Kinetis KW36/35/34 wireless MCUs feature AEC-Q100 Grade 2 or industrial
qualification and the latest Bluetooth technology for superior durability and
performance in automotive, industrial and healthcare applications.
OVERVIEW
Based on the Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core, the Kinetis
KW36/35/34 wireless MCUs integrates a Bluetooth Low
Energy version 5 and Generic FSK radio. The radio supports
up to 8 simultaneous secure connections in any master/
slave combination allowing multiple authorized users to
communicate with the device.
Additionally, the Kinetis KW36 MCU exclusively integrates
FlexCAN, enabling seamless integration into an automobile’s
in-vehicle or industrial CAN communication network. The
FlexCAN module can support CAN’s flexible data rate (CAN
FD) for increased bandwidth and lower latency.
TARGET APPLICATIONS
Automotive
}Car access
}Car sharing
}Passive entry/passive start (PEPS) systems
}Tire pressure measurement sensors (TPMS) systems
}Wireless onboard diagnostic functions
Industrial
}Building control and monitoring
}Fire and safety
Healthcare
}Home and institutional healthcare
}Patient monitoring
Automotive and
Industrial Qualified
Bluetooth Low Energy
Wireless MCUs
Kinetis® KW36/35/34 Bluetooth 5
Wireless MCUs with Integrated CAN/
CAN FD and LIN Bus
KINETIS KW36/35/34 WIRELESS MCU FAMILY BLOCK
DIAGRAM
Optional
Low-Leakage
Wake -Up Unit
DC-DC Converter
Power Management
Controller (PMC)
Bit Manipulation
Engine (BME)
Internal Watchdog
System
16-bit ADC
DMA
6-bit ACMP
Analog
Security
3 x Timer w/ PWM
Periodic Interrupt
Timers
Frequency Locked Loop
Low / High
Frequency Oscillator
Internal Reference Clocks
1 kHz Low-Power Oscillator
Independent
Real-Time Clock
Timers
LP-UART/LIN
LP-UART/LIN
FlexCAN
CMT
GPIO w/IRQ
Capabilities
2 x I2C
2 x SPI
Communications
64 kB SRAM
Program Flash
(512 kB for KW35 or
256 kB for KW36/34)
256 kB FlexNVM
8 kB EEPROM
Memories
Balun
Bluetooth LE 5 and
Generic FSK
8 Simultaneous
Connections
Transceiver
True Random
Number Generator
AES-128
Clocks
Core
Arm® Cortex®-M0+
48 MHz
Micro Trace Buffer
Interrupt
Controller
Single Wire Debug (SWD)
Low-Power Timers
Features Benefits
Bluetooth® LE 5 with 8 simultaneous
connections
Supports simultaneous secure connections in any master/slave
combination
Keeps all connections alive for continuous monitoring
6.3 mA typical Rx and 5.7 mA Tx current
with DC-DC activated
Significantly reduces power consumption and extends battery
life
-95 dBm typical BLE sensitivity
-99 dBm typical generic FSK (at 250 kbit/s)
sensitivity
+5 dBm maximum output power
High link budget improves range and lowers cost by reducing
the need for external power amplifiers
Integrated balun enables smaller design and reduces system
costs
Excellent selectivity and blocking Significantly improves operation in harsh 2.4 GHz environments
48 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core
Up to 512 kB flash memory with ECC
64 kB SRAM
High-performance, low-power core with adequate memory to
run Bluetooth LE, generic FSK protocol stacks and application
AES-128 accelerator
True random number generator
Fast encryption/decryption utilizing hardware security
algorithms for network commissioning and transmissions of
supported protocols
Buck DC-DC converter working from 2.1 V
to 3.6 V Supports a wide range of batteries from coin-cell to Lithium-ion
16-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
6-bit high-speed analog comparator (CMP)
Supports high-performance on-chip analog at the MCU level
for sensor aggregation and other sophisticated applications
CAN/CAN FD and LIN Bus Enables easy integration into automotive in-vehicle and
industrial networks
7 x 7 mm 48LQFN
6 x 6 mm “wettable” flanks 40HVQFN
7 x 7 mm “wettable” flanks 48HVQFN
Smaller size and low component count reduces cost. The
wettable flanks package technology enable optical inspection
of the soldering, reducing cost and increasing reliability.
KINETIS KW36/35/34 WIRELESS MCU FAMILYFEATURES AND BENEFITS
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Document Number: KINETISKW35FAMFS REV 2
Part Number Qualification CAN FD 2nd UART with LIN 8kB EEPROM Package
MKW36A512VFP4
MKW36Z512VFP4
MKW35A512VFP4
Automotive
Industrial
Automotive
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
6 x 6 40-pin
Wettable
HVQFN
MKW36A512VHT4
MKW36Z512VHT4
MKW35Z512VHT4
Automotive
Industrial
Industrial
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
7X7 48-pin
Laminate QFN
MKW36A512VFT4
MKW35A512VFT4
MKW34A512VFT4
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
7 x 7 48-pin
Wettable
HVQFN
PART NUMBERS
Board Name Description
FRDM-KW36 Freedom development board for Kinetis KW36/35 MCUs with 2.4 GHz Bluetooth® LE
and generic FSK wireless connectivity and CAN/LIN connectivity solutions
USB-KW41Z USB dongle for sniffer operations for Kinetis wireless MCUs with 2.4 GHz Bluetooth LE
and generic FSK
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
FEATURES
All MCUs in this family contain an
integrated buck DC-DC converter that
supports operating voltages from 2.1-
3.6 V and significantly reduces the peak
current in receive and transmit modes
to extend the useful life of a battery. At
the same time, this family delivers an
excellent link budget that ensures the
longest range of communication and a
high immunity to interference.
This family has up to 512 kB Flash
memory with ECC and 64 kB SRAM
allowing plenty of space for protocol
stacks, application profiles and custom
user firmware. In addition, the radio can
provide the necessary information in
order to accurately estimate the distance
(ranging) of a remote Bluetooth LE device
to determine its position.
For automotive applications, Kinetis
KW36A/35A/34A devices are AEC-Q100
Grade 2 qualified and are provided in
6 mm x 6 mm 40HVQFN and 7 mm
x 7 mm 48HVQFN packages with
“wettable” flank package technology
enabling optical inspection of soldering,
reducing cost and increasing reliability.
ENABLEMENT
Take advantage of the robust enablement
package that includes the fully certified
Bluetooth LE 5 host and controller stacks,
Bluetooth LE application profiles in
source, generic FSK software protocol,
RTOS, development tools and IDEs.
These tools are designed for use with
Kinetis KW36/35/34 MCUs and are fully
integrated in the MCUXpresso software
and tools suite.
