TI CC2530F256

Texas Instruments CC2530F256 Low-Power RF System-on-Chip


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Second Generation SoC Solution for 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / RF4CE / ZigBee

The Texas Instruments CC2530F256 System-on-Chip (SoC) solution for IEEE 802.15.4, Zigbee®, and RF4CE applications combines the excellent performance of a leading RF transceiver with an industry-standard enhanced 8051 MCU, in-system programmable flash memory, 8-KB RAM, and many other powerful features. The TI CC2530F256 comes with 256 KB of flash memory and has various operating modes, making it highly suited for systems where ultralow power consumption is required. The CC2530ZDK is a ZigBee development kit that can be used with the CC2530F256.

Features and Applications

RF/Layout Features
2.4-GHz IEEE 802.15.4 Compliant RF Transceiver
Excellent Receiver Sensitivity and Robustness to Interference
Programmable Output Power Up to 4.5 dBm
Very Few External Components
Only a Single Crystal Needed for Mesh Network Systems
6-mm × 6-mm QFN40 Package
Suitable for Systems Targeting Compliance With Worldwide Radio-Frequency Regulations: ETSI EN 300 328 and EN 300 440 (Europe), FCC CFR47 Part 15 (US) and ARIB STD-T-66 (Japan)
Low Power Features
Active-Mode RX (CPU Idle): 24 mA
Active Mode TX at 1 dBm (CPU Idle): 29 mA
Power Mode 1 (4 µs Wake-Up): 0.2 mA
Power Mode 2 (Sleep Timer Running): 1 µA
Power Mode 3 (External Interrupts): 0.4 µA
Wide Supply-Voltage Range (2 V-3.6 V)
MCU Features
High-Performance and Low-Power 8051 Microcontroller Core With Code Prefetch
32-, 64-, 128-, or 256-KB In-System-Programmable Flash
8-KB RAM With Retention in All Power Modes
Hardware Debug Support

Peripheral Features
Powerful Five-Channel DMA
IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Timer, General-Purpose Timers (One 16-Bit, Two 8-Bit)
IR Generation Circuitry
32-kHz Sleep Timer With Capture
CSMA/CA Hardware Support
Accurate Digital RSSI/LQI Support
Battery Monitor and Temperature Sensor
12-Bit ADC With Eight Channels and Configurable Resolution
AES Security Coprocessor
Two Powerful USARTs With Support for Several Serial Protocols
21 General-Purpose I/O Pins (19× 4 mA, 2× 20 mA)
Watchdog Timer

Applications
2.4-GHz IEEE 802.15.4 Systems
RF4CE Remote Control Systems (64-KB Flash and Higher)
ZigBee Systems (256-KB Flash)
Home/Building Automation
Lighting Systems
Industrial Control and Monitoring
Low-Power Wireless Sensor Networks
Consumer Electronics
Health Care

Electrical Specifications
Flash size (KB)	256
RAM size (KB)	8
Frequency (Min MHz)	2394
Frequency (Max MHz)	2507
Standby Current (uA)	1
Operating Voltage (Min V)	2
Operating Voltage (Max V)	3.6
Pin/Package	40QFN
Modulation Techniques	DSSS
Operating Temp Range (C°)	-40 to +125
Current Consumption (RX mA)	24
Current Consumption (TX mA)	35.5 @ +4.5dBm
Frequency Resolution (MHz)	1 MHz
Data Buffering	128 byte RX and TX
Frequency Range	2.4 GHz
TX Power (dBm)	4.5
RX Current (Lowest mA)	20.5
Sensitivity (Best dBm)	-97
Wakeup Time (PD-->RX/TX uS)	600
Data Rate (Max kbps)	250