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NRF52832-CIAA

Bluetooth Low Energy SoC

The NRF52832-CIAA is a bluetooth low energy soc from Nordic Semiconductor ASA. View the full NRF52832-CIAA datasheet below including electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.

Manufacturer

Nordic Semiconductor ASA

Category

Bluetooth Low Energy SoC

Overview

Part: nRF52832 — Nordic Semiconductor

Type: Bluetooth Low Energy SoC

Description: 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F MCU at 64 MHz with up to 512 kB Flash, 64 kB RAM, and an integrated 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy transceiver with -96 dBm sensitivity and +4 dBm TX power.

Operating Conditions:

  • Supply voltage: 1.7 V-3.6 V
  • Max CPU clock: 64 MHz
  • Max ADC sample rate: 200 ksps

Key Specs:

  • CPU: ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit processor with FPU, 64 MHz
  • Flash memory: Up to 512 kB
  • RAM: Up to 64 kB
  • Bluetooth low energy sensitivity: -96 dBm
  • Bluetooth low energy TX power: -20 to +4 dBm in 4 dB steps
  • Peak TX current: 5.3 mA (0 dBm)
  • Peak RX current: 5.4 mA
  • OFF mode current: 0.3 μA at 3 V
  • ADC: 12-bit, 200 ksps

Features:

  • 2.4 GHz transceiver
  • Flexible power management with LDO and DC/DC regulator system
  • Type 2 near field communication (NFC-A) tag
  • 32 general purpose I/O pins
  • 3x 4-channel pulse width modulator (PWM) units
  • Digital microphone interface (PDM)
  • Up to 3x SPI master/slave with EasyDMA
  • Up to 2x I2C compatible 2-Wire master/slave
  • I2S with EasyDMA
  • UART (CTS/RTS) with EasyDMA
  • AES HW encryption with EasyDMA

Applications:

  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Home automation
  • Sensor networks
  • Health/fitness sensor and monitor devices
  • Medical devices
  • Beacons
  • Remote controls
  • Computer peripherals and I/O devices

Package:

  • QFN48 package, 6 × 6 mm
  • WLCSP package, 3.0 × 3.2 mm

Features

The TRIGOVRFLW task sets the COUNTER value to 0xFFFFF0 to allow SW test of the overflow condition. OVRFLW occurs when COUNTER overflows from 0xFFFFFF to 0.

Important: The OVRFLW event is disabled by default.

Pin Configuration

Here we cover the pin assignments for each variant of the chip.

Electrical Characteristics

SymbolDescriptionMin.Typ.Max.Units
f SPIMBit rates for SPIM 258 26Mbps
I SPIM,2MbpsRun current for SPIM, 2 Mbps50μA
I SPIM,8MbpsRun current for SPIM, 8 Mbps50μA
I SPIM,IDLEIdle current for SPIM (STARTed, no CSN activity)1μA
t SPIM,STARTTime from START task to transmission started......μs

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Maximum ratings are the extreme limits to which the chip can be exposed for a limited amount of time without permanently damaging it. Exposure to absolute maximum ratings for prolonged periods of time may affect the reliability of the device.

Table 8: Absolute maximum ratings

Min.Max.Unit
Supply voltages
VDD-0.3+3.9V
VSS0V
I/O pin voltage
V I/O , VDD ≤3.6 V-0.3VDD + 0.3 VV
V I/O , VDD >3.6 V-0.33.9 VV
NFC antenna pin current
I NFC1/280mA
Radio
RF input level10dBm
Environmental QFN48, 6×6 mmpackage
Storage temperature-40+125°C
MSL (moisture sensitivity level)2
ESD HBM (human body model)4kV
ESD CDM (charged device model)1000V
Environmental WLCSP, 3.0×3.2 mmpackage
Storage temperature-40+125°C
MSL1
ESD HBM2kV
ESD CDM500V
Flash memory
Endurance10 000Write/erase cycles
Retention10 years at 40°C

Recommended Operating Conditions

The operating conditions are the physical parameters that the chip can operate within.

Table 9: Recommended operating conditions

SymbolParameterNotesMin.Nom.Max.Units
VDDSupply voltage, independent of DCDC enable1.733.6V
t R_VDDSupply rise time (0 V to 1.7 V)60ms
TAOperating temperature-402585°C

Important: The on-chip power-on reset circuitry may not function properly for rise times longer than the specified maximum.

Related Variants

The following components are covered by the same datasheet.

Part NumberManufacturerPackage
nRF52832Manufacturer not specifiedQFN48
NRF52832-QFAAManufacturer not specified
NRF52832-QFABManufacturer not specified
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