32-bit microcontroller CC1310

for wireless transmissioncommunicationgeneral purpose

Overview
The CC1310 is an ultra-low-power Sub-1 GHz wireless MCU from Texas Instruments. It integrates a 48 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M3 main core, a dedicated low-power radio controller (Cortex-M0) and an autonomous sensor controller to deliver long battery life and long-range operation for battery- or energy-harvested IoT and industrial sensor applications.

Key features

• Arm® Cortex®-M3 main processor (48 MHz)
• On-chip Sub-1 GHz RF transceiver with programmable TX up to +15 dBm
• Dedicated autonomous 16-bit Sensor Controller for ultra-low-power sensor handling
• Multiple low-power modes and integrated on-chip DC/DC converter
• Flash options: 32 / 64 / 128 kB; RAM: 28 kB plus low-leakage SRAM
• Supports Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware updates

Peripherals and on-chip resources

• 1× UART; 2× SSI (SPI/MICROWIRE/TI); I2C; I2S
• 12-bit ADC, 200 ksamples/s, 8-channel analog MUX
• 2 comparators (continuous-time and clocked), programmable current source
• Real-Time Clock (RTC)
• AES-128 hardware security module and True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
• Support for up to eight capacitive sensing buttons; integrated temperature sensor; GPIO counts: 10 / 15 / 30 depending on package

RF, protocols and regulatory

• Supported protocols: 6LoWPAN, IEEE 802.15.4, MIOTY, Proprietary, Wireless M‑Bus
• Modulation schemes: (G)MSK, 2(G)FSK, 4(G)FSK, ASK, OOK
• Frequency band examples: 287–351, 359–439, 431–527, 718–878, 861–1054 MHz
• Receiver sensitivity: best −124 dBm (long-range mode)
• Designed for compliance with ETSI, FCC and ARIB regional regulations

Packaging options

• 7 mm × 7 mm RGZ VQFN48 — ~30 GPIOs
• 5 mm × 5 mm RHB VQFN32 — ~15 GPIOs
• 4 mm × 4 mm RSM VQFN32 — ~10 GPIOs

Low-power characteristics

• Supply voltage: 1.8 to 3.8 V
• RX current (lowest): 5.4 mA
• TX current at +10 dBm: 13.4 mA; programmable to +15 dBm
• Active-mode MCU (48 MHz, CoreMark): ≈2.5 mA (~51 µA/MHz)
• Sensor Controller active at 24 MHz: 0.4 mA + 8.2 µA/MHz; periodic sampling can run at ~0.95 µA
• Standby (RTC running + RAM retention): 0.7 µA; Shutdown (wake on external events): 185 nA

RF performance

• Excellent selectivity and blocking (example: ±100 kHz selectivity 56 dB; ±10 MHz blocking 90 dB)
• Programmable single-ended or differential RF interface

Tools and development environment

• LaunchPad evaluation kits and low-cost development boards
• Reference designs for RF front-end configurations
• Software tools: Sensor Controller Studio, SmartRF Studio, SmartRF Flash Programmer, IAR Embedded Workbench, Code Composer Studio (CCS), CCS UniFlash
• Software platform: SimpleLink SDK; TI‑RTOS and device drivers available

Applications

• Low-power, long-range IoT endpoints: metering, asset tracking, remote sensing, building and industrial sensors

Technical specifications

• Type: Wireless MCU (Sub-1 GHz)
• CPU: Arm® Cortex®-M3 @ 48 MHz
• Flash: 32 / 64 / 128 kB; RAM: 28 kB + cache/low-leakage SRAM
• GPIOs: 10 / 15 / 30 (by package)
• Max TX power: +15 dBm; Sensitivity (best): −124 dBm
• Max data rate: 0.5 Mbps; Operating temperature: −40 °C to +85 °C