What Is CC2652R?

The CC2652R device is a multi-protocol 2.4 GHz Wireless MCU, with very low active RF and microcontroller (MCU) current, sleep current of less than 1 μ A, and up to 80Kb ram, which can provide excellent battery life and support long-term operation of energy collection applications relying on small button batteries.

What Are the Key Features of CC2652R?

CC2652R is characterized by its support for multiple protocols, such as BLE 5.1, ZigBee, Thread IEEE 802.15.4, IPv6-enabled smart objects (6LoWPAN), and proprietary.

It supports a large number of protocols, so the CC2652R chip can be used in more scenarios. The RF-BM-2652B1 module with CC2652R as the core has been successfully developed by RF-star.

Look at the comparison chart below, you will see the different parameters among CC1350, CC1310, CC2640R2, CC1312R, CC2642R, and CC2652R.

Now, let's explore the attractive characteristics of CC2652R in detail.

ZigBee Protocol to Shorten R & D Cycle

In industrial applications that require a large number of data nodes, CC2652R supports the ZigBee protocol, which can shorten the research and development cycle for users and improve the efficiency of their output solutions.

Suitable for Smart Homes & More with Wi-SUN

CC2652R supports the Wi-SUN standard, which is a wireless communication standard for IoT applications with features such as low power consumption, interoperability, easy deployment, and mesh networking. The features of Wi-SUN technology make it very suitable for applications in areas such as smart homes, smart cities, and smart energy management.

Ultra-low Power Consumption & Excellent Flexibility

The CC2652R device combines a flexible ultra-low power RF transceiver with a powerful 48 MHz arm ® cortex ® - M4F CPU on a platform supporting multiple physical layers and RF standards. The dedicated radio controller (arm ® cortex ® - M0) can handle low-level RF protocol commands stored in ROM or RAM, thus ensuring ultra-low power consumption and excellent flexibility.

CC2652R device has 352KB system programmable flash memory, 256KB ROM, 8KB cache SRAM, 80KB SRAM, and supports wireless upgrade (OTA). Ti-RTOS, driver, boot loader, low-power Bluetooth ® 5 controller, and IEEE 802.15.4 Mac are embedded in ROM to optimize application size and package - 7mm × 7mm RGz vqfn48 conforming to ROHS standard.

With a programmable, ultra-low power sensor controller CPU with a 4KB program and data SRAM memory, the sensor can be processed with very low power consumption. The sensor controller with fast wake-up and ultra-low power consumption 2MHz mode is specially designed for sampling, caching, and processing of analog and digital sensor data, so the MCU system can maximize sleep time and reduce working power consumption.

BLE 5.0 Supports Longer-distance Transmission and Higher Speed

CC2652R device supports not only multiple protocols but also BLE 5.0. Compared with BLE 4.2, BLE 5.0 has a faster transmission speed, wider transmission range, and lower transmission power consumption.

BLE 5.0 has twice the transmission speed, four times the transmission range, and eight times the transmission efficiency. BLE 5.0 supports long-distance mode, greatly extending the communication distance, and small power can also be transmitted over long distances.

Compared with BLE 4.2, the change of BLE 5.0 in the physical layer makes the communication distance longer. Theoretically, the effective transmission distance of BLE 5.0 is 300 meters, while the former BLE 4.2 is only 100 meters. But in practical applications, the transmission distance of the signal is also affected by the power of the Bluetooth device and antenna. For example, to save power and increase working time, whether BLE 5.0 or BLE 4.2 standard is adopted, the actual transmission radius of Bluetooth audio is generally 10 meters.

Compared with BLE 4.2, BLE 5.0 has a higher communication rate, double the theoretical transmission rate, from 1Mbps to 2Mbps.

However, they do not have both, which is not to say that they can realize long distances at the same time. In high-speed Bluetooth communication, when realizing a long distance, communication speed will be sacrificed, and when realizing a high-speed rate, communication distance will also be sacrificed.

What Is the Difference Between CC2642R and CC2652R?

Here are the most important distinction between CC2652R and CC2642R.

The reason why CC2652R wireless MCU is usually regarded as the premium of CC2642R is that CC2652R supports BLE and 802.15.4-based protocols (including Zigbee, Thread, Proprietary, etc) while CC2642R only supports Bluetooth Low Energy.

As a result, in the application of BLE 5.0, CC2652R supporting multiple protocols including BLE 5.0 will bring more IoT solutions to the Internet of Things. RF-BM-2652B1 module with CC2652R as the core chip will be an indispensable choice in the application of the Internet of Things.

What Are the Features of CC2652R Modules?

• Powerful processor 48MHz ARM Cortex-M4F
• Bluetooth mesh
• Dynamic multi-protocol manager
• Direction finding AoA /AoD
• Multi-protocol: Bluetooth 5.1 low energy,thread,ZigBee3.0，IEEE802.15.4,IPv6-enabled smart objects (6LoWPAN),proprietary
• Rich peripherals ADC, DAC, UART, SPI, PC, PS
• High-security device identity, debug security, secure boot, secure firmware update, crypto acceleration (RNG, AES, SHA, ECC)

That’s all about the features of the CC2562R wireless MCU and its module. CC2562R datasheet and samples are ready for you at www.rfstariot.com.

If you are looking for more information about the TI CC26xx series modules, please contact info@szrfstar.com.