CC2540EMK-USB: Example code for USB Dongle dev board

Ben Henricksen

Dev board just arrived. I've run up the Packet Sniffer to check the board works. Now I want to run a project on it. Where are the sample projects?

The Quick Start Guide says to write your own software it's recommended to use the BLE software stack. Sound like a plan. But where is the sample project using the BLE stack.

I've download the BLE stack and while there do appear to be projects there, it doesn't say what platform they are for, and there don't seem to be suitable #defines for relevant board types.

I must be missing something obvious here, this board has been available since 2013!

over 8 years ago

0 YiKai Chen over 8 years ago

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You can find CC254x examples under C:\Texas Instruments\BLE-CC254x-1.4.2.2\Projects\ble after you install BLE Stack 1.4.2.

0 Ben Henricksen over 8 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

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Thanks for the response.
I've looked in there and I've just managed to find the HIDAdvRemoteDongle which is targeted at the right hardware. I only knew this by my earlier desperate search when I tried looking at the ARC User Guide.

Which of these projects fit the CC2540EMK-USB?

0 Ben Henricksen over 8 years ago in reply to Ben Henricksen

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If you go to www.ti.com/.../cc2540emk-usb
there is no software tab on the page to indicate where you might find some.
There is also no schematic which makes it difficult to use. However if you search, you find this page, which does!
www.ti.com/.../tidc-cc2540-ble-usb

This page could be improved I feel.

0 YiKai Chen over 8 years ago in reply to Ben Henricksen

Guru 735695 points

You can refer to HostTest example.

0 Ben Henricksen over 8 years ago in reply to YiKai Chen

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Thanks, OK, there's 2 examples which is fine. I just wanted one which had the config for the board as a starting point. I can add functionality from other examples as I progress.
But it wasn't obvious where to find them. An extra line in the Quick Start Guide or the web page would help.

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CC2540EMK-USB: Example code for USB Dongle dev board