Bluetooth Low Energy/IEEE® 802.15.4 Packet Sniffer USB Dongle for Kinetis® KW40Z/30Z/20Z MCUs | NXP Semiconductors

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The USB-KW40Z is a development platform enabled by the Kinetis^® W series KW40Z/30Z/20Z (KW40Z) family built on the Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ processor in a convenient USB dongle form factor. The USB-KW40Z can be used as a Bluetooth^® Smart/Bluetooth^® Low Energy and/or IEEE^® 802.15.4 packet sniffer or development board. Packet sniffers are essential for wireless network development allowing over-the-air traffic monitoring.

Note: K32W061/41 is preferred for any new Zigbee^®, Thread and Bluetooth^® LE 5.0 design. No new software releases planned

Product Details

Supported Devices

Wireless Connectivity

Multiprotocol MCUs

KW40Z: Kinetis^® KW40Z-2.4 GHz Dual Mode: Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4 Wireless Radio Microcontroller (MCU) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core

Bluetooth Low Energy

KW30Z: Kinetis^® KW30Z-2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy 4.1 Microcontroller based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+

Zigbee

KW20Z: Kinetis^® KW20Z-2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Wireless Radio Microcontroller based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+

Features

Microcontroller

Supports MKW40Z160VHT4, MKW30Z160VHM4, MKW20Z160VHT4 Kinetis^® W MCUs

MK22FN512VMP12 MCU

Radio (RF) Features

High-performance 2.4 GHz transceiver supporting Bluetooth^® Low Energy v4.1 and IEEE 802.15.4-2011
-91 dBm Bluetooth Low Energy and -102 dBm 802.15.4 receive sensitivity
Up to +5 dBm programmable transmit output power
6.5 mA / 8.4 mA Rx/Tx power consumption (DC-to-DC enabled)
Chip antenna
Minimum number of matching components and external balun

Software/Protocol Stacks

Bluetooth Low Energy Host Stack and Application Profiles
Thread (end device only)
ZigBee Pro and Application Profiles
IEEE 802.15.4-2011 MAC/PHY
NXP Simple MAC (SMAC)

Connectivity

USB Type A Connector

Debug

OpenSDA debug interface

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USB-KW40Z
USB Dongle, Kinetis W MCU, KW40Z, KW30Z, KW20Z.
- USB-KW40Z packet sniffer/dongle
- Quick start guide

$103.50 USD
For a quantity of 1

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Documentation

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1-5 of 7 documents

^{User Guide}
Getting Started with USB-KW40Z Getting Started

HTMLMay 18, 2023NGS-USB-KW40ZEnglish
^{User Guide}
IoT Toolbox Mobile Application User ManualGetting Started

PDFRev 0Dec 19, 20176.0 MBUM11087English
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^{User Guide}
Freescale MKW40Z SMAC SoftwareGetting Started

PDFRev 0Oct 12, 20151.6 MBMKW40ZSMACSW303QSGEnglish
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USB-KW40Z Quick ReferenceGetting Started

PDFRev 1Apr 15, 20162.2 MBUSBKW40ZQRCEnglish
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MKW40Z Bluetooth® Low Energy Quick Start GuideGetting Started

PDFRev 0Oct 12, 20151.1 MBMKW40ZBLE113QSGEnglish
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^{User Guide}
Freescale MKW40Z IEEE® 802.15.4 SoftwareGetting Started

PDFRev 0Oct 12, 20151.4 MBMKW40Z802154SW523QSGEnglish
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^{Application Note}
Wireless Coexistence in the 2.4 GHz Band

PDFRev 0Sep 17, 20151.5 MBAN5185English

Design Resources

Related Hardware

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2 hardware offerings

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Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis^® KW40Z/30Z/20Z MCUsActive

FRDM-KW40ZSimilar
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Bluetooth Low Energy/IEEE^® 802.15.4 Packet Sniffer/USB DongleActive

USB-KW41ZSimilar

Design Files

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4 design files

^{Printed Circuit Boards and Schematics}
USB-KW40Z Schematics

PDFRev AJan 26, 2016 00:00:0086.3 KBUSB-KW40Z-SCH
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USB-KW40Z_SCH

PDFRev X1May 20, 2015 00:00:00150.6 KBUSB-KW40Z_SCH
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USB-KW40Z Design Files

ZIPRev X1Oct 12, 2015 00:00:002.1 MBUSB-KW40Z
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USB-KW40Z Design Files

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Software

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USB-KW40Z Board Support Package

ZIPRev 1Oct 28, 2016 00:00:004.7 MBUSB-KW40Z-BSP
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Test Tool for Connectivity Products

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Kinetis KW40Z Connectivity Software

EXERev 1.0.1Dec 10, 2015 00:00:0039.4 MBKW40Z-CONNECTIVITY-SOFTWARE
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Kinetis Protocol Analyzer Adapter

EXERev 2.0.4Feb 20, 2021 12:24:0016.5 MBKinetis_Protocol_Analyzer_Adapter_2.0.4.1
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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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IoT Toolbox – Apple iOS app

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

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