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Welcome to the Low-Power RF and Wireless Connectivity eNewsletter from TI – the newsletter that keeps you up to date on new software and hardware releases, developer’s news, and other news and events associated with TI’s radio frequency and wireless connectivity solutions.
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Featured Video:
Range test of CC1120 sub-1 GHz performance line
View a range test of the CC1120 development kit, part of TI’s new sub-1 GHz RF performance line. The kit successfully transmitted data across the city of Oslo – from the Holmenkollen ski jump to the water’s edge by the Oslo Fjord.
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| E2E online community - what are engineers discussing right now? |
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| New! Sub-1 GHz RF performance line |
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TI’s new CC1120 sub-1 GHz RF performance line delivers more than 30 times better range in crowded wireless environments as compared to competitive offerings. It provides unmatched connectivity for low-power wireless applications in the security, Smart Grid, industrial, wireless healthcare, home and building automation, and other spaces. The sub-1 GHz RF performance line family meets the market's most stringent RF requirements and provides an industry-leading ability to filter out other RF sources. |
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Find out more on www.ti.com/rfperformanceline |
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| TI’s new 6LoWPAN sub-1GHz solutions |
| TI’s new sub-1 GHz 6LoWPAN solutions provide a gateway for remote, low-cost wireless sensors to connect to the Internet and a wireless extension of wired IPv6 infrastructures. By operating in the sub-1GHz band, TI's 6LoWPAN solutions offer longer wireless range at lower power levels than traditional 2.4 GHz-based 6LoWPAN offerings. The 6LoWPAN solutions support large-scale mesh networks and are suitable for applications such as Smart Grid, security, home and building automation, street lighting and other wireless sensor networks. |
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Read the press release here
www.ti.com/6lowpan |
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| 24 bit audio with PurePath Wireless |
| New firmware is available for PurePath Wireless RF ICs CC8520, CC8521, CC8530 and CC8531. This maintenance release includes support for the PCME24 audio streaming format, providing 15-bit signal-to-noise ratio and 24-bit dynamic range. The new firmware is available through download of the PurePath Wireless Configurator PC tool. See "Help - > Change Log" in the menu system of PurePath Wireless Configurator for more information on the new firmware. |
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For more information, visit www.ti.com/ppwc |
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| New! CC2540DK development kit for Bluetooth low energy applications |
The new Bluetooth low energy CC2540DK development kit provides a flexible platform for software development, extensive RF performance assessment and packet-sniffing testing. The complete hardware performance test platform and generic software development environment helps developers get up and running with the CC2540 quickly and easily. The kit includes:
- Two CC2540-based RF evaluation modules
- One CC2540-based USB dongle
- General purpose development boards (SmartRF05EB)
- Software and hardware prototyping, cables, antennas and documentation
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For more information, visit www.ti.com/bluetoothlowenergy |
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| SmartRF Studio 7 version 1.6.1 |
SmartRF™ Studio is a Windows application that can be used to evaluate and configure low-power RF-ICs from TI. The new version includes
- Support for CC1175 added.
- CC1120: Default settings for "RX Sniff mode" updated.
- CC1120: Output power settings updated.
- CC1120: RSSI offset value updated.
- CC1120: Problem with setting of un-modulated signal in Cont. TX solved.
- CC11xL: Register view updated.
- Several problems with loading of Configuration data solved.
- Other bug fixes: See revision history for details.
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| AN091 RemoTI IR Signal Generation Application Note |
Although ZigBee® RF4CE based remote controllers are replacing traditional IR remote controllers at a fast pace, manufacturers of RF4CE remote controllers may still want to support IR to control legacy consumer electronics equipment. Additionally, manufacturers of consumer electronics equipment may want to enable RF4CE with minimal changes to their current system. This can be accomplished by an RF4CE-to-IR bridge solution. This application note provides information for how use the hardware capability in TI’s ZigBee RF4CE RemoTI software environment and also a sample implementation of three different IR encoding formats.
RemoTI is Texas Instrument’s implementation of the ZigBee RF4CE network protocol standard. You can find more information about RF4CE at www.ti.com/rf4ce and RemoTI at www.ti.com/RemoTI |
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| AN099 – Wireless Microphone with USB Interface |
| This application note shows how to use low-power CC111x and CC251x system-on-chip RF transceivers to provide a low-cost 16-bit 16-kHz audio to USB interface. Sample code and hardware designs are given for the 900 MHz ISM bands using the CC1110 and CC1111. These can be easily modified for the 2.4GHz ISM band using the CC2510 and CC2511. |
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| Bluetooth Innovation World Cup Closes With Record Number of Submissions |
 The nomination period for the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup (IWC) officially closed on Sept. 15 with a record of 337 participants. In this year’s edition of the IWC, innovators from all over the world were called to submit ideas and prototypes in the areas of health care, sports and fitness, automotive, entertainment and more, using Bluetooth technology v4.0. As the title sponsor for the 2011 Bluetooth IWC, TI is proud to play a role in Bluetooth technology v4.0 developments. More than 100 enthusiastic designers entered this year’s competition with prototypes based on TI’s development tools. We look forward to seeing what unique ideas these leaders dream up, and what opportunities will come to fruition as Bluetooth technology v4.0 proliferates in new markets. |
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| Design article: Wireless mesh nets offer bright prospects for lighting control |
This EE Times article discusses the design considerations for a low-power RF (LPRF) lighting control system, and describes some benefits and limitations of today’s openly available technologies.
The article is written by Peder Rand, Strategic marketing, Low power RF IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee products, TI. |
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Read the article |
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| Visit the new Smart Grid e2e Blog and learn from industry experts |
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| Events |
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| Online Workshop: Getting Started with ZigBee using the CC2530ZNP Mini Kit |
| The Getting Started with ZigBee using the CC2530ZNP Mini Kit Self-Study Workshop is a free, on-line, in-depth introduction into the ZigBee protocol using the CC2530ZNP mini kit. Learn how to build a ZigBee Application using the CC2530 ZigBee Network Processor (ZNP), understand how to set up a ZigBee Mesh Network with ZigBee coordinators, routers, and end devices, and use Packet Sniffers to observe the Personal Area Network (PAN) traffic over the network. You’ll also become familiar with Mesh Routing, Network Commissioning, and PAN Formation. |
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Get started now! |
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| Experience TI’s PurePath™ Wireless digital audio streaming solution at AES New York, Oct 20-23 2011 |
| Meet with TI’s audio experts (booth #847) and check out the latest devices, resources and tools available to support your audio design needs. Experience TI’s latest audio developments, including TI’s PurePath Wireless audio product family of 2.4 GHz audio ICs that transmit uncompressed CD-quality wireless audio over a rock solid radio frequency link. |
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See you at AES
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| Wireless Connectivity SpeedWay Design Workshop™ with TI and Avnet |
 Need hands-on training with designing, building and testing a wireless design? Join Avnet and TI for our RF & Wireless SpeedWay training. All attendees will receive an eZ430-chronos kit.
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| Register today for free eTech Day on-demand training |
Join TI for on-demand technical design seminars from the comfort of your own desk! Seminars are archived until November 16.
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For more information, please see www.ti.com/etechdays
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| Texas Instruments Technology Days 2011 – Join us for a day packed with technical design seminars and technology exhibits |
 The IC training is aimed at providing a learning forum for design engineers where practical high-performance solutions, tools and workshops are presented for analog and digital technologies. The exhibits demonstrate the latest TI technology. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with a number of Texas Instruments’ experts and gain valuable ideas for solving your technical challenges! |
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Coming up next
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Europe: Milan, Italy October 20, Airport City, Israel October 25, Paris, France November 9, Bochum, Germany November 30, Birmingham, UK December 7
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Visit www.ti.com/techdays for a complete list of our Technology Days worldwide. |
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