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Type Transceiver Protocols Bluetooth 4.0, Dual-mode Bluetooth Features Assisted A2DP/HFP 1.6, BR / EDR, Class 1 TX Power Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog
Type Transceiver Protocols Bluetooth 4.0, Dual-mode Bluetooth Features Assisted A2DP/HFP 1.6, BR / EDR, Class 1 TX Power Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog
VQFNP-MR (RVM) 76 64 mm² 8 x 8
  • TI’s Single-Chip Bluetooth Solution With Bluetooth
    Basic Rate (BR), Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), and
    Low Energy (LE) Support; Available in Two
    Variants:
    • Dual-Mode Bluetooth CC2564 Controller
    • Bluetooth CC2560 Controller
  • CC2564 Bluetooth 4.1 Controller Subsystem
    Qualified (QDID 58852); Compliant up to the HCI
    Layer
  • Highly Optimized for Low-Cost Designs:
    • Single-Ended 50-Ω RF Interface
    • Package Footprint: 76 Terminals, 0.6-mm Pitch,
      8-mm x 8-mm mrQFN
  • BR/EDR Features Include:
    • Up to 7 Active Devices
    • Scatternet: Up to 3 Piconets Simultaneously, 1
      as Master and 2 as Slaves
    • Up to 2 SCO Links on the Same Piconet
    • Support for All Voice Air-Coding – Continuously
      Variable Slope Delta (CVSD), A-Law, µ-Law,
      and Transparent (Uncoded)
    • CC2560B/CC2564B Devices Provide an
      Assisted Mode for HFP 1.6 Wideband Speech
      (WBS) Profile or A2DP Profile to Reduce Host
      Processing and Power
    • Support of Multiple Bluetooth Profiles With
      Enhanced QoS
  • LE Features Include:
    • Support of Up to 10 (CC2564B) Connections
    • Multiple Sniff Instances Tightly Coupled to
      Achieve Minimum Power Consumption
    • Independent Buffering for LE Allows Large
      Numbers of Multiple Connections Without
      Affecting BR/EDR Performance.
    • Built-In Coexistence and Prioritization Handling
      for BR/EDR and LE
  • Best-in-Class Bluetooth (RF) Performance
    (TX Power, RX Sensitivity, Blocking)
    • Class 1 TX Power Up to +10 dBm
    • –95 dbm Typical RX Sensitivity
    • Internal Temperature Detection and
      Compensation to Ensure Minimal Variation in
      RF Performance Over Temperature, No
      External Calibration Required
    • Improved Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH)
      Algorithm With Minimum Adaptation Time
    • Provides Longer Range, Including 2x Range
      Over Other LE-Only Solutions
  • Advanced Power Management for Extended
    Battery Life and Ease of Design
    • On-Chip Power Management, Including Direct
      Connection to Battery
    • Low Power Consumption for Active, Standby,
      and Scan Bluetooth Modes
    • Shutdown and Sleep Modes to Minimize Power
      Consumption
  • Physical Interfaces:
    • UART Interface With Support for Maximum
      Bluetooth Data Rates
      • UART Transport Layer (H4) With Maximum
        Rate of 4 Mbps
      • Three-Wire UART Transport Layer (H5) With
        Maximum Rate of 4 Mbps (CC2560B and
        CC2564B Only)
    • Fully Programmable Digital PCM-I2S Codec
      Interface
  • Flexibility for Easy Stack Integration and Validation
    Into Various Microcontrollers, Such as MSP430™
    and ARM® Cortex®-M3 and Cortex®-M4 MCUs
  • CC256x Bluetooth Hardware Evaluation Tool: PC-
    Based Application to Evaluate RF Performance of
    the Device and Configure Service Pack
  • Device Pin-to-Pin Compatible With Previous
    Devices or Modules
  • TI’s Single-Chip Bluetooth Solution With Bluetooth
    Basic Rate (BR), Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), and
    Low Energy (LE) Support; Available in Two
    Variants:
    • Dual-Mode Bluetooth CC2564 Controller
    • Bluetooth CC2560 Controller
  • CC2564 Bluetooth 4.1 Controller Subsystem
    Qualified (QDID 58852); Compliant up to the HCI
    Layer
  • Highly Optimized for Low-Cost Designs:
    • Single-Ended 50-Ω RF Interface
    • Package Footprint: 76 Terminals, 0.6-mm Pitch,
      8-mm x 8-mm mrQFN
  • BR/EDR Features Include:
    • Up to 7 Active Devices
    • Scatternet: Up to 3 Piconets Simultaneously, 1
      as Master and 2 as Slaves
    • Up to 2 SCO Links on the Same Piconet
    • Support for All Voice Air-Coding – Continuously
      Variable Slope Delta (CVSD), A-Law, µ-Law,
      and Transparent (Uncoded)
    • CC2560B/CC2564B Devices Provide an
      Assisted Mode for HFP 1.6 Wideband Speech
      (WBS) Profile or A2DP Profile to Reduce Host
      Processing and Power
    • Support of Multiple Bluetooth Profiles With
      Enhanced QoS
  • LE Features Include:
    • Support of Up to 10 (CC2564B) Connections
    • Multiple Sniff Instances Tightly Coupled to
      Achieve Minimum Power Consumption
    • Independent Buffering for LE Allows Large
      Numbers of Multiple Connections Without
      Affecting BR/EDR Performance.
    • Built-In Coexistence and Prioritization Handling
      for BR/EDR and LE
  • Best-in-Class Bluetooth (RF) Performance
    (TX Power, RX Sensitivity, Blocking)
    • Class 1 TX Power Up to +10 dBm
    • –95 dbm Typical RX Sensitivity
    • Internal Temperature Detection and
      Compensation to Ensure Minimal Variation in
      RF Performance Over Temperature, No
      External Calibration Required
    • Improved Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH)
      Algorithm With Minimum Adaptation Time
    • Provides Longer Range, Including 2x Range
      Over Other LE-Only Solutions
  • Advanced Power Management for Extended
    Battery Life and Ease of Design
    • On-Chip Power Management, Including Direct
      Connection to Battery
    • Low Power Consumption for Active, Standby,
      and Scan Bluetooth Modes
    • Shutdown and Sleep Modes to Minimize Power
      Consumption
  • Physical Interfaces:
    • UART Interface With Support for Maximum
      Bluetooth Data Rates
      • UART Transport Layer (H4) With Maximum
        Rate of 4 Mbps
      • Three-Wire UART Transport Layer (H5) With
        Maximum Rate of 4 Mbps (CC2560B and
        CC2564B Only)
    • Fully Programmable Digital PCM-I2S Codec
      Interface
  • Flexibility for Easy Stack Integration and Validation
    Into Various Microcontrollers, Such as MSP430™
    and ARM® Cortex®-M3 and Cortex®-M4 MCUs
  • CC256x Bluetooth Hardware Evaluation Tool: PC-
    Based Application to Evaluate RF Performance of
    the Device and Configure Service Pack
  • Device Pin-to-Pin Compatible With Previous
    Devices or Modules

The TI CC256x device is a complete Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE HCI solution that reduces design effort and enables fast time to market. Based on TI’s seventh-generation Bluetooth core, the CC256x device provides a product-proven solution that is Bluetooth 4.1 compliant. When coupled with a microcontroller unit (MCU), this HCI device offers best-in-class RF performance with a range of about 2X compared to other Bluetooth LE-only solutions. Furthermore, TI’s power-management hardware and software algorithms provide significant power savings in all commonly used Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE modes of operation.

The TI Dual-Mode Bluetooth Stack software is certified and provided royalty free for TI’s MSP430 and ARM Cortex-M3 and Cortex-M4 MCUs. Other MPUs can be supported through TI’s third party. iPod® (MFi) protocol is supported by add-on software packages. For more information, see TI Dual-Mode Bluetooth Stack. Some of the profiles supported include the following:

  • Serial port profile (SPP)
  • Advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP)
  • Audio/video remote control profile (AVRCP)
  • Handsfree profile (HFP)
  • Human interface device (HID)
  • Generic attribute profile (GATT)
  • Several Bluetooth LE profiles and services

In addition to software, this solution consists of multiple reference designs with a low BOM cost, including a new Bluetooth audio sink reference design for customers to create a variety of applications for low-end, low-power audio solutions.

The TI CC256x device is a complete Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE HCI solution that reduces design effort and enables fast time to market. Based on TI’s seventh-generation Bluetooth core, the CC256x device provides a product-proven solution that is Bluetooth 4.1 compliant. When coupled with a microcontroller unit (MCU), this HCI device offers best-in-class RF performance with a range of about 2X compared to other Bluetooth LE-only solutions. Furthermore, TI’s power-management hardware and software algorithms provide significant power savings in all commonly used Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE modes of operation.

The TI Dual-Mode Bluetooth Stack software is certified and provided royalty free for TI’s MSP430 and ARM Cortex-M3 and Cortex-M4 MCUs. Other MPUs can be supported through TI’s third party. iPod® (MFi) protocol is supported by add-on software packages. For more information, see TI Dual-Mode Bluetooth Stack. Some of the profiles supported include the following:

  • Serial port profile (SPP)
  • Advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP)
  • Audio/video remote control profile (AVRCP)
  • Handsfree profile (HFP)
  • Human interface device (HID)
  • Generic attribute profile (GATT)
  • Several Bluetooth LE profiles and services

In addition to software, this solution consists of multiple reference designs with a low BOM cost, including a new Bluetooth audio sink reference design for customers to create a variety of applications for low-end, low-power audio solutions.

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* Data sheet CC256x Dual-Mode Bluetooth Controller datasheet (Rev. E) PDF | HTML 12 Mar 2014
Application note QFN and SON PCB Attachment (Rev. C) PDF | HTML 06 Dec 2023
Selection guide CC256x Getting Started Selection Guide (Rev. C) PDF | HTML 13 May 2022
Application note DN035 -- Antenna Quick Guide (Rev. B) 09 Feb 2022
Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate – Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS (BIAS) PDF | HTML 18 May 2020
Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth Low Energy, Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate – Method Confusion Pairing V PDF | HTML 18 May 2020
White paper Wireless Connectivity For The Internet of Things, One Size Does Not Fit All (Rev. A) 16 Oct 2017
White paper Which TI Bluetooth® solution should I choose? 05 May 2017
White paper White Paper: Why Classic Bluetooth® (BR/EDR)? 04 May 2017
Application note CC256XQFN PCB Guidelines (Rev. B) 28 Oct 2016
User guide CC256x Hardware Design Checklist (Rev. A) 28 Oct 2016
More literature Dual-mode Bluetooth CC256x solutions (Rev. C) 03 Feb 2016
User guide Dual-Mode Bluetooth CC2564 Evaluation Board User Guide 28 Dec 2015
User guide Dual-Mode Bluetooth CC2564 Evaluation Board Quick Start Guide 01 Oct 2015
Technical article Three reasons why our dual-mode Bluetooth stack is your new go-to software solutio PDF | HTML 17 Aug 2015
User guides CC256x QFN EM User Guide Wiki 16 Jun 2015
White paper Three Flavors of Bluetooth: Which One to Choose? 25 Mar 2014
More literature TI: The IoT technology leader 01 Nov 2013
More literature The Evolution of the Internet of Things 09 Sep 2013
Application note AN058 -- Antenna Selection Guide (Rev. B) 06 Oct 2010

Design & development

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Evaluation board

BOOST-CC2564MODA — TMP107 temperature sensor daisy-chain BoosterPack™ plug-in module

The BOOST-CC2564MODA BoosterPack™ plug-in module is intended for evaluation and design purposes of the dual-mode Bluetooth® CC2564 module with integrated antenna (CC2564MODA).  The CC2564MODA module is based on TI's dual-mode Bluetooth® CC2564B Controller, which reduces design (...)

User guide: PDF
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Evaluation board

CC2564MODAEM — Dual-mode Bluetooth® CC2564 Module with Integrated Antenna Evaluation Board

The CC2564MODAEM evaluation board contains the Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE HCI solution. Based on TI's CC2564B dual-mode Bluetooth single-chip device, the bCC2564MODA is intended for evaluation and design purposes, reducing design effort and enabling fast time to market.


For a complete evaluation solution, (...)

User guide: PDF | HTML
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Evaluation board

CC2564MODNEM — Dual-mode Bluetooth® CC2564 module evaluation board

The CC2564MODNEM evaluation board contains the CC2564MODN device and is intended for evaluation and design purposes.

For a complete evaluation solution, the CC2564MODNEM board plugs directly into our hardware development kits: MSP-EXP430F5529, MSP-EXP430F5438, DK-TM4C129X and kits for our other (...)

User guide: PDF
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Evaluation board

CC256XQFNEM — Dual-mode Bluetooth® CC2564 evaluation board

The CC256XQFNEM evaluation board contains the CC2564B device and is intended for evaluation and design purposes for the CC256x devices.

For a complete evaluation solution, the CC256XQFNEM board plugs directly into the TI hardware development kits: MSP-EXP430F5529, MSP-EXP430F5438, DK-TM4C129X and (...)

User guide: PDF
Not available on TI.com
Evaluation board

EK-TM4C129EXL — ARM® Cortex®-M4F-Based MCU TM4C129E Crypto Connected LaunchPad™ for IoT Applications

Powered by hardware encryption accelerator-enabled MCUs, the  Crypto Connected LaunchPad enables you to develop high performance, data protected, connected IoT applications from secure cloud connection, building/factory automation and smart grid to industrial controls.

The TM4C129E Crypto Connected (...)

User guide: PDF
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Interface adapter

CC256XSTBTBLESW — TI Dual-mode Bluetooth® Stack on STM32F4 MCUs

TI's Dual-mode Bluetooth stack on STM32F4 MCUs software for Bluetooth + Bluetooth Low Energy enables the STM32 ARM Cortex M4 and is comprised of Single Mode and Dual Mode offerings implementing the Bluetooth 4.0 specification. The Bluetooth stack is fully qualified for CC256XSTBTBLESW (QDID 69887 (...)

User guide: PDF | HTML
Software development kit (SDK)

TIBLUETOOTHSTACK-SDK — TI Dual-Mode Bluetooth® Stack

TI’s dual-mode Bluetooth stack enables Bluetooth + Bluetooth Low Energy and is comprised of Single Mode and Dual Mode offerings implementing the Bluetooth 4.0/4.1/4.2 specification. The Bluetooth stack is fully Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) qualified, certified and royalty-free, (...)

Driver or library

CC256XM4BTBLESW — TI dual-mode Bluetooth® stack on TM4C MCUs

TI’s Dual-mode Bluetooth stack on TM4C MCUs software for Bluetooth + Bluetooth Low Energy enables the TM4C12x MCU and is comprised of Single Mode and Dual Mode offerings implementing the Bluetooth 4.0 specification. The Bluetooth stack is fully qualified (QDID 37180 and QDID 42849), provides (...)
Driver or library

CC256XMS432BTBLESW — TI Dual-mode Bluetooth Stack on MSP432 MCUs

TI’s Dual-mode Bluetooth stack on MSP432 MCUs software for Bluetooth + Bluetooth Low Energy enables the MSP432 MCU and is comprised of Single Mode and Dual-mode offerings implementing the Bluetooth 4.0 specification. The Bluetooth stack is fully qualified (QDID 69887 and QDID 69886), provides (...)
Driver or library

CC256XMSPBTBLESW — TI Dual-mode Bluetooth® stack on MSP430™ MCUs

TI’s Dual-mode Bluetooth stack on MSP430™ MCUs software for Bluetooth + Bluetooth Low Energy enables the MSP430 MCU and is comprised of Single Mode and Dual Mode offerings implementing the Bluetooth 4.0 specification. The Bluetooth stack is fully qualified (QDID 37180 and QDID 42849), (...)
IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger

CCSTUDIO Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)

Code Composer Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI's microcontrollers and processors. It comprises a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications.  Code Composer Studio is available for download across Windows®, Linux® and macOS® (...)

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

This design resource supports most products in these categories.

Check the product details page to verify support.

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Calculation tool

SWRC256 — CC256x Bluetooth Hardware Evaluation Tool

The CC256x Bluetooth Hardware Evaluation Tool is a Texas Instruments (TI) tool which can be downloaded as a complete package from the TI web site. It is a very intuitive, user-friendly tool to evaluate TI's Bluetooth chips. More specifically, it is used to configure the BT chip's properties (...)
Design tool

DUALMODE-BT-DESIGN-REVIEWS — Hardware design reviews for CC256x devices

To get started with the dual-mode Bluetooth® hardware design review process:
  • Step 1: Before requesting a review, it is important that to review the technical documentation and design & development resources available on the corresponding product page (see CC256x product page links below).
  • Step 2: (...)
User guide: PDF
Reference designs

BT-MSPAUDSINK-RD — Bluetooth and MSP430 Audio Sink Reference Design

TI's Bluetooth + MSP430 Audio sink reference design can be used by customers to create a variety of applications for low end, low power audio solutions. Some application possibilities - toys, low end bluetooth speakers, audio streaming accessories. This reference design is a cost effective audio (...)
User guide: PDF
Schematic: PDF
Reference designs

CC256XEM-RD — CC256x Bluetooth® Reference Design

This CC256x Bluetooth® evaluation module reference design is an RF reference design with antenna which can be easily connected to many Microcontroller Units (MCUs), such as TI's MSP430 or Tiva C series MCUs. The reference design can be copied into your board, allowing for a cost-effective design (...)
User guide: PDF
Schematic: PDF
Reference designs

TIDA-00598 — Low Noise and Small Form Factor Power Management Reference Design for CC256X Bluetooth Controller

The TIDA-00598 features a low noise and size optimized power management solution which regulates 5V to 3.3V and 1.8V required to operate the CC256X Bluetooth controller.  These regulated voltage rails can also be used to power other components in the system as microcontroller, level shifters (...)
Design guide: PDF
Schematic: PDF
Reference designs

BT-MSPAUDSOURCE-RD — Bluetooth and MSP MCU Audio Source Reference Design

The Bluetooth and low-power MSP microcontroller Audio Source reference design can be used by customers to create a variety of applications for low-end, low-power audio source solutions for applications including toys, projectors, smart remotes and any audio streaming accessories. This reference (...)
User guide: PDF
Schematic: PDF
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