This section provides a summary of nRF7000 electrical specifications.

VDD supply voltage is 3.6 V and operating temperature is 25°C unless otherwise noted.

Table 1. General characteristics
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
fOP,2.4GHz Operating frequencies 2.4 GHz 2401 2495 MHz
fOP,5GHz Operating frequencies 5 GHz 5170

5490
5735

 5330

5730
5895

 MHz U-NII-1/U-NII-2A sub-bands

U-NII-2C sub-band
U-NII-3/U-NII-4 sub-bands
fMOD,MIN Minimum modulation rate 1DSSS

6 Mbps

 2.4 GHz

5 GHz
fMOD,MAX Maximum modulation rate 6 Mbps
fTOL Crystal frequency tolerance at 25°C1 20 ppm
fSTA,TEMP Crystal frequency stability over temperature and aging 13 ppm
CL_XO XO load capacitance 8 pF
ESRXO Equivalent Series Resistance 100 ohm
tSHUTDOWN→ACTIVE Startup time from shutdown state 400 ms Depends on patch size and interface speed
tSLEEP→ACTIVE Startup time from sleep state 6.7 ms
tSCAN Scan time (2.4 and 5 GHz bands) 3.5 s Using default scan parameters and World Zone regulatory rules (all channels and active scan where permitted)
Table 2. Current consumption
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
ITX,1DSSS,2.4GHz Transmit current (2.4 GHz, 1DSSS, max output power) 252 mA
ITX,6Mbps,2.4GHz Transmit current (2.4 GHz, 6 Mbps, max output power) 187 mA
ITX,6Mbps,5GHz Transmit current (5 GHz, 6 Mbps, max output power) 260 mA
IRX,2.4GHz Receive current listen (2.4 GHz) 60 mA
IRX,5GHz Receive current listen (5 GHz) 56 mA
IOFF Shutdown current 1.7 µA
ISLEEP Sleep current (with RTC) 15 µA
ISCAN Average current consumption during scan operation 60 mA The exact current depends on the number of APs detected during scan. The value quoted aligns with ~100 APs.
Table 3. Transmitter characteristics
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,DSSS/ Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (DSSS) 20 dBm
PTXMAX,2.4GHz,6Mbps Maximum transmit power 2.4 GHz (6 Mbps) 15 dBm
PTXMAX,5GHz,6Mbps Maximum transmit power 5 GHz (6 Mbps) 13 dBm
Table 4. Transmitter power variation over temperature
Frequency band -40C<TA<=-20C -20C<TA<=0C 0C<TA<=60C 60C<TA<=85C
2.4GHz 0dB 0dB 0dB -1dB
5GHz -2dB -1dB 0dB -2dB
Table 5. Transmitter power variation over supply voltage
Frequency band 2.9V<VBAT<=3.1V 3.1V<VBAT<=3.4V 3.4V<VBAT<=4.5V
2.4GHz -1dB 0dB 0dB
5GHz -2dB -1dB 0dB
Table 6. Receiver characteristics
Symbol Parameter Min. Nom. Max. Units Note
PSENS,2.4GHz,1DSSS Sensitivity 2.4GHz (1 Mbps DSSS) -98.6 dBm
PSENS,2.4GHz,6MBPS Sensitivity 2.4GHz (6 Mbps) -91.6 dBm
PSENS,5GHz,6MBPS Sensitivity 5.0GHz (6 Mbps) -91.5 dBm
1 Tolerance before calibration. See Clock accuracy considerations for more information.