Arm® Cortex®-M0+|Kinetis® KW30Z Bluetooth Low Energy 32-bit MCUs

Product Details

Block Diagram

Kinetis W Series KW30Z MCUs Block Diagram

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Features

Bluetooth Low Energy Radio Features

2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy version 4.1 Compliant
Typical Receiver Sensitivity = -91 dBm
Programmable Transmitter Output Power up to +3.5 dBm

Core and Memories

Up to 48 MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ core
On-chip 160 KB Flash memory
On-chip 20 KB SRAM

Low Power Consumption and Operating Voltage Ranges

Nine low-power modes to provide power optimization based on application requirements
Typical Rx/Tx Current (DC/DC Enabled): 6.5 mA / 8.4 mA
Bypass Voltage: 1.71V to 3.6V
DCDC Converter Buck Configuration: 2.1V to 4.2V
DCDC Converter Boost Configuration: 0.9V to 1.795V

Analog modules

16-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
12-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
6-bit High Speed Analog Comparator (CMP)

Security

AES-128 Accelerator (AESA), True Random Number Generator (TRNG)

Supported Software

Bluetooth Low Energy Host Stack and Profiles
Kinetis^® Software Development Kit (SDK)
Multiple RTOS including MQX and FreeRTOS

Part numbers include: MKW30Z160VHM4.

Comparison Table

Kinetis KW40Z Family Recommended Solutions

Part Number	Wireless Connectivity Protocol	Package Size	Hardware Development Tool
MKW40Z160VHT4	Bluetooth Low Energy and IEEE 802.15.4	7 mm x 7 mm x 1 mm 48-pin Laminate QFN	FRDM-KW40Z USB-KW40Z
MKW30Z160VHM4	Bluetooth Low Energy	5 mm x 5 mm x 1 mm 32-pin Laminate QFN
MKW20Z160VHT4	IEEE 802.15.4	7 mm x 7 mm x 1 mm 48-pin Laminate QFN

MCUXpresso Software and Tools

MCUXpresso Config Tools – A comprehensive suite of system configuration tools, including pins, clocks, SDK builder and more.

MCUXpresso SDK – An open-source software development kit (SDK) built specifically for your processor and evaluation board selections.

MCUXpresso IDE – An easy-to-use integrated development environment (IDE) for creating, building, debugging, and optimizing your application.

Protocol Stacks

Connectivity Software

Kinetis Connectivity Software Version 1.0.1 includes the following components:

KW40Z Bluetooth^® low energy v4.2 stack, v1.1.4
KW40Z IEEE^® 802.15.4-2006/2011 MAC/PHY implementation v5.2.4
KW40Z Simple Media Access Controller (SMAC) v3.2.4
KW40Z-enabled Connectivity Framework

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Documentation

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1-5 of 9 documents

^{Fact Sheet}
Kinetis KW40Z/30Z/20Z Wireless MCUs Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 0Jun 12, 2015142.2 KBKNTSKW40ZFSEnglish
^{Data Sheet}
MKW40Z/30Z/20Z Data Sheet

PDFRev 1.2May 1, 2018960.2 KBMKW40Z160English
^{Reference Manual}
MKW40Z/30Z/20Z Reference Manual

PDFRev 1.4.1Sep 28, 20228.8 MBMKW40Z160RMEnglish
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^{Application Note}
Compact Planar Antennas for 2.4 GHz Communication Designs and Applications within NXP EVK Boards

PDFRev 4Nov 11, 20204.5 MBAN2731English, 中文
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IoT Toolbox Mobile Application User Manual

PDFRev 0Dec 19, 20176.0 MBUM11087English
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BLE Beacon Reference Design Hardware User Guide

PDFRev 0Aug 16, 20161.3 MBKW30BCNRDUGEnglish
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BLE Beacon Reference Design Software User Guide

PDFRev 0Apr 16, 2016734.9 KBKW30BCNUGEnglish
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^{User Guide}
Software Porting From MKW40Z to MKW30Z and MKW20Z Wireless MCUs

PDFRev 0Jan 12, 2016706.0 KBMKWSWPUGEnglish
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FRDM-KW40Z Freescale Freedom Development Board

PDFRev 2Oct 12, 20152.2 MBFRDMKW40ZUGEnglish
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Design Resources

Design Files

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Kinetis^® Symbols, Footprints and Models

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Hardware

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Bluetooth Low Energy/IEEE^® 802.15.4 Packet Sniffer USB Dongle for Kinetis^® KW40Z/30Z/20Z MCUsFeatured

USB-KW40Z
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Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis^® KW40Z/30Z/20Z MCUsFeatured

FRDM-KW40Z
^{Complete Solution}
Bluetooth^® Low Energy Beacon Reference Design

BLUETOOTH-BEACON
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Universal Multilink Development Interface

UMultilink
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PEmicro Cyclone programmer

CYCLONE
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PEmicro Cyclone FX programmer

CYCLONE-FX
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LPC-Link2

OM13054
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Universal Multilink FX High-Speed Development Interface

U-MULTILINK-FX
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Bluetooth Low Energy/IEEE^® 802.15.4 Packet Sniffer/USB Dongle

USB-KW41Z

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Software

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Test Tool for Connectivity Products

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Kinetis KW40Z Connectivity Software

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IoT Toolbox - Google Android app

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IoT Toolbox – Apple iOS app

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