TIDA-010300

Low-power CGM sensor reference design with 20mm footprint

TIDA-010300

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Overview

This continuous glucose monitor (CGM) reference design provides a comprehensive evaluation platform for TI's latest resources in low-power and continuous monitoring of glucose for diabetes care. The reference design utilizes an analog front-end (AFE) for low- power and accurate electrochemical sensing with up to two channels. The TMP63 or TMP118 can monitor body temperature to increase accuracy in glucose sensing. Electrochemical sensor readings are processed by the low-power CC2340R5 Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) microcontroller and are transmitted to a smartphone for real-time display and data collection. Flexible selection of low-IQ voltage converters enables support for battery input from silver-oxide (1.5V) and lithium batteries (3.0V), while maintaining a compact design of less than 20mm in diameter.

Features
  • Low-power CC2340R5 Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Bluetooth® LE wireless microcontroller with 512KB flash and < 710nA sleep mode with RAM retention
  • Ultra-low-power electrochemical AFE for glucose monitoring offers two input channels for 2, 3, and 4-electrode configurations in a compact package
  • Ultra-small digital temperature sensor TMP118 or linear thermistor TMP63 enable high accuracy temperature measurements
  • Low-IQ voltage converters support 3.0V lithium or 1.5V silver-oxide coin cell batteries with over 15 days of active life and 2 years of shelf life
  • Compact, < 20mm diameter design with WCSP packaging and space optimized component layout
  • SimpleLink™ Connect mobile application integration with real-time recorded display of CGM and temperature measurements
  • Comprehensive evaluation tools including Howland current source simulation platform and mass data collection help accelerate large-scale testing  
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A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.

Design files & products

Design files

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Reference design overview and verified performance test data

Products

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AC/DC & DC/DC converters (integrated FET)

TPS6129995nA quiescent current, 5.5V boost converter with input current limit and fast transient performance

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Thermistors

TMP631%, 100-kΩ linear thermistor in 0402, 0603/0805 packages

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Digital temperature sensors

TMP118±0.1°C accurate, ultrasmall (0.336mm²) thin (240μm) I²C digital temperature sensor

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
AC/DC & DC/DC converters (integrated FET)

TPS6284060-nA quiescent current (IQ), 1.8-V to 6.5-VIN, high-efficiency 750-mA step-down converter

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Low-power 2.4-GHz products

CC2340R5SimpleLink™ 32bit Arm® Cortex®-M0+ 2.4GHz wireless MCU with 512kB flash

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

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* Design guide Low-Power CGM Sensor Reference Design With 20mm Footprint PDF | HTML Dec 19, 2025

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