Table of Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................... 5
2 Feature Descriptions.............................................................6
2.1 Block Diagram............................................................... 6
2.2 Radio features............................................................... 7
2.3 Microcontroller features................................................. 8
2.4 System features.............................................................10
2.5 Peripheral features........................................................ 12
2.6 Security Features...........................................................16
3 Transceiver Description........................................................ 17
3.1 Key Specifications......................................................... 18
3.2 Channel Map Frequency Plans .................................... 18
3.2.1 Channel Plan for Bluetooth Low Energy............18
3.2.2 Other Channel Plans ........................................ 20
3.3 Transceiver Functions................................................... 20
4 Transceiver Electrical Characteristics...................................20
4.1 Radio operating conditions............................................ 21
4.2 Receiver Feature Summary...........................................21
4.3 Transmit and PLL Feature Summary.............................23
5 System and Power Management..........................................26
5.1 Power Management.......................................................26
5.1.1 DC-DC Converter.............................................. 27
5.2 Modes of Operation....................................................... 27
5.2.1 Power modes.....................................................27
6 KW36A/35A/34A Electrical Characteristics...........................29
6.1 AC electrical characteristics...........................................29
6.2 Nonswitching electrical specifications............................30
6.2.1 Voltage and current operating requirements..... 30
6.2.2 LVD and POR operating requirements..............31
6.2.3 Voltage and current operating behaviors...........32
6.2.4 Power mode transition operating behaviors...... 33
6.2.5 Power consumption operating behaviors.......... 34
6.2.6 Diagram: Typical IDD_RUN operating behavior39
6.2.7 SoC Power Consumption.................................. 41
6.2.8 Designing with radiated emissions in mind........42
6.2.9 Capacitance attributes.......................................42
6.3 Switching electrical specifications..................................42
6.3.1 Device clock specifications................................42
6.3.2 General switching specifications....................... 43
6.4 Thermal specifications...................................................44
6.4.1 Thermal operating requirements....................... 44
6.4.2 Thermal attributes..............................................44
6.5 Peripheral operating requirements and behaviors.........45
6.5.1 Core modules.................................................... 45
6.5.2 System modules................................................ 46
6.5.3 Clock modules................................................... 47
6.5.4 Memories and memory interfaces..................... 50
6.5.5 Security and integrity modules.......................... 53
6.5.6 Analog............................................................... 53
6.5.7 Timers................................................................61
6.5.8 Communication interfaces................................. 61
6.5.9 Human-machine interfaces (HMI)......................66
6.6 DC-DC Converter Operating Requirements.................. 66
6.7 Ratings...........................................................................68
6.7.1 Thermal handling ratings................................... 68
6.7.2 Moisture handling ratings.................................. 69
6.7.3 ESD handling ratings.........................................69
6.7.4 Voltage and current operating ratings............... 69
7 Pin Diagrams and Pin Assignments......................................70
7.1 KW36A Signal Multiplexing and Pin Assignments.........70
7.2 KW36A Pinouts..............................................................73
7.3 KW35A Signal Multiplexing and Pin Assignments.........75
7.4 KW35A Pinouts..............................................................78
7.5 KW34A Signal Multiplexing and Pin Assignments.........80
7.6 KW34A Pinouts..............................................................83
7.7 Module Signal Description Tables................................. 84
7.7.1 Core Modules.................................................... 84
7.7.2 Radio Modules...................................................85
7.7.3 System Modules................................................ 86
7.7.4 Clock Modules................................................... 87
7.7.5 Analog Modules.................................................87
7.7.6 Timer Modules...................................................88
7.7.7 Communication Interfaces.................................89
7.7.8 Human-Machine Interfaces(HMI)...................... 90
8 Package Information............................................................. 91
8.1 Obtaining package dimensions......................................91
9 Part identification...................................................................91
9.1 Description.....................................................................91
9.2 Format........................................................................... 92
9.3 Fields............................................................................. 92
9.4 Example.........................................................................92
10 Revision History.................................................................... 93
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MKW36A/35A/34A Data Sheet, Rev. 7, 09/2019
NXP Semiconductors
