The Kinetis KW36A/35A and KW36Z/35Z 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 KW36A/35A
and KW36Z/35Z wireless MCUs integrates a Bluetooth Low
Energy (BLE) 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 a cars 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 on-board 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® KW36A/35A, KW36Z/35Z
Bluetooth® 5 Wireless MCUs with
Integrated CAN/CAN FD and LIN Bus
KINETIS KW36A/35A AND KW36Z/35Z WIRELESS MCU
FAMILY BLOCK DIAGRAM
Kinetis KW36 wireless MCU only
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)
256 kB FlexNVM
8 kB EEPROM
Memories
Balun
BLE 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
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
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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.
