CC1314R10: EasyLink API not found in Simplelink SDK (7_41_00_17)

Thomas Schwarzl

Prodigy 30 points

Part Number: CC1314R10
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC1310

Tool/software:

Hi,

I'm working on an existing project on the CC1310 based on the EasyLink API. We plan to upgrade to CC1314R10.

Is the EasyLink API available for CC1314 (I was not able to find it yet)?

I already tried to use the EasyLink files from the CC1310 project (based on "rfEasyLinkEchoT/Rx-Examples") with the CC1314-"rfPacketTX-Example" to see if porting might be possible. However, by digging into the RF driver lib (simplelink_cc13xx_cc26xx_sdk_7_41_00_17\source\ti\drivers\rf\RF*.h) I was not able to find "RF_scheduleCmd" function required for EasyLinks clear channel transmittion (EasyLink_transmitCcaAsync).

Is porting of EasyLink API planned for 1314, if so, when?

A transition to the 15.4 Stack (non beacon mode) has also been taken into consideration, however, currently it does not seem to fit our requirements (but I'm open to suggestions):
Sensor data should be receivable by multiple collectors
collector to collector communication
collector to sensor communication without polling

Thanks for ideas, best wishes!

over 1 year ago

+1 Marie H over 1 year ago

TI__Guru* 81401 points

Hi Thomas,

We have removed EasyLink for all devices from the SDK. (We never added it to CC1314R10 and we don't plan to add it back in the SDK.)

In most cases I would recommend you to use the RF driver directly. You can find the API documentation here, including a code snippet on how to use RF_ScheduleCmd.

https://dev.ti.com/tirex/explore/content/simplelink_cc13xx_cc26xx_sdk_7_41_00_17/docs/rflib/html/_r_f_c_c26_x2_8h.html

If you want to use CCA I would recommend you to take a look at the rfListenBeforeTalk example:

https://dev.ti.com/tirex/explore/node?node=A__AMhM4XvUl6T9lTo-Cm-L2g__com.ti.SIMPLELINK_CC13XX_CC26XX_SDK_PROPRF_MODULE__BSEc4rl__LATEST&placeholder=true

Regarding TI 15.4-Stack:

In the TI 15.4-Stack a sensor is connected to a specific collector. It's possible to switch collector, but not possible to be connected to more than one collector at the same time. We don't have collector to collector communication.

https://www.ti.com/lit/swra734

Cheers,

Marie H