TI Launches Advanced Connectivity Solutions for the Industrial IoT

The proliferation of smart building, factory, and grid technologies has created a sudden need for new and improved connectivity solutions. Texas Instruments has taken immediate action to address this call-to-action, introducing its newest SimpleLink wireless and wired microcontrollers.

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The new devices that TI is introducing offers industry-leading low power consumption and concurrent multi-standard and multi-band connectivity for Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5 and Sub-1 GHz.

Given the increase in memory and unlimited connectivity options, the expanded SimpleLink MCU platform offers designers 100-percent code reuse across TI’s Arm Cortex-M4-based MCUs to enhance and connect sensor networks to the cloud.

According to TI, the new wireless and host MCUs consistently achieve the lowest power in the industry – in fact, more than 10 years on a coin-cell battery. And now they offer a newly enhanced low-power sensor controller with current consumption as low as 1.5uA for a 100 Hz comparator reading. With the multi-band CC1352P wireless MCU, developers can extend range even further for metering and building automation applications using its integrated power amplifier with high output power of +20-dBm and transmit current as low as 60 mA.

Per the announcement from TI:

What’s more, in order to better assist in developing with the SimpleLink MCU platform, TI offers the SimpleLink Academy, a comprehensive and interactive learning experience with overviews and training tutorials on the supported industry standards and technologies.

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