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Brief Guide of Bluetooth 5.0 Module with Automotive-grade Chip CC2640R2F-Q1 Jun 14, 2023

TI Bluetooth low Energy CC2640R2F-Q1 device is an AEC-Q100-compliant wireless microcontroller for low-power Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2 and Bluetooth 5.0 automotive applications.


CC2640R2F is an SoC chip launched by TI that complies with automotive regulations. CC2640R2F-Q1 can be widely used in Passive Entry Passive Start (PEPS), Passive Keyless Entry (PKE), car sharing, parking guidance, smartphone connectivity, and other applications. CC2640R2F-Q1 is one of the few outstanding chips on the market that meets automotive standards and supports Bluetooth 5.0. Titanium chips can be used without secondary development. The RF-BM-4077B2 module with CC2640R2F-Q1 as the core can greatly shorten the customer's development cycle. The RF-BM-4077B2 module has more advantages in smart car applications that require vehicle-level standards or higher requirements.


 CC2640R2F-Q1 device complies with car-level standards


CC2640R2F-Q1 is a cost-effective 2.4GHz RF device in ultra-low power series. Very low active RF and MCU current and low power consumption mode current consumption ensures a super battery life, so nodes connected to automotive batteries can be powered by small button batteries with low power consumption. The admirable receiving sensitivity and programmable output power provide the industry's top RF performance for the demanding automotive RF environment.


CC2640R2F-Q1 wireless MCU includes a 32-bit Arm ® cortex ® - M3 processor running at 48MHz as the main application processor, and an RF core Arm ® cortex ® - M0.


The main MCU of CC2640R2F efficiently processes RTOS and ble applications. The RF core is mainly used for RF operation and ble protocol stack processing. The product development of ble is generally completed on the app, so there is no need to worry about the operation on the ble protocol stack.

AEC-Q100 Automative grade simplelink CC2640R2F-Q1 wireless MCU


CC2640R2F-Q1 has passed the ACE-Q100 certification, reaching the level 2 temperature range (– 40 ° C to + 105 ° C), in which Q1 represents the aec-q100, and the requirements for active device components in the vehicle specification level standard.


Automotive protection AEC-Q100


CC2640R2F-Q1 is packaged with 7mm × 7mm vqfn with wettable side. The wettability side helps reduce the cost of the production line and improves reliability by optically inspecting solder joints.


Strictly speaking, if a chip wants to meet the vehicle standard, it must meet many indicators.


1. EMC performance shall be up to standard.


On the one hand, the electromagnetic interference of the equipment to the environment during normal operation cannot exceed a certain limit. On the other hand, the equipment has a certain degree of immunity to electromagnetic interference in the environment.


2. There are also strict requirements for the chip's adaptive temperature.


The operating temperature range of industrial chips is - 40 ℃ to 85 ℃.


The operating temperature range of industrial chips is - 40 ℃ to 85 ℃.


The working temperature range of the car gauge chip is - 40 ℃ to 125 ℃.


The vehicle specification level standard emphasizes performance and reliability in low or high temperature and wide range of temperature range.


3. Environmental requirements


Humidity, mildew, dust, water, EMC and harmful gas erosion are often higher than the requirements of consumer electronics. In addition, the requirement of automobile's ability to resist vibration and impact is much higher than that of ordinary products.


4. Reliability


Generally, the design life of automobile is about 200000 kilometers in 15 years, which is much longer than the life requirement of consumer electronic products. Under the same reliability requirements, the more components and links the system consists of, the higher the reliability requirements of components.


5. Consistency requirements


For complex automotive products, it is definitely unacceptable that the components with poor consistency lead to potential safety hazards of the whole vehicle.


6. Product life cycle


As a durable large commodity, automobile must maintain the supply capacity of after-sales parts for a long time. The verification work of developing automobile parts is also huge, so vehicle manufacturers and parts suppliers also need to maintain a long-term stable supply.


RF-BM-4077B2 module with CC2640R2F-Q1 chip has outstanding performance in vehicle, industrial field and MORE applications. Its high quality can support the product to play an premium performance in harsh environment and strict technical requirements.


Here are the applications of CC2640R2F-Q1 module as follows.

  • Home and building automation
  • Production and manufacturing automation
  • Asset tracking and management
  • HMI and remote display
  • Beacon advertising
  • Electronic shelf label (ESL) and price label
  • Heart rate monitor
  • Sports Watch
  • Voice remote control
  • Intelligent vehicle application

If you have any questions about Automotive modules in your design, please feel free to contact the RF-star team via info@szrfstar.com. We are happy to help you as soon as possible.


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