Chapter 2
SWRU343A–April 2013–Revised June 2015
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a TI Bluetooth low energy (BLE) Advanced Remote Control Kit. The purpose of
this document is to provide you an overview of the hardware and software included in the CC2541
Advanced Remote Control Kit (CC2541ARC).
Use the information in this guide begin with the kit. For more detailed information on BLE technology and
the TI BLE protocol stack, consult the TI Bluetooth low energy Software Developer’s Guide (SWRU271).
For more information on the HID over GATT profile (Human Interface Device over Generic Attribute
Profile), or HOGP, which is the BLE profile used to transfer HID Reports such as keyboard and mouse
keys, see the HID over GATT profile and HID Service specifications available from the Bluetooth SIG
website and listed in Section 1.3.
2.1 Kit Contents Overview
The kit contains the following hardware components, including cables:
The CC2541 Advanced Remote Control is designed to act as an HID peripheral device (BLE slave),
operating according to the specifications laid out in the HID over GATT profile. The remote comes pre-
assembled in plastic casing with rubber buttons, battery enclosure, and a hole to access the programming
header.
The advanced remote control operates on three 1.5-V alkaline AAA (LR03) batteries. Available peripheral
hardware on the board includes a buzzer, gyroscope, accelerometer, and shift registers for key scanning.
The PCB design also includes a 3.3-V LDO (TPS78330) to lower the voltage from a maximum 4.5 V to 3.3
V for use by the integrated circuits.
The CC2540 USB Dongle can emulate any Bluetooth low energy behavior, but usually acts as a central
device (BLE master) and HID host. In this kit, the dongle comes pre-loaded with firmware that acts in a
central role and as a HID service client towards the advanced remote control, and sends received input
data to emulated human interface devices (USB HID) on a connected Windows
®
, Linux
®
, or OSX
®
computer.
The CC Debugger flashes the software onto both the USB dongle and the advanced remote control. The
debugger can also debug software using IAR embedded workbench.
6
Introduction SWRU343A–April 2013–Revised June 2015
Submit Documentation Feedback
Copyright © 2013–2015, Texas Instruments Incorporated
To Next Page
Loading...
