Thread Overview Training
This training presentation will cover an introduction to and the general concepts of the Thread networking protocol.
Thread
Thread is an IPv6-based mesh networking protocol developed by industry-leading technology companies, for connecting products around the home and in buildings to each other, to the internet and to the cloud. Thread networks are simple to install, highly secure, scalable to hundreds of devices and developed to run on low-power IEEE 802.15.4 chipsets. For details about Thread and Thread Group, visit threadgroup.org .
As one of the founding members of Thread Group, we provide one of the first certified Thread stacks available in the market. In addition to the certified stack, we offer various platforms that provide all the necessary building blocks enabling developers to create a complete, end-to-end Thread system.
| Memory | Radio Performance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Products | CPU | Flash/ SRAM/ EEPROM |
Sensitivity | Transmit Power |
Receive Current |
Transmit Current |
| K32W0x Thread Bluetooth Low Energy |
Arm Cortex®-M4F Arm Cortex-M0+ |
1.25 MB/ 384 kB/ 48 kB (ROM) |
-96 dBm (BLE) -100 dBm (802.15.4) |
+3.5 dBm | 6.6 mA | 6.1 mA |
| KW21Z Thread Zigbee |
Arm Cortex-M0+ | 256-512 KB / 64-128 KB |
-100 dBm | Up to +3.5 dBm | 6.8 mA | 6.1 mA |
| KW41Z Thread Zigbee Bluetooth Low Energy |
Arm Cortex-M0+ | 256-512 KB / 64-128 KB |
-95 dBm (BLE) -100 dBm (802.15.4) |
Up to +3.5 dBm | 6.8 mA | 6.1 mA |
Kinetis W Series MCUs: Expanding the Possibilities
Kinetis W series MCUs simplify the design process to enable connected devices with a complete solution.
Developer Resources
Hardware
Software
What's New
Power Amplifier Reference Design for the KW41Z Platform
The KW41Z Power Amplifier reference design uses an external power amplifier to boost the transmitter output power to +20 dBm.
Biometric Authentication using K32W0x Wireless MCUs
Next-generation Kinetis wireless MCUs offer dual-core Arm® Cortex®-M4 and Cortex-M0+ processors, support Bluetooth® 5 and IEEE® 802.15.4 for running Thread and Zigbee.