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NRF9161-LACA-R7

Cellular IoT SiP

The NRF9161-LACA-R7 is a cellular iot sip from Nordic Semiconductor ASA. View the full NRF9161-LACA-R7 datasheet below including key specifications, pinout, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.

Manufacturer

Nordic Semiconductor ASA

Category

Cellular IoT SiP

Lifecycle

Active

Key Specifications

ParameterValue
Data Rate (Max)8Mbps
Frequency600MHZ ~ 2.2GHz
GPIO32
Memory Size1MB Flash, 256kB RAM
Mounting TypeSurface Mount
Operating Temperature-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)
PackagingCut Tape
Power - Output23dBm
ProtocolGPS
RF Family/StandardCellular
Sensitivity-108dBm
Serial InterfacesI2C, I2S, PWM, SPI, UART
Standard Pack Qty100
TypeTxRx Only
Supply Voltage3V ~ 5.5V

Overview

Part: nRF9161 — Nordic Semiconductor

Type: Cellular IoT SiP (System-in-Package) with integrated MCU, LTE modem, and GPS

Description: A highly integrated cellular IoT SiP featuring an Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller with 1 MB flash and 256 kB RAM, a 3GPP LTE release 14 Cat-M1/NB1/NB2 compliant modem, and a GPS receiver, all in a compact 10 × 16 × 1.04 mm LGA package.

Operating Conditions:

  • Supply voltage: 3.0 - 5.5 V
  • LTE power saving mode (PSM) floor current: 2.7 μA @ 3.7 V
  • eDRX current: 19 μA (Cat-M1), 33 μA (Cat-NB1) @ 3.7 V (UICC included)

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

Key Specs:

  • Microcontroller: Arm Cortex-M33
  • Flash memory: 1 MB
  • RAM: 256 kB
  • ADC: 12-bit, 200 ksps, 8 configurable channels
  • LTE Cat-M1 sensitivity: -108 dBm (low band), -107 dBm (mid band)
  • LTE output power: Up to 23 dBm
  • GPIO pins: 32
  • Package dimensions: 10 × 16 × 1.04 mm

Features:

  • Arm TrustZone and CryptoCell 310 for security
  • Integrated GPS L1 C/A and QZSS L1 C/A receiver
  • Up to 4x SPI master/slave with EasyDMA
  • Up to 4x I2C compatible two-wire master/slave with EasyDMA
  • Up to 4x UART (CTS/RTS) with EasyDMA
  • I2S and Digital microphone interface (PDM) with EasyDMA
  • Power saving features: DRX, eDRX, PSM
  • Single 50 Ω antenna interface

Applications:

  • Sensor networks
  • Logistics and asset tracking
  • Smart energy
  • Smart building automation
  • Smart agriculture
  • Industrial
  • Retail and monitor devices
  • Medical devices
  • Wearables

Package:

  • LGA (10 × 16 × 1.04 mm)

Features

  • Up to two PDM microphones configured as a left/right pair using the same data input
  • 16 kHz output sample rate, 16-bit samples
  • EasyDMA support for sample buffering
  • HW decimation filters
  • Selectable ratio of 64 or 80 between PDM_CLK and output sample rate

The PDM module illustrated below is interfacing up to two digital microphones with the PDM interface. EasyDMA is implemented to relieve the real-time requirements associated with controlling of the PDM slave from a low priority CPU execution context. It also includes all the necessary digital filter elements to produce pulse code modulation (PCM) samples. The PDM module allows continuous audio streaming.

Figure 38: PDM module

Applications

  • Sensor networks
  • Logistics and asset tracking
  • Smart energy
  • Smart building automation
  • Smart agriculture

Pin Configuration

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    • Pin numbers
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    • Descriptions

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Electrical Characteristics

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.

NoteMin.Max.Unit
Supply voltages
VDD-0.35.5 28V
VDD_GPIO-0.33.9V
SIM_1V81.651.95V
VSS0V
I/O pin voltage
V I/O , VDD_GPIO ≤ 3.6 V-0.3VDD_GPIO + 0.3V
V I/O , VDD_GPIO > 3.6 V-0.33.9V
Radio
ANT antenna input level10dBm
GPS antenna input levelLNA turned on, max gain-15dBm
RF port ruggednessMaximum deviation from 50 Ω without damaging the module10:1VSWR
Environmental (LGA package)
Storage temperature-4095°C
MSLMoisture Sensitivity Level3
ESD HBMHuman Body Model1.5kV
ESD HBM ClassHuman Body Model Class1C
ESD CDMCharged Device Model250V
Flash memory
Endurance10 000Write/erase cycles
Retention10 years at 85°C
ATEX compliance
Ci83μF
Li9.0μH
Ui5.0V
li600mA

No internal voltage boost converters

Table 58: Absolute maximum ratings

28 ATEX compliance requires a maximum of 5.0 V.

Ordering Information

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Related Variants

The following components are covered by the same datasheet.

Part NumberManufacturerPackage
NRF9161Nordic Semiconductor ASA
NRF9161-LACANordic Semiconductor ASA
NRF9161-LACA-RNordic Semiconductor
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