NXP i.MX RT Crossover MCU + IW611/IW612 Tri-Radio Development Platform

By NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V.

NXP’s i.MX RT Crossover MCU + IW611/IW612 Tri-Radio Hosted Matter Development platform, which is seamlessly integrated with NXP’s powerful IW611 wireless chip (with concurrent Wi-Fi® 6 + Bluetooth® 5.4) or NXP’s powerful IW612 tri-radio chip (with concurrent Wi-Fi® 6 + Bluetooth® 5.4 + IEEE 802.15.4), which include the hardware, software and enablement needed to create advanced end devices using Matter over Wi-Fi and for IW612, Matter over Thread® to act as mesh extenders, Matter controllers or Thread Border Routers. This platform provides the capability to enable and extend full Matter functionality for both local and cloud-based control and monitoring of IoT products seamlessly across major ecosystems.

NXP’s crossover processors and MCUs marry the simplicity of MCUs with the complexity of applications processors into a hybrid device designed to address the growing consumer demand for enhanced user experiences in smart and secure high-performance products. Included in this class of products is the i.MX RT series of crossover MCUs that combines unprecedented performance with reliability and high levels of integration and security to propel industrial, IoT and automotive applications.

IW611 /IW612 wireless SoCs include a full-feature Wi-Fi subsystem powered by NXP’s 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) technology bringing higher throughput, better network efficiency, lower latency and improved range over previous generation Wi-Fi standards. The Wi-Fi subsystem integrates a Wi-Fi MAC, baseband, and direct-conversion radio with integrated PA, LNA, and transmit/receive switch removing the need for an RF front end module (FEMs) saving cost and reducing system complexity.

In addition to a Wi-Fi 6 radio, the IW611/IW612 integrate an independent Bluetooth 5.3 subsystem that supports Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (LE). The device features Bluetooth Profiles such as hands free (HFP), advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) for audio streaming as well as additional profiles like dual wide band speech (WBS). For Bluetooth Low Energy, the IW611/IW612 enable 2 Mbit/s high-speed data rate, long range and extended advertising. Finally, LE Audio is supported utilizing Isochronous channels for a better overall audio experience.

The IW611/IW612 integrates dedicated CPUs and memories for both the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth subsystems which enable real time, independent protocol processing. Interfaces for connecting the IW611/IW612 to external host processors include SDIO 3.0 for Wi-Fi, UART for Bluetooth, and SPI for IEEE 802.15.4 (IW612).

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Product Details

  • Firmware Version V1.3.0.0.1.1
  • Hardware Version IW612
  • Certificate ID CSA2462CMAT44255-50
  • Certified Date 10/07/2024
  • Product ID 0xA227
  • Vendor ID 0x1037
  • Compliance Document Download Compliance Document
  • TIS/TRP Tested No
  • Specification Version 1.3
  • Transport Interface Thread, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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