 Configurable digital I/O port 0. When configured as an output, the power-on state is also configurable.

5 UART_TX Serial data output from UART.

6 UART_RX Serial data input to UART.

7 GPIO4 Configurable digital I/O port 4. When configured as an output, the power-on state is also configurable.

8 GPIO5 Configurable digital I/O port 5. When configured as an output, the power-on state is also configurable.

9 PWMA Pulse-width modulated output A with internal low-pass filter. Provides a DAC function.

10 GPIO2 Configurable digital I/O port 2. When configured as an output, the power-on state is also configurable.

11 GPIO1 Configurable digital I/O port 1. When configured as an output, the power-on state is also configurable.

Configurable digital I/O port 3. When configured as an output, this high current port can sink up to 20 mA. The
12 GPIO3
power-on output state is also configurable.

13 PWMB Pulse-width modulated output B with internal low-pass filter. Provides a DAC function.

14 VCC Power supply input, +3.3 to +5.5 Vdc.

15 GND Power supply and signal grounds. Connect to the host circuit board ground.

16 GND Power supply and signal grounds. Connect to the host circuit board ground.

17 /RESET Active low module hardware reset. Hold this input low when the power supply input is less than 2.7 Vdc.

7-bit to 12-bit ADC input 0. ADC full scale reading can be referenced to the module’s +3.3 V regulated supply or
18 ADCX
to the ADC’s internal +2.5 V reference.

7-bit to 12-bit ADC input 1. ADC full scale reading can be referenced to the module’s +3.3 V regulated supply or
19 ADCY
to the ADC’s internal +2.5 V reference.

20 SPI_MISO SPI port data input.

21 SPI_MOSI SPI port data output.

22 SPI_EN Active-low enable output for SPI bus devices.

23 SPI_SCLK SPI port clock signal.

7-bit to 12-bit ADC input 2. ADC full scale reading can be referenced to the module’s +3.3 V regulated supply or
24 ADCZ
to the ADC’s internal +2.5 V reference.

Module’s +3.3 V regulated supply, used for ratiometric ADC readings. Current drain on this output should be no
25 ADC REF
greater than 5 mA.

26 NC No connection.

27 NC No connection.

28 GND RF ground. Connect to the host circuit board ground plane, and to shield when using coaxial cable.

29 RFIO RF port. Connect the antenna to this port with a 50 Ω stripline or semi-rigid coaxial cable.

30 GND RF ground. Connect to the host circuit board ground plane, and to shield when using coaxial cable.

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RFIO Stripline
The RFIO pad on the radio module is connected directly to an antenna on the host circuit board, or to an MMCX
or similar RF connector. It is important that this connection be implemented as a 50 ohm stripline. Referring to
Figure 3, the width of this stripline depends on the thickness of the circuit board between the stripline and the

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Figure 2

groundplane. For FR-4 type circuit board materials (dielectric constant of 4.7), the width of the stripline is equal to
1.75 times the thickness of the circuit board. Note that other circuit board traces should be spaced away from the
stripline to prevent signal coupling, as shown in Figure 4. The stripline trace should be kept short to minimize its
insertion loss.

C ir c u it B o a r d S tr ip lin e T r a c e D e ta il Trace Separation from Length of Trace Run

50 Ohm Microstrip Parallel to Microstrip
C o p p e r
S tr ip lin e 100 mil 125 mil
T ra c e

150 mil 200 mil

200 mil 290 mil

C o p p e r 250 mil 450 mil

G ro u n d
P la n e F R -4 P C B
M a te r ia l
300 mil 650 mil

F o r 5 0 o h m im p e d a n c e W = 1 .7 5 * H

Figure 3 Figure 4

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Reflow Profile
An example solder reflow profile for mounting the radio module on its host circuit board is shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5

Note: Specifications subject to change without notice.

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