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SimpleLink Wi-Fi Demos

Example applications demonstrating wireless connectivity for Texas Instruments CC35xx wireless MCUs.

Supported Hardware: LP-EM-CC35X1 LaunchPad (supports CC3500, CC3501, CC3550, CC3551)

Overview

This repository provides production-ready examples demonstrating:

  • Cloud connectivity (Azure IoT, AWS IoT, HTTP/HTTPS clients)
  • FreeRTOS integration with SimpleLink SDK
  • Secure TLS communication with hardware-accelerated crypto
  • Network stack configuration and optimization

Repository Structure

simplelink_wi-fi_demos/
├── projects/
│   └── LP_EM_CC35X1/           # Examples for CC3500/CC3501/CC3550/CC3551
│       └── azure-iot-mqtt/     # Azure IoT Hub MQTT client example
│       └── aws-iot-mqtt/       # AWS IoT Hub MQTT client example
├── src/freertos/               # Shared platform abstraction layers
│   └── cloud/
│       └── aws/                # AWS adaptation Layer
│   ├── ns/                     # Network stack interfaces (DNS, MQTT, TCP/IP, Wi-Fi)
│   ├── platform/               # Platform-specific implementations
│   ├── transport/              # TLS transport layer
│   └── logging/                # Logging utilities
├── resources/
│   ├── simplelink-wifi-sdk/    # SimpleLink Wi-Fi SDK (git submodule)
│   └── third-party/            # Third-party libraries (git submodules)
├── imports.mak                 # Build tool paths configuration
└── Makefile                    # Root-level build system

Key Concepts:

  • src/freertos/ = Shared code used across multiple examples
  • projects/*/ = Example applications with example-specific code
  • resources/ = External dependencies tracked as git submodules

Supported Devices

Device Part Number Features
CC3500 CC3500MRGKT 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6, Arm Cortex-M33, 2MB Flash
CC3501 CC3501MRGKT 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth LE 5.4, Arm Cortex-M33, 2MB Flash
CC3550 CC3550MRGKT 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6, Arm Cortex-M33, 2MB Flash
CC3551 CC3551MRGKT 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth LE 5.4, Arm Cortex-M33, 2MB Flash

All devices share the same LaunchPad form factor: LP-EM-CC35X1

Prerequisites

Install these tools before building:

Tool Version Purpose Download
Code Composer Studio 12.8.0+ IDE, TI Clang compiler, debugger ti.com/tool/CCSTUDIO
SysConfig 1.20.0+ Pin/peripheral configuration Bundled with CCS
Git 2.13+ Submodule support git-scm.com
GNU Make Any Build automation Pre-installed (Linux/macOS)
Windows: GnuWin32
CMake 3.21+ SDK build system cmake.org
Python 3.7+ Build scripts python.org

Optional (for GCC builds):

Getting Started

1. Clone Repository

# Clone with all submodules
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/TexasInstruments/simplelink_wi-fi_demos.git
cd simplelink_wi-fi_demos

# Verify submodules initialized (no - or + prefixes)
git submodule status
If you cloned without --recurse-submodules 
git submodule init
git submodule update

2. Configure Build Tools

Edit imports.mak and set paths to your installed tools:

Linux/macOS Example:

SYSCONFIG_TOOL      ?= /home/username/ti/ccs1280/ccs/utils/sysconfig_1.20.0/sysconfig_cli.sh
CMAKE               ?= /usr/local/bin/cmake
PYTHON              ?= python3
TICLANG_ARMCOMPILER ?= /home/username/ti/ccs1280/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-armllvm_4.0.0.LTS
GCC_ARMCOMPILER     ?= /usr/local/gcc-arm-none-eabi-13.2/bin

Windows Example:

SYSCONFIG_TOOL      ?= C:/ti/ccs1280/ccs/utils/sysconfig_1.20.0/sysconfig_cli.bat
CMAKE               ?= C:/Program Files/CMake/bin/cmake.exe
PYTHON              ?= python
TICLANG_ARMCOMPILER ?= C:/ti/ccs1280/ccs/tools/compiler/ti-cgt-armllvm_4.0.0.LTS
GCC_ARMCOMPILER     ?= C:/gcc-arm-none-eabi-13.2/bin

Important: Use absolute paths, no spaces, forward slashes recommended.

3. Build SDK Dependencies

From the repository root, build the SimpleLink SDK libraries:

# Option 1: Build all dependencies for TI Clang (default)
make

# Option 2: Build all dependencies for GCC
make build-all-gcc

# Option 3: Build dependencies individually
make build-sdk-ticlang        # SimpleLink SDK with TI Clang
make build-mbedtls-ticlang    # mbedTLS library with TI Clang

Expected build time: 4-7 minutes total

4. Build Examples

Option A: Command Line (Makefile)

# Build azure-iot-mqtt example with TI Clang
make example EXAMPLE=projects/LP_EM_CC35X1/azure-iot-mqtt TOOLCHAIN=ticlang

# Build azure-iot-mqtt example with GCC
make example EXAMPLE=projects/LP_EM_CC35X1/azure-iot-mqtt TOOLCHAIN=gcc

# Or navigate to example directory
cd projects/LP_EM_CC35X1/azure-iot-mqtt/freertos/ticlang
make

Option B: Code Composer Studio

  1. File → Import → CCS Projects
  2. Browse to: projects/LP_EM_CC35X1/azure-iot-mqtt/freertos/ticlang/
  3. Select: azure_client_CC35X1_LAUNCHXL_freertos_ticlang.projectspec
  4. Click Finish, then Build Project (Ctrl+B / Cmd+B)

Examples

Example Description Cloud Provider
azure-iot-mqtt Connect to Azure IoT Hub via MQTT with X.509 or SAS authentication Azure
aws-iot-mqtt Connect to AWS IoT Hub via MQTT with X.509 AWS

More examples coming soon (AWS JIT provisioning, Azure OTA updates and HTTP clients).

Makefile Reference

Root Makefile Targets

make                    # Build all dependencies for TI Clang (default)
make help               # Show all available targets

# Build Dependencies
make build-all-ticlang  # SDK + mbedTLS for TI Clang
make build-all-gcc      # SDK + mbedTLS for GCC
make build-sdk          # SimpleLink SDK only (TI Clang)
make build-mbedtls      # mbedTLS library only (TI Clang)

# Build Examples
make example EXAMPLE=projects/LP_EM_CC35X1/azure-iot-mqtt TOOLCHAIN=ticlang
make example EXAMPLE=projects/LP_EM_CC35X1/azure-iot-mqtt TOOLCHAIN=gcc

# Clean
make clean              # Clean all build artifacts
make clean-sdk          # Clean SDK build artifacts
make clean-mbedtls      # Clean mbedTLS build artifacts

# Status
make status             # Show what's been built

Example Makefile Targets

cd projects/LP_EM_CC35X1/azure-iot-mqtt/freertos/ticlang

make                    # Build example
make clean              # Clean example build artifacts
make help               # Show example-specific targets

Third-Party Components

All third-party libraries are tracked as git submodules:

Component Version Purpose
simplelink-wifi-sdk 10.10.01.08 TI's SimpleLink Wi-Fi SDK
azure-sdk-for-c v1.6.0-beta.1 Azure SDK for Embedded C
azure-iot-middleware-freertos v1.2.0-beta.1 Azure IoT FreeRTOS middleware
coreMQTT v2.3.1+ FreeRTOS MQTT protocol library
iot-middleware-freertos-samples main Azure IoT reference samples
backoffAlgorithm main FreeRTOS network backoff library
icoreHTTP main FreeRTOS HTTP library
coreJSON main FreeRTOS JSON library

Note: Some components in projects/*/components/ contain TI-specific modifications (timeout adjustments, compiler compatibility fixes).

Troubleshooting

Submodule Issues

# Empty directories in resources/
git submodule init && git submodule update

# Submodule on wrong commit (+ prefix in git submodule status)
cd resources/third-party/<submodule-name>
git checkout <commit-hash>  # From expected commit in 'git submodule status'

Build Errors

SYSCONFIG_TOOL not found → Update path in imports.mak, find with: which sysconfig_cli.sh (Linux/macOS)

TICLANG_ARMCOMPILER not defined → Set path in imports.mak to your TI ARM Clang installation

CMAKE not found → Install CMake and add to PATH, or set absolute path in imports.mak

undefined reference to mbedtls_* → Rebuild mbedTLS: make clean-mbedtls && make build-mbedtls-ticlang

error: use of undeclared identifier → Clean and rebuild: make clean && make

Import Errors in CCS

"Project import failed" → Build SDK dependencies first: make build-all-ticlang

"Cannot find syscfg files" → Generated during first build. Build via command line first, then reimport.

Additional Resources

Documentation:

Support:

Training:

License

  • Example code: BSD-3-Clause
  • SimpleLink SDK: See resources/simplelink-wifi-sdk/LICENSE
  • Azure IoT components: MIT License
  • FreeRTOS: MIT License
  • mbedTLS: Apache 2.0

See individual component directories for full license texts.

Version History

v1.0.0 (2025-03-13)

  • Initial release
  • Azure IoT MQTT example for LP-EM-CC35X1 (CC3500/CC3501/CC3550/CC3551)
  • Support for TI Clang and GCC toolchains
  • FreeRTOS + mbedTLS with PSA Crypto hardware acceleration

v1.1.0 (2026-06-15)

  • AWS IoT MQTT and HTTPS example for LP-EM-CC35X1 (CC3500/CC3501/CC3550/CC3551)
  • Support for TI Clang and GCC toolchains
  • FreeRTOS + mbedTLS with PSA Crypto hardware acceleration

Questions? Open an issue on GitHub or visit TI E2E Forums.

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