Texas Instruments (TI) recently announced a new radio frequency (RF) range extender designed for low-power wireless applications in the 850 to 950 MHz frequency band. This product is designed to meet the diverse application needs of wireless sensor networks, automatic meter reading (AMR), wireless industrial control, consumer products, and audio systems. The newly launched single-chip CC1190 integrates a power amplifier (PA), low-noise amplifier (LNA), switch and RF matching functions, eliminating the need for expensive discrete components. It not only greatly simplifies the design layout, shortens the test time, and improves It improves RF performance and significantly reduces the overall board space required.
The CC1190 works seamlessly with TI's CC1101 sub-1 GHz transceiver and CC430 or CC1110 system-on-chip. Solutions combining CC1190 and CC1101 can achieve link budgets up to 149 dB. Customers can extend the operating range of their industrial sensors or energy metering devices without the need for additional repeaters or routers, effectively reducing overall system costs.
Key features and benefits include:
• The power amplifier is used to increase the output power, while the low-noise LNA is used to enhance the sensitivity of the receiver, thereby increasing the link budget;
• Highly integrated power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, switches and RF matching functions significantly shorten the product design cycle;
• Able to seamlessly interface with TI's low-power RF devices below 1 GHz;
• Output power up to 27 dBm (0.5 W);
• Typical sensitivity can be improved by 6 dB with CC11xx and CC430;
• TI provides industry-leading hardware, top-level software, tools, application knowledge and global technical support to help low-power RF designers differentiate their wireless designs.
This new RF range extender represents the latest technological progress of Texas Instruments in the field of low-power wireless applications, providing designers with more flexible and efficient solutions, helping to promote the development and application of wireless technology.