Low-Power RF SoC from Texas Instruments

The CC2530 from Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, TX, is a 2.4 GHz RF SoC that supports the IEEE 802.15.4 standard and an extensive set of applications, including ZigBee PRO networks, ZigBee RF4CE remote controls, smart energy, home and building automation, environmental monitoring, and wireless medical. The device integrates an RF transceiver with an enhanced 8051 microcontroller; 256 KB in-system programmable flash memory; 8 KB RAM; peripherals including DMA, GPIO, USARTs, ADC, and timers; and support for a variety of free protocol stacks. The device is compatible with the company's 2.4 GHz analog front ends and MSP430 ultra-low-power microcontrollers.