SWAS037B February   2019  – May 2021 CC3135

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  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

3 Description

Connect any microcontroller (MCU) to the Internet of Things (IoT) with the CC3135 device, a dual-band wireless network processor from Texas Instruments. The CC3135 Wi-Fi® Internet-on-a chip™ device contains an Arm®Cortex®-M3 MCU dedicated to Wi-Fi® and internet protocols, in order to offload networking activities from the host MCU. The subsystem includes a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n radio, baseband, and MAC with a powerful crypto engine for fast, secure Internet connections with 256-bit encryption and a built in power management for best in class low power performance.

The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® CC3135 device dramatically simplifies the implementation of low-power, with the integrated Wi-Fi Alliance® IoT low power feature.

This generation introduces new capabilities that further simplify the connectivity of things to the Internet. The main new features include:

  • 802.11a (5 GHz) support
  • BLE/2.4 GHz radio coexistence
  • Antenna selection
  • Enhanced security with FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certification and more. For exact status of FIPS certification for a specific part number, refer to https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips.
  • Up to 16 concurrent secure sockets
  • Certificate sign request (CSR)
  • Online certificate status protocol (OCSP)
  • Wi-Fi Alliance® certified for IoT applications with low-power capabilities and more
  • Hostless mode for offloading template packet transmissions
  • Improved fast scan

The CC3135 device is delivered with a slim and user-friendly host driver to simplify the integration and development of networking applications. The host driver can easily be ported to most platforms and operating systems (OS). The driver has a small memory footprint and can run on 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit microcontrollers with any clock speed (no performance or real-time dependency).

The CC3135 device is part of the SimpleLink™ MCU platform, a common, easy-to-use development environment based on a single core software development kit (SDK), rich tool set, reference designs and E2E™ community which supports Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® low energy, Sub-1 GHz and host MCUs. For more information, visit www.ti.com/simplelink.

Device Information(1)
PART NUMBER PACKAGE BODY SIZE
CC3135RNMRGKR VQFN (64) 9.00 mm × 9.00 mm (nom)
(1) For more information, see the Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information section.