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| CC2541 Mini Development Kit available now |
| The CC2541DK-MINI development kit provides a working reference design for software development of single-mode Bluetooth low energy (BLE) applications based on the Texas Instruments CC2541. The included “keyfob” board operates as a BLE peripheral device, and contains modifiable software that can be tailored towards different applications. Using BTool (Windows PC application) along with the included CC2540 USB Dongle, the Texas Instruments BLE stack can be tested and verified while developing custom applications.
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| Z-Stack Lighting from TI now available for download! |
Z-Stack™ Lighting is TI’s ZigBee Light Link (ZLL) compliant protocol stack for the CC2530 System-on-Chip. Z-Stack Lighting is based on the Z-Stack™ fully compliant ZigBee PRO protocol stack and is compliant with the ZigBee Light Link 1.0 profile golden unit implementation.
ZigBee Light Link is a global standard for interoperable and very easy-to-use consumer lighting and control products, allowing consumers to gain wireless control over all their LED fixtures, light bulbs, timers, remotes and switches giving consumers the power to change lighting remotely to reflect mood all while managing energy use and making their homes greener.
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For more information and to download for free click here |
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| WiLink™ 8Q family brings wireless connectivity to automotive infotainment |
 WiLink 8Q consists of a family of devices geared toward automotive connectivity and automotive infotainment. The WiLink 8Q family brings high-performance wireless connectivity to multimedia streaming, hands-free calling and advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) stereo sound with technologies including Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, Bluetooth low energy, NFC and GNSS. Initial members of the WiLink 8Q family will begin sampling in 2Q 2013 and are expected to be in production in 1Q 2014.
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For more information on TI’s Automotive infotainment solutions, click here. |
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| Updated – Bluetooth® low energy SensorTag App now supports Over the Air Download |
 The Bluetooth low energy SensorTag has been updated with new firmware supporting Over the Air Download (OAD). OAD provides the ability to update the SensorTag firmware from a central device like a phone, tablet or PC. This simplifies the upgrade process and enables customers to develop new innovating features to existing Bluetooth low energy equipment to satisfy consumers’ endless needs.
The updated TI SensorTag App which can be downloaded from App Store has been updated with the following features:
- OAD support
- Easier connection of SensorTags
- Relative height measurement
- Graph display of Sensor data (and logging of graph data)
- Imperial and Metric conversion
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For more information and to order go to www.ti.com/sensortag |
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| NEW Design Note – DN501 - CC112X RSSI and CS Response Time |
| Carrier Sense (CS) response time is the time the radio will be in RX state when RX termination based on CS is enable,. The AGC module returns an estimate of the signal strength received at the antenna and CS is asserted when signal strength is above a set threshold. This design note shows how the carrier sense response time differs with various radio settings. Low CS response times can help reduce RX power consumption and is used in for example RX Sniff Mode. |
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| NEW Reference Design – CC1120 Skyworks EM +30 dBm 169 MHz Ref Design |
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The CC1120-SKY65367EM 169 MHz reference design contains schematics, layout files and a bill of materials. The RF section has been designed and characterized for operation in the 169 MHz frequency band. The reference design provides a maximum output power of +30 dBm.
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| Create your own App 2.0 solution with blukii, based on TI’s CC2541 Bluetooth low energy SoC |
| The integration of Bluetooth® Smart and NFC interfaces in smartphones, tablets and notebooks lays the foundation for the next generation of apps: App 2.0. Standalone products become product systems. Entirely new solutions become possible. blukii, which is based on TI’s CC2541, is an open hardware platform for the development of new App 2.0 solutions. |
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To create your own solutions based on blukii please go to www.blukii.com/en/development.php |
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| ‘Scoop pointer’ remote control uses Bluetooth low energy solution from TI |
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SMK Electronics and Hillcrest Labs have teamed up to create a new consumer remote control solution. The new remote, to be manufactured and marketed by SMK Electronics, enables in-air pointing and cursor control by combining Hillcrest’s Freespace® MotionEngine™ Lite software with Bluetooth® low energy RF technology in Hillcrest Labs’ award-winning Scoop™ pointer. The remote uses Bluetooth low energy wireless connectivity technology from Texas Instruments.
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For more information on Bluetooth low energy go to www.ti.com/ble |
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| 9Solutions solar energy powered indoor positioning solution shortens locating system deployment time from months to days – powered by TI’s CC2540 Bluetooth low energy SoC |
9Solutions, the world leader in advanced Bluetooth® and cloud technology based indoor positioning solutions, today announced solar energy powered real time tracking solution. The new technology shortens deployment time of enterprise wide solutions from months to days. The IPCS Zero™ solution offers 10 years of maintenance free operating time without external power source.
“9Solutions continues to deliver innovative products for real time location services using technology from Texas Instruments,” says Sid Shaw, worldwide business development and marketing manager, Wireless Connectivity Solutions, TI. “The IPCS Zero™ provides a reliable, self-powering system using TI’s CC2540 Bluetooth® low energy solution and bq25504 energy harvesting IC to simplify installation and maintenance.”
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For information go to www.9solutions.com |
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| Speed up ZigBee development with the new CC2530-based BoosterPack from Anaren |
| The new ZigBee® BoosterPack based is on TI’s CC2530 ZigBee system-on-chip (SoC) and enables developers to jumpstart their designs. The BoosterPack comes with the hardware and software needed for ZigBee development to quickly bring-up the ZigBee modem, create a network and send and receive packets. Developed, offered and supported by Anaren, Inc., the ZigBee BoosterPack (A2530E24A-LPZ) works with the MSP430™ and Stellaris® LaunchPad evaluation kits providing developers with more microcontroller (MCU) choices when adding ZigBee wireless connectivity to home gateway, smart meter, and lighting control applications.
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| Byte Works app SensorTag now available from the App store – Access the new TI SensorTag from a graphical environment. |
With the Byte Works SensorTag, based on TI’s Bluetooth low energy SensorTag, the accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope are displayed with constantly updating oscilloscope-like plots that show all 3 axis. The barometer, hygrometer (humidity sensor) and thermometer are shown with natural-looking graphics of a thermometer.
The Byte Works SensorTag has been compiled on a Mac using the techBasic App builder. With Byte Works’ techBASIC App builder you can write apps for the SensorTag without using objective C.
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| Training & Events |
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| CES 2013: Wireless connectivity takes center stage |
TI’s Wireless Connectivity Solutions team, along with several customers and partners, showcased the latest wireless connectivity technologies for personal health and fitness, smart energy, home and building automation, networked lighting and more. TI was joined by 9Solutions, Ace Sensors, Anaren, BlastMotion, Cookoo, Gnergy, Hillcrest Labs, Riddell, Salutron, Sensinode, Silvercar and more. The show was buzzing about the connected home and how the smartphone and tablet are becoming the remote to consumers’ homes and we couldn’t agree more. Missed CES or just want to check out the demos for a second time? |
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Check out TI’s YouTube channel and FaceBook album. |
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| Save the date! Embedded World 2013 Nurnberg, February 26 – 28, TI stand 4-342 |
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Don’t forget to visit TI at Embedded World from February 26-28 in Nurnberg, Germany! Embedded World is one of Europe’s largest electronics exhibitions where TI has participated in over a decade and in which we will join again in 2013. Visit us to learn more about our microcontroller solutions, embedded processors, analog products, wireless connectivity solutions and more. We will be at stand 4-342 and we look forward to seeing you there!
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For more information on Embedded World click here. |
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| SensorsCon Santa Clara, CA, March 6 2013 – TI as lead speaker |
 The conference on Sensors – Technology, Design, and Applications (SensorsCon) is a forum to present, highlight and discuss the latest research, development, application, and business opportunities in sensors technology and applications in various fields.The market for sensors and related technologies is expanding at a phenomenal rate. The conference brings together researchers, developers, and practitioners from diverse fields including scientists and engineers, research institutes, and industry.
This year TI’s Low Power RF Marketing Director, Volker Prueller, will have a key note featuring how to wirelessly connecting sensors to your smartphone.
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