CC3120
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Network Processor, Internet-of-Things Solution for MCU Applications
CC3120
- CC3120R SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi consists of a wireless network processor (NWP) and power-management subsystems
- Featuring a dedicated Wi-Fi Internet-on-a chip™ Wi-Fi NWP that completely offloads Wi-Fi and internet protocols from the application microcontroller unit (MCU)
- Wi-Fi modes:
- 802.11b/g/n station
- 802.11b/g/n access point (AP) supports up to four stations
- Wi-Fi Direct client/group owner
- WPA2 personal and enterprise security: WEP, WPA™/ WPA2™ PSK, WPA2 Enterprise (802.1x), WPA3™ personal, WPA3™ enterprise
- IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP Stack
- Industry-standard BSD socket application programming interfaces (APIs):
- 16 simultaneous TCP or UDP sockets
- 6 simultaneous TLS and SSL sockets
- Industry-standard BSD socket application programming interfaces (APIs):
- IP addressing: static IP, LLA, DHCPv4, and DHCPv6 with duplicate address detection (DAD)
- SimpleLink connection manager for autonomous and fast Wi-Fi connections
- Flexible Wi-Fi provisioning with SmartConfig™ technology, AP mode, and WPS2 options:
- RESTful API support using internal HTTP server
- Wide set of security features:
- Hardware features:
- Separate execution environments
- Device identity
- Networking security:
- Personal and enterprise Wi-Fi security
- Secure sockets (SSLv3, TLS1.0/1.1/TLS1.2)
- HTTPS server
- Trusted root-certificate catalog
- TI root-of-trust public key
- Software IP protection:
- Secure key storage
- File system security
- Software tamper detection
- Cloning protection
- Hardware features:
- Embedded network applications running on the dedicated NWP:
- HTTP/HTTPS web server with dynamic user callbacks
- mDNS, DNS-SD, DHCP server
- Ping
- Recovery mechanism—can recover to factory defaults or to a complete factory image
- Wi-Fi TX power:
- 18.0dBm at 1 DSSS
- 14.5dBm at 54 OFDM
- Wi-Fi RX sensitivity:
- –96.0dBm at 1 DSSS
- –74.5dBm at 54 OFDM
- Application throughput:
- UDP: 16Mbps
- TCP: 13Mbps
- Power-management subsystem
- Integrated DC/DC converters support a wide range of supply voltage:
- VBAT wide-voltage mode: 2.1V to 3.6V
- VIO is always tied with VBAT
- Preregulated 1.85V mode
- Advanced low-power modes
- Shutdown: 1µA
- Hibernate: 4.5µA
- Low-power deep sleep (LPDS): 115µA
- RX traffic : 59mA at 54 OFDM
- TX traffic : 229mA at 54 OFDM, maximum power
- Idle connected (MCU in LPDS): 690710µA at DTIM = 1
- Integrated DC/DC converters support a wide range of supply voltage:
- Clock source
- 40.0MHz crystal with internal oscillator
- 32.768kHz crystal or external RTC
- RGK package
- 64-pin, 9mm × 9mm very thin quad flat nonleaded (VQFN) package, 0.5mm pitch
- Operating temperature
- Ambient temperature range: –40°C to +85°C
- Device supports SimpleLink MCU Platform Developers’ Ecosystem
The CC3120R device is part of the SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform that consists of Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth low energy, Sub-1 GHz, and host MCUs. 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 devices from the portfolio into your design, allowing 100 percent code reuse when your design requirements change. For more information, visit www.ti.com/simplelink.
Connect any microcontroller (MCU) to the internet-of-things (IoT) cloud with the CC3120R device from Texas Instruments™. The Wi-Fi Alliance®-certified CC3120R device is part of the second generation of the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® family that dramatically simplifies the implementation of low-power internet connectivity.
The CC3120R has all of the Wi-Fi and internet protocols implemented in the ROM, which runs from the dedicated on-chip Arm® network processor and significantly offloads the host MCU and simplifies the system integration.
The CC3120R Wi-Fi® Internet-on-a chip™ device contains a dedicated Arm® MCU that offloads many of the networking activities from the host MCU. This subsystem includes an 802.11b/g/n radio, baseband, and MAC with a powerful crypto engine for fast, secure internet connections with 256-bit encryption. The CC3120R device supports station, AP, and Wi-Fi direct modes. The device also supports WPA2™ personal and enterprise security and WPA3™ personal and enterprise. The device includes embedded TCP/IP and TLS/SSL stacks, an HTTP server, and multiple internet protocols. The CC3120R device supports a variety of Wi-Fi provisioning methods, including HTTP based on AP mode, SmartConfig™ technology, and WPS2.0.
As part of TI’s SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® family second generation, the CC3120R device introduces new features and enhanced capabilities, such as the following:
- IPv6
- Enhanced Wi-Fi provisioning
- Optimized low-power management
- Wi-Fi AP connection with up to four stations
- More concurrently opened BSD sockets; up to 16 BSD sockets, of which six are secure
- HTTPS support
- RESTful API support
- Asymmetric keys crypto library
The CC3120R device is delivered with a slim and user-friendly host driver to simplify the integration and development of networking applications. The host driver can easily be ported to most platforms and operating systems (OS). The driver is written in strict ANSI-C (C99) programming language and requires a minimal platform adaptation layer (porting layer). The driver has a small memory footprint and can run on 8-, 16-, or 32-bit MCUs with any clock speed (no performance or real-time dependency).
The CC3120R device comes in an easy-to-layout VQFN package and is delivered as a complete platform solution, including various tools and software, sample applications, user and programming guides, reference designs, and the TI E2E™ support community. The CC3120R device is part of the SimpleLink MCU Ecosystem.
Technical documentation
Design & development
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CC31XXEMUBOOST — Advanced emulation kit for SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC31xx BoosterPack™ plug-in module
This advanced emulation BoosterPack™ plug-in module is an accessory for the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC31xx wireless network processor BoosterPack plug-in modules
This accessory can be used for:
- Flashing updates to the CC31xxBOOST
- Using the CC3xxx radio tool for RF performance evaluation
- Using (...)
CC3120BOOST — SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3120 wireless network processor BoosterPack™ plug-in module
The SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3120 wireless network processor provides users the flexibility to add Wi-Fi to any microcontroller (MCU). The CC3120 BoosterPack™ plug-in-module (CC3120BOOST) is a board which can easily be connected to TI’s MCU Launchpad kits (software examples provided for (...)
WIFISTARTERPRO — SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Starter Pro
Download on Google play
The SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Starter Pro mobile App is a new mobile application for SimpleLink provisioning. It goes along with the embedded provisioning library and example that runs on the device side. The new provisioning release is TI (...)
ARM-CGT — Arm® code generation tools -- compiler
The TI Arm® code generation (compiler) tools support development of applications for TI Arm-based platforms, especially those featuring TI Arm Cortex-M and Cortex-R series devices.
The current tools (ARM-CGT-CLANG) are derived from the open-source Clang compiler and its supporting LLVM (...)
Supported products & hardware
Products
Wi-Fi products
Low-power 2.4-GHz products
Sub-1 GHz wireless MCUs
Automotive wireless connectivity products
ARM-CGT-CLANG — Arm® code generation tools - compiler
The TI Arm® code generation (compiler) tools support development of applications for TI Arm-based platforms, especially those featuring TI Arm Cortex-M and Cortex-R series devices.
The current tools (ARM-CGT-CLANG) are derived from the open-source Clang compiler and its supporting LLVM (...)
Supported products & hardware
Products
Wi-Fi products
Low-power 2.4-GHz products
Sub-1 GHz wireless MCUs
Automotive wireless connectivity products
CC3XXXRADIOTEST — SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® radio testing tool
CCSTUDIO — Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE)
SIMPLELINK-ACADEMY-CC32XX — SimpleLink™ Academy for CC32xx
Supported products & hardware
Products
Wi-Fi products
Hardware development
Evaluation board
Development kit
Software
Software development kit (SDK)
SIMPLELINK-SDK-WIFI-PLUGIN — SimpleLink™ software development kit (SDK) Wi-Fi® plug-in
The SimpleLink SDK Wi-Fi Plug-in contains drivers, many sample applications for Wi-Fi features and internet, and documentation needed to use the CC3120 or CC3135 Internet-on-a-chip™ solutions. This Plug-in is a companion software package that enables the use of a Wi-Fi radio on any standard (...)
Supported products & hardware
Products
Wi-Fi products
Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs
Low-power 2.4-GHz products
Hardware development
Evaluation board
Development kit
EMBEDDED-PROGRAMMING — SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Embedded Programming
UNIFLASH — UniFlash for most TI microcontrollers (MCUs) and mmWave sensors
UniFlash is a software tool for programming on-chip flash on TI microcontrollers and wireless connectivity devices and on-board flash for TI processors. UniFlash provides both graphical and command-line interfaces.
UniFlash can be run from the cloud on the TI Developer Zone or downloaded and used (...)
Supported products & hardware
Products
C2000 real-time microcontrollers
Arm-based processors
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
MSP430 microcontrollers
Wi-Fi products
Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs
Arm Cortex-M0+ MCUs
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
Low-power 2.4-GHz products
Automotive wireless connectivity products
Sub-1 GHz wireless MCUs
SIMPLELINK-CC3XXX-CERTIFICATION — Radio certification for SimpleLink™ CC3XXX
SIMPLELINK-CC3XXX-REPORTS — Reports: CC3XXX Regulatory Certification
Are you looking for CC31XX or CC32XX certification support? SIMPLELINK-CC3XXX-CERTIFCATION provides the relevant information and support for successful certification of your product. Within this page you will find the latest certification reports of our Modules as well as our evaluation boards for (...)
Supported products & hardware
Products
Wi-Fi products
Hardware development
Evaluation board
Development kit
SIMPLELINK-WIFI-DESIGN-REVIEWS — Hardware design reviews for SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi devices
CC3120 SimpleLink™ WI-Fi® and Internet of Things - Hardware Design Files (Rev. A)
CC3x20 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® and Internet of Things Design Checklist (Rev. F)
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