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Wireless Connectivity Guide Texas Instruments 4Q 2014
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Wireless Connectivity and IoT Application Areas
Introduction ....................................................................................... 3
Mesh & IP Networks
Wi-Fi
®
/ IEEE 802.11
Wi-Fi Overview .................................................................................. 4
CC3100/CC3200 ............................................................................... 5
WiLink™ 8 Module Solutions ........................................................... 6
ZigBee
®
/IEEE 802.15.4
ZigBee Overview ............................................................................... 7
ZigBee Light Link .............................................................................. 8
CC2538 System-on-Chip .................................................................. 9
CC2520 Transceiver ........................................................................ 10
CC2530 System-on-Chip ................................................................ 11
CC2531 System-on-Chip with Integrated USB Controller .............. 12
Z-Stack™ – ZigBee Protocol Stack ................................................ 13
6LoWPAN
6LoWPAN Overview ........................................................................ 14
CC1180 ........................................................................................... 15
Personal Area Networks
Bluetooth
®
technology
Bluetooth
®
Overview ....................................................................... 16
CC256x ........................................................................................... 17
Bluetooth
®
Low Energy
Bluetooth Low Energy Overview ..................................................... 19
CC2540 System-on-Chip ................................................................ 20
CC2541 System-on-Chip ................................................................ 21
BLEStack – Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol Stack and Tools ........ 22
ANT™
ANT™ Overview .............................................................................. 23
CC2570/CC2571 Network Processor ............................................. 24
ZigBee
®
RF4CE
ZigBee
®
RF4CE Overview ............................................................... 25
CC2533 System-on-Chip ................................................................ 26
PurePath™ Wireless Audio
PurePath™ Wireless Audio Overview ............................................. 27
CC8520 System-on-Chip ................................................................ 28
Positioning
GPS
CC4000-TC6000GN ....................................................................... 29
Proprietary RF
Sub-1 GHz
CC430 Integrated MSP430 and CC1101 System-on-Chip ............ 30
CC1100E Transceiver ...................................................................... 31
CC1101 Transceiver ........................................................................ 32
CC1101-Q1 Automotive-Qualified Transceiver ............................... 33
CC1110 System-on-Chip ................................................................ 34
CC1111 System-on-Chip with Integrated USB Controller .............. 35
CC1131-Q1 Automotive-Qualified Receiver .................................. 36
CC1150 Transmitter ........................................................................ 37
CC1151-Q1 Automotive-Qualified Transmitter .............................. 38
CC1190 RF Front End ..................................................................... 39
CC1120, CC1121, CC1125, CC1175, CC1200 Transceivers.......... 40
CC110L Value Line Transceiver ....................................................... 42
2.4 GHz
CC2544 .......................................................................................... 43
CC2590, CC2591 RF Front End ...................................................... 44
RFID/NFC
TMS37157 ...................................................................................... 45
TMS3705 ......................................................................................... 46
TRF796x, Reader/Writer Transceiver ICs ........................................ 47
TRF7970A Transceiver ................................................................... 48
Embedded Processors for Wireless Connectivity
Embedded Processors Overview .................................................... 49
MSP430™ Microcontrollers ...................................................... 50–52
Sitara™ Processors ......................................................................... 53
Resources
Development Tools .................................................................... 54–56
Development Tools Frequenty Asked Questions ............................ 57
Software Overview .................................................................... 58–59
Texas Instruments Design Network (TIDN) ...................................... 60
E2E™ Online Community ................................................................ 61
TI Connectivity Wiki ......................................................................... 62
TI Worldwide Technical Support ...................................................... 63
Wireless Connectivity Guide
Table of Contents
With the industry’s broadest wireless connectivity portfolio TI offers cost-effective, low-power solutions for short-range, long-
range, mesh and IP networks, as well as personal area networks and more in the Internet of Things. TI SimpleLink™ solutions
leverage more than a decade of wireless expertise and are designed to enable easier and faster development of RF applications.
The SimpleLink portfolio supports technololgies: Wi-Fi
®
, Bluetooth
®
, Bluetooth low energy, ANT™, ZigBee
®
PRO, IEEE 802.15.4,
ZigBee RF4CE, NFC/RFID, 6LoWPAN and PurePath™ Wireless audio, GPS as well as a selection of RF ICs and proprietary
protocols for the Sub-1 GHz and 2.4 GHz frequency bands. TI provides an ecosystem of support such as development tools,
technical documentation, reference designs, application samples, customer support and services from the Texas Instruments
Design Network and university programs.