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CC2640R2L

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SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® 5.1 Low Energy wireless MCU

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CPU Arm® Cortex®-M3 Technology 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth® LE Protocols Bluetooth® Low Energy Flash memory (kByte) 128 RAM (kByte) 28 Peripherals 1 UART, 12-bit ADC 8-channel, 2 SPI, 2 comparators, 4 timers, I2C, I2S Number of GPIOs 15, 31 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Device attestation & anti-counterfeit, Secure debug, Software IP protection Operating system TI RTOS Type Wireless MCU Sensitivity (best) (dBm) -97 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Edge AI enabled No
CPU Arm® Cortex®-M3 Technology 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth® LE Protocols Bluetooth® Low Energy Flash memory (kByte) 128 RAM (kByte) 28 Peripherals 1 UART, 12-bit ADC 8-channel, 2 SPI, 2 comparators, 4 timers, I2C, I2S Number of GPIOs 15, 31 Security Cryptographic acceleration, Device attestation & anti-counterfeit, Secure debug, Software IP protection Operating system TI RTOS Type Wireless MCU Sensitivity (best) (dBm) -97 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Edge AI enabled No
VQFN (RGZ) 48 49 mm² 7 x 7 VQFN (RHB) 32 25 mm² 5 x 5
  • Microcontroller
    • Powerful Arm Cortex-M3
    • EEMBC CoreMark score: 142
    • Up to 48-MHz clock speed
    • 275KB of nonvolatile memory including 128KB of in-system programmable flash
    • Up to 28KB of system SRAM, of which 20KB is ultra-low leakage SRAM
    • 8KB of SRAM for cache or system RAM use
    • 2-pin cJTAG and JTAG debugging
    • Supports over-the-air upgrade (OTA)
  • Efficient code size architecture, placing drivers, TI-RTOS, and Bluetooth software in ROM to make more Flash available for the application
  • RoHS-compliant packages
    • 5‑mm × 5‑mm RHB VQFN32 (15 GPIOs)
    • 7‑mm × 7‑mm RGZ VQFN48 (31 GPIOs)
  • Peripherals
    • All digital peripheral pins can be routed to any GPIO
    • Four general-purpose timer modules (eight 16-bit or four 32-bit timers, PWM each)
    • 12-bit ADC, 200-ksamples/s, 8-channel analog MUX
    • UART, I2C, and I2S
    • 2× SSI (SPI, MICROWIRE, TI)
    • Real-time clock (RTC)
    • AES-128 security module
    • True random number generator (TRNG)
    • Integrated temperature sensor
  • External system
    • On-chip internal DC/DC converter
    • Seamless integration with CC2590 and CC2592 range extenders
    • Very few external components
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2640, CC2640R2F, and CC2650 devices in 5‑mm × 5‑mm and 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2642R and CC2652R devices in 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC1350 device in 5‑mm × 5‑mm VQFN packages
  • Low power
    • Wide supply voltage range
      • Normal operation: 1.8 to 3.8 V
      • External regulator mode: 1.7 to 1.95 V
    • Active-mode RX: 5.9 mA
    • Active-mode TX at 0 dBm: 6.1 mA
    • Active-mode TX at +5 dBm: 9.1 mA
    • Active-mode MCU: 61 µA/MHz
    • Active-mode MCU: 48.5 CoreMark/mA
    • Standby: 1.5 µA (RTC running and RAM/CPU retention)
    • Shutdown: 100 nA (wake up on external events)
  • RF section
    • 2.4-GHz RF transceiver compatible with Bluetooth low energy 5.1 and earlier LE specifications
    • Excellent receiver sensitivity (–97 dBm for BLE), selectivity, and blocking performance
    • Link budget of 102 dB for BLE
    • Programmable output power up to +5 dBm
    • Single-ended or differential RF interface
    • Suitable for systems targeting compliance with worldwide radio frequency regulations
      • ETSI EN 300 328 (Europe)
      • EN 300 440 Class 2 (Europe)
      • FCC CFR47 Part 15 (US)
      • ARIB STD-T66 (Japan)
  • Development Tools and Software
  • Microcontroller
    • Powerful Arm Cortex-M3
    • EEMBC CoreMark score: 142
    • Up to 48-MHz clock speed
    • 275KB of nonvolatile memory including 128KB of in-system programmable flash
    • Up to 28KB of system SRAM, of which 20KB is ultra-low leakage SRAM
    • 8KB of SRAM for cache or system RAM use
    • 2-pin cJTAG and JTAG debugging
    • Supports over-the-air upgrade (OTA)
  • Efficient code size architecture, placing drivers, TI-RTOS, and Bluetooth software in ROM to make more Flash available for the application
  • RoHS-compliant packages
    • 5‑mm × 5‑mm RHB VQFN32 (15 GPIOs)
    • 7‑mm × 7‑mm RGZ VQFN48 (31 GPIOs)
  • Peripherals
    • All digital peripheral pins can be routed to any GPIO
    • Four general-purpose timer modules (eight 16-bit or four 32-bit timers, PWM each)
    • 12-bit ADC, 200-ksamples/s, 8-channel analog MUX
    • UART, I2C, and I2S
    • 2× SSI (SPI, MICROWIRE, TI)
    • Real-time clock (RTC)
    • AES-128 security module
    • True random number generator (TRNG)
    • Integrated temperature sensor
  • External system
    • On-chip internal DC/DC converter
    • Seamless integration with CC2590 and CC2592 range extenders
    • Very few external components
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2640, CC2640R2F, and CC2650 devices in 5‑mm × 5‑mm and 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC2642R and CC2652R devices in 7‑mm x 7‑mm VQFN packages
    • Pin compatible with the SimpleLink™ CC1350 device in 5‑mm × 5‑mm VQFN packages
  • Low power
    • Wide supply voltage range
      • Normal operation: 1.8 to 3.8 V
      • External regulator mode: 1.7 to 1.95 V
    • Active-mode RX: 5.9 mA
    • Active-mode TX at 0 dBm: 6.1 mA
    • Active-mode TX at +5 dBm: 9.1 mA
    • Active-mode MCU: 61 µA/MHz
    • Active-mode MCU: 48.5 CoreMark/mA
    • Standby: 1.5 µA (RTC running and RAM/CPU retention)
    • Shutdown: 100 nA (wake up on external events)
  • RF section
    • 2.4-GHz RF transceiver compatible with Bluetooth low energy 5.1 and earlier LE specifications
    • Excellent receiver sensitivity (–97 dBm for BLE), selectivity, and blocking performance
    • Link budget of 102 dB for BLE
    • Programmable output power up to +5 dBm
    • Single-ended or differential RF interface
    • Suitable for systems targeting compliance with worldwide radio frequency regulations
      • ETSI EN 300 328 (Europe)
      • EN 300 440 Class 2 (Europe)
      • FCC CFR47 Part 15 (US)
      • ARIB STD-T66 (Japan)
  • Development Tools and Software

The CC2640R2L device is a 2.4 GHz wireless microcontroller (MCU) supporting Bluetooth ® 5.1 Low Energy and Proprietary 2.4 GHz applications. The device is optimized for low-power wireless communication and advanced sensing in medical, asset tracking, personal electronics, retail automation, and building automation markets, and applications where industrial performance is required. The highlighted features of this device include:

  • Support for Bluetooth ® 5.1 features: LE Coded PHYs (Long Range), LE 2-Mbit PHY (High Speed), Advertising Extensions, Multiple Advertisement Sets, as well as backwards compatibility and support for key features from the Bluetooth ® 5.0 and earlier Low Energy specifications.
  • Fully-qualified Bluetooth ® 5.1 software protocol stack included with the SimpleLink™ CC2640R2 Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing applications on the powerful Arm® Cortex®-M3 processor.
  • Flash-based architecture with Cryptographic Accelerators and provision for on-chip and off-chip OAD.
  • Dedicated software controlled radio controller (Arm® Cortex®-M0) providing flexible low-power RF transceiver capability to support multiple physical layers and RF standards.
  • Excellent radio sensitivity and robustness (selectivity and blocking) performance for Bluetooth ® Low Energy (-97 dBm for 1Mbps PHY).

The CC2640R2L device is part of the SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform, which consists of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread, ZigBee, Sub-1 GHz MCUs, and host MCUs that all share a common, easy-to-use development environment with a single core software development kit (SDK) and rich tool set. A one-time integration of the SimpleLink™ platform enables you to add any combination of the portfolio’s devices into your design, allowing 100 percent code reuse when your design requirements change. For more information, visit SimpleLink™ MCU platform.

The CC2640R2L device is a 2.4 GHz wireless microcontroller (MCU) supporting Bluetooth ® 5.1 Low Energy and Proprietary 2.4 GHz applications. The device is optimized for low-power wireless communication and advanced sensing in medical, asset tracking, personal electronics, retail automation, and building automation markets, and applications where industrial performance is required. The highlighted features of this device include:

  • Support for Bluetooth ® 5.1 features: LE Coded PHYs (Long Range), LE 2-Mbit PHY (High Speed), Advertising Extensions, Multiple Advertisement Sets, as well as backwards compatibility and support for key features from the Bluetooth ® 5.0 and earlier Low Energy specifications.
  • Fully-qualified Bluetooth ® 5.1 software protocol stack included with the SimpleLink™ CC2640R2 Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing applications on the powerful Arm® Cortex®-M3 processor.
  • Flash-based architecture with Cryptographic Accelerators and provision for on-chip and off-chip OAD.
  • Dedicated software controlled radio controller (Arm® Cortex®-M0) providing flexible low-power RF transceiver capability to support multiple physical layers and RF standards.
  • Excellent radio sensitivity and robustness (selectivity and blocking) performance for Bluetooth ® Low Energy (-97 dBm for 1Mbps PHY).

The CC2640R2L device is part of the SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform, which consists of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread, ZigBee, Sub-1 GHz MCUs, and host MCUs that all share a common, easy-to-use development environment with a single core software development kit (SDK) and rich tool set. A one-time integration of the SimpleLink™ platform enables you to add any combination of the portfolio’s devices into your design, allowing 100 percent code reuse when your design requirements change. For more information, visit SimpleLink™ MCU platform.
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* Data sheet CC2640R2L SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® 5.1 Low Energy Wireless MCU datasheet (Rev. A) 22 Sep 2020
* Errata CC2640R2L SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® Low Energy Wireless MCU Errata 23 Jun 2020
* User guide CC13x0, CC26x0 SimpleLink™ Wireless MCU Technical Reference Manual (Rev. I) 30 Jun 2020
Cybersecurity advisory Denial of Service during Bluetooth LE authentication and connection PDF | HTML 28 May 2026
Cybersecurity advisory Invalid Bluetooth® LE Data Length Extension (DLE) Parameter Leading to DoS PDF | HTML 28 May 2026
Application note How to Do RF Radio Test With Your Bluetooth Product (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 04 Aug 2022
Application note Antenna Impedance Measurement and Matching PDF | HTML 22 Mar 2022
Selection guide Leitfaden zur Auswahl drahtloser Kommunikationstechnologie (Rev. B) 07 Mar 2022
Selection guide 無線連線技術選擇指南 (Rev. B) 07 Mar 2022
Selection guide 무선 연결 기술 선택 가이드 (Rev. B) 07 Mar 2022
Application note Configuring Bluetooth LE devices for Direct Test Mode PDF | HTML 25 Feb 2022
Selection guide Wireless Connectivity Technology Selection Guide (Rev. B) 14 Feb 2022
Technical article Seamlessly connect your world with 16 new wireless MCUs for the 2.4-GHz and Sub-1- PDF | HTML 04 Jun 2021
Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth® Low Energy – Missing Length Check for UNPI Packets Over SPI 08 Oct 2020
Technical article How to design a wireless social distancing and contact tracing solution with Bluet PDF | HTML 02 Sep 2020
Technical article Back to basics: Exploring the benefits of affordable Bluetooth® Low Energy PDF | HTML 20 Aug 2020
Application note Hardware Migration From CC2640R2F to CC2640R2L 23 Jun 2020
Cybersecurity advisory Bluetooth Low Energy, Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate – Method Confusion Pairing V PDF | HTML 18 May 2020
Application note RF PCB Simulation Cookbook 09 Jan 2019
Application note Johanson Balun for the CC26xx Device Family 07 Aug 2017
Application note ETSI EN 300 328 Blocking Test for Bluetooth Low Energy PDF | HTML 08 Feb 2017
Application note Voice Over Remote Control 19 May 2016
Application note Using the Wireless SimpleLink CC26xx in Ext Regulator Mode With the TPS62740 19 Nov 2015

Design & development

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Evaluation board

LAUNCHXL-CC2640R2 — CC2640R2 LaunchPad™ development kit for SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® Low Energy wireless MCU

This LaunchPad™ speeds development with a Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) connection using the CC2640R2F or CC2640R2L devices. The compatible SDK offers a fully qualified Bluetooth 5 protocol stack for single-mode BLE applications supporting high speed mode and example Bluetooth 5 coded (...)

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ALGO-3P-UISP1-TI — Algocraft μISP1 Programmer for Texas Instruments devices

μISP can either work connected to a host PC (RS-232, USB, LAN connections are built-in) or in standalone mode.

The programming cycle execution in standalone mode may occur by simply pressing the START button or through some TTL control lines.

Its compact size and versatility allows a simple (...)

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Debug probe

TMDSEMU200-U — XDS200 USB Debug Probe

The XDS200 is a debug probe (emulator) used for debugging TI embedded devices. For the majority of devices it is recommended to use the newer, lower cost XDS110 (www.ti.com/tool/TMDSEMU110-U). The XDS200 supports a wide variety of standards (IEEE1149.1, IEEE1149.7, SWD) in a single pod. All XDS (...)

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Debug probe

LB-3P-TRACE32-WIRELESS — Lauterbach TRACE32® Debug System for Wireless Connectivity

Lauterbach‘s TRACE32® tools are a suite of leading-edge hardware and software components that enables developers to analyze, optimize and certify many of TI's Wireless Connectivity chips. The globally renowned debug solutions for embedded systems are the perfect solution for all development phases (...)

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Hardware programming tool

ALGO-3P-WRITENOW — Algocraft WriteNow! Programmer

WriteNow! Series of In-System Programmers is a breakthrough in the programming industry. The programmers support a large number of devices (microcontrollers, memories, CPLDs and other programmable devices) from various manufacturers and have a compact size for easy ATE/fixture integration. They (...)

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Software development kit (SDK)

SIMPLELINK-CC2640R2-SDK — SimpleLink™ CC2640R2 software development kit

This SDK includes TI’s royalty-free Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) software stacks with all necessary software, example applications and documentation to quickly get started with the development of single-mode Bluetooth Low Energy applications.
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Driver or library

BLE-STACK — Bluetooth Low Energy software stack

This royalty-free BLE-Stack for TI’s SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® Low Energy family of ARM® Cortex®-M3 based wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) includes full-featured Bluetooth 4.2 and Bluetooth 5 certified stacks with all necessary software, sample applications and documentation to (...)
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Getting started

TI-DEVELOPER-ZONE — Start embedded development on your desktop or in the cloud

From evaluation to deployment the TI Developer Zone provides a comprehensive range of software, tools and training to ensure that you have everything you need for each stage of the development process.
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CCSTUDIO — CCStudio™ IDE

CCStudio™ IDE is part of TI's extensive CCStudio™ development ecosystem and is an integrated development environment for TI's microcontrollers, processors, wireless connectivity devices, and radar sensors. CCStudio IDE is available as desktop or cloud-based applications. The cloud version (...)

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CCSTUDIO-OPENOCD — OpenOCD Binary Releases

Pre-built binaries for the popular open-source OpenOCD debug stack.
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SYSCONFIG — Standalone desktop version of SysConfig

CCStudio™ SysConfig is part of TI's extensive CCStudio™ development ecosystem and is a configuration tool that simplifies hardware and software configuration challenges to accelerate software development.

SysConfig provides an intuitive graphical user interface for configuring pins, peripherals, (...)

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Online training

SIMPLELINK-ACADEMY-CC2640R2 — SimpleLink™ C2640R2 Academy

SimpleLink™ Academy is an interactive learning experience for TI's wireless protocols. Our hands-on training modules cover all phases of development for LaunchPad™ development kits alongside software development kits (SDKs) in the SimpleLink MCU family.
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Software programming tool

FLASH-PROGRAMMER-2 — SmartRF Flash Programmer v2

SmartRF Flash Programmer 2 can be used to program the flash memory in Texas Instruments ARM based low-power RF wireless MCUs over the debug and serial interfaces. Check the list of supported products for compatibility. Uniflash can also be used to program any SimpleLink product.

SmartRF Flash (...)

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Support software

PACKET-SNIFFER — SmartRF™ Packet Sniffer 2.18.1

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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RF-RANGE-ESTIMATOR — RF Range Estimator

This tool is used to calculate a range estimate for indoor and outdoor RF links using TI wireless devices. The outdoor calculation is based upon Line-of-Sight (LOS). For the indoor estimation, construction materials can be selected that are between the Tx and Rx unit. The greater the attenuation (...)
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Calculation tool

BT-POWER-CALC — Bluetooth Power Calculator for CC13xx, CC26xx, CC23xx, and CC27xx devices

This tool is used to calculate Bluetooth Low Energy power consumption estimates for various use cases on TI Bluetooth devices. The calculator includes both advertising and peripheral use cases with the ability to configure different use case profile parameters. The calculator outputs an estimate (...)
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PACKET-SNIFFER-2 — SmartRF Packet Sniffer 2

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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SMARTRF-STUDIO-7 — SmartRF Studio 7 application software

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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3P-WIRELESS-MODULES — Third party wireless module search tool

The third party wireless module search tool helps developers to identify products that meet their end equipment specifications and procure production ready wireless modules. The third party module vendors included in the search tool are independent third party companies with expertise in designing (...)
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SIMPLELINK-2-4GHZ-DESIGN-REVIEW — Hardware Design Review Request Form for SimpleLink™ CC2xxx Devices

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 three-step process for requesting a review as well as links to relevant technical documentation and (...)

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SIMPLELINK-2-4GHZ-DESIGN-REVIEWS — Hardware design reviews for SimpleLink™ CC2xxx devices

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 three-step process for requesting a review as well as links to relevant technical documentation and (...)
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LAUNCHXL-CC2640R2 Design Files

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