Here are the latest updates from Texas Instruments on Low-Power
RF products, events and more.
Z-Stack
software 2.0.0 also supports the CC2520+MSP430
Z-Stack software 2.0.0 is now available for download at www.ti.com/z-stack,
supporting the latest CC2520 transceiver and our new SmartRF™
05 software development environment. Z-Stack software 2.0.0
provides full ZigBee 2007 support, including the ZigBee PRO
Feature Set.
SimpliciTI
network protocol 1.0.5 is now available for download
SimpliciTI
network protocol 1.0.5 offers many new features customers
have asked for:
- It is the only protocol that supports TI's proprietary
and standards-based
radios
- CC1100, CC1101, CC1110, CC1111, CC2500, CC2510, CC2511,
CC2430
- Frequency agility is now available on all radios
- Lower power consumption: 50 percent improvement in
battery life
- Enhanced robustness against interference
New
application note: “Measuring Power
Consumption and Battery Lifetime Calculations Based on the Hardware
and Software in the eZ430-RF2480 Demonstration Kit”
This application note introduces linear voltage regulators and
DC/DC converters and how they influence performance and efficiency.
Texas Instruments Low-Power RF products are tested in combination
with the company’s Low-Power DC/DC converters. The last
section gives an overview of the main design considerations
when using DC/DC converters for Low-Power RF applications.
ZigBee
Developers Conference, June 24-25, 2008, Munich, Germany
Texas Instruments will be showing the newly released CC2480
2.4-GHz ZigBee network processor. TI Third Party Developer Network
members Radiocrafts and Amber will also be there to exhibit
modules and help you with developer questions. Additionally,
Radiocrafts and TI will hold hands-on
training for designing with ZigBee.
Texas
Instruments at Sensors Expo, June 9-11, 2008, Rosemont, Ill.
Khanh
Tuan Le, a senior system engineer from TI, will present
cost-effective and power-friendly solutions for ZigBee and IEEE
802.15.4 wireless networks. Register here.
Low-Power
RF and ZigBee Networking Workshop
This hands-on, three-day course provides a solid foundation
in RF capabilities, MAC layer communication, OSAL/HAL usage,
ZigBee networking and Z-Stack software-based product development.
MSP430 Advanced Technical Conference
Register today at www.ti.com/atc
to secure a free MSP430 experimenter’s board and the new
Code Composer Essentials Professional v3 unrestricted IDE. The
Advanced Technical Conference covers the newest MSP430F5xx generation,
MSP430 applications (including wireless solutions, architecture/peripherals,
Low-Power analog, Low-Power RF and C2000™ digital signal
controllers) and hands-on MSP430 labs.
Low-Power
RF Developer Network - Update
 Take
a minute to check out the recent addition of module providers,
design service partners and software product offerings by members
of the Low-Power RF Developer Network. We've added more modules
to help you reduce your product development time.
Go to www.ti.com > Products>
RF IF and ZigBee Solutions > Low-Power RF Developer Network
(on the lower right-hand side of the Web site).
We will be upgrading the search engine, so please send comments
to m.grazier@ti.com to
help make it even easier for you to navigate the site and get
the information you want.
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