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SWRU342
March 2013
CC2540 USB Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
1. Kit Contents
1 x CC2540 USB Dongle
1 x Quick Start Guide
The CC2540 USB Dongle in this kit is FCC
and IC certified and tested to comply with
ETSI/R&TTE over temperature from 0 to
+35°C.
Caution! The kit contains
ESD sensitive components.
Handle with care to prevent
permanent damage.
2. Getting Started
The CC2540 USB Dongle can be
used as a development platform for
USB and Bluetooth® low energy
applications.
The CC2540 USB Dongle in this kit
comes preprogrammed with software
that lets the dongle operate as a
Bluetooth low energy packet capture
device for the SmartRF™ Packet
Sniffer.
This Quick Start Guide will describe
how to use the dongle with the packet
sniffer and the next steps for your own
software development.
3. Install the Driver
Before plugging the dongle into the
PC, please install Texas Instruments’
SmartRF Packet Sniffer. When
installing the Packet Sniffer, you will
also automatically install the USB
driver required for proper
communication between the dongle
and the packet sniffer.
The SmartRF Packet Sniffer tool can
be downloaded from the TI web at
www.ti.com/tool/packet-sniffer
4. Insert the USB Dongle
When inserting the USB dongle into a
USB slot, Windows’ new hardware
wizard will appear.
Select the options for automatic
installation and wait for the driver
installation to complete. After
installation, the Packet Sniffer is ready
for use.
Caution! The CC2540 USB
dongle is designed to be
powered over USB, with a
maximum voltage of 5.5V and
maximum current of 500 mA.
5. Packet Sniffer
TI’s SmartRF Packet Sniffer is a
convenient tool for debugging of RF
protocols. It displays the packets that
go over the air which the packet sniffer
device is able to capture. The sniffer
tool displays the packets and decodes
and visualizes the packet contents
depending on what protocol you are
running.
When starting the packet sniffer,
select the protocol as required. The
Packet Sniffer for CC2540 supports
the Bluetooth low energy (BLE)
protocol.
6. SW Development
To write your own software for the
CC2540 Bluetooth low energy device,
it is recommended to start with the TI
BLE software stack. It provides the
required firmware framework to easily
develop your own BLE enabled
application.
You will need IAR Embedded
Workbench for 8051 to compile and
debug the software running on
CC2540.
Evaluation versions of IAR EW8051
are available from www.iar.com. An
extended trial period can be requested
by contacting IAR.
