I went to TI’s booth at EE Live earlier this month. I asked about the ARM-based BLE SOC and he said he could not tell me anything about it unless I signed an NDA. Under NDA, he said he could tell me something interesting.
I called TI and opened a Service Request. Today I received this email:
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RE: Service Request # 1-1399505934
support@ti.com
3:58 PM April 30, 2014
Hello David,
Unfortunately, in order to obtain an NDA, you will need to contact an authorized distributor. The authorized distributor will obtain the necessary information and start the process with the local field sales rep if need be. I have provided a list of our authorized distributors in your area below. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Arrow- 800-777-2776 www.arrow.com
Avnet- 906-632-4500 www.avnet.com
Digikey- 800-344-4539 www.digikey.com
Mouser- 800-346-6837 www.mouser.com
Best Regards,
Matthew Fenley
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I’ll call Digikey.
Mik Lamming says:
"There is a rumor that TI is working on its own ARM-based SoC that may feature separate cores for the BLE stack and the application. If this is true, it would eliminate the problem of task contention when using the SoC for BLE and an embedded application. It also may presage an end to the use of the 8051 for BLE in favor of ARM."
http://www.element14.com/community/groups/wireless/blog/2013/10/10/bluetooth-low-energy-socs
Mik Lamming says:
I guess we can wait. We are not down to choosing a BLE chip yet.