Texas Instruments 2540USB User Manual
1. Kit Contents
1 x CC2540 USB Dongle
1 x Quick Start Guide
The CC2540 USB Dongle in this kit is FCC
and IC certified and tested to comply with
ETSI/R&TTE over temperature from 0 to
+35°C.
Caution! The kit contains
ESD sensitive components.
Handle with care to prevent
permanent damage.
2. Getting Started
The CC2540 USB Dongle can be
used as a development platform for
USB and Bluetooth® low energy
applications.
The CC2540 USB Dongle in this kit
comes preprogrammed with software
that lets the dongle operate as a
Bluetooth low energy packet capture
device for the SmartRF™ Packet
Sniffer.
This Quick Start Guide will describe
how to use the dongle with the packet
sniffer and the next steps for your own
software development.
3. Install the driver
Before plugging the dongle into the
PC, please install Texas Instruments’
SmartRF Packet Sniffer. When
installing the Packet Sniffer, you will
also automatically install the USB
driver required for proper
communication between the dongle
and the packet sniffer.
The SmartRF Packet Sniffer tool can
be downloaded from the TI web at
www.ti.com/tool/packet-sniffer
4. Insert the USB dongle
When inserting the USB dongle into a
USB slot, Windows’ new hardware
wizard will appear.
Select the options for automatic
installation and wait for the driver
installation to complete. After
installation, the Packet Sniffer is ready
for use.
Caution! The CC2540 USB
dongle is designed to be
powered over USB, with a
maximum voltage of 5.5V and
maximum current of 500 mA.
5. Packet Sniffer
TI’s SmartRF Packet Sniffer is a
convenient tool for debugging of RF
protocols. It displays the captured
packets and decodes the packet
contents depending on what protocol
you are running.
When starting the packet sniffer,
select the protocol as required. The
Packet Sniffer for CC2540 supports
the Bluetooth low energy protocol.
6. SW Development
For software development on the
CC2540 an external debugger is
necessary. This can be either a
SmartRF05EB as shown in the first
picture,
…or a CC Debugger [4] as shown in
the second picture.
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CC2540 USB Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
7. Flash Programmer
Texas Instruments has a simple tool
which can be used to program the
flash on the CC2540.
The Flash Programmer application,
available on the kit web page [1], can
be used to program Intel HEX files,
read the contents of flash and several
other operations.
You will need a SmartRF05EB, a CC
Debugger or other programmers from
Third Parties [5] to program the
device.
8. IAR Embedded Workbench
To develop software and debug the
code running on the CC2540, you
should use IAR Embedded
Workbench for 8051. IAR can also be
used for programming.
A free, code size limited version can
be downloaded from the web. See
www.iar.com/ew8051.
9. Thank You!
We hope you will enjoy working with
the CC2540 and associated LowPower RF products from Texas
Instruments.
A. Available Software
Bluetooth® low energy protocol
stack
Texas Instruments’ Bluetooth low
energy stack can be downloaded from
www.ti.com/blestack.
SmartRF™ Studio
SmartRF Studio can be used to test
the performance for the CC2540
device and verify your RF design.
Download from
www.ti.com/smartrfstudio.
B. More information
On Texas Instruments’ Low-Power RF
web site you will find all our latest
products, application and design
notes, FAQ section, news and events
updates, and much more. Just go to
www.ti.com/lprf
The Low Power RF Online Community
has forums, blogs and videos. Use the
forums to find information, discuss and
get help with your design. Join us at
www.ti.com/lprf-forum
The TI LPRF eNewsletter keeps you
up to date on e.g. new products,
application notes, software and
events. Sign up at
www.ti.com/lprfnewsletter
C. References
[1] CC2540EMK-USB web page
www.ti.com/tool/cc2540emk-usb
[2] CC2540 product web page
www.ti.com/product/cc2540
[3] CC2540 Mini Kit
www.ti.com/tool/cc2540dk-mini
[4] CC Debugger
www.ti.com/tool/cc-debugger
[5] LPRF Developer’s Network
www.ti.com/general/docs/gencontent.t
sp?contentId=98994
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