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The KW45B41Z EVK is an evaluation kit for KW45 MCUs with 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy and generic FSK wireless connectivity and CAN/LIN connectivity. The KW45's highly sensitive, optimized 2.4 GHz radio features a PCB F-antenna which can be bypassed to test via SMA connection. The board includes an MCU-Link debug probe, CAN and LIN transceivers, buttons, switches, LEDs and integrated sensors, Arduino shield connectors, a MikroE Click connector and other headers.

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Supported Devices

Wireless Connectivity

Bluetooth Low Energy

KW45: KW45: 32-Bit Bluetooth^® 5.3 Long-Range MCUs with CAN FD and LIN Bus Options, Arm^® Cortex^®-M33 Core

Features

Processor

KW45B41Z evaluation board includes KW45B41Z83AFTB, which can be configured as host or shield for connection to host processor

Connectivity

CAN connectivity support
LIN connectivity support
Arduino shield socket
mikroBUS socket

Debug

JTAG

Power Management

Supports all DC-DC configurations

Sensor

NXP FXLS8964AF 3D accelerometer (±2g/±4g/±8g)

Wireless

PCB inverted F-type antenna and SMA RF connector

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KW45B41Z Evaluation Kit with Bluetooth^® Low Energy.
- Evaluation Board
- USB Cable

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Debug Authentication on KW45/K32W148[AN14158]

HTML | PDFApr 25, 2025Rev 4.0
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/802.15.4 M.2 Key E Pinout Definition[AN13049]

HTML | PDFMar 17, 2025Rev 6.0
Updating KW45 Radio Firmware Via ISP Using SPSDK[AN13883]

PDFJan 24, 2025Rev 2.0
KW45 and K32W148 Secure Boot Using the SEC Tool[AN14109]

PDFJan 24, 2025Rev 2.0
KW45/K32W148 Flash Encryption using NPX[AN14174]

PDFJan 24, 2025Rev 2.0
Programming the KW45 flash for Application and Radio firmware via Serial Wire Debug during mass production[AN14003]

HTML | PDFJun 14, 2024Rev 1.1
Out of Band Implementation with KW45[AN14294]

PDFApr 24, 2024Rev 1
How to use RTC on KW45-EVK[AN14122]

PDFDec 26, 2023Rev 1.0
Enabling Watchdog Timer module on KW45 / K32W1 BLE Connectivity Stack[AN14141]

PDFDec 18, 2023Rev 1.0
KW45B41Z-LOC RF Test Report[AN14098]

PDFNov 17, 2023Rev 1
KW45B41Z-EVK RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth Low Energy Applications[AN13228]

PDFOct 31, 2023Rev 1.1
Steps for Migrating from KW45x41x8xAxx (1 MB) to KW45x41x5xAxx (512 kB)[AN14077]

HTML | PDFOct 27, 2023Rev 2
Kinetis KW45 and K32W1 Bluetooth LE Power Consumption Analysis[AN13230]

PDFSep 21, 2023Rev 1
K32W1 RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4 Applications[AN13728]

PDFMar 27, 2023Rev 1
Creating Firmware Update Image for KW45B41Z/K32W148 using Over the Air Programming Tool[AN13860]

PDFMar 21, 2023Rev 1
KW45B41Z/K32W148 - Integrating the OTAP Client Service into a Bluetooth LE Peripheral Device[AN13855]

PDFMar 2, 2023Rev 0
KW45B41Z and K32W148 In-System Programming Utility[AN13859]

PDFFeb 10, 2023Rev 0
KW45/K32W148 - Power Management Hardware[AN13831]

PDFJan 13, 2023Rev 0
Kinetis KW45 and K32W148 Loadpull Report[AN13584]

PDFDec 13, 2022Rev 0
KW45B41Z-EVK Co-existence with RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth Low Energy Application[AN13229]

PDFDec 13, 2022Rev 0
Kinetis Wireless Family Products Bluetooth^® Low Energy Coexistence with Wi-Fi Application[AN13512]

PDFDec 13, 2022Rev 0
K32W148 Connectivity Test for 802.15.4 Application[AN13687]

PDFAug 12, 2022Rev 0

Application Note Software for AN14122[AN14122SW]

ZIPDec 26, 2023Rev 1.0
Application Note Software for AN14141[AN14141SW]

ZIPDec 19, 2023Rev 1.0

European Union Declaration of Conformity for KW45B41Z-EVK Evaluation Kit[REDMD3313501]

PDFFeb 7, 2023Rev 0

Getting Started with the KW45B41Z Evaluation Kit[GS-KW45B41ZEVK]

HTMLMar 15, 2023

KW45B41Z-EVK Board User Manual[KW45B41Z-EVKUM]

PDFFeb 13, 2023Rev 2

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KW45B41Z Evaluation Kit Board Schematics

PDFRev EMar 23, 2023 13:14:001.2 MBKW45B41Z-EVK_SCH

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KW45 BXL Files

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KW45B41Z Evaluation Kit Board Design Files

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KW45B41Z Evaluation Kit MCUXpresso Builder

URLRev 0Mar 28, 2023 15:47:00KW45B41Z-EVK-MCUXPRESSO-LINK

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MCUXpresso Config Tools: Pins, Clocks and Peripherals

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MCUXpresso Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

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Secure Provisioning SDK (SPSDK)

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MCUXpresso Secure Provisioning Tool

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Connectivity Tool Suite

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KW45B41Z Evaluation Kit with Bluetooth® Low Energy

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Supported Devices

Wireless Connectivity

Bluetooth Low Energy

Features

Processor

Connectivity

Debug

Power Management

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Application Note (22)

Debug Authentication on KW45/K32W148[AN14158]

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/802.15.4 M.2 Key E Pinout Definition[AN13049]

Updating KW45 Radio Firmware Via ISP Using SPSDK[AN13883]

KW45 and K32W148 Secure Boot Using the SEC Tool[AN14109]

KW45/K32W148 Flash Encryption using NPX[AN14174]

Programming the KW45 flash for Application and Radio firmware via Serial Wire Debug during mass production[AN14003]

Out of Band Implementation with KW45[AN14294]

How to use RTC on KW45-EVK[AN14122]

Enabling Watchdog Timer module on KW45 / K32W1 BLE Connectivity Stack[AN14141]

KW45B41Z-LOC RF Test Report[AN14098]

KW45B41Z-EVK RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth Low Energy Applications[AN13228]

Steps for Migrating from KW45x41x8xAxx (1 MB) to KW45x41x5xAxx (512 kB)[AN14077]

Kinetis KW45 and K32W1 Bluetooth LE Power Consumption Analysis[AN13230]

K32W1 RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4 Applications[AN13728]

Creating Firmware Update Image for KW45B41Z/K32W148 using Over the Air Programming Tool[AN13860]

KW45B41Z/K32W148 - Integrating the OTAP Client Service into a Bluetooth LE Peripheral Device[AN13855]

KW45B41Z and K32W148 In-System Programming Utility[AN13859]

KW45/K32W148 - Power Management Hardware[AN13831]

Kinetis KW45 and K32W148 Loadpull Report[AN13584]

KW45B41Z-EVK Co-existence with RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth Low Energy Application[AN13229]

Kinetis Wireless Family Products Bluetooth® Low Energy Coexistence with Wi-Fi Application[AN13512]

K32W148 Connectivity Test for 802.15.4 Application[AN13687]

Application Note Software (2)

Application Note Software for AN14122[AN14122SW]

Application Note Software for AN14141[AN14141SW]

Reliability and Quality Information (1)

European Union Declaration of Conformity for KW45B41Z-EVK Evaluation Kit[REDMD3313501]

User Guide (1)

Getting Started with the KW45B41Z Evaluation Kit[GS-KW45B41ZEVK]

User Manual (1)

KW45B41Z-EVK Board User Manual[KW45B41Z-EVKUM]

Debug Authentication on KW45/K32W148updated

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