CC25102.

4 GHz SoC
RF SOLUTION

2.4 GHz RADIO TRANSCEIVER, SINGLE-CYCLE 8051 MCU WORLD-CLASS

AND 32 kB FLASH MEMORY – ALL IN ONE CHIP DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

The CC2510 is a powerful 2.4 GHz System-on-Chip designed for low-power The CC2510 tightly integrates the MCU core,
software and the RF transceiver, making this
and low-voltage wireless communication applications. With a 2.4 GHz radio
System-on-Chip solution very easy to use.
transceiver, a single-cycle 8051 microcontroller and 32 kB Flash memory, this
unique all-in-one device makes it easier than ever to finish your design while
CC2510 is supported by a powerful and flexible
offering numerous application possibilities.
integrated development environment as well
as a comprehensive development kit. The
kit includes CC2510 hardware, software and
tools, making it easy to start using the SoC
and to get the robust RF-links up and running
quickly.
The 2.4 GHz CC2510 System-on-Chip (SoC) is a low- During receive and transmit modes the current con-
cost device containing the industry leading CC2500 sumption of the CC2510 is as low as 22 mA and 23 mA,
RF transceiver and a high performance, low-power respectively. The CC2510’s receiver has excellent
8051-based microcontroller with integrated 32 kB selectivity and blocking performance, which makes it Applications
Flash memory and peripherals. Also included is 4 kB an outstanding choice for 2.4 GHz applications where • Wireless keyboard & mouse
SRAM, an AES security coprocessor, an 8 – 14 bits high reliability and throughput is required even in the
• Consumer electronics
ADC with up to eight inputs and many other powerful presence of strong interfering signals.
features. • Wireless audio
The CC2510 SoC RF transceiver is integrated with a
• Sports and leisure equipment
The CC2510 is highly suited for systems where ultra- highly configurable base band modem. The modem
low power consumption is required, as it offers a supports various modulation formats and has a • Wireless gaming accessories
range of different power modes that reduce current configurable data rate up to 500 kbps. • Active RF-ID systems
consumption. The start-up time from low-power
modes to active mode is exceptionally fast with the Very few external components are required for the • Remote controls
CC2510. The SoC also supports wake-up from power- CC2510 SoC. No external filters or Tx/Rx switches are
down mode either triggered by an external interrupt used. All components used are of a low-cost type (no
(supported on all pins) or a real-time counter event. tight-tolerance passive package). The CC2510 comes
in a RoHS compliant 6 x 6 mm package.
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 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Features
Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Condition • High-performance and low-power RF transceiver
OPERATING CONDITIONS: core – the industry leading CC2500
Operating temperature -40 85 °C • High performance and low power 8051
Operating supply voltage 2.0 3.6 V microcontroller core, typically with 8 times
CURRENT CONSUMPTION: the performance per MHz of a standard 8051
MCU active and RX mode 22 mA MCU running at full speed (26 MHz), • 32 kB in-system programmable flash
radio in RX mode • 4 kB SRAM (with data retention
MCU active and TX mode, 0 dBm 23 mA MCU running at full speed (26 MHz), radio in TX mode, in all power modes)
0 dBm output power • Powerful DMA functionality
Power mode 2 0.9 µA 32 kHz RC-oscillator (or 32,768 kHz crystal oscillator) • Four flexible power modes for
and sleep timer running reduced power consumption
Power mode 3 0.6 µA No clocks running. Power On Reset (POR) active. • System clock source can be 16 MHz on-chip
Can wake up on external interrupt RC oscillator or 26 MHz crystal oscillator.
WAKE-UP AND TIMING: The 26 MHz oscillator is used when radio is active
From power mode 2 or 3 to active 54 µs Digital regulator and high-speed oscillators off. • Real time clock with low-power 32.768 kHz
Start-up of regulator and high-speed RC-oscillator crystal oscillator or internal low-power
From active to RX or TX 195 µs Time from enabling the 26 MHz crystal oscillator 34 kHz RC-oscillator
and the radio part until RX or TX starts • Very fast transition times from sleep modes
RF CHARACTERISTICS: to active enables ultra low average power
Frequency range 2400 2483.5 MHz consumption in low duty-cycle systems
Data rate (programmable) 1.2 500 kbps
• In deep sleep modes the system can wake up on
Output power (programmable) -30 1 dBm
external interrupts or real time counter events
Receiver sensitivity, 10 kbps -100 dBm 2-FSK, 250 kHz RX filter bandwidth, 1%PER
• High sensitivity
• Excellent receiver selectivity
Receiver sensitivity, 250 kbps -88 dBm 2-FSK, 540 kHz RX filter bandwidth, 1%PER
and blocking performance
• Programmable data rate up to 500 kbps
• 2-FSK, GFSK and MSK supported
• Low current consumption (Total: RX: 22 mA,
TX: 23 mA, w/ microcontroller running at 26 MHz)
• Digital RSSI / LQI support
• Digital Battery monitor
• Ideal for frequency hopping systems
and multichannel operation
• Burst mode data transmission possible
• Very few external components:
APPLICATION CIRCUIT DIAGRAM BLOCK DIAGRAM Digital
Analog Complete on-chip frequency synthesizer,
Mixed

no external filters or RF switch needed

2.0V – 3.6V Power Supply
C301 ON-CHIP VOLTAGE
REGULATOR
VDD (2.0 – 3.6V
DCOUPL
• 8-14 bits ADC with up to eight inputs
RESET_N RESET WATCHDOG TIMER

XOSC_Q2 26 MHz POWER ON RESET

• Wide supply voltage range (2.0V – 3.6V)
• Two USARTs
P1_3 36

P1_4 35

P1_5 34

P1_6 33

P1_7 32

RESET_N 31

DCOUPL 30

AVDD_DREG 29

GUARD 28

XOSC_Q1 CRYSTAL OSC

CLOCK MUX &
SFR bus

CALIBRATION SLEEP TIMER

32.768 kHz
• Programmable Watchdog timer
1 P1_2 R_BIAS 27 P2_4
R271 CRYSTAL OSC
Antenna P2_3
2 DVDD AVDD 26

• Power-On-Reset
(50 Ohm) P2_2 POWER MGT. CONTROLLER
DEBUG HIGH SPEED 34 kHz
L241 P2_1
3 P1_1 AVDD 25 INTERFACE RC-OSC RC-OSC

4 P1_0 RF_N 24
C241 C242
P2_0
CODE
• On-chip temperature sensor
P1_7 RAM 4 KB SRAM
5 P0_0 RF_P 23
C231
L231
C233
L232

C234
P1_6 8051 CPU
CORE
XDATA
MEMORY
• 16-bit timer + three 8-bit timers
DATA

• True random number generator

C232 P1_5
6 P0_1 AVDD 22 ARBITRATOR
P1_4 SFR 32KB
FLASH FLASH

• Hardware debug support

7 P0_2 XOSC_Q1 21
C211 P1_3
X1
P1_2 UNIFIED
8 P0_3 XOSC_Q2 20 DMA
or

• 21 general I/O pins, two with

C201
P1_1
P2_3/XOSC32_Q1 17

P2_4/XOSC32_Q2 18

9 P0_4 AVDD 19 P1_0 FLASH CTRL

IRQ CTRL
(no external components needed)
Folded dipole PCB antenna
Alternative:

20 mA sink/source capacity
DVDD 10

P0_5 11

P0_6 12

P0_7 13

P2_0 14

P2_1 15

P2_2 16

P0_7

• Dual data pointers

P0_6
I/O CONTROLLER

AGND P0_5 AES

Exposed die ENCRYPTION
ADC
• In-circuit interactive debugging is supported
attached pad P0_4
& DECRYPTION RADIO REGISTERS
Optional: P0_3 Audio/ DC
X2

C181
P0_2
P0_1 RADIO DATA INTERFACE
for the industry standard IAR C-SPY IDE
C171
P0_0
via a simple two-wire serial interface
• Powerful and flexible development tools
SFR bus

SYNTH

AGC DEMODULATOR MODULATOR

FRAME CONTROL

USART 0
and reference designs available
• RoHS compliant 6 x 6 mm QLP36 package
USART 1

TIMER (16-bit)
SYNTHESIZER

RECEIVE TRANSMIT
FREQUENCY

TIMER 2 (8-BIT MAC TIMER

CHAIN CHAIN

TIMER 3 (8-bit)

TIMER 4 (8-bit)

RF_P RF_N

ABOUT CHIPCON
Chipcon is a leading international semiconductor company that designs, produces and markets high performance standard
radio frequency integrated circuits (RF-ICs) for use in a variety of wireless applications in the 300 to 1000 MHz and 2.4 GHz
frequency bands. Chipcon targets both consumer electronics and home and building automation end markets and has a strong
position within both proprietary and standards-based radio technologies.
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Chipcon AS and Chipcon Inc. Chipcon’s products are distributed worldwide and we are represented at 55 locations in www.chipcon.com E-mail: info@chipcon.com
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