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

9.6.1 External Memory Requirements

The CC3135 device maintains a proprietary file system on the sFLASH. The CC3135 file system stores the service pack file, system files, configuration files, certificate files, web page files, and user files. By using a format command through the API, users can provide the total size allocated for the file system. The starting address of the file system cannot be set and is always at the beginning of the sFLASH. The applications microcontroller must access the sFLASH memory area allocated to the file system directly through the CC3135 file system. The applications microcontroller must not access the sFLASH memory area directly.

The file system manages the allocation of sFLASH blocks for stored files according to download order, which means that the location of a specific file is not fixed in all systems. Files are stored on sFLASH using human-readable filenames rather than file IDs. The file system API works using plain text, and file encryption and decryption is invisible to the user. Encrypted files can be accessed only through the file system.

All file types can have a maximum of 100 supported files in the file system. All files are stored in 4-KB blocks and thus use a minimum of 4KB of Flash space. Fail-safe files require twice the original size and use a minimum of 8KB. Encrypted files are counted as fail-safe in terms of space. The maximum file size is 1MB.

Table 9-2 lists the minimum required memory consumption under the following assumptions:

  • System files in use consume 64 blocks (256KB).
  • Vendor files are not taken into account.
  • Gang image:
    • Storage for the gang image is rounded up to 32 blocks (meaning 128-KB resolution).
    • Gang image size depends on the actual content size of all components. Additionally, the image should be 128-KB aligned so unaligned memory is considered lost. Service pack, system files, and the 128-KB aligned memory are assumed to occupy 256KB.
  • All calculations consider that the restore-to-default is enabled.

Table 9-2 Recommended Flash Size
ITEMCC3135 [KB]
File system allocation table20
System and configuration files256
Service Pack264
Gang image size256
Total796
Minimal Flash size8MBit
Recommended Flash size16MBit

 

Note:

The maximum supported serial flash size is 32MB (256Mb) (see Using Serial Flash on CC3135/CC3235 SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® and Internet-of-Things Devices).