Intel RCM24G User Manual

Revision

Description

Date

1.0

RCM24G Modular Approval
US/Canada

01.04.2017

Intel® Radio Control Module 2.4 GHz
Model: RCM24G

Manual (US/CAN)
Revision 1.0

Revision History

Overview

The RCM24G is a data transceiving module for wireless communication between two or more nodes
of this kind.

Instruction

Do only use

- with specified antennas

- within specified supply voltage range

- interfacing via UART/CAN-Bus

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Specification:

Module output
(Frequencies)

70 Hopping channels from 2402.5 MHz (Channel 0) to 2471.5MHz
(Channel 69),
1MHz channel spacing, ADFSS

Modulation

MSK modulation

Receiver Bandwidth

232kHz, 540kHz, 812.5kHz

Datarate

50kbit/s, 100kbit/s, 250kbit/s and 500kbit/s

Dwell Time

10ms (500kbit/s) to 28ms (50kbit/s). Fixed amount of useable data per
hop (128 bytes TX and 128 byte RX)

CCA

Inactive

Supply Input range

3.6 VDCV ± 5% / 1A

Testing Antennas

1x Intel® FA5 antenna (HW-Version: Antenna-002) with 5 ports
1x Prestta WLAN Embedded Antenna P/N: 1000418 50 Ohm
unbalanced

Antenna connection

µUFL
Connector type: 50 Ohm nominal

Permissive antenna
type/gain

Type: (Circularly polarized) patch antenna
Max. antenna gain: 4.86 dBi
Type: Dipole
Max. antenna gain: 2.5 dBi

Antenna configuration

1 antenna/module

Channel

Max. power

0-3

10.19 dBm

4-7

10.72 dBm

8-10

12.84 dBm

11-14

14.71 dBm

15-17

16.37 dBm

18-21

17.92 dBm

22-24

19.05 dBm

25-39

19.93 dBm

40-43

18.81 dBm

44-48

17.79 dBm

49-52

16.19 Bm

53-57

14.51 dBm

58-61

12.49 dBm

62-66

10.36 dBm

67-69

9.32 dBm

Transmitter Output Power

Table 1 Max. Power Settings

Operational Characteristics

Hopping mode

A user serial number is used to generate a 70 hop long pseudo random hopping sequence which is
contains each channel exactly once and is repeated every 70 hops.

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