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KW41Z Power Amplifier Reference Design

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The KW41Z Power Amplifier reference design uses an external power amplifier to boost the transmitter output power to +20 dBm. This enables extended range for applications that require communications over long distances or in harsh RF environments.The reference design uses the KW41Z wireless MCU which is pin compatible with KW31Z and KW21Z devices. The KW41Z can easily be replaced with the desired device.

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

Product Details

Block Diagram

KW41Z Power Amplifier

KW41Z-PA-RD Block Diagram

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Supported Devices

Wireless Connectivity

Zigbee

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

Multiprotocol 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

Bluetooth Low Energy

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

Features

Communications

Multi-protocol radio supporting Bluetooth^® low energy and 802.15.4 (Thread^™ and ZigBee^®)
20 dBm power amplifier

Power

DCDC Converter supporting buck and boost

Memory

Up to 512 kB Flash and 128 kB RAM

Buy Options

FRDM-KW41Z
Part Description: Freedom Development Boards for Kinetis KW21Z, KW31Z and KW41Z MCUs. 2 boards per order..
Kit contains:
- 2 FRDM-KW41Z Freedom Development Boards
- Quick Reference Card
- 2 x USB cables

$166.75 USD
For a quantity of 1
- Availability: In stock
- Inventory: 5
- Shipping: Normally ships 1-2 business days

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Documentation

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3 documents

^{Application Note}
KW41Z IEEE 802.15.4 and BLE Coexistence Performance

PDFRev 0Aug 13, 2018763.3 KBAN12231English
^{Fact Sheet}
KW41Z Fact Sheet

PDFRev 0Feb 27, 20181.5 MBKW41Z-PA-RD-FSEnglish
^{Quick Reference Guide}
KW41Z Quick Start Guide

PDFRev 0Feb 27, 2018637.1 KBKW41Z-PA-RD-QSGEnglish
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Design Resources

Design Files

4 design files

^{Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics}
KW41Z Reference Design Layout

ZIPRev 0Feb 27, 20182.6 MBKW41Z-PA-RD-LAYOUT
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^{Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics}
KW41Z Schematics

ZIPRev 0Feb 27, 2018362.9 KBKW41Z-PA-RD-SCH
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KW41Z Reference Design Gerber Files

ZIPRev 0Feb 27, 2018894.8 KBKW41Z-PA-RD-GERBER
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^{Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics}
KW41Z BOM

ZIPRev 0Feb 27, 20182.0 KBKW41Z-PA-RD-BOM
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Software

1 software file

^{BSP, Drivers and Middleware}
SDK 2.2 FRDM KW41Z

ZIPRev 0Feb 27, 201892756 KBSDK-FRDM-KW41Z_PA
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