Date: 18/10/2010

TI's bluetooth SoC for ANT apps enables coin size remote system design

Texas Instruments has introduced two ultra-low power, short-range wireless connectivity devices CC2540 single-mode Bluetooth low energy system-on-chip and the CC257x ANT network processor solutions for designing bluetooth based wireless systems for use in consumer medical, mobile accessories, and sports and wellness applications. CC2540 and CC257x are designed to develop coin cell size remote wireless systems.

"By operating on a fraction of the power used by traditional wireless connectivity technologies, engineers can now develop smaller devices with batteries that last for years," said Volker Prueller, marketing manager for TI's Low-Power RF products. "The CC2540 and CC257x, combined with our existing low-power RF, WiLink, BlueLink and MSP430 MCU portfolios, solidify TI's position as the industry leader in complete, highly integrated short-range wireless connectivity solutions that bridge the gap between the mobile and sensor worlds."

Key highlights of CC2540:
RF performance: High link budget for long range (up to +97 dB) and coexistence with other 2.4-GHz devices.
Interoperability/compatibility: Bluetooth specification version 4.0 compliant with single-mode (CC2540) and dual-mode devices (BlueLink 7.0 Bluetooth/FM single chip solution, WiLink 7.0 WLAN/GPS/Bluetooth/FM single chip solution, and WiLink 6.0 WLAN/Bluetooth/FM single chip solution).

Key highlights of CC257x ANT network processor:
RF performance: high link budget (+95 dB) and quality selectivity for coexistence with other 2.4-GHz devices.
Interoperability/compatibility: TI supports ANT with sensor (CC257x) and mobile devices (WiLink 7.0 and WiLink 6.0 solutions) for a full system solution.


Availability:
CC2540: Now
CC2570 (single channel) and CC2571 (eight channel): Now in samples

Price:
CC2540: Each $2.95 in 1K pieces, a $99 development kit (CC2540MINI-DK) is also available.
CC2570 (single channel) and CC2571 (eight channel):
QFN-40 packages devices are priced at $2.75 for 1K pieces