Texas Instruments - Multi-standard sensor tag development kit for IoT project design (CC2650STK)

Texas Instruments' SimpleLink Multi-Standard SensorTag Development Kit (CC2650STK). By enabling fast and easy integration of sensor data with wireless cloud connectivity, SensorTag helps to quickly start the Internet of Things (IoT) by providing flexible development with multiple wireless connection options including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE or Bluetooth Smart), 6LoWPAN IoT) application development. And ZigBee. The company said that the SensorTag application technology enables developers to acquire sensor data online and upload it to the cloud in less than three minutes. SimpleLink SensorTag is equipped with SimpleLink CC2650 ultra-low-power wireless microcontroller-a 48MHz ARM Cortex M3 core, and a 2.4GHz RF transceiver compatible with Bluetooth Smart, ZigBee, 6LoWPAN and other IEEE 802.15.4 protocols. This wireless microcontroller platform provides very low power, and requires very low active RF and operating current. Compared to previous Bluetooth Smart products, the SensorTag consumes 75% less power. SensorTag is ready to work with iOS and Android applications. Developers can change between different 2.4GHz technologies by simply downloading a new software image directly from the SensorTag application wirelessly without programming experience. The kit includes 10 on-board low-power sensors, including 9-axis motion sensors (gyros, compasses, and accelerometers), altimeters / pressure sensors, digital microphones and magnet sensors, and support for many other low-power sensors. This complete development system also includes a free Code Composer Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) license and many other resources available online through the TI website. CC2650STK allows the development of various Internet of Things (IoT) and energy harvesting applications in the wireless, medical, consumer electronics, hobbyist, portable device, and sensing and instrumentation markets.