Texas Instruments CC3135 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Network Processor
Texas Instruments CC3135 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Dual-band Network Processor connects any microcontroller to the Internet of Things (IoT). The CC3135 Internet-on-a chip™ device contains an Arm® Cortex®-M3 MCU dedicated to Wi-Fi and internet protocols, resulting in an offload of the networking activities from the host MCU.
The subsystem features a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n radio, baseband, and MAC with a powerful crypto engine. These features offer a fast, secure Internet connection with 256-bit encryption and built-in power management for best-in-class low-power performance. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® CC3135 device simplifies low-power implementation with the integrated Wi-Fi Alliance® IoT low-power option.
The Texas Instruments CC3135 provides a slim and user-friendly host driver, simplifying the integration and development of networking applications. The host driver can effortlessly be ported to most platforms and operating systems (OS). The driver offers a small memory footprint and can run on 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit microcontrollers with any clock speed (no performance or real-time dependency).
Features
- Transferable Wi-Fi Alliance® Certification
- Wi-Fi network processor subsystem
- Wi-Fi core
- 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHz
- Modes
- Access Point (AP)
- Station (STA)
- Wi-Fi Direct® (only supported on 2.4GHz)
- Security
- WEP
- WPA™/WPA2™ PSK
- WPA2 Enterprise
- Internet and application protocols
- HTTPs server, mDNS, DNS-SD, DHCP
- IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP stack
- 16BSD sockets (fully secured TLS v1.2 and SSL 3.0)
- Built-in power management subsystem
- Configurable low-power profiles (always, intermittent, tag)
- Advanced low-power modes
- Integrated DC/DC regulators
- Wi-Fi core
- Multilayered security features
- Separate execution environments
- Networking security
- Device identity and key
- Hardware accelerator cryptographic engines (AES, DES, SHA/MD5, CRC)
- Application-level security (encryption, authentication, access control)
- Initial secure programming
- Software tamper detection
- Secure boot
- Certificate signing request (CSR)
- Unique per device key pair
- Integrated Dual-Band Wi-Fi and Internet protocols
- 802.11 a/b/g/n: 2.4GHz and 5GHz
- FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Certification
- A rich set of IoT security features helps developers protect data
- Low-power modes for battery powered application
- Coexistence with 2.4GHz radios
- –40°C to +85°C industrial temperature
- Application throughput
- UDP: 16Mbps, TCP: 13Mbps
- Peak: 72Mbps
- Power-management subsystem
- Integrated DC/DC converters support a wide range of supply voltage
- VBAT wide-voltage mode: 2.1V to 3.6V
- VIO is always tied with VBAT
- Advanced low-power modes
- Shutdown: 1µA, hibernate: 4µA
- Low-power deep sleep (LPDS): 120µA
- Idle connected (MCU in LPDS): 710µA
- RX traffic (MCU active): 53mA
- TX traffic (MCU active): 223mA
- Integrated DC/DC converters support a wide range of supply voltage
- Wi-Fi TX power
- 2.4GHz: 18.0dBm at 1DSSS
- 5GHz: 18.1dBm at 6OFDM
- Wi-Fi RX sensitivity
- 2.4GHz: –96dBm at 1DSSS
- 5GHz: –92dBm at 6OFDM
- Clock source
- 40.0MHz crystal with internal oscillator
- 32.768kHz crystal or external RTC
- RGK package
- 64-Pin, 9mm × 9mm very thin quad flat nonleaded (VQFN) package, 0.5mm pitch
- The device supports SimpleLink™ MCU Platform Developer’s Ecosystem
Applications
- For Internet of Things applications, such as
- Building and home automation
- HVAC systems and thermostat
- Video surveillance, video doorbells, and low-power camera
- Building security systems and E-locks
- Appliances
- Asset tracking
- Factory automation
- Medical and healthcare
- Grid infrastructure
- Building and home automation
Videos
Hardware Overview
Block Diagram
Evaluation Kit
Texas Instruments BOOSTXL-CC3135 BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module Kit
Facilitates an extensive evaluation of the features and performance of the CC3135.