Bluetooth Low Energy/IEEE® 802.15.4 Packet Sniffer USB Dongle for Kinetis® KW40Z/30Z/20Z MCUs | NXP Semiconductors

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The USB-KW40Z is a development platform enabled by the Kinetis^® W series KW40Z/30Z/20Z (KW40Z) family built on the Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ processor in a convenient USB dongle form factor. The USB-KW40Z can be used as a Bluetooth^® Smart/Bluetooth^® Low Energy and/or IEEE^® 802.15.4 packet sniffer or development board. Packet sniffers are essential for wireless network development allowing over-the-air traffic monitoring.

Note: K32W061/41 is preferred for any new Zigbee^®, Thread and Bluetooth^® LE 5.0 design. No new software releases planned

Product Details

Supported Devices

Wireless Connectivity

Wireless MCUs

KW40Z: Kinetis^® KW40Z-2.4 GHz Dual Mode: Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4 Wireless Radio Microcontroller (MCU) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core

Bluetooth Low Energy

KW30Z: Kinetis^® KW30Z-2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy 4.1 Microcontroller based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+

Zigbee

KW20Z: Kinetis^® KW20Z-2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Wireless Radio Microcontroller based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+

Features

Microcontroller

Supports MKW40Z160VHT4, MKW30Z160VHM4, MKW20Z160VHT4 Kinetis^® W MCUs

MK22FN512VMP12 MCU

Radio (RF) Features

High-performance 2.4 GHz transceiver supporting Bluetooth^® Low Energy v4.1 and IEEE 802.15.4-2011
-91 dBm Bluetooth Low Energy and -102 dBm 802.15.4 receive sensitivity
Up to +5 dBm programmable transmit output power
6.5 mA / 8.4 mA Rx/Tx power consumption (DC-to-DC enabled)
Chip antenna
Minimum number of matching components and external balun

Software/Protocol Stacks

Bluetooth Low Energy Host Stack and Application Profiles
Thread (end device only)
ZigBee Pro and Application Profiles
IEEE 802.15.4-2011 MAC/PHY
NXP Simple MAC (SMAC)

Connectivity

USB Type A Connector

Debug

OpenSDA debug interface

Buy Options

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USB-KW40Z
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USB Dongle, Kinetis W MCU, KW40Z, KW30Z, KW20Z.

Kit Contains

USB-KW40Z packet sniffer/dongle
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Documentation

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7 documents

Compact List

Wireless Coexistence in the 2.4 GHz Band[AN5185]

PDFSep 17, 2015Rev 0

Getting Started with USB-KW40Z[NGS-USB-KW40Z]Getting Started

HTMLMay 18, 2023
IoT Toolbox Mobile Application User Manual[UM11087]Getting Started

PDFDec 19, 2017Rev 0
Freescale MKW40Z SMAC Software[MKW40ZSMACSW303QSG]Getting Started

PDFOct 12, 2015Rev 0
USB-KW40Z Quick Reference[USBKW40ZQRC]Getting Started

PDFApr 15, 2016Rev 1
MKW40Z Bluetooth® Low Energy Quick Start Guide[MKW40ZBLE113QSG]Getting Started

PDFOct 12, 2015Rev 0
Freescale MKW40Z IEEE® 802.15.4 Software[MKW40Z802154SW523QSG]Getting Started

PDFOct 12, 2015Rev 0

Design Resources

Related Hardware

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2 hardware offerings

Evaluation and Development Boards
FRDM Development Platform for Kinetis^® KW40Z/30Z/20Z MCUs
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FRDM-KW40ZSimilar
Evaluation and Development Boards
Bluetooth Low Energy/IEEE^® 802.15.4 Packet Sniffer/USB Dongle
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USB-KW41ZSimilar

Design Files

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4 design files

Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics
USB-KW40Z Schematics

PDFRev AJan 26, 2016 00:00:0084.24 KBUSB-KW40Z-SCH

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Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics
USB-KW40Z_SCH

PDFRev X1May 20, 2015 00:00:00147.06 KBUSB-KW40Z_SCH

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Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics
USB-KW40Z Design Files

ZIPRev X1Oct 12, 2015 00:00:002.05 MBUSB-KW40Z

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Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics
USB-KW40Z Design Files

ZIPRev AJan 26, 2016 00:00:004.36 MBUSB-KW40Z-DESIGNFILES

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Software

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BSPs and Device Drivers
USB-KW40Z Board Support Package

ZIPRev 1Oct 28, 2016 00:00:004.44 MBUSB-KW40Z-BSP

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Connectivity Software
Test Tool for Connectivity Products

EXERev 12.9.2.2Oct 2, 2020 08:29:0088.15 MBTest_Tool_12.9.2.2

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Connectivity Software
Kinetis KW40Z Connectivity Software

EXERev 1.0.1Dec 10, 2015 00:00:0037.53 MBKW40Z-CONNECTIVITY-SOFTWARE

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Debugging and Visualization Tools
Kinetis Protocol Analyzer Adapter

EXERev 2.0.4Feb 20, 2021 12:24:0015.69 MBKinetis_Protocol_Analyzer_Adapter_2.0.4.1

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Debugging and Visualization Tools
IoT Toolbox - Google Android app

HTMLRev 0May 8, 2019 00:00:0015 KBIoT-Toolbox-Google-Android-app

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Debugging and Visualization Tools
IoT Toolbox – Apple iOS app

HTMLRev 0May 8, 2019 00:00:006 KBIoT-Toolbox-Apple-iOS-app

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