Kinetis® KW0x-48 MHz, Sub-1 GHz Wireless Radio Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core

KW0x

The Kinetis® KW0x wireless MCU family embeds a rich set of peripherals with a high-performance bi-directional sub-1 GHz radio, capable of operating over a wide frequency range in the license free industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) frequency bands.

  • Integrates high-performance, low-noise amplifiers and power amplifiers
  • Runs various types of communication protocols, from proprietary (simple media access controller (SMAC)) to globally standardized (IEEE® 802.15.4)
  • Includes hardware, software, tools and reference designs to help simplify development

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Kinetis W Series KW0x MCUs Block Diagram

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Features

RF Transceiver

  • Supports 290-340 MHz, 424-510 MHz, and 862-1020 MHz frequency bands
  • High sensitivity: down to -120 dBm at 1.2 kbps
  • High selectivity: 80 dB blocking immunity
  • Low current: Rx = 16 mA
  • Programmable output: -18 to +17 dBm in 1 dB steps
  • FSK bit rates up to 600 kbps
  • FSK, GFSK, MSK, GMSK and OOK modulations
  • Packet engine with CRC, AES-128 encryption and 66-byte FIFO
  • Built-in temperature sensor and low battery indicator

MCU

  • Ultra-low-power 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core. 2x more CoreMark/mA than the closest8/16-bit architecture. Single-cycle fast I/O access port facilitates bit banging and software protocol emulation, maintaining an 8-bit look and feel?
  • Multiple, flexible low-power modes including new compute mode which reduces dynamic power by placing peripherals in an asynchronous stop mode
  • I²C, ADC, DAC, LP timer and DMA support low-power mode operation without waking up the core

Memory

  • 128 KB flash with 64 byte flash cache
  • 16 KB RAM

Peripherals

  • 16-bit ADC with configurable resolution, sample time and conversion speed/power
  • High-speed comparator with internal 6-bit DAC
  • 12-bit DAC with DMA support

Interfaces

  • Capacitive touch sense interface supports external electrodes
  • GPIO with pin interrupt support, DMA request capability and other pin control options
  • One I²C with DMA support, up to 100Kbps and compatible with MBus V2 features
  • One LPUART and two UART with DMA support

Operating Voltage and Temperature Range

  • 1.8 to 3.6 V operating voltage with on-chip voltage regulators
  • Temperature range of -40° C to +85° C

Software

  • Radio Test Tool
    • Run on PC connected through USB
    • Allow fast evaluation of the radio performance in a lab environment without need for writing software
    • Analysis of TX spectrum (output power, harmonics)
    • Modulation scheme impact (GFSK, BT, Mod index) on spectrum
    • Help on matching network tuning
    • Analysis of RX Sensitivity performance (RSSI, LNA input impedance, OOK threshold, AFC)
  • SMAC (Simple Media Access Controller)
    • Simple communication and test apps based on drivers/PHY utilities available as source code.
    • Small footprint (<10 KB)
    • Supports point-to-point communication (bi-directional RF communication link), broadcast communication

Protocol Stacks

KW01 Connectivity Software

Kinetis KW01 Connectivity Software Version 1.0.0 includes the following components:

  • KW01 IEEE® 802.15.4g sub-Gigahertz PHY implementation v5.1.3
  • KW01 IEEE® 802.15.4-2006 and 802.15.4e MAC implementation v5.1.3
  • KW01 Simple Media Access Controller (SMAC) v3.1.3
  • KW01-enabled Connectivity Framework v5.1.3

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  • Symbols and Footprints

    Kinetis® Symbols, Footprints and Models

    INTERNALRev 1.0Nov 27, 2017 11:23:001 KBCAD-SYMBOLFOOTPRINTS
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  • BSP, Drivers and Middleware

    KW01 Board Support Package

    ZIPRev 1.1Aug 8, 2014 00:00:0030.3 MBKW01_BSP
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  • BSP, Drivers and Middleware

    Radio Utility Application Demo and USB2SER Drivers

    ZIPRev 1.1Aug 8, 2014 00:00:0010.2 MBKW01_RUAD_BSP
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  • Protocol Stacks

    KW01 Connectivity Software

    EXERev 1.0.0Nov 19, 2015 00:00:0039.7 MBKW01-CONNECTIVITY-SOFTWARE
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  • Test, Debug and Analyzer Software

    Test Tool for Connectivity Products

    EXERev 12.9.2.2Oct 2, 2020 08:29:0092.4 MBTest_Tool_12.9.2.2
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Note: For better experience, software downloads are recommended on desktop.

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