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CC3100MOD: CC3100/CC3100MOD longevity in the market

AJ_ee
Expert 1930 points
Part Number: CC3100MOD
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CC3120, CC3100, UNIFLASH, CC3200

Hello,

I designed an automation system that has both ethernet and WiFi connectivity using the CC3100 WiFi module, TM4C129E MCU, TIVA-TI-RTOS using the NDK and Wifi framework. My system works well and I am pleased by how the overall TIVA TI-RTOS, with NDK and WiFi SDK made development work so convenient. I understand that there are new CC31xx modules in the market, the CC3120 for instance, which, correct me if I am wrong, is a pin to pin replacement for the CC3100. I thought it was also firmware compatible with regards to TIVA TI-RTOS and its WiFi Stack. I just found out (and please correct me if I am wrong) that the current WiFi framework on the TIVA-TIRTOS for the CC3100 doesn't work with the CC3120 or the latest CC31xx modules. Seems like TI is promoting the simplelink SDK to be used on the latest CC31xx modules. The question is, how long will TI be producing the CC3100? Will it be around to stay for the next 5, 10, 15 years? I am worried about its longevity. Furthermore, I would like to avoid switching from the TM4C to another MCU because, aside from the fact that I have already designed a working system,  I am really pleased with the TIVA product line and with TI-RTOS TIVA and NDK. In addition, switching to say an MSP432 and learning about the simplelink platform would hold my timeline back. Any thoughts on CC3100 longevity? Is it even worth continuing my current design and bringing it to production? 

 Any response is much appreciated.

Regards,

AJ

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    TI__Mastermind 38980 points

    Hi AJ,

    In general, TI's policy on product longevity is very robust. You can read about the full policy here: https://www.ti.com/support-quality/quality-policies-procedures/product-life-cycle.html

    CC3100 and CC3200 are our first generation Wi-Fi products, and they are active products that we continue to support. We are not developing new features on these products though. Tools and documentation remain available on ti.com, but these products may use an older version of tools (CCS, UniFlash, etc.).

    CC3x20 and CC3x3x are our latest devices part of the SimpleLink SDK platform, and they have seen great improvements such as advanced security features and simpler development. These products get regular software updates and are tested with the latest development tools.

    We still have customers going into production with CC3x00 devices today. Long term, I suggest thinking about what features are important for your application. For example, ease of cloud integration or security features like secure file system, WPA3, or additional cipher suites.

    If you do consider migrating now or in the future, we try to make this easy for customers. While we do not have a TM4C demo built into our latest SimpleLink Wi-Fi Plugin, the host driver layer is portable to any MCU. You can reuse much of the porting layer from the CC3100 SDK. See the Porting the Host Driver section of the CC3x20, CC3x3x NWP guide for more details. We also have a software migration guide (the host driver section is most relevant for CC31xx).

    For completeness, it also looks like you got a detailed answer about TM4C on the other forum: https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/other/f/908/t/951288

    Best regards,

    Sarah