BOOSTXL‐CC3120MOD SimpleLink™
BoosterPack™ Plug‐in Module and IoT Solution
The
CC3120MODRNMMOB
(CC3120MOD)
module
is
part
of
the
SimpleLink™
microcontroller
(MCU)
platform
that
shares
a
common,
easy
‐
to
‐
use
development
environment
with
a
single
core
software
development
kit
(SDK)
and
rich
tool
set.
A
one
‐
time
integration
of
the
SimpleLink
platform
lets
you
add
any
combination
of
devices
from
the
portfolio
into
your
design.
The
ultimate
goal
of
the
SimpleLink
platform
is
to
achieve
100
percent
code
reuse
when
your
design
requirements
change.
For
more
information,
visit
www.ti.com/simplelink
.
The
BOOSTXL
‐
CC3120MOD
is
a
2.4
GHz
Wi
‐
Fi®
SimpleLink™
BoosterPack™
with
the
TI
CC3120MOD
module.
The
CC3120MOD
is
FCC,
IC,
CE,
MIC,
and
SRRC
certified.
The
purpose
of
this
document
is
to
provide
the
end
integrator
with
the
information
necessary
to
incorporate
the
CC3120MOD
module
into
their
final
product.
It
also
provided
information
how
to
run
the
BOOSTXL
‐
CC3120MOD
SimpleLink
BoosterPack
to
evaluate
the
CC3120MOD
module.
Contents
1.
Overview
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3
1.1
General
Features
...........................................................................................................................
7
1.2
Key
Benefits
..................................................................................................................................
8
1.3
Key
Benefits
................................................................................................................................
10
2.
Connectors
and
Jumpers
.............................................................................................................
10
2.1
Connectors
and
Jumpers
.............................................................................................................
11
2.2
Jumper
Settings
...........................................................................................................................
12
2.3
2x20
Pin
connector
assignment
..................................................................................................
12
3.
Electrical
Characteristics
.....................................................................................................................
13
4.
Antenna
Characteristics
......................................................................................................................
13
5.
Circuit
Design
......................................................................................................................................
13
5.1
CC3120MOD
Reference
schematic
.............................................................................................
13
5.2
Bill
of
Materials
(BOM)
........................................................................................................................
14
6.
Layout
Guidelines
................................................................................................................................
15
6.1
Board
Layout
...............................................................................................................................
15
6.2
General
Layout
Recommendations
.............................................................................................
16
6.3
RF
Layout
Recommendations
.....................................................................................................
17
6.4
Antenna
Placement
and
Routing
................................................................................................
18
6.5
Transmission
Line
Considerations
...............................................................................................
18
7.
BOOSTXL
‐
CC3120MOD
Operational
Setup
and
Testing
.....................................................................
19
7.1
Power
..........................................................................................................................................
20
7.1.1
Power
from
the
LaunchPad
kit
or
the
CC31XXEMUBOOST
........................................................
20
7.1.2
Onboard
LDO
Power
...................................................................................................................
22
7.2
Measuring
the
CC3120MOD
Current
Draw
................................................................................
22
7.2.1
Low
‐
Current
Measurements
(Hibernate
and
LPDS)
...................................................................
22
7.2.2
Active
Current
Measurements
....................................................................................................
23
7.3
Clocking
.......................................................................................................................................
24
