Texas Instruments launches new SimpleLink(TM) MCU platform to accelerate product expansion

 Texas Instruments (TI) recently announced the launch of its new SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform. By integrating a set of robust hardware, software and tools in a single development environment, the platform can accelerate the process of product expansion. Let's learn about the relevant content with the MCU editor below.

 Texas Instruments  (TI) recently announced the launch of its new SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform. By integrating a set of robust hardware, software and tools in a single development environment, the platform can accelerate the process of product expansion. Based on a shared foundation such as drivers, frameworks and databases, the new software development kit (SDK) of the SimpleLink MCU platform achieves scalability with 100% code reuse, thereby shortening design time and allowing developers to reuse previous investments in different products. With the ability to choose from the industry's widest range of ARM®-based 32-bit wired and wireless MCUs, Internet of Things (IoT) and industrial products can easily meet changing design or application requirements.

New Wi-Fi® Products with Enhanced Security Join SimpleLink MCU Portfolio

To expand the range of devices in the SimpleLink MCU portfolio, TI has also officially launched a new generation of Wi-Fi chips and modules, namely the SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3220 wireless MCU and CC3120 wireless network processor. The CC3220 wireless MCU is developed based on a novel architecture with two physically separate execution environments on a single chip. The CC3220 device includes a wealth of embedded security features such as secure storage, cloning protection, secure boot and network security, which provide developers with powerful tools to help them protect IoT devices without the need for external security MCUs or components, avoiding intellectual property (IP), data theft and other risks. In addition, like other SimpleLink products, these new devices still support Apple HomeKit technology. TI has been committed to providing the industry with the lowest power and easy-to-integrate Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solutions. The CC3x20 series of devices can help designers create products that can be put into production within six months and can run for several years on two AA batteries. For more information, visit www.ti.com/simplelinkwifi.

SimpleLink MCU Platform Overview

The SimpleLink platform offers the highest security features, broadest connectivity protocol support and advanced analog integration, combined with the industry's lowest power wireless MCU. Based on leading process technology, innovative IP and hands-on system expertise, the platform continues TI's 20-plus years of innovation in wireless connectivity and MCUs. Combined with low-power and connected ARM MCUs such as the MSP432™, the platform offers:

Bluetooth® Low Energy: CC2640R2F and CC2640R2F-Q1 Wireless MCUs

Dual-band (Sub-1 GHz and Bluetooth low energy): CC1350 wireless MCU

Host MCU: MSP432 MCU

Sub-1 GHz: CC1310 Wireless MCU

Wi-Fi: CC3220 wireless MCU, CC3120 wireless network processor

All of these products, as well as future generations, are supported by a unified design, including:

TI Drivers and industry-standard POSIX application programming interface (API): SimpleLink SDK lowers the barrier to entry with TI Drivers. TI Drivers is a set of intuitive, standardized functional APIs. In addition, the Portable Operating System Interface for Unix (POSIX)-compliant APIs enable 100% application code portability across numerous OS/kernels.

Unified toolchain: Tools, training and resources, including modular TI LaunchPad™ development kits, free cloud tools and on-demand access to code examples, documentation and training, are available at any point in the design cycle through TIResource Explorer and SimpleLink Academy.

Integrated Connectivity Stack: The portfolio offers a broad and diverse range of wired and wireless connectivity standards, including Bluetooth low energy, Wi-Fi, Sub-1 GHz and RS485, with zigbee®, Thread and Ethernet coming soon.

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