Crazyradio PA

Crazyradio PA

Crazyradio PA 2.4GHz USB Dongle

This product is being replaced with Crazyradio 2.0

Key Features

  • Radio power amplifier giving 20dBm output power
  • > 1km range LOS with Crazyflie 2.X (best case scenario)
  • 2×5 2.54mm header for prototyping (not mounted)
  • Hardware support for PPM
  • Same mechanical footprint as the first generation Crazyradio
  • Open source firmware
  • Firmware upgrade via USB
  • Low latency

Package Details

Full Package Contents1 x Crazyradio PA
1 x Duck antenna 2dBi

Full Specifications Table

Mechanical specificationsWeight: 6g
Size (WxHxD): 58x16x6.5mm (including connectors)
Electrical specificationsBased on nRF24LU1+ chip from Nordic Semiconductor
  • 8051 MCU at up to 16MHz with 16Kb or 32Kb flash and 2Kb SRAM
  • 2.4GHz ISM band radio
  • USB device peripheral
  • 125 radio channels
  • 2Mbps, 1Mbps and 250Kps communication data-rate
  • Sends and receives data packets of up to 32 bytes payload
  • Automatically handles addresses and packet ack
  • Hardware SPI and UART
  • Combatible with Enhanced ShockBurst protocol from Nordic Semiconductor
  • Can be powered with up to 13V via expansion header
    2×5 2.54mm expansion header with following signals (not mounted):Hardware support for PPM input
  • Up to 13V input power
  • GND
  • PPM
  • SPI/UART
  • Standard USB-A connector
    Radio specification20dBm output power (100mW)
    Low Noise Amplifier (LNA)
    RP-SMA connector