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Below you will find the latest updates from
Low-Power RF.
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| E2E Online Community - what are engineers discussing right now? |
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| CC2531EMK evaluation module kit |
| The CC2531EMK kit includes a CC2531 USB dongle and documentation to support a PC interface to 802.15.4/ZigBee® applications. The dongle can be plugged directly into your PC and can be used as an IEEE 802.15.4 packet sniffer or other purposes. The CC2531EMK includes CC2531 USB firmware library and examples (downloadable from web); works with RemoTI for RF4CE, TIMAC and Z-Stack for CC2530, and is supported by SmartRF® Studio, Packet Sniffer and Flash Programmer. |
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| New application note AN080 -- LED lighting with remote control using CC2510 and CC1110 |
| This application note describes a LED lighting design based on the CC2510 and TPS40211. The CC2510 is 2.4 GHz system-on-chip Low-Power RF transceiver while TPS40211 is a wide input range current mode boost controller, which provides voltage regulation and support 8 LED in series. The CC2510 provides the wireless control function including 16 steps dimmer and various flashing modes. The CC1110 is the sub-1GHz version of the CC2510. |
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| New design note DN117 – SimpliciTI™-compatible UART driver |
| This design note introduces a UART driver that is compatible with the SimpliciTI Low-Power RF networking protocol. The note describes the driver implementation, the process of adding the driver into an existing SimpliciTI project, and the basic driver API function calls. An example software project is included that demonstrates the UART operation on the SmartRF04EB, SmartRF05EB, and MSP430G4618/F2013 Experimenter boards. |
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| Updated CC1150EM 868 915 MHz reference design |
| Added option to add filter to attenuate spurs at RF-169 MHz and increased original filter from a 2 pole to a 3 pole solution. |
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| Updated CC1150 errata notes |
| Updates include added section on Extra Byte Transmitted in TX. Note that there are no extra bytes transmitted as long as the packet handling features of the CC1150 are used. |
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| TSB presents SPHERAmobile, a complete Zigbee solution to monitor children and groups for Summer camps and school outdoor activities |
| SPHERAmobile has been installed at Summer Camp 2009 at Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. More than 200 children divided in 6 groups has been managed by the system, providing roll call, location and identification functions, making more efficient the day to day activities at the camp. The system will be extended to 2.000 chidren divided in 50 groups for summer 2010.
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| Connect your product to the Internet in a single day with Arrayent's new development kit |
| Arrayent is a software company that sells proven (100Ku shipped) end-to-end communication pipe that enables you to connect your consumer product wirelessly to the Internet cloud in a low cost, and reliable way. The company has just released its Zamport™ Development Kit that enables you to connect your product to a browser-based monitor and control Internet application with no software development. The dev kit includes a powerful web-based tool for configuring an Internet-enabled application with no software development, a gateway (<$5 BOM cost, CC1110), and an evaluation board (CC1110) with I/O.
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| Radiocrafts and Sierra Wireless introduce open metering system gateway for Smart Meters |
| Radiocrafts AS and Sierra Wireless have announced the launch of an GSM/GPRS/EDGE gateway for smart metering which embeds a Wireless M-Bus radio compliant to OMS, in a very compact form factor. Wireless M-Bus is the standard used in the communication between meters and concentrators.
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| Texas Instruments demonstrates world's first coin cell demo for Bluetooth® low energy applications at Bluetooth® low energy technology conference in Munich |
| At the Bluetooth low energy technology conference held in Munich, Germany, on October 20, Texas Instruments Incorporated showcased the world's first coin cell demo for the new Bluetooth low energy open standard based on TI's upcoming CC2540 single-mode system-on-chip. Bluetooth low energy enables applications, such as sports and fitness equipment, medical and health, home and office, and mobile accessories, to use coin cell and energy harvesting solutions to operate for more than a year on a tiny button cell battery without recharging.
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| For more information, see www.ti.com/bluetoothlowenergy-pr |
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| New UHF device family brings low power to wireless car access systems |
| The CC11x1-Q1 family provides increased visibility for vehicle safety and maintenance with a simple RF design and an easy-to-use SPI interface. Designed for very low-power, high-range wireless and car access systems, this new device family includes UHF transmitters, receivers and transceivers. |
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| 50% price discount on the CC1110DK-Mini kits offered by Silica |
| Silica, a certified TI distributor, has a promotional campaign running right now offering a 50% discount on the new CC1110DK-mini development kit from Low-Power RF. The kit is an inexpensive and flexible development platform for TI's CC1110Fx RF System-on-Chip solution featuring a 26 MHz single-cycle 8051 MCU with integrated CC1101 RF transceiver, FLASH, RAM, 5 DMA channels, ADC, PWM, UART, SPI, I2S, 4 timers, and 21 GPIO pins. The offer is limited and only available to European citizens. |
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| Texas Instruments expands collaboration with ANT Wireless to deliver complete, turn-key ULP wireless solution |
| ANT Wireless and Texas Instruments are pleased to announce that TI has licensed the ANT ultra-low power wireless protocol for inclusion in upcoming system-on-chip (SoC) products from their Low-Power RF business. The new transceivers from TI will be over-the-air compatible with all existing ANT chip products. TI is adopting the ANT protocol and interoperable ANT+ ecosystem to enhance their comprehensive total low-power RF portfolio of products and system solutions. Working with ANT allows TI to offer the market a complete, state-of-the-art system solution for ULP wireless connectivity in sports, fitness, health care, medical, and other wireless sensor spaces. |
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| TI expands its smart metering portfolio with 16 new MSP430 MCUs supporting a broad range of implementation standards |
New MSP430F4xx ultra-low power MCUs provide analog front-end requirements and achieve leading accuracy for electricity and gas metering applications.
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Expanded metering portfolio supports a wide range of implementation standards with additions to the F471xx, Fx461x and F44x series of MCUs |
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Provides analog front-end needs for a complete metrology solution |
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Better than 0.1 percent accuracy for precise energy measurements |
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Secure energy monitoring with tamper protection capabilities |
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Ultra-low power consumption for extended battery life |
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Increased memory for load demand response offers a 25 percent reduction in electricity bills |
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| Learn more about TI's MSP430F471xx MCU by visiting www.ti.com/430metering |
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| Product Reviews now on TI.com. Tell everyone. |
| A new Product Review feature on TI.com lets you to tell your fellow engineers and TI what you think of the Low-Power RF/IF products you tried recently. While you're on our website, you can also find out what your fellow engineers think of other TI products you may be considering. It takes only a few minutes to leave a rating and share a review. |
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