Commitment to Longevity
MCX W MCUs are ready to support your development today, tomorrow and beyond through our longevity program. The Product Longevity program ensures a stable supply of products for your embedded designs.
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MCX W Series Microcontrollers
MCX W series are secure, wireless MCUs designed to enable more compact, scalable and innovative designs for the next generation of smart and secure connected devices. The MCX W series, based on the Arm® Cortex®-M33, offers a unified range of pin-compatible multiprotocol wireless MCUs for Matter™, Thread®, Bluetooth® Low Energy and Zigbee®. MCX W enables interoperable and innovative smart home devices, building automation sensors and controls and smart energy products. The MCX W series is supported by the MCUXpresso Developer Experience.
Announcing the launch of the MCX W71x family and the FRDM-MCXW71 board.
Key Features
Single MCU Platform
MCX W brings wireless to the MCX microcontroller portfolio by offering an MCU platform with a common core, architecture, intelligent peripherals and developer experience, all supported by the FRDM platform.
IoT Security
As part of NXP's Edgelock®; Assurance program, the MCX W series integrates NXP's Edgelock Secure Enclave Core Profile and offers support for NXP's Edgelock 2GO key and certificate management service.
Robust Wireless Performance
With an upgradable, dedicated radio subsystem, the MCX W series is built to support Matter, Thread, Zigbee and Bluetooth LE.
MCX W Series Products
| Family | Speed | Flash | SRAM | Wireless Connectivity | SPI, UART, I²C, I3C | CAN-FD | Packages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCX W71New | 96 MHz |
1 MB - Application 256 KB - Radio Subsystem |
128 KB - Application 88 KB - Radio Subsystem |
Matter Bluetooth LE Zigbee Thread Proprietary |
2, 2, 2, 1 | 1 (Optional) | QFN40 6x6 mm QFN48 7x7 mm |
| MCX W72 | 96 MHz |
2 MB - Application 512 KB - Radio Subsystem |
256 KB - Application 170 KB - Radio Subsystem |
Matter Bluetooth LE with channel sounding Zigbee Thread Proprietary |
2, 2, 2, 1 | 2 (Optional) | QFN48 7x7 mm |
Go Wireless with the NXP FRDM Platform
NXP's wireless FRDM boards unlock exciting new possibilities for wireless development, with easy evaluation and prototyping all supported by the MCUXPresso Developer Experience.
Locationing Bluetooth Style
Bluetooth channel sounding is an exciting new chapter for locationing as a technology. Our MCX W72 will unlock innovative use cases with channel sounding
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MCX W Series Factsheet
Discover how the benefits and features of the MCX W series can accelerate your next project.
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