ANT™ - Ultra-low power wireless connectivity

Short range wireless connectivity for consumer medical, mobile accessories, sports and wellness management applications.

What is ANT?

ANT provides a simple, low cost and low power solution for short range wireless communication in point-to-point and more complex network topologies. Suitable for many applications, ANT is today a proven and established technology for collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data within sports, wellness management and home health monitoring applications.

TI ANT - from smart sensors to smart phones

Texas Instruments’ (TI) ANT products feature full system solutions for both sensor applications and mobile handheld devices. With both sides of the ANT link, TI delivers fully tested and robust ANT ecosystem solutions – from smart sensors to smart phones. TI’s ANT solutions are developed in cooperation with Dynastream Innovations Inc, the company behind ANT (www.thisisant.com).

TI’s ANT sensor device is a dual-chip solution, combining market leading RF technology and the world’s lowest power MSP430™ microcontroller (MCU). The CC257x network processors are 2.4 GHz RF devices tailored for ANT sensor applications. The RF IC’s are easy to integrate, low cost, with ultra-low power consumption and superior RF performance, making them versatile enough to support a wide range of applications. TI’s MSP430 MCUs are 16-bit, RISC-based, mixed-signal processors ideal for ultra-low-power operation in sensor devices. The broad MSP430 MCU family portfolio offers the right mix of intelligent peripherals, ease of use, low cost and lowest power consumption enabling extended battery life and superior performance in ANT devices.

The functionality of ANT enables mobile handheld device manufacturers to deliver ANT+ interoperable sports, fitness and consumer health monitoring products. Texas Instruments’ WiLink™ family is the first to deliver ANT+ communication on a connectivity combo solution. Leveraging TI’s connectivity leadership in the smart phone market, the ANT+ ecosystem is expanding its reach into the mobile handheld device market. Visit www.ti.com/wilink for more information.

TI ANT sensor solution - key features and benefits

• Turnkey sensor solution – 2.4 GHz CC257x network processor, MSP430 host microcontroller, Dynastream software and application support.
• Ultra-low power - enables sensor applications to operate for >1 year on a coin cell battery.
• Superior RF performance – up to +95 dB link budget. Excellent selectivity provides good coexistence with other 2.4 GHz devices.
• High level of software integration and optimized hardware set – small size, low BOM costs and fast time to market.
• ANT-FS function pre-integrated on CC257x
• Fully tested ANT ecosystem-solution – complete and robust solutions for both sensor applications and mobile handheld devices.
• Over the air compatibility – over the air compatible with all other ANT radios.

TI ANT sensor solution
	CC2570 (1 channel)	CC2571 (8 channel)
Power Consumption	Ultra-low	Ultra-low
RF performance	+95dB	+95dB
CC257x device features	1 channel (CC2570) option Dual chip solution: CC257x ANT network processor + host MSP430 MCU ANT-FS function integrated Integrated AES-128 encryption engine Proximity pairing Inclusion / exclusion lists Scanning channels High density node support 40-pin 6x6x0.85mm QFN package Frequency agility	8 channel (CC2571) option Dual chip solution: CC257x ANT network processor + host MSP430 MCU ANT-FS function integrated Integrated AES-128 encryption engine Proximity pairing Inclusion / exclusion lists Scanning channels High density node support 40-pin 6x6x0.85mm QFN package Frequency agility
Solution	2.4 GHz CC2570 network processor, MSP430 host microcontroller, Dynastream software and application support	2.4 GHz CC2571 network processor, MSP430 host microcontroller, Dynastream software and application support
Datasheets	Download	Download
Samples	Order	Order
Development kits	CC257x Evaluation Kit – Available at www.thisisant.com/ti/cc257x Included in the kit are 4X CC257x modules, 2X battery board, 2X EEPROM board, 2X UIF sticks and 2X coin cell battery.	CC257x Evaluation Kit – Available at www.thisisant.com/ti/cc257x Included in the kit are 4X CC257x modules, 2X battery board, 2X EEPROM board, 2X UIF sticks and 2X coin cell battery.