SWAS037B February   2019  – May 2021 CC3135

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Functional Block Diagram
  5. 5 Revision History
  6. 6 Device Comparison
    1. 6.1 Related Products
  7. 7 Terminal Configuration and Functions
    1. 7.1 Pin Diagram
    2. 7.2 Pin Attributes
    3. 7.3 Signal Descriptions
      1.      12
    4. 7.4 Connections for Unused Pins
  8. 8 Specifications
    1. 8.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 8.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 8.3  Power-On Hours (POH)
    4. 8.4  Recommended Operating Conditions
    5. 8.5  Current Consumption Summary: 2.4 GHz RF Band
    6. 8.6  Current Consumption Summary: 5 GHz RF Band
    7. 8.7  TX Power Control for 2.4 GHz Band
    8. 8.8  TX Power Control for 5 GHz
    9. 8.9  Brownout and Blackout Conditions
      1.      24
    10. 8.10 Electrical Characteristics for DIO Pins
      1.      26
      2.      27
    11. 8.11 Electrical Characteristics for Pin Internal Pullup and Pulldown
    12. 8.12 WLAN Receiver Characteristics
      1.      30
      2.      31
    13. 8.13 WLAN Transmitter Characteristics
      1.      33
      2.      34
    14. 8.14 WLAN Transmitter Out-of-Band Emissions
      1.      36
      2.      37
    15. 8.15 BLE/2.4 GHz Radio Coexistence and WLAN Coexistence Requirements
    16. 8.16 Thermal Resistance Characteristics for RGK Package
    17. 8.17 Timing and Switching Characteristics
      1. 8.17.1 Power Supply Sequencing
      2. 8.17.2 Device Reset
      3. 8.17.3 Reset Timing
        1. 8.17.3.1 nRESET (32-kHz Crystal)
        2.       45
        3. 8.17.3.2 nRESET (External 32-kHz Crystal)
          1.        47
      4. 8.17.4 Wakeup From HIBERNATE Mode
        1.       49
      5. 8.17.5 Clock Specifications
        1. 8.17.5.1 Slow Clock Using Internal Oscillator
          1.        52
        2. 8.17.5.2 Slow Clock Using an External Clock
          1.        54
        3. 8.17.5.3 Fast Clock (Fref) Using an External Crystal
          1.        56
        4. 8.17.5.4 Fast Clock (Fref) Using an External Oscillator
          1.        58
      6. 8.17.6 Interfaces
        1. 8.17.6.1 Host SPI Interface Timing
          1.        61
        2. 8.17.6.2 Flash SPI Interface Timing
          1.        63
        3. 8.17.6.3 DIO Interface Timing
          1. 8.17.6.3.1 DIO Output Transition Time Parameters (Vsupply = 3.3 V)
            1.         66
          2. 8.17.6.3.2 DIO Input Transition Time Parameters
            1.         68
    18. 8.18 External Interfaces
      1. 8.18.1 SPI Flash Interface
      2. 8.18.2 SPI Host Interface
      3. 8.18.3 Host UART Interface
        1. 8.18.3.1 5-Wire UART Topology
        2. 8.18.3.2 4-Wire UART Topology
        3. 8.18.3.3 3-Wire UART Topology
  9. 9 Detailed Description
    1. 9.1 Overview
    2. 9.2 Device Features
      1. 9.2.1 WLAN
      2. 9.2.2 Network Stack
      3. 9.2.3 Security
      4. 9.2.4 Host Interface and Driver
      5. 9.2.5 System
    3. 9.3 FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Certification
    4. 9.4 Power-Management Subsystem
      1. 9.4.1 VBAT Wide-Voltage Connection
    5. 9.5 Low-Power Operating Modes
      1. 9.5.1 Low-Power Deep Sleep
      2. 9.5.2 Hibernate
      3. 9.5.3 Shutdown
    6. 9.6 Memory
      1. 9.6.1 External Memory Requirements
    7. 9.7 Restoring Factory Default Configuration
    8. 9.8 Hostless Mode
  10. 10Applications, Implementation, and Layout
    1. 10.1 Application Information
      1. 10.1.1 BLE/2.4 GHz Radio Coexistence
      2. 10.1.2 Antenna Selection
      3. 10.1.3 Typical Application
    2. 10.2 PCB Layout Guidelines
      1. 10.2.1 General PCB Guidelines
      2. 10.2.2 Power Layout and Routing
        1. 10.2.2.1 Design Considerations
      3. 10.2.3 Clock Interface Guidelines
      4. 10.2.4 Digital Input and Output Guidelines
      5. 10.2.5 RF Interface Guidelines
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1  Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 11.2  Tools and Software
    3. 11.3  Firmware Updates
    4. 11.4  Device Nomenclature
    5. 11.5  Documentation Support
    6. 11.6  Support Resources
    7. 11.7  Trademarks
    8. 11.8  Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    9. 11.9  Export Control Notice
    10. 11.10 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information
    1. 12.1 Packaging Information
    2. 12.2 Package Option Addendum
      1. 12.2.1 Packaging Information
      2. 12.2.2 Tape and Reel Information

9.8 Hostless Mode

The SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3135 device incorporates a scripting ability that enables offloading of simple tasks from the host processor. Using simple and conditional scripts, repetitive tasks can be handled internally, which allows the host processor to remain in a low-power state. In some cases where the scripter is being used to send packets, it reduces code footprint and memory consumption. The if-this-then-that style conditioning can include anything from GPIO toggling to transmitting packets.

The conditional scripting abilities can be divided into conditions and actions. The conditions define when to trigger actions. Only one action can be defined per condition, but multiple instances of the same condition may be used, so in effect multiple actions can be defined for a single condition. In total, 16 condition and action pairs can be defined. The conditions can be simple, or complex using sub-conditions (using a combinatorial AND condition between them). The actions are divided into two types, those that can occur during runtime and those that can occur only during the initialization phase.

The following actions can only be performed when triggered by the pre-initialization condition:

  • Set roles AP, station, P2P, and Tag modes
  • Delete all stored profiles
  • Set connection policy
  • Hardware GPIO indication allows an I/O to be driven directly from the WLAN core hardware to indicate internal signaling

The following actions may be activated during runtime:

  • Send transceiver packet
  • Send UDP packet
  • Send TCP packet
  • Increment counter increments one of the user counters by 1
  • Set counter allows setting a specific value to a counter
  • Timer control
  • Set GPIO allows GPIO output from the device using the internal networking core
  • Enter Hibernate state

Note:

Consider the following limitations:

  • Timing cannot be ensured when using the network scripter because some variable latency will apply depending on the utilization of the networking core.
  • The scripter is limited to 16 pairs of conditions and reactions.
  • Both timers and counters are limited to 8 instances each. Timers are limited to a resolution of 1 second. Counters are 32 bits wide.
  • Packet length is limited to the size of one packet and the number of possible packet tokens is limited to 8.