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Wireless Connectivity Guide Texas Instruments 4Q 2014
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Development Tools
TI provides development tools that enable both software and hardware designers to quickly get up and running with wireless
connectivity products. The general-purpose low-power RF development tools consist of three elements – the Evaluation
Module, Evaluation Board and PC Tools:
Evaluation Module (EM)
A small plug-in board with the
complete reference design for the radio
device, ensuring maximum
performance.
Evaluation Board (EB)
Contains sockets for the EM.
Platform for testing the
performance of the radio and
for development of protoype
software.
PC Tools
Connect the EB to the PC and
use available tools to test,
configure and debug software
running on the chip.
There are several types of hardware
development tools.
Development Kit (DK)
The DK contains all the hardware that
is necessary to start development of
an RF system. In most configurations,
a development kit consists of two
Evaluation Boards, two small RF
modules, antennas and cables.
Mini Development Kit (DK-MINI)
Mini Development Kits are low-cost
development kits that contain the
basic hardware for prototyping and
for developing simple demonstration
applications. The kits can also be used
for basic evaluation of the device.
Evaluation Module Kit (EMK)
The EMK contains two RF modules
(EM) and antennas. The EMK can be
ordered separately and can be used
as add-ons to existing kits, compatible
motherboards or other boards with
matching connectors.
USB Dongles
Small form-factor dongles with the
USB enabled System-on-Chip (SoC)
and PCB antenna.
ZigBee
®
and ZigBee RF4CE
Development Kits
The ZigBee Development Kit (ZDK)
has all the features of a development
kit, but contains additional nodes
for experimenting with the mesh
capabilities of ZigBee. The kit is
preprogrammed with a ZigBee demo
application, giving you ZigBee directly
out of the box.
A specific ZigBee Network Processor
(ZNP) kit demonstrates the concept
with a CC2530 running the Z-Stack
and a small MSP430 running the
application code.
To get quickly up and running with
ZigBee RF4CE, there’s a dedicated kit
containing a fully functional remote
controller, a receiver board with a
multitude of connection options and a
USB dongle for PC connectivity.
Bluetooth low energy
Development Kits
TI has made it easy for a fast and
convenient development with
Bluetooth Low Energy by the use of
the CC2540DK-MINI. It contains a
USB dongle and a key fob for rapid
prototyping. Complete Evaluation
Module Kits for CC2540 and CC2541
are also available.
Bluetooth low energy SensorTag
Development Kit
The award-winning SensorTag
development kit, based on the CC2541
SoC, shortens the design time for
Bluetooth application development from
months to hours with no hardware or
software expertise required. The over-
the-air download feature provides the
ability to update firmware from a central
device like a smartphone, tablet or PC.
The SensorTag has limitless possibilities
in applications including health and
fitness, educational tools, toys, remote
controls and mobile phone accessories.
Find out more at
ti.com/tool/
cc2541dk-sensor
.