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Zigbee and IEEE 802.15.4 wireless MCU with up to 256kB Flash and 8kB RAM

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CC2531

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Device type Wireless MCU Flash (KB) 256 RAM (KB) 8 Technology Zigbee open-in-new Find other Zigbee products

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Features

  • RF/Layout
    • 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
    • Few External Components
    • Only a Single Crystal Needed for Asynchronous Networks
    • 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)
  • USB
    • USB 2.0 Certified Full Speed Device (12 Mbps)
    • 5 Highly Flexible Endpoints
    • 1-KB Dedicated FIFO
    • DMA Access to FIFO
    • No 48-MHz Crystal Required
  • Low Power
    • 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)
  • Microcontroller
    • High-Performance and Low-Power 8051 Microcontroller Core With Code Prefetch
    • 256-KB or 128-KB In-System-Programmable Flash
    • 8-KB RAM With Retention in All Power Modes
    • Hardware Debug Support 
  • Peripherals
    • 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
  • Development Tools
    • CC2531 Development Kit
    • Certified CC2531 USB Dongle Reference Design
    • SmartRF™ Software
    • Packet Sniffer
    • IAR Embedded Workbench® Software Available
  • APPLICATIONS
    • USB Upgradable 2.4-GHz IEEE 802.15.4 Systems
    • RF4CE Remote Control Target for TV or STB
    • PC Peripherals
    • ZigBee® Systems
    • Home/Building Automation
    • Lighting Systems
    • Industrial Control and Monitoring
    • Low-Power Wireless Sensor Networks
    • Consumer Electronics
    • Health Care

SmartRF, Z-Stack, RemoTI are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
IAR Embedded Workbench is a registered trademark of IAR Systems AB.
ZigBee is a registered trademark of ZigBee Alliance.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Description

The CC2531 is a USB enabled true system-on-chip (SoC) solution for IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee and RF4CE applications. It enables USB dongles or USB upgradable network nodes to be built with low total bill-of-material costs. The CC2531 combines the 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 CC2531 has various operating modes, making it suited for systems where ultralow power consumption is required. Short transition times between operating modes further ensure low energy consumption. Source code for USB HID and CDC libraries and examples are downloadable from the CC2531 product page on www.ti.com.

Combined with the industry-leading and golden-unit-status ZigBee protocol stack (Z-Stack) from Texas Instruments, the CC2531 provides a robust and complete ZigBee USB dongle or firmware upgradable network node.

Combined with the golden-unit-status RemoTI stack from Texas Instruments, the CC2531 provides a robust ZigBee RF4CE remote-control target for USB dongle or TV/STB implementations.

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Technical documentation

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Type Title Date
* Datasheet CC2531 System-on-Chip Solution for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Applications datasheet (Rev. A) Jun. 28, 2010
* Errata CC2531 Errata Note Sep. 30, 2009
* User guides CC253x/4x User's Guide (Rev. D) Mar. 27, 2013
Application notes What's New in Zigbee 3.0 (Rev. A) Jun. 06, 2019
Selection guides Zigbee® Selection Guide for SimpleLink MCUs (Rev. F) Feb. 21, 2019
Application notes Debugging Communication Range Mar. 27, 2018
User guides RemoTI 1.4.0 Resource Guide Oct. 01, 2015
Application notes RemoTI™ Capacitive Touch Sensing (Rev. B) Dec. 16, 2014
Technical articles Connected gateways for the IoT – ZigBee Home Automation Jun. 10, 2014
User guides CC253x/4x User's Guide (Rev. F) Apr. 09, 2014
Application notes AN084 - RemoTI SimpleConsole Application (Rev. C) Mar. 12, 2013
Application notes DN035 -- Antenna Quick Guide (Rev. A) Feb. 12, 2013
Application notes DN041 -- Using CC253X or CC254X with Dipole PCB Antenna Jan. 24, 2013
Application notes AN081 -- Johanson Technology Balun Optimized for CC253X, CC254X, CC257X, CC853X (Rev. B) Nov. 06, 2012
Technical articles The battle for the next-gen remote control: ZigBee RF4CE and Bluetooth low energy Sep. 07, 2012
Application notes AN118 -- Flash programming of CC253x/4x devices Sep. 05, 2012
Application notes AN111 - Using RF6505 Front End Module with CC2530 under FCC 15.247 Nov. 18, 2011
Application notes AN107 - Murata Balun for CC253x and CC254x, LFB182G45BG2D280 (Rev. A) Oct. 26, 2011
Application notes DN037 -- Measurement Results for Combined CC2530 and CC2590 Solution Jul. 28, 2011
Application notes DN034 -- YAGI 2.4 GHz PCB Antenna Oct. 14, 2010
Application notes AN058 -- Antenna Selection Guide (Rev. B) Oct. 06, 2010
Application notes DN031 -- CC-Antenna-DK Documentation and Antenna Measurements Summary Aug. 26, 2010
Application notes AN086 -- Using CC2591 Front End with CC2530 and CC2531 (Rev. A) Dec. 16, 2009
User guides RemoTI Basic Remote Developer’s Guide (Rev. A) Sep. 24, 2009
User guides RemoTI HID Dongle Developer’s Guide Sep. 24, 2009
User guides RemoTI Network Processor Developer’s Guide (Rev. A) Sep. 24, 2009
Application notes DN117 -- SimpliciTI-compatible UART Driver Sep. 22, 2009
Application notes DN112 -- Using UART in CC111xFx CC243x CC251xFx and CC253xFx (Rev. B) Aug. 11, 2009
Application notes DN113 CC111xFx CC243xFx CC251xFx CC253xFx SPI Interface (Rev. A) Aug. 11, 2009
Application notes DN116 -- Clearing Module Interrupt Flags in LPW SoC Devices Aug. 03, 2009
User guides CC2531 USB Hardware User's Guide (Rev. A) Jul. 31, 2009
Application notes CC2530 FAQ (Rev. A) Jul. 12, 2009
User guides CC USB Software Examples User's Guide May 11, 2009
Application notes Migrating From CC2430 to CC2530 Apr. 29, 2009

Design & development

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Hardware development

DAUGHTER CARDS Download
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Description

The CC2531EMK kit provides one CC2531 USB Dongle and documentation to support a PC interface to 802.15.4 / ZigBee applications. The dongle can be plugged directly into your PC and can be used as an IEEE 802.15.4 packet sniffer or for other purposes. With the CC2531 USB Firmware Library available on (...)

Features

The CC2531EMK includes:

  • CC2531 USB Firmware Library and Examples (downloadable from web)
  • Works with RemoTI, TIMAC and ZStack for CC2530
  • Supported by SmartRF® Studio, Packet Sniffer and Flash Programmer
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Software development

DEBUG PROBES Download
Debugger and Programmer for RF System-on-Chips
CC-DEBUGGER — The CC Debugger is a small programmer and debugger for the TI Low Power RF System-on-Chips. It can be used together with IAR Embedded Workbench for 8051 (version 7.51A or later) for debugging and SmartRF Flash Programmer for flash programming. The CC Debugger can also be used for controlling (...)
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Features

Contents in the box:

  • CC Debugger
  • Mini USB cable
  • 10-pin flat cable with 2x5 2.54mm connector
  • 10-pin flat cable with 2x5 1.27mm connector
  • Converter board 2.54mm-1.27mm connector
  • Documentation

CC-Debugger can be used to program and debug the following 8051-based system-on-chips from Texas Instruments:

  • CC1110 (...)

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DRIVERS & LIBRARIES Download
RF4CE Compliant Protocol Stack
REMOTI — RemoTI™ is the industry leading ZigBee RF4CE-compliant software architecture. Built on TI's well-proven IEEE 802.15.4 compliant TIMAC, RemoTI™ offers a simple, easy-to-use, intuitive software architectural framework and all of the tools, documentation, and support needed to build an RF4CE compliant (...)
Features
  • CC2620, CC2650, CC2530, CC2531 (USB), and CC2533 RF SoC and CC259x RF front-end support
  • Voice over RF4CE support
  • ZigBee RF4CE Certified Platform
  • USB HID class support including keyboard and consumer controls pages
  • Simple and intuitive RemoTI API
  • Complete Sample Application code
  • Serial bootloader and (...)
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DRIVERS & LIBRARIES Download
IEEE802.15.4 Medium Access control (MAC) software stack
TIMAC — TIMAC - IEEE802.15.4 Medium Access Control (MAC) Software Stack

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Features
  • Support for IEEE 802.15.4-2006
  • Multiple Platforms: CC2630, CC2538, CC2530 and CC2531 wireless MCUs, CC2592 and CC2590 range extenders
  • Star topology: point-to-point, one-to-many and data concentrator
  • Synchronous (beacon) and asynchronous (non-beacon) modes
  • Network security features
  • Co-processor (...)
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DRIVERS & LIBRARIES Download
A fully compliant ZigBee 3.x solution: Z-Stack
Z-STACK — Zigbee 3.0 combines multiple previous Zigbee profiles into one unified standard
  • Incorporates the unified Zigbee Cluster Library which is at the foundation of dotdot, the universal language for IoT applications defining data objects, models and functionalities for embedded IoT applications
  • Implements (...)
DRIVERS & LIBRARIES Download
Archive for Z-Stack Fully Compliant ZigBee 2012 Solution
Z-STACK-ARCHIVE — NOTE:

This page contains links to obtain previous versions of the Z-Stack releases. For new projects, TI recommends using the newest release in order to take advantages of all improvements and new features. The latest Z-Stack release can be found at www.ti.com/z-stack.

 

Z-Stack Home

Z-Stack Home is TI's (...)
FIRMWARE Download
SWRC088C.ZIP (1316 KB)

Design tools & simulation

SIMULATION MODELS Download
SWRR118.ZIP (576 KB) - TINA-TI Reference Design
CALCULATION TOOLS Download
SmartRF Protocol Packet Sniffer
PACKET-SNIFFER — The SmartRF Packet Sniffer is a PC software application that can display and store radio packets captured by a listening RF device. The capture device is connected to the PC via USB. Various RF protocols are supported. The Packet Sniffer filters and decodes packets and displays them in a convenient (...)
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CALCULATION TOOLS Download
SmartRF Studio
SMARTRFTM-STUDIO — SmartRF™ Studio is a Windows application that helps designers of RF systems to easily evaluate the radio at an early stage in the design process for all TI CC1xxx and CC2xxx low-power RF devices. It simplifies generation of the configuration register values and commands, as well as practical (...)
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Features
  • Link tests. Send and Receive packets between nodes.
  • Antenna and radiation tests. Set the radio in continuous wave TX and RX states.
  • A set of recommended/typical register settings for all devices.
  • Read and write individual RF registers.
  • Execute individual commands to control the radio.
  • Detailed (...)
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DESIGN TOOLS Download
Hardware design reviews for SimpleLink™ CC2xxx devices
SIMPLELINK-2-4GHZ-DESIGN-REVIEWS — The SimpleLink hardware design review process provides a way to get in touch, one-on-one, with a subject matter expert that can help review your design and provide valuable feedback. A simple 3-step process for requesting a review as well as links to relevant technical documentation and resources (...)
GERBER FILES Download
SWRC171.ZIP (1136 KB)
SCHEMATICS Download
SWRR080.ZIP (603 KB)

Reference designs

REFERENCE DESIGNS Download
Simple White Dimmable ZigBee Connected LED Light for Home and Building Automation
TIDC-ZLIGHT2-W — This design features a wirelessly controlled, USB-powered light. Four white LEDs are connected in a single string driven by a TPS61061 LED driver which in turn is controlled by a CC2531 ZigBee Wireless MCU. This provides a low-cost and high-efficiency solution, suitable for connected lighting (...)
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ZigBee Home Automation Gateway reference design
CC2531EM-IOT-HOME-GATEWAY-RD — A gateway is a bridge that connects wireless devices to the Internet. This Linux-based Home Automation Gateway enables remote monitoring and control of ZigBee® powered nodes and devices inside the home. This gateway reference design includes ZigBee Home Automation (HA 1.2) certified software (...)
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REFERENCE DESIGNS Download
CC2531 USB Dongle Reference Design
CC2531USB-RD — The CC2531USB-RD provides a PC interface to 802.15.4 / ZigBee applications. The dongle can be plugged directly into your PC and can be used as an IEEE 802.15.4 packet sniffer or for other purposes. With the CC2531 USB Firmware Library available on the web you can develop your own software to utilize (...)
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REFERENCE DESIGNS Download
CC2531 Zlight2 Reference Design
CC2531ZLIGHT2-RD — This reference design provides a complete ZigBee Light Link controlled color RGBW LED lamp. The lamp has four color LEDs (red, green, blue, white) and is powered over USB. The LEDs are controlled by the CC2531 device, which runs the ZigBee Light Link software stack. To save space and cost the board (...)
document-generic Schematic

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