Programming TI Products: Beginner's Guide to Programming CC2540/CC2541 Chips

[Moneer81]

Hello guys,

I am a little intrigued with TI's (Texas Instrument) line of products, especially the Bluetooth Low Energy chips that they have. I am working on a project (personal, not school) and all I need to do is program a TI CC2540 or CC2541 to control a basic DC motor (eventually, from an app on a mobile device).

Since I am a total newb to TI, can someone give me a general idea of the road ahead?

- What program/environment does TI use? Is it C or C++?
- Do I need to purchase one of their kits to get going? Or can I just purchase the microcontroller and connect to it and start programming it (like I do with Arduino)?
- Any advice, resources, or beginner suggestions will be appreciated

Thanks,

 

[jedishrfu]

Have you checked out the TI website:

http://www.ti.com

there's a tab for tools and software for their products.

They mention the Eclipse-based Code Composer IDE:

http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/tools-software/devtools.page

and from the page it seems the language of choice is C++ although they also mention Android which is Java based.