CC3120 : IOT MCU

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The CC3120R Wi-Fi Internet-on-a chip™ device contains a dedicated ARM MCU that offloads many of the networking activities from the host MCU. This subsystem includes an 802.11b/g/n radio, baseband, and MAC with a powerful crypto engine for fast, secure Internet connections with 256-bit encryption. The CC3120R device supports station, AP, and Wi-Fi direct modes. The device also supports WPA2 personal and enterprise security. The device includes embedded TCP/IP and TLS/SSL stacks, an HTTP server, and multiple Internet protocols. The CC3120R device supports a variety of Wi-Fi provisioning methods, including HTTP based on AP mode, SmartConfig™ technology, and WPS2.0.

Features :

  • CC3120R SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Consists of a Wireless Network Processor (NWP) and Power-Management Subsystems
  • Featuring Wi-Fi Internet-on-a chip™ Dedicated ARM® Cortex®-M3 Microcontroller Unit (MCU) Completely Offloads Wi-Fi and Internet Protocols from the Application MCU
  • Wi-Fi Modes:
    • 802.11b/g/n Station
    • 802.11b/g Access Point (AP) Supports up to Four Stations
    • Wi-Fi Direct Client/Group Owner
  • WPA2 Personal and Enterprise Security: WEP, WPA/WPA2 PSK, WPA2 Enterprise (802.1x)
  • IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP Stack
    • Industry-Standard BSD Socket Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
      • 16 Simultaneous TCP or UDP Sockets
      • 6 Simultaneous TLS and SSL Sockets
  • IP Addressing: Static IP, LLA, DHCPv4, and DHCPv6 With Duplicate Address Detection (DAD)
  • SimpleLink Connection Manager for Autonomous and Fast Wi-Fi Connections
  • Flexible Wi-Fi Provisioning With SmartConfig Technology, AP Mode, and WPS2 Options
  • RESTful API Support Using Internal HTTP Server
  • Wide Set of Security Features
    • Hardware Features
      • Separate Execution Environments
      • Device Identity
    • Networking security
      • Personal and Enterprise Wi-Fi Security
      • Secure Sockets (SSLv3, TLS1.0/1.1/TLS1.2)
      • HTTPS Server
      • Trusted Root-Certificate Catalog
      • TI Root-of-Trust Public key
    • Software IP protection
      • Secure Key Storage
      • File System Security
      • Software Tamper Detection
      • Cloning Protection
  • Embedded Network Applications Running on the Dedicated NWP
    • HTTP/HTTPS Web Server With Dynamic User Callbacks
    • mDNS, DNS-SD, DHCP Server
    • Ping
  • Recovery Mechanism—Can Recover to Factory Defaults or to a Complete Factory Image
  • Wi-Fi TX Power
    • 18.0 dBm @ 1 DSSS
    • 14.5 dBm @ 54 OFDM
  • Wi-Fi RX Sensitivity
    • –96.0 dBm @ 1 DSSS
    • –74.5 dBm @ 54 OFDM
  • Application Throughput
    • UDP: 16 Mbps
    • TCP: 13 Mbps
  • Power-Management Subsystem
    • Integrated DC-DC Converters Support a Wide Range of Supply Voltage:
      • VBAT Wide-Voltage Mode: 2.1 V to 3.6 V
      • VIO is Always Tied With VBAT
      • Preregulated 1.85-V Mode
    • Advanced Low-Power Modes
      • Shutdown: 1 µA
      • Hibernate: 4.5 µA
      • Low-Power Deep Sleep (LPDS): 115 µA
      • RX Traffic: 59 mA @ 54 OFDM
      • TX Traffic: 229 mA @ 54 OFDM, Maximum Power
      • Idle Connected (MCU in LPDS): 690 µA @ DTIM = 1
  • Clock Source
    • 40.0-MHz Crystal With Internal Oscillator
    • 32.768-kHz Crystal or External RTC
  • RGK Package
    • 64-Pin, 9-mm × 9-mm Very Thin Quad Flat Nonleaded (VQFN) Package, 0.5-mm Pitch
  • Operating Temperature
    • Ambient Temperature Range: –40°C to +85°C
  • Device Supports SimpleLink Developers Ecosystem

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Farees Ahmed

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