Not Recommended for New Designs
CC2431
System-on-Chip for 2.4 GHz ZigBee®/ IEEE 802.15.4 with Location Engine
Applications
• ZigBee® systems
• PC peripherals
• 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 systems
• Home/building automation
• Industrial Control and Monitoring
• Low power wireless sensor networks
• Access Control
• Set-top boxes and remote controls
• Consumer Electronics
• Container/Vehicle Tracking
• Active RFID
• Inventory Control
Product Description
The CC2431 is a true System-On-Chip (SOC)
for wireless sensor networking ZigBee®/IEEE
802.15.4 solutions. The chip includes a
location detection hardware module that can
be used in so-called blind nodes (i.e. nodes
with unknown location) to receive signals from
nodes with known location’s. Based on this the
location engine calculates an estimate of a
blind node’s position. The CC2431 enables
ZigBee® nodes to be built with very low total
bill-of-material costs. The CC2431 combines the
excellent performance of the leading CC2420
RF transceiver with an industry-standard
enhanced 8051 MCU, 128 KB flash memory, 8
KB RAM and many other powerful features.
Combined with the industry leading ZigBee®
protocol stack (Z-Stack™) from Texas
Instruments, the CC2431 provides the market’s
most competitive ZigBee® solution.
The CC2431 is highly suited for systems where
ultra low power consumption is required. This
is achieved by various operating modes. Short
transition times between these modes further
ensure low power consumption.
Key Features
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Location Engine calculates the location of a
node in a network
High performance and low power 8051
microcontroller core.
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Low current consumption (RX: 27 mA, TX: 27
mA, microcontroller running at 32 MHz)
Only 0.5µA current consumption in power-
down mode, where external interrupts or the
RTC can wake up the system
0.3 µA current consumption in power-down
mode, where external interrupts can wake up
the system
Very fast transition times from low-power
modes to active mode enables ultra low
average power consumption in low duty-cycle
systems
CSMA/CA hardware support
Wide supply voltage range (2.0 V – 3.6 V)
Digital RSSI/ LQI support
Battery monitor and temperature sensor
ADC with up to eight inputs and configurable
resolution
2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 compliant RF
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transceiver (industry leading CC2420 radio
core).
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ZigBee® protocol stack (Z-Stack™) from
Texas Instruments includes support for CC2431
‘s location engine.
Excellent receiver sensitivity and robustness to
interferers
128 KB in-system programmable flash
8 KB RAM, 4 KB with data retention in all
power modes
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Powerful DMA functionality
Very few external components
Only a single crystal needed for mesh network
systems
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128-bit AES security coprocessor
CC2431 Data Sheet (Rev. 2.01) SWRS034B
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