Cost-effective low-power true wireless MCU for low-energy applications

Enabling robust BLE master or slave nodes to be built with very low total bill-of-material costs, a new low-power true wireless MCU for low-energy applications, the CC2540T has been unveiled by Texas Instruments (TI). Able to operate up to 125C, the CC2540T combines a high-performance RF transceiver with an industry-standard enhanced 8051 MCU, in-system programmable flash memory, 8-KB RAM, and many other powerful supporting features and peripherals. The CC2540T is suitable for systems where very low power consumption is required. Very low-power sleep modes are available. Short transition times between operating modes further enable low power consumption. Combined with the low energy protocol stack from Texas Instruments, the CC2540TF256 forms the market's most flexible and cost-effective single-mode low energy solution, says the company.