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| Now you can add GPS to almost any MCU |
 TI’s new SimpleLink™ GPS CC4000 is a self-contained module that minimizes complexity synonymous with adding GPS functionality to products. The SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution operates with any microcontroller (MCU) or microprocessor (MPU) while sporting an aggressive, sub-100mm2 form factor. As a result, a wide range of customers gain the ultimate flexibility when designing GPS-based applications such as asset tracking, industrial M2M, sports and fitness, and precision timing. A low-cost evaluation module is available with headers to interface with MSP-EXP430F5529 USB Experimenter’s Board.
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| C4000GPSEM - SimpleLink CC44000 GPS Development Kit |
TI’s CC4000 GPS solution provides a quick, accurate, low cost path to add GPS positioning technology to your product. Start development with the C4000GPSEM - SimpleLink CC44000 GPS Development Kit. The kit contains a GNS TC6000GN module, EM board and jumpers required to run software on MSP-EXP430F5529. |
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| New production test PC tool for PurePath Wireless audio |
 The PurePath Wireless Commander is a graphical PC tool which work with PurePath Wireless audio IC’s and is designed to perform production test functionality and External Host Interface (EHIF) command and monitoring. The production test functionality can be used for mass production tests controlled from a PC environment.
- Simple RF Testing with unmodulated or modulated output
- Packet error rate test
- Audio and PCB test (generate audio tone and test digital I/O)
- Regulatory compliance testing
- Pre-pairing of PurePath Wireless products
- In-tool command line to execute EHIF commands
- Log and monitor EHIF activity
- Script Editor for executing a sequence of EHIF commands
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| SmartRF Studio 7 version 1.8.0 |
SmartRF Studio is a Windows application that can be used to evaluate and configure RF-ICs from TI. The new 1.8.0 version includes the following updates:
- Added support for CC1125
- Added support for CC2543
- Added support for CC2544
- Several bug fixes. See revision history for details
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| Developer’s News |
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| EE Times “Photos from the frontier: The Internet of Things” |
Networked sensors are finding their way into an increasingly broad set of applications marketers have dubbed The Internet of Things. The EE Times’ photo gallery provides a few glimpses of this diverse frontier in electronics and distributed computing.
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One of the featured products is the LSMKE-D1 in-home display (picture), designed by LS Industrial Systems, to track energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. It also acts as an MP3 player, digital photo album and gives access to weather forecasts. It rides a ZigBee network and is powered by TI’s CC2530 SoC and CC2591, 2.4 GHz RF chips. |
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| Cubic Global Tracking Solutions Provides Real-Time Secure Logistics Intelligence |
 Keeping track of thousands of assets at any given time is a challenge, but if you multiply that by four locations across Kuwait, the task becomes daunting even for the U.S. Army. With Cubic Global Tracking Solutions mist™ mesh networking technology that uses TI’s CC2530 system-on-chip (SoC) hardware, Cubic is able to provide a solution that gives the Army a bird’s eye view of each asset’s location remotely.
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| Article: Wireless connectivity for embedded applications |
 The demand for wireless connectivity is increasing in consumer and industrial applications. But, manufacturers still may ask: Why should I consider adding wireless connectivity to my device or application? The article summarizes the current challenges in adding wireless connectivity to embedded applications, what is needed to solve these challenges, and factors to consider when selecting the right wireless connectivity solution. Matt Kurtz, Platforms and Channel Marketing Manager, TI’s Wireless Connectivity Business Unit, is the author of this article featured in Electronic Products.
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| New website: RF Connectivity with Microcontrollers |
TI’s wireless connectivity solutions are designed for the industry’s broadest low power and high-performance embedded processing solutions. Check out TI’s new “RF connectivity with Microcontrollers” website to find the right MCU and wireless connectivity solution for your design.
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| Texas Instruments Technology Days 2012 - Join us for a day packed with technical design seminars |
 The 2012 Tech Day schedule for Americas and Europe is here.
The TI Technology Days 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. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with a number of TI’s experts and gain valuable ideas for solving your technical challenges.www.ti.com/techdays
Coming up next:
Americas: St. Paul, MN May 2, Dallas, TX May 8, Cleveland, OH May 15, Mexico City, Mexico June 14, Toronto, Canada June 21
Europe: Stuttgart, Germany May 3, Nürnberg, Germany July 2
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Visit www.ti.com/techdays for a complete list of our Technology Days worldwide. |
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