TI BLE-Stack 3.03.08.00 Release Notes

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Introduction

SimpleLink™ CC2640R2 Software Development Kit (SDK) delivers components that enable engineers to develop applications on Texas Instruments SimpleLink Bluetooth® Low Energy CC2640R2 wireless MCU. This powerful software toolkit provides a cohesive and consistent software experience for all SimpleLink CC2640R2 users by packaging essential software components such as the Bluetooth 5.1 protocol stack (BLE-Stack), TI-RTOS and peripheral drivers in one easy-to-use software package along with exhaustive documentation.

Key features of BLE-Stack 3.03.08.00 :

As with all Bluetooth core specifications that support the Low Energy (LE) feature, devices implementing the LE specification of Bluetooth 5.1, are backward compatible with Bluetooth 4.2, 4.1 and 4.0 LE capable devices.

Additional information about TI’s Bluetooth Low Energy solutions can be found at www.ti.com/ble

BLE-Stack Documentation

The SimpleLink CC2640R2 SDK allows easier product development by combining the TI-RTOS and BLE protocol stack in one unified SDK. All BLE-Stack sample applications are based off the TI-RTOS Kernel. Key documents needed for BLE application development include:

What’s New

ID Summary
BLESTACK-5575 [RTLS] Remove RTLS Passive example from CC2640R2 SDK
BLESTACK-5574 [RTLS] Update the CM example to support tracking up to 8 simultaneous BLE connections

Fixed Issues

ID Summary
BLESTACK-5590 Overwriting the Bond Table with 11 devices
BLESTACK-5571 Impersonation the Passkey Entry Protocol – exclude debug keys from rejection of mirror attack
BLESTACK-5554 [Errata 17113] Impersonation the Passkey Entry Protocol – do not except the same x coordinate of the public key during pairing
BLESTACK-5545 Crypto driver causes connection termination
BLESTACK-5544 Connection is not rejected while Channel Map in Connect Indication is invalid

Known Issues and Limitations

ID Summary
BLESTACK-5454 [Build] BLE3 Simple Peripheral OAD onchip examples fail to compile due to memory limitation with CCS
BLESTACK-5152 Multi Role with Cache as RAM app fails to pair to 8 devices
BLESTACK-5009 Peer's RPA is not re-generated on address resolution timeout when local IRK is all zeros
BLESTACK-4511 CC2640R2 OAD target boots into user app after receiving reset command during unsecure on-chip OAD with a secure BLE connection
BLESTACK-4505 Enabling a specific off-chip image is not working for CC2640R2
BLESTACK-4459 Revert to factory image not working for CC2640R2 off-chip OAD
BLESTACK-4263 BIM reserves extra pages of flash when not using secure OAD
BLESTACK-4133 Simple Observer: Cancel the discovery during discovery process received ERROR and need to reset the board
BLESTACK-3934 L2CAP recombination failing in some cases when data length update combines with L2CAP packet
BLESTACK-3641 L2CAP Connection Oriented Channels are not available in multi-role configurations
BLESTACK-3640 Number of simultaneous connections may be limited when attempting concurrent LE Secure Connections pairings
BLESTACK-2706 Multi-role incorrectly sets gapRole_AdvEnabled when enabling non-connectable advertisements.

Installation and Usage

Upgrade and Compatibility Information

The CC2640R2 SDK uses a new directory & file format which differs from BLE-Stack 2.2.x and earlier SDK releases. Existing applications developed with earlier SDKs require porting to this release; however, most BLE APIs remain the same thus reducing the effort required to migrate to this release. Refer to the Migration Guide for details.

As a supplier of Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) solutions with a focus on interoperability and broad market adoption, we recommend to transition from proprietary Real Time Localization Toolbox (RTLS) software examples to the new RTLS software examples based on the Bluetooth 5.1 specification. These examples are included in the SimpleLink™ CC13xx and CC26xx software development kit 3.40 or later. For further information please contact your local TI sales representative.

Qualification

The Bluetooth low energy software stack (BLE-Stack) for CC2640R2 BLE enabled wireless MCUs uses Bluetooth Qualified Components, which allow customers to substantially reduce the testing required to meet Bluetooth end product listing (EPL) qualification requirements while providing flexibility to the device configuration. Bluetooth SIG rules specify that Qualified Components have a validity period of three (3) years at which time they may not be available for new End Product Listings (EPLs). This SDK release is covered by QDID 135680 with expiration date 2022-07-08 and TCRL 2018-2. For more information please refer to the application report SWRA601 - How to Qualify Your Bluetooth Low Energy Product.

Operating System Support

Please refer to the SDK release notes.

Device Support

This release supports single-mode Bluetooth LE on the wireless MCUs listed in the top-level SDK release notes

Note: This SDK does not support SimpleLink CC2640/CC2650/CC1350 devices or development kits with these devices.

Development Board Support

This release supports Bluetooth Low Energy applications on the following development kit: CC2640R2 LaunchPad

Validation

The BLE-Stack sample applications were built & tested with versions of the following Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and tool chains listed in the top-level SDK release notes:

Versioning

This product follows a version format, M.mm.pp.bb, where:

Technical Support and Product Updates