Arm® Cortex®-M0+|Kinetis® KW0x Sub-1 GHz 32-bit MCUs

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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

Data Sheet

Reference Manual

Product Details

Block Diagram

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

Part numbers include: MKW01Z128CHN.

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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Documentation

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^{Data Sheet}
Highly-integrated, cost-effective single-package solution for sub-1 GHz applications - Data SheetFeatured

PDFRev 6May 22, 20161.2 MBMKW01Z128English
^{Reference Manual}
MKW01xxRM - MKW01Z128 Reference ManualFeatured

PDFRev 3May 19, 20165.5 MBMKW01XXRMEnglish
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^{Fact Sheet}
Kinetis W Series, KInetis KW0x Wireless MCUs - Fact SheetFeatured

PDFRev 2Nov 4, 2015224.4 KBKW0XFSEnglish
^{Reference Manual}
MKW01 Simple Media Access Controller (SMAC) - Reference Manual

PDFRev 2Feb 20, 2014661.2 KBMKW01SMACRMEnglish
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KW01 Development Hardware Reference Manual

PDFRev 1Jan 23, 20141.5 MBKW01DHRMEnglish
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^{Application Note}
Known Spurious Signals in the NXP^® MKW01 Sub-GHz Transceivers

PDFRev 0Oct 5, 2015623.6 KBAN5026English
^{Application Note}
Using the Kinetis KW01 as the Receiver for the FXTH870xD TPMS Sensor

PDFRev 0Aug 11, 20151.4 MBAN5136EnglishAssociated File: AN5136SW1 AN5136SW2 AN5136SW3
^{Application Note}
Implementing Data Whitening and CRC Verification in Software in Kinetis^® KW01 Microcontrollers

PDFRev 0Jul 16, 2015692.6 KBAN5070EnglishAssociated File: AN5070SW
^{Application Note}
Power Management for Kinetis and ColdFire+ MCUs

PDFRev 2Apr 6, 20151.9 MBAN4503English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Power supply options for Tower development plaftorm

PDFRev 0.1Sep 23, 20142.7 MBAN4649English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Operation of the AFC in the Freescale MC12311 and MKW01 Sub-GHz Transceivers

PDFRev 0Sep 2, 2014429.9 KBAN4983English
^{Application Note}
Hardware Design Considerations for MC12311 and MKW01x Sub-GHz Devices

PDFRev 0Aug 29, 20141.3 MBAN4958English
^{Application Note}
Freescale 802.15.4 MAC Security Setup

PDFRev 0Jul 17, 2014200.4 KBAN4973English
^{Application Note}
I2C non-blocking communication

PDFRev 0Oct 21, 2013671.4 KBAN4803English
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Using Kinetis DMA and GPIO to emulate timer functionality

PDFRev 0Sep 27, 2012866.8 KBAN4419English, 中文Associated File: AN4419SW
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^{Application Note}
Using CMSIS-DSP Algorithms with MQX and Kinetis^® MCUs

PDFRev 0Mar 20, 2012691.7 KBAN4489English
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Low-Power management with MQX RTOS on Kinetis MCUs

PDFRev 0Jan 30, 2012303.6 KBAN4447English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Prototyping with Tower System MCU development board

PDFRev 0Nov 11, 2011390.5 KBAN4390English
^{User Guide}
USB-KW019032 Freescale USB Dongle Development Board User's guide

PDFRev 0Oct 15, 20151.1 MBUSBKW019032UGEnglish
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MKW01 Demonstration Application User’s Guide

PDFRev 2.1Jun 10, 20152.0 MBMKW01DAUGEnglish
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^{Application Note Software}
Software for AN5070: Implementing Data Whitening and CRC Verification in Software in Kinetis^® KW01 Microcontrollers

ZIPRev 0Jul 16, 20156.9 MBAN5070SWEnglish
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Software files for Application Note AN4419

ZIPRev 0Sep 27, 20129.0 MBAN4419SWEnglish
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Kinetis^® Symbols, Footprints and Models

INTERNALRev 1.0Nov 27, 2017 11:23:001 KBCAD-SYMBOLFOOTPRINTS

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Freedom Development Board for Kinetis^® KW0xFeatured

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Universal Multilink Development Interface

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PEmicro Cyclone FX programmer

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Tracelink - Advance Trace Capture

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Universal Multilink FX High-Speed Development Interface

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PEmicro Cyclone programmer

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Cyclone Production ProgrammersUPDATED

Programmer for stand-alone (or cloud-connected) in-circuit flash programming, debug, & test of many NXP MCUs. Sophisticated power mgmt and dyanmic data. FX line o...

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Multilink Debug ProbesUPDATED

Multilink debug probes are BDM/JTAG debug probes for various NXP devices. Universal models support SWO debug in NXP's MCUXpresso IDE. FX model features high-speed com...

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TRACE32® Debug and Trace tools for Arm®-based NXP MPUs/MCUs

TRACE32® provides a complete suite of tools for all NXP's Arm®-based microprocessors. All of these provide unparalleled levels of debug capabilities to get the best out o...

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TRACE32® PowerDebug System for NXP Microcontrollers/Microprocessors

PowerDebug is Lauterbach's powerful, modular, flexible debug system. It provides the broadest coverage of supported chips and core architectures in the embedded industry ...

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Software

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KW01 Board Support Package

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Radio Utility Application Demo and USB2SER Drivers

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KW01 Connectivity Software

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Test Tool for Connectivity Products

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

Product Details

Block Diagram

Kinetis W Series KW0x MCUs Block Diagram

Features

RF Transceiver

MCU

Memory

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Operating Voltage and Temperature Range

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