USB-KW019032 Freescale USB Dongle Development Board , User’s Guide, Rev. 0, 10/2015
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USB-KW019032 overview and description
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USB-KW019032 overview and description
3.1
Introduction
The USB-KW019032 development platform is an evaluation environment based on the Freescale
MKW01Z128 device. The MKW01Z128 device is a highly-integrated RF transceiver, and it operates over
a wide frequency range, including 315 MHz, 433 MHz, 470 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHz, 928 MHz, and
955 MHz in the license-free Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) frequency bands. This configuration
enables users to minimize external components.
The MKW01Z128 is targeted for the following low-power wireless applications:
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Automated meter reading
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Wireless sensor networks
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Home and building automation
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Wireless alarm and security systems
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Industrial monitoring and control
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Wireless MBUS Standard (EN13757-4:2005)
Freescale supplements the MKW01Z128 device with tools and software that include hardware evaluation
and development boards, software development IDE and applications, drivers, custom PHY usable with
Freescale IEEE 802.15.4 compatible MAC, SMAC, Thread
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, and an available wireless MBUS solution.
3.2
Board features
3.2.1
USB-KW019032 board
The USB-KW019032 development board contains the MKW01Z128 device, and it is one of the simplest
reference designs using the on-chip USB block for power and communication. The USB-KW019032 is a
small-form-factor self-contained board for evaluation of wireless application, and it can be used as
a packet sniffer. The USB type-A connection is used with USB-enabled hardware, such as a computer.
USB-KW019032 evaluation board operates in the 915 MHz and 868 MHz frequency bands with 32 MHz
clock source. You can change the operation band to a different band, but optimize the RF matching
network as per
Section 4.3.1, “Bill of materials
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Figure 1
shows the USB-KW019032 development platform.
