SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3220 Out-of-Box Application

SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi^® CC3220 Out-of-Box Application

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iOS is a trademark of Cisco.

Android is a trademark of Google, Inc.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

1 Introduction

The CC3220 device is part of the SimpleLink™ microcontroller (MCU) platform which consists of Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® low energy, Sub-1 GHz and host MCUs, which 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 portfolio’s devices into your design, allowing 100 percent code reuse when your design requirements change. For more information, visit www.ti.com/simplelink.

This application demonstrates the out-of-box (OOB) experience with the CC3220 LaunchPad Development Kit from Texas Instruments. The following features are highlighted.

• Easy connection to the CC3220 LaunchPad:
  • Using the SimpleLink Wi-Fi Starter Pro application (available on iOS and Android™), users can use Access Point (AP) provisioning or SmartConfig™ provisioning for a fast CC3220 connection.
  • Configuring the device in AP mode gives users a direct connection to the CC3220 LaunchPad.

Once the device is provisioned and connected to an AP in station mode, the profile is stored on the local file system so that any reset to the CC3220 automatically connects it to the AP.

• Easy access to the CC3220 through its internal web server using either:
  • The SimpleLink Wi-Fi Starter Pro application
  • Any browser, web pages stored on the serial flash are loaded on the browser, to provide ease of use.

This feature demonstrates configuring and reading onboard sensors.

• Over-The-Air (OTA) updates that demonstrates an update of a full image. OTA service enables in-system updates of the MCU application, CC3220 firmware releases (Service Pack) made available by TI, and other vendor files. An update procedure executed in a full-system integrity fashion, such as failure to upgrade any image components, leads to rolling back to the previous valid version.

This guide is intended for two types of audiences:

• Basic level users – those who would like to program the OOB image as it is and experience it.
• Advanced level users – those who would like to build their own project. Section 9 is intended for these users.

This guide is structured chronologically starting with required downloads and installations, then building the setup, flashing the OOB image, and finally experiencing the demo.