USB-KW41Z| Bluetooth Low Energy Thread Zigbee Wireless Packet Sniffer | NXP Semiconductors

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The USB-KW41Z is a development platform enabled by the Kinetis^® W series KW41Z/31Z/21Z (KW41Z) family built on the Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ processor in a convenient USB dongle form factor.

The USB-KW41Z can be used as a Bluetooth^® Smart/Bluetooth^® Low Energy and/or IEEE^® 802.15.4 packet sniffer or development board.

The USB Dongle used as a wireless packet sniffer can monitor over-the-air communications. Alternatively the USB dongle can be used as a wireless network node with a simple connection to a PC or other USB enabled device.

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

Zigbee

KW21Z: Kinetis^® KW21Z-2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Wireless Radio Microcontroller (MCU) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core

Bluetooth Low Energy

KW31Z: Kinetis^® KW31Z-2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy Wireless Radio Microcontroller (MCU) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core

Wireless MCUs

KW41Z: Kinetis^® KW41Z-2.4 GHz Dual Mode: Bluetooth^® Low Energy and 802.15.4 Wireless Radio Microcontroller (MCU) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core

Features

Debug

OpenSDA debug interface

Connectivity

Meandering PCB Antenna
USB Type A Connector
Ideal for Bluetooth Low Energy /Generic FSK/802.15.4 packet sniffer or connection to PC/Tablet

RF regulatory certified

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USB-KW41Z Bluetooth Low Energy/IEEE® 802.15.4 Packet Sniffer/USB Dongle. 1 board per order.

Kit Contains

USB-KW41Z packet sniffer/dongle
Quick start guide

$69.00 USD

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Documentation

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7 documents

Compact List

Use of 40-bit MAC Address in Kinetis® Wireless Microcontrollers[AN12272]

PDFOct 10, 2018Rev 0
FRDM-KW41Z RF System Evaluation Report for 802.15.4 Applications[AN11999]

PDFMar 16, 2018Rev 1.2
Hardware Design Considerations for MKW41Z/31Z/21Z BLE and IEEE 802.15.4 Devices[AN5377]

PDFDec 8, 2017Rev 2

Kinetis^® KW41Z/31Z/21Z Wireless MCUs - Fact Sheet[KNTSKW41Z31Z21ZFS]

PDFFeb 27, 2020Rev 5

EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY[EUR-DECLARATION-USB-KW41Z]

PDFJun 29, 2017Rev 0

USB-KW41Z Sniffer/Development Board User's Guide[USBKW41ZUG]Getting Started

PDFJan 3, 2017Rev 1
Getting Started with the USB-KW41Z[NGS-USB-KW41Z]Getting Started

HTMLMar 22, 2019

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Design Files

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3 design files

Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics
USB-KW41Z Design Files

ZIPRev 1Oct 11, 2016 00:00:002.67 MBUSB-KW41Z-DESIGNFILES

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Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics
USB-KW41Z Schematics

PDFRev A2Oct 11, 2016 00:00:00104.93 KBUSB-KW41Z-SCH

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Design Files - miscellaneous
KW41Z/31Z/21Z Design in check-list

XLSXRev 1Nov 21, 2017 17:22:0093.03 KBKW41Z-31Z-21Z-DESIGN-CHECK

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Software

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Connectivity Software
Kinetis KW41Z Connectivity Software

EXERev 1.0.2Oct 11, 2016 00:00:0064556 KBKW41Z-CONNECTIVITY-SOFTWARE

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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 KW41Z Connectivity Software Linux

TGZRev 1.0.2Nov 16, 2016 00:00:00157733 KBKW41Z-CONNECTIVITY-SOFTWARE-LIN

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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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Software Development Resources
Bluetooth Developer Studio Plug-In

ZIPRev 1.0.0Oct 11, 2016 00:00:00167.05 KBBDS-PLUG-IN-FOR-KSDK

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Software Development Resources
Connectivity Tool Suite

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