Product Brief – JN5121
IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee Wireless Microcontroller
Overview
The JN5121 is the first in a series of low power, low cost IEEE802.15.4 compliant
wireless microcontrollers. Combining an on chip 32-bit RISC core, a fully compliant
2.4GHz IEEE802.15.4 transceiver, 64kB of ROM and 96kB of RAM, provides a
versatile low cost solution for wireless sensor networking applications. The high level
of integration helps to reduce the overall system cost. In particular, the ROM enables
integration of point-to-point and mesh network stack protocols, and the RAM allows
support of router and controller functions without the need for additional external
memory.
accelerators for low power and minimum processor overhead.
oscillator and power saving facilities are provided, giving low system power
consumption. The device also incorporates a wide range of digital and analogue
peripherals for the user to connect to their application.
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• Single chip solution with integrated
• Capacity and power efficient
• Low application BOM cost and
• Hardware MAC ensures low power
• Extensive user peripherals
Benefits
XTAL
transceiver and microcontroller for
wireless sensor networks
microcontroller for both controllers
and sensor units
size
consumption and low processor
overhead
The JN5121 uses hardware MAC and highly secure AES encryption
Management
2.4GHz
Power
Radio
IEEE802.15.4
Accelerator
128-bit AES
Accelerator
Encryption
O-QPSK
Modem
MAC
96kB
RAM
RISC CPU
• Robust and secure low power
• Wireless sensor networks,
• Home and commercial building
• Home networks
• Toys and gaming peripherals
• Industrial systems
• Telemetry and utilities
Applications
ROM
64kB
wireless applications
particularly IEEE802.15.4 /
ZigBee systems
automation
(e.g. AMR)
JN5121-PB v2.32
2-wire serial
11-bit DACs,
temp sensor
comparator
12-bit ADC,
UARTs
Timers
SPI
Integrated sleep
• 2.4GHz IEEE802.15.4
• Security processor (128-bit
• MAC accelerator with packet
• Integrated power management
• On-chip power regulation for
• Sleep current (with active
• Needs minimum of external
• Rx current < 50mA
• Tx current < 45mA
• Receiver sensitivity -90dBm
• Transmit power 0dBm
• 16MHz 32-bit RISC optimised
• 96kB RAM for shared program,
• 64kB ROM for program code
• 4-input 12-bit ADC, 2 11-bit
• 2 Application timer/counters,
• 2 UARTs (one for in-system
• SPI port with 5 selects
• 2-wire serial interface
• 21 GPIO
Lead-free and RoHS compliant
Features: Transceiver
Features: Microcontroller
Industrial temperature range
(-40° C to +85°C)
8x8mm 56 lead QFN package
compliant
AES)
formatting, CRCs, address
check, auto-acks, timers
and sleep oscillator for low
power
2.2V to 3.6V battery operation
beacon timer) < 5µA
components (<US$1 extra cost)
for low power (3MIPS/mA) and
efficient code density
data and routing tables
DACs, comparator,
temperature sensor
3 system timers
debug)
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