Features

Benefits

BLE 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

+3.5 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 BLE, 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 40QFN

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 KW36A/35A AND KW36Z/35Z WIRELESS MCU FAMILY

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

www.nxp.com/Wireless/KinetisKW36

NXP, the NXP logo and Kinetis are trademarks of NXP B.V. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. Arm and Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in

the EU and/or elsewhere. All rights reserved. © 2017–2018 NXP B.V.

Document Number: KINETISKW35FAMFS REV 1

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 QFN

MKW36A512VHT4

MKW36Z512VHT4

MKW35Z512VHT4

Automotive

Industrial

Industrial

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

7X7 48-pin

Laminate QFN

PART NUMBERS

Board Name

Description

FRDM-KW36

Freedom development board for Kinetis KW36/35 MCUs with 2.4 GHz BLE 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 BLE 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.

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 calculate Time-of-Flight (ToF), Angle-

of-Arrival (AoA) and Angle-of-Departure

(AoD) that can accurately estimate the

distance/angle of a remote BLE device to

determine its position.

For automotive applications, Kinetis

KW36A/35A devices are AEC-Q100

Grade 2 qualified and are provided in a

6 mm x 6 mm QFN package with

“wettable” flanks package technology

that enables optical inspection of the

soldering, reducing cost and increasing

reliability.

ENABLEMENT

Take advantage of the robust enablement

package that includes the fully certified

BLE 5 host and controller stacks,

BLE application profiles in source,

generic FSK software protocol, RTOS,

development tools and IDEs. These

tools are designed for use with Kinetis

KW36A/35A and KW36Z/35Z MCUs and

are fully integrated in the MCUXpresso

software and tools.