To receive notification of documentation updates—including silicon errata—go to the product folder for your device on ti.com (CC3220). In the upper right corner, click the "Alert me" button. This registers you to receive a weekly digest of product information that has changed (if any). For change details, check the revision history of any revised document. The current documentation that describes the processor, related peripherals, and other technical collateral follows.
The following documents provide support for the CC3220 device.
Errata
CC3220R, CC3220S Silicon ErrataThis document describes the known exceptions to the functional specifications for the CC3220R and the CC3220S SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Wireless and Internet-of-Things Solution, a Single-Chip Wireless MCU.
CC3220SF Silicon ErrataThis document describes the known exception to the functional specifications for the CC3220SF SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Wireless and Internet-of-Things Solution, a Single-Chip Wireless MCU.
Application Reports
CC3120 and CC3220 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Embedded Programming CC3120 and CC3220 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Embedded Programming
SimpleLink™ CC3120, CC3220 Wi-Fi® Internet-on-a chip™ Networking Sub-System Power ManagementThis application report describes the best practices for power management and extended battery life for embedded low-power Wi-Fi devices such as the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Internet-on-a chip™ solution from Texas Instruments™.
SimpleLink™ CC3120, CC3220 Wi-Fi® Internet-on-a chip™ Solution Built-In Security FeaturesThe SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3120 and CC3220 Internet-on-a chip™ family of devices from Texas Instruments™ offer a wide range of built-in security features to help developers address a variety of security needs, which is achieved without any processing burden on the main microcontroller (MCU). This document describes these security-related features and provides recommendations for leveraging each in the context of practical system implementation.
SimpleLink™ CC3120, CC3220 Wi-Fi® and Internet of Things Over-the-Air UpdateThis document describes the OTA library for the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3x20 family of devices from Texas Instruments™ and explains how to prepare a new cloud-ready update to be downloaded by the OTA library.
SimpleLink™ CC3120, CC3220 Wi-Fi® Internet-on-a chip™ Solution Device ProvisioningThis guide describes the provisioning process, which provides the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® device with the information (network name, password, and so forth) needed to connect to a wireless network.
Transfer of TI's Wi-Fi® Alliance Certifications to Products Based on SimpleLink™This document explains how to employ the Wi-Fi® Alliance (WFA) derivative certification transfer policy to transfer a WFA certification, already obtained by Texas Instruments, to a system you have developed.
Using Serial Flash on SimpleLink™ CC3120 and CC3220 Wi-Fi® and Internet-of-Things DevicesThis application note is divided into two parts. The first part provides important guidelines and best- practice design techniques to consider when choosing and embedding a serial Flash paired with the CC3120 and CC3220 (CC3x20) devices. The second part describes the file system, along with guidelines and considerations for system designers working with the CC3x20 devices.
User's Guides
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® and Internet of
Things CC3120 and CC3220 Network Processor
This document provides software (SW) programmers with
all of the required knowledge for working with the networking subsystem
of the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® devices. This guide provides basic
guidelines for writing robust, optimized networking host applications,
and describes the capabilities of the networking subsystem. The guide
contains some example code snapshots, to give users an idea of how to
work with the host driver. More comprehensive code examples can be found
in the formal software development kit (SDK). This guide does not
provide a detailed description of the host driver APIs.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3120 and CC3220
and IoT Solution Layout Guidelines
This document provides the design guidelines of the
4-layer PCB used for the CC3120 and CC3220 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi®
family of devices from Texas Instruments™. The CC3120 and CC3220 devices
are easy to lay out and are available in quad flat no-leads (QFNS)
packages. When designing the board, follow the suggestions in this
document to optimize performance of the board.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® and Internet of
Things Solution CC3220, a Single-Chip Wireless
MCU
This guide is intended to assist users in the initial
setup and demonstration of running their first sample application for
the CC3220, CC3220S, CC3220SF SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® and Internet
of Things Solution, a Single-Chip Wireless MCU from Texas Instruments™.
The guide explains how to install the software development kit (SDK) and
various other tools required to get started with the first
application.
SimpleLink™ CC3220 Wi-Fi® LaunchPad™
Development Kit Hardware
The CC3220 SimpleLink LaunchPad™ Development Kit
(CC3220-LAUNCHXL) is a low-cost evaluation platform for Arm®
Cortex®-M4-based MCUs. The LaunchPad design highlights
the CC3220 Internet-on-a chip™ solution and Wi-Fi capabilities. The
CC3220 LaunchPad also features temperature and accelerometer sensors,
programmable user buttons, three LEDs for custom applications, and
onboard emulation for debugging. The stackable headers of the CC3220
LaunchPad XL interface demonstrate how easy it is to expand the
functionality of the LaunchPad when interfacing with other peripherals
on many existing BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module add-on boards, such as
graphical displays, audio codecs, antenna selection, environmental
sensing, and more.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® and Internet of
Things CC3220
This document introduces the user to the environment
setup for the CC3220x device, along with some reference examples from
the software development kit (SDK). This document explains both the
platform and the framework available to enable further application
development.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3220 Out-of-Box
Application
This guide demonstrates the out-of-box experience for
the CC3220 LaunchPad™ Development Kit, highlighting the easy connection
to the CC3220 LaunchPad using the SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Starter
Pro application, and the over-the-air update.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® and
Internet-on-a-chip™ CC3120 and CC3220 Solution Radio
Tool
The Radio Tool serves as a control panel for direct
access to the radio, and can be used for both the radio frequency (RF)
evaluation and for certification purposes. This guide describes how to
have the tool work seamlessly on Texas Instruments™ evaluation platforms
such as the BoosterPack™ plus FTDI emulation board for CC3120 devices,
and the LaunchPad™ for CC3220 devices.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3120 and CC3220
Provisioning for Mobile Applications
This guide describes TI’s SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi®
provisioning solution for mobile applications, specifically on the usage
of the Android™ and iOS® building blocks for UI requirements,
networking, and provisioning APIs required for building the mobile
application.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3220 Out-of-Box
Application
This guide details the out-of-box (OOB) experience with
the CC3220 LaunchPad™ Development Kit from Texas Instruments™.
UniFlash CC3120 and CC3220 SimpleLink™
Wi-Fi® and Internet-on-a chip™ Solution
ImageCreator and Programming Tool
This document describes the installation, operation, and usage of the
SimpleLink ImageCreator tool as part of the UniFlash.
More Literature
CC3220, CC3220S, CC3220SF SimpleLink™
Wi-Fi® and Internet of Things
This technical reference manual details the modules and
peripherals of the SimpleLink™ CC32xx wireless MCU. Each description
presents the module or peripheral in a general sense. Not all features
and functions of all modules or peripherals may be present on all
devices. Pin functions, internal signal connections, and operational
parameters differ from device to device. The user should consult the
device-specific data sheet for these details.