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The FRDM-KW36 is a development kit enabled by the Kinetis^® W KW36/35/34 (KW36) family built on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ processor with integrated 2.4 GHz transceiver supporting Bluetooth^® Low Energy (BLE) v5 and Generic FSK. The KW36 integrate CAN/CAN-FD and LIN connectivity.

The FRDM-KW36 kit contains Freedom board that can be used as a development board or a shield to connect to a host processor. The FRDM-KW36 highly sensitive, optimized 2.4 GHz radio features a PCB F-antenna which can be bypassed to test via SMA connection, CAN and LIN transceivers, 4-Mbit external serial flash, multiple power supply options, push/capacitive touch buttons, switches, LEDs and integrated sensors.

Note: For the latest Bluetooth LE 5.0 features please check the KW39/38/37.

Design Files

Software

Product Details

Supported Devices

Wireless Connectivity

Bluetooth Low Energy

KW36-35: KW36/35/34: Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+|Kinetis^® KW36/35/34 Bluetooth Low Energy 32-bit MCUs | NXP

Features

Core

FRDM-KW36 Freedom Development Board includes MKW36Z512VHT4
Can be configured as Host or Shield for connection to Host Processor

Power Management

Supports all DC-DC configurations

Connectivity

CAN connectivity support
LIN connectivity support

Wireless

PCB inverted F-type antenna and SMA RF Connector

Debug

OpenSDA
JTAG

Sensors

Onboard NXP FXOS8700CQ digital sensor
3D Accelerometer (±2g/±4g/±8g) + 3D Magnetometer

Tools and OS Support

Serial Flash for OTA firmware upgrades
Full MCUXpresso support

FCC Part15 and EN300 328 compliant

Minimum number of matching components

Buy Options

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FRDM-KW36
FRDM-KW36.
- 1 FRDM-KW36 Freedom development board
- 1 USB Cable

$86.25 USD
For a quantity of 1
- Availability: In Stock
- Inventory: 16
- Shipping: Normally ships 1-2 business days

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Documentation

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^{User Guide}
FRDM-KW36 Freedom Development Board User's GuideGetting Started

PDFRev 4Jan 16, 20201.4 MBFRDMKW36UGEnglish, 中文
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^{User Guide}
Getting Started with the FRDM-KW36Getting Started

HTMLMar 22, 2022NGS-FRDM-KW36English
^{User Guide}
FRDM-KW36 Minimum BoM Development Board User’s GuideGetting Started

PDFRev 0Sep 27, 20182.6 MBMiniBoMKW36UGEnglish, 中文
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^{Data Sheet}
MKW36Z/35Z Data Sheet
PDFRev 9Sep 28, 20211.2 MBMKW36Z512English
Supported Parts
^{Data Sheet}
MKW36A/35A/34A Data Sheet
PDFRev 9Sep 28, 20211.2 MBMKW36A512English
Supported Parts
^{Reference Manual}
MKW36/35/34 Reference Manual
PDFRev 8Jun 5, 202014.8 MBMKW36A512RMEnglish
Supported Parts
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^{Application Note}
MKW4xZ/3xA/2xZ DCDC Power Management

PDFRev 3Jun 7, 20211.5 MBAN5025English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Kinetis MKW36 Power Consumption Analysis

PDFRev 4Feb 17, 20215.4 MBAN12180English
^{Application Note}
FRDM-KW36Z RF System Evaluation Report for BLE Applications

PDFRev 5Dec 15, 20204.2 MBAN12076English, 中文
^{Application Note}
KW36 - Integrating the OTAP Client Service into a Bluetooth LE Central Device

PDFRev 0Sep 14, 20203.2 MBAN12970EnglishAssociated File: AN12970SW
^{Application Note}
FSCI Blackbox with MCU Host Bluetooth LE Temperature Sensor

PDFRev 0Jul 7, 20201.3 MBAN12896EnglishAssociated File: AN12896SW
^{Application Note}
Integrating the OTAP Client Service into a Bluetooth LE Peripheral Device

PDFRev 0Mar 30, 20201.5 MBAN12775English, 中文Associated File: AN12775SW
^{Application Note}
Memory Pool Optimizer on MKW3xA/KW3xZ

PDFRev 0Mar 3, 2020285.5 KBAN12600English
^{Application Note}
FRDM-KW36 Co-existence with RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth® Low Energy Application

PDFRev 1Mar 3, 20201.1 MBAN12256English
^{Application Note}
Hardware Design Considerations for MKW35A/36A/35Z/36Z Bluetooth Low Energy Devices

PDFRev 3Oct 21, 20192.6 MBAN12181English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Hybrid (Dual-Mode) Bluetooth Low Energy and GenFSK Heart Rate Sensor Application

PDFRev 0Jun 19, 20191.1 MBAN12415EnglishAssociated File: AN12415-SW
^{Application Note}
Migration Guide from MKW36Z512xxx4 to MKW35Z512xxx4

PDFRev 1Jun 13, 20191.4 MBAN12252English, 中文
^{Application Note}
Multiple Connections in Bluetooth LE Peripheral Device

PDFRev 0May 14, 20191.9 MBAN12405English
^{Application Note}
Multiple Connections in Bluetooth LE Central Device

PDFRev 0May 13, 20191.4 MBAN12414English
^{Application Note}
Using MCUXpresso SDK CAN and LIN Drivers to Create a Bluetooth LE-CAN and Bluetooth LE-LIN Bridges on KW36/KW35

PDFRev 1Nov 25, 20182.0 MBAN12273English
^{Application Note}
Use of 40-bit MAC Address in Kinetis® Wireless Microcontrollers

PDFRev 0Oct 10, 2018647.4 KBAN12272English
^{Application Note Software}
Application note software for AN12970

ZIPRev 0Sep 14, 20202.1 MBAN12970SWEnglish
^{Application Note Software}
Application Note software for AN12896

ZIPRev 0Jul 7, 2020967.1 KBAN12896SWEnglish
^{Application Note Software}
Application note software for AN12775SW

ZIPRev 0May 8, 20202.0 MBAN12775SWEnglish
^{Application Note Software}
Hybrid Heart Rate Sensor and GenFSK Device Demos

ZIPRev v1.0.0Jun 27, 20193.0 MBAN12415-SWEnglish
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^{Application Note Software}
Bluetooth Low Energy - CAN - LIN Bridge Demo

ZIPRev 1.0Oct 22, 2018376.8 KBAN12273-SWEnglish
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^Errata
Mask Set Errata for Mask 1N41U

PDFRev 18 JUL 2019Sep 10, 2019164.5 KBKINETIS_W_1N41UEnglish
^Legal
European Union Declaration of Conformity

PDFRev 0Sep 14, 2018603.5 KBREDKW36English
^{Quick Reference Guide}
FRDM-KW36 Quick Reference Guide

PDFRev 1Sep 26, 20185.1 MBFRDM-KW36-QSGEnglish

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Design Resources

Design Files

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2 design files

^{Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics}
FRDM-KW36 Schematics Files

PDFRev 0Sep 11, 2018 08:54:001.0 MBFRDM-KW36-RevB1
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FRDM-KW36 Design Files

ZIPRev 0Sep 24, 2018 12:27:005.1 MBFRDM-KW36-REVB1
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Software

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^{Development IDEs and Build Tools}
MCUXpresso Integrated Development Environment (IDE)Featured

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MCUXpresso SDK Builder for the KW36 Freedom Board

EXTERNALRev 1Feb 9, 2021 13:21:001 KBMCUXPRESSO-SDK-FRDM-KW36

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^{Connectivity 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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Application Software for the External MCU connected to the NBP9

ZIPRev 0.1Aug 30, 2022 19:35:005.2 MBNBP9_demo_package
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IoT Toolbox – Apple iOS app

HTMLRev 0May 8, 2019 00:00:006 KBIoT-Toolbox-Apple-iOS-app

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IoT Toolbox - Google Android app

HTMLRev 0May 8, 2019 00:00:0015 KBIoT-Toolbox-Google-Android-app

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Connectivity Tool Suite

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Product Details

Supported Devices

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Power Management

Connectivity

Wireless

Debug

Sensors

Tools and OS Support

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