TI looks to make adding Wi-Fi a simple process
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Texas Instruments has launched the SimpleLink CC3100 and CC3200 platforms, aimed at Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The SimpleLink Wi-Fi family is said to be the first in a series of SimpleLink wireless connectivity solutions for the IoT.
This family allows designers to add embedded Wi-Fi and Internet to a range of electronics products. Features include the lowest power consumption for battery operated devices with a low power radio and advanced low power modes; and the flexibility to use any MCU with the CC3100 or to take advantage of an integral Cortex-M4 MCU in the CC3200.
Roger Monk, EMEA system application engineer with TI, said: "Wi-Fi is a key technology and pervasive for connectivity. People have been asking us for products that can enable embedded devices to access technology more easily. Wi-Fi can be difficult to program and users have to know about things like security; they need experience."
Housed in a 9 x 9mm QFN package with integrated RF and analogue components, the CC3100 and CC3200 are said to allow developers to create a low cost, compact and easy to use system by placing the device directly on a PCB.
