TI unveils low-cost Sub-1 GHz RF Value Line product family
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Instruments introduced a new Sub-1 GHz RF Value Line family, offering developers
low-cost connectivity solutions for sub-1 GHz RF applications such as remote
controls, toys, home and building automation, and security systems.
The Sub-1 GHz RF Value Line family launched with the CC115L transmitter,
CC113L receiver and CC110L transceiver, all available immediately. In high
volume, the line offers a complete, one-way RF link for less than USD $1. The
new devices are based on TI's Sub-1 GHz CC1101 RF technology, and are pin-,
register- and code-compatible, as well as backwards compatible with existing
sub-1 GHz systems.
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“TI's new Sub-1 GHz RF Value Line answers the market's
increasing need for simple, low-cost connectivity for applications that require
both long battery life and long range wireless connection,” said Erling
Simensen, product marketing manager, Low-Power RF, TI. “Designs based on the
Sub-1GHz RF Value Line family not only ease connectivity integration efforts for
engineers, but promise wireless connectivity for more of today's cost-sensitive
consumer applications.”
The CC11xLDK-868-915 and CC11xLEMK-433
development kits provide complete hardware performance testing and software
development platforms for the new product family. The kits also offer new
low-cost reference designs, with a compact PCB antenna for 433, 868, 915 MHz,
featuring a reduced component count and complete design ready for FCC and ETSI
certification. The small-size, compact PCB helix antenna represents only a
quarter of the size of previous PCB antennas, and is useful for applications
requiring high antenna efficiency in a compact area.
Sub-1 GHz RF Value
Line family: Key features and benefits
- One-way RF link for USD $1 in high
volumes (transmitter + receiver bundle)
- Complete design with reduced
component count, ready for FCC and ETSI certification
- Low-cost reference
design with compact PCB antenna
- Low-power, long battery life time:
- Fast startup-time with 0.24ms from power down to RX or TX
- 0.2 µA sleep
current
- Flexible and backwards compatible with existing sub-1 GHz systems:
- Supports multiple modulation formats with 2-FSK, 4-FSK, GFSK and OOK.
- Programmable data rate from 0.6 to 600kbps
- Supports multiple frequency
bands: 300-348, 387–464 and 779– 928 MHz
- Easy to switch between one-way and
two-way solutions:
- Pin, register and code compatibility
- Long range
communication: seamless integration with CC1190 range extender: gives up to +
27dBm output power and -120 dBm sensitivity, and up to +20 dBm output power
without frequency hopping (FHSS) under FCC
- Compatible with CC1190 range
extender, MSP430™ Value Line microcontroller, and TPS62730 Step Down Converter
with Bypass Mode for Ultra Low Power Wireless Applications
Tools,
availability, packaging and price
The Sub-1Ghz RF Value Line is available
today from TI and through authorized TI distributors. The solution is packaged
in a ROHS-compliant, 4 mm x 4 mm QFN-32. Pricing starts at $0.75 in 1,000-unit
quantities.
The new CC11xLDK-868-915 development kit is available today
for USD $299 on TI's e-store. An additional CC11xLEMK-433 development kit is
available for USD $99.
Find out more about TI's low-power RF and wireless
connectivity solutions
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