Bluetooth® Low Energy

Proven solutions to easily add Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) to your automotive, industrial or personal electronics application.

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Start developing your next connected application with the new SimpleLink™ CC2340 wireless MCUs that enable high-quality Bluetooth Low Energy. With our standby current <710nA, industrial temperature support and high-quality RF, you can add Bluetooth LE to applications such as medical, access points, smart home, asset tracking, personal electronics and more.

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Bluetooth LE wireless microcontrollers

Most affordable and scalable portfolio with wide range of memory, performance, and package options.

Automotive Bluetooth LE wireless microcontrollers

Highest quality automotive AEC Q-100 portfolio for car access, digital key-fobs and tire pressure monitoring.

Dual-mode Bluetooth controllers

Choose from a Bluetooth® Classic solution or dual-mode Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE solution.

Bluetooth LE wireless modules

Accelerate your time to market with the TI’s most affordable Bluetooth LE certified modules.

Design & development resources

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CC2340R5 LaunchPad™ development kit for SimpleLink™ Bluetooth® 5.3 Low Energy MCU

This LaunchPad development kit is used to speed up development with the SimpleLink Bluetooth Low Energy MCU with support for Bluetooth 5 Low Energy (LE), and 2.4-GHz proprietary protocols. Software support is provided by the SimpleLink Low Power F3 software development kit (SDK).

Software development kit (SDK)
SimpleLink™ low power software development kits (SDKs)

The SimpleLink™ Low Power SDKs support the CC13xx, CC23xx and CC26xx family of products. Together, these SDKs provide comprehensive software packages for the development of Sub-1 GHz and 2.4 GHz applications including support for Bluetooth® Low Energy, Mesh, Zigbee®, Matter, Thread, 802.15.4-based, (...)

Code example or demo
SimpleLink Connect mobile app

The SimpleLink Connect mobile app is an example Bluetooth® Low Energy application for mobile devices that works with:

  • CC23XX devices running the SIMPLELINK-LOWPOWER-SDK
  • CC33xx devices attached to a host running the CC33XX-SOFTWARE

The app provides a baseline for users to quickly build their (...)

Why choose TI Bluetooth Low Energy

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Industry-leading, low-power performance

Extend your battery life with our low-power Bluetooth LE devices with features including 0.85µA standby current over temperature, best-in-class coin-cell operation at 10dBm and more.

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The most scalable and affordable portfolio

Pin-to-pin and software compatible portfolio with scalable peripherals and Flash memory up to 704kB from SoCs to modules.

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Robust software stack

One-stop for any protocol or applications with the SimpleLink software development kit (SDK). We offer reliable, complete software optimized for low-power devices.

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Quality, reliability and certification

Our Bluetooth solutions are proven and tested to meet the highest automotive, industrial and regulatory compliance standards as well as provide easy certification with the Bluetooth SIG.

Bluetooth Low Energy technologies

High-accuracy, low-cost and secure ranging with Bluetooth Channel Sounding technology

The Bluetooth Channel Sounding feature extends Bluetooth wireless technology-based ranging beyond the supported capabilities for received signal strength indication, enabling high-accuracy, low-cost and secured ranging designs.

Bluetooth Channel Sounding technology uses phase-based ranging to enhance accuracy and the round-trip time of random modulated data packets to enhance security.

Apple Find My network is an encrypted, anonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help users locate a device that works over Bluetooth Low Energy. Adding our CC2340R5 to any equipment can enable Find My Network functionality. From scooters to earbuds, there is no need for consumers to ever lose anything ever again.

Featured products for Bluetooth Low Energy
CC2340R5 ACTIVE SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Bluetooth® Low Energy wireless MCU with 512-kB flash

TI Bluetooth Mesh

Discover how to create low-power sensors and automation applications using TI's Bluetooth Mesh solutions. With 1-µA standby current to enable extended battery life, TI's portfolio of Bluetooth Low Energy solutions support diverse requirements for the different nodes in a mesh network.

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Bluetooth Mesh fundamentals
This workshop is an introduction to the Bluetooth Mesh feature of the SimpleLink CC26xx and CC13xx software development kit (SDK).
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Webinar: Extend your wireless network with mesh technologies
Mesh network topology has become a great way for developers to extend their network range or size. This webinar provides an overview of the different mesh protocols, specifically Wi-SUN and Bluetooth Mesh.
Featured products for TI Bluetooth Mesh
CC2652R7 ACTIVE SimpleLink™ Arm® Cortex®-M4F multiprotocol 2.4-GHz wireless MCU with 704-kB Flash
CC2652P7 ACTIVE SimpleLink™ Arm® Cortex®-M4F multiprotocol 2.4-GHz wireless MCU, 704-kB Flash, integrated power amp
CC2642R ACTIVE SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F Bluetooth® Low Energy wireless MCU with 352kB Flash

Discover featured applications

Building automation
Add reliable Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity to a wide range of low-power or high-performance building automation products
Medical
Use Bluetooth Low Energy in medical applications to improve patient health and well being
Grid infrastructure
Improve grid infrastructure applications with Bluetooth Low Energy to reduce maintenance costs and increase efficiency

Add reliable Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity to a wide range of low-power or high-performance building automation products

With more than 20 years of experience developing connectivity devices, TI helps:

  • Create low power, connected Bluetooth-based building automation systems that link a variety of sensors and controllers to help enable secure remote monitoring and control.
  • Enable low-power door access control and allow for smart room entry.
  • Connect multiple sensors to HVAC gateways to optimally control indoor environments.

Featured resources

REFERENCE DESIGNS
  • TIDA-00374 – Humidity & Temp Sensor Node for Star Networks Enabling 10+ Year Coin Cell Battery Life Ref Design
  • TIDA-00757 – Smart Lock Reference Design Enabling 5+ Years Battery Life on 4x AA Batteries
  • TIDA-00756 – Always-on Low-power Gas Sensing with 10+ Year Coin Cell Battery Life Reference Design
PRODUCTS
  • CC2652R7 – SimpleLink™ Arm® Cortex®-M4F multiprotocol 2.4-GHz wireless MCU with 704-kB Flash
  • CC2651R3 – SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M4 single-protocol 2.4-GHz wireless MCU with 352-kB flash
  • CC2642R – SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F Bluetooth® Low Energy wireless MCU with 352kB Flash
TECHNICAL RESOURCES
DESIGN TOOLS AND SIMULATION
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Use Bluetooth Low Energy in medical applications to improve patient health and well being

With Bluetooth Low Energy, medical devices can become smarter than ever before, enabling wireless monitoring and control of medical devices such as insulin pumps, blood glucose monitors and much more.                                                                                                    

  • Offer a low power wireless connection to increase patient comfort by removing wires and cables.
  • Protect patient data and allow physicians real-time access with a wireless connection.
  • Enable wearable devices with small form factor and ultra-low power solutions.

Featured resources

REFERENCE DESIGNS
  • TIDA-01580 – Wireless ECG, SpO2, PTT and heart rate monitor reference design for medical and consumer wearables
  • TIDA-01624 – Bluetooth®-enabled high accuracy skin temperature measurement flex PCB patch reference design
PRODUCTS
  • CC2652R7 – SimpleLink™ Arm® Cortex®-M4F multiprotocol 2.4-GHz wireless MCU with 704-kB Flash
  • CC2640R2F – SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M3 Bluetooth® 5.1 Low Energy wireless MCU with 128-kB flash
  • CC2651R3SIPA – SimpleLink™ multiprotocol 2.4-GHz wireless system-in-package module with integrated antenna
TECHNICAL RESOURCES
DESIGN TOOLS AND SIMULATION
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Improve grid infrastructure applications with Bluetooth Low Energy to reduce maintenance costs and increase efficiency

The electric grid is becoming smarter every day, with improved monitoring and control capabilities, allowing you to:  

  • Offer wireless payment functionality on home utility meters with a Bluetooth Low Energy connection.
  • Replace optical port cables with a lower cost, more reliable wireless connection.
  • Enable a simple maintenance interface via smart device connection for remote display.

Featured resources

REFERENCE DESIGNS
PRODUCTS
  • CC2640R2F – SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M3 Bluetooth® 5.1 Low Energy wireless MCU with 128-kB flash
  • CC2652R7 – SimpleLink™ Arm® Cortex®-M4F multiprotocol 2.4-GHz wireless MCU with 704-kB Flash
  • CC2651R3 – SimpleLink™ 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M4 single-protocol 2.4-GHz wireless MCU with 352-kB flash
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Technical resources

Application note
Application note
How to Certify Your Bluetooth Product (Rev. L)
This application report is provided to guide system designers with an overview of the qualification and listing process needed to bring an end product incorporating a TI SimpleLink™ Bluetooth Low Energy wireless MCU to the market.
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Car access with TI connection monitor
Learn how the TI Connection Monitor is used to monitor Bluetooth LE communications to estimate the distance between the connection monitor and Bluetooth LE enabled devices for car access or remote keyless entry.
Resource
Resource
Secure boot for SimpleLink wireless MCUs
Secure boot is a security enabler offered on embedded processors to verify the integrity and authenticity of the code to be executed on the processor at the time of device booting process