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RF Soc vs RF transceiver

Oscar Piragauta
Intellectual 300 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC2541

Hi. I am working in a group of medical sensors to check the patient health status, may be one chest strap and /or a bracelet. I would like that  you bring some light to my life and tell me the difference between a Soc like CC2541 (i have the mini DK) and a transceiver like CC256x family, and which one is the best suited for my project. 

I need to get it implemented in 6 weeks, so... the learning time to get it done is really important. 

Greetings from Colombia!

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    I would recommend you to use CC2541 since BLE stack provides many example source code for your reference. If you choose CC256x, you will need to choose another MCU to control it and do lots of effort on driving CC256x.

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    Intellectual 300 points

    Thanks for your really fast answer... so there are some other problems to get solved. In my university, they want to use some module already manufactured like those of "wavesen inc.", but i want to do it with TI, so is there any commercial module that incorporate the antenna like in the PAN13XX (CC256X) for the CC254X? i dont have access to quality components immediately, because i have to bring it from United States, and it takes some time to arrive, so i have to take the best possible decision. 

    Another question is... if the CC254X is a SoC, that means that is not necessary use a host MCU like the MSP430?? is there a big difference in the software programming with CCS? 

    Thanks for your time, 

  • 0 in reply to Oscar Piragauta
    Guru 735685 points

    1. I am not expert on antenna so I can't answer your antenna question. However, there are reference design using PCB antenna for CC254x and you can have a look on it.

    2. There is 8051 core in CC254x so you don't need extra MCU like MSP430. However, you will need IAR workbench for 8051 to do programming and debugging.