SWAS034B February   2017  – July 2024 CC3120

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Functional Block Diagrams
  6. 5 Device Comparison
    1. 5.1 Related Products
  7. 6 Terminal Configuration and Functions
    1. 6.1 Pin Diagram
    2. 6.2 Pin Attributes
    3. 6.3 Connections for Unused Pins
  8. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3  Power-On Hours (POH)
    4. 7.4  Recommended Operating Conditions
    5. 7.5  Current Consumption Summary
    6. 7.6  TX Power and IBAT versus TX Power Level Settings
    7. 7.7  Brownout and Blackout Conditions
    8. 7.8  Electrical Characteristics (3.3 V, 25°C)
    9. 7.9  WLAN Receiver Characteristics
    10. 7.10 WLAN Transmitter Characteristics
    11. 7.11 WLAN Filter Requirements
      1. 7.11.1 WLAN Filter Requirements
    12. 7.12 Thermal Resistance Characteristics
      1. 7.12.1 Thermal Resistance Characteristics for RGK Package
    13. 7.13 Reset Requirement
    14. 7.14 Timing and Switching Characteristics
      1. 7.14.1 Power Supply Sequencing
      2. 7.14.2 Device Reset
      3. 7.14.3 Reset Timing
        1. 7.14.3.1 nRESET (32-kHz Crystal)
        2. 7.14.3.2 First-Time Power-Up and Reset Removal Timing Requirements (32-kHz Crystal)
        3. 7.14.3.3 nRESET (External 32-kHz)
          1. 7.14.3.3.1 First-Time Power-Up and Reset Removal Timing Requirements (External 32-kHz)
      4. 7.14.4 Wakeup From HIBERNATE Mode
        1. 7.14.4.1 nHIB Timing Requirements
      5. 7.14.5 Clock Specifications
        1. 7.14.5.1 Slow Clock Using Internal Oscillator
          1. 7.14.5.1.1 RTC Crystal Requirements
        2. 7.14.5.2 Slow Clock Using an External Clock
          1. 7.14.5.2.1 External RTC Digital Clock Requirements
        3. 7.14.5.3 Fast Clock (Fref) Using an External Crystal
          1. 7.14.5.3.1 WLAN Fast-Clock Crystal Requirements
        4. 7.14.5.4 Fast Clock (Fref) Using an External Oscillator
          1. 7.14.5.4.1 External Fref Clock Requirements (–40°C to +85°C)
      6. 7.14.6 Interfaces
        1. 7.14.6.1 Host SPI Interface Timing
          1. 7.14.6.1.1 Host SPI Interface Timing Parameters
        2. 7.14.6.2 Flash SPI Interface Timing
          1. 7.14.6.2.1 Flash SPI Interface Timing Parameters
    15. 7.15 External Interfaces
      1. 7.15.1 SPI Flash Interface
        1. 7.15.1.1 SPI Flash Interface
      2. 7.15.2 SPI Host Interface
        1. 7.15.2.1 SPI Host Interface
      3. 7.15.3 Host UART Interface
        1. 7.15.3.1 SimpleLink™ UART Configuration
        2. 7.15.3.2 5-Wire UART Topology
        3. 7.15.3.3 4-Wire UART Topology
        4. 7.15.3.4 3-Wire UART Topology
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Device Features
      1. 8.1.1 WLAN
      2. 8.1.2 Network Stack
      3. 8.1.3 Security
      4. 8.1.4 Host Interface and Driver
      5. 8.1.5 System
    2. 8.2 Power-Management Subsystem
      1. 8.2.1 VBAT Wide-Voltage Connection
      2. 8.2.2 Preregulated 1.85V
    3. 8.3 Low-Power Operating Modes
      1. 8.3.1 Low-Power Deep Sleep
      2. 8.3.2 Hibernate
      3. 8.3.3 Shutdown
    4. 8.4 Memory
      1. 8.4.1 External Memory Requirements
    5. 8.5 Restoring Factory Default Configuration
  10. 9 Applications, Implementation, and Layout
    1. 9.1 Application Information
      1. 9.1.1 Typical Application—CC3120R Wide-Voltage Mode
      2. 9.1.2 Typical Application Schematic—CC3120R Preregulated, 1.85-V Mode
    2. 9.2 PCB Layout Guidelines
      1. 9.2.1 General PCB Guidelines
      2. 9.2.2 Power Layout and Routing
        1. 9.2.2.1 Design Considerations
      3. 9.2.3 Clock Interfaces
      4. 9.2.4 Digital Input and Output
      5. 9.2.5 RF Interface
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Development Tools and Software
    2. 10.2 Firmware Updates
    3. 10.3 Device Nomenclature
    4. 10.4 Documentation Support
    5. 10.5 Support Resources
    6. 10.6 Trademarks
    7. 10.7 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    8. 10.8 Export Control Notice
    9. 10.9 Glossary
  12. 11Revision History
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 12.1 Packaging Information

8.1.1 WLAN

The WLAN features are as follows:

  • 802.11b/g/n integrated radio, modem, and MAC supporting WLAN communication as a BSS station, AP, Wi-Fi Direct client and group owner with CCK and OFDM rates in the 2.4GHz ISM band, channels 1 to 13.
    Note:

    802.11n is supported only in Wi-Fi station, Wi-Fi direct, and P2P client mode.

  • Autocalibrated radio with a single-ended 50Ω interface enables easy connection to the antenna without requiring expertise in radio circuit design.
  • Advanced connection manager with multiple user-configurable profiles stored in serial Flash allows automatic fast connection to an access point without user or host intervention.
  • Supports all common Wi-Fi security modes for personal and enterprise networks with on-chip security accelerators, including: WEP, WPA/WPA2 PSK, WPA2 Enterprise (802.1x), WPA3 Personal, and WPA3 Enterprise.
    Note: When using WPA Enterprise security modes, the TLS socket used to communicate with the Radius server is limited to TLSv1.0.
  • Smart provisioning options deeply integrated within the device providing a comprehensive end-to-end solution. With elaborate events notification to the host, enabling the application to control the provisioning decision flow. The wide variety of Wi-Fi provisioning methods include:
    • Access Point using HTTPS
    • SmartConfig Technology: a 1-step, 1-time process to connect a CC3120R-enabled device to the home wireless network, removing dependency on the I/O capabilities of the host MCU; thus, it is usable by deeply embedded applications
  • 802.11 transceiver mode allows transmitting and receiving of proprietary data through a socket without adding MAC or PHY headers. The 802.11 transceiver mode provides the option to select the working channel, rate, and transmitted power. The receiver mode works with the filtering options.