KW0x: Kinetis KW0x-48 MHz, Sub-1 GHz Wireless Radio Microcontrollers based on ARM® Cortex®-M0+

The Kinetis® KW0x wireless MCU family embeds a rich set of peripherals with a high-performance bi-directional sub-1 GHz radio, capable of operating over a wide frequency range in the license free industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) frequency bands.

Kinetis® W Series KW0x MCUs Block Diagram
Recommended Documentation (3)
Name/DescriptionTypeModified Date
Kinetis® W Series, KInetis KW0x Wireless MCUs - Fact Sheet (REV 2) PDF (224.4 kB) KW0XFSFact Sheets04 Nov 2015
Highly-integrated, cost-effective single-package solution for sub-1 GHz applications - Data Sheet (REV 6) PDF (1.2 MB) MKW01Z128Data Sheets22 May 2016
MKW01xxRM - MKW01Z128 Reference Manual (REV 3) PDF (5.5 MB) MKW01XXRMReference Manuals19 May 2016
Data Sheets (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Highly-integrated, cost-effective single-package solution for sub-1 GHz applications - Data Sheet (REV 6) PDF (1.2 MB) MKW01Z12822 May 2016
Application Notes (13)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Known Spurious Signals in the NXP® MKW01 Sub-GHz Transceivers (REV 0) PDF (623.6 kB) AN502605 Oct 2015
Using the Kinetis® KW01 as the Receiver for the FXTH870xD TPMS Sensor (REV 0) PDF (1.2 MB) AN513611 Aug 2015
Implementing Data Whitening and CRC Verification in Software in Kinetis® KW01 Microcontrollers (REV 0) PDF (692.6 kB) AN507016 Jul 2015
Power Management for Kinetis® and ColdFire®+ MCUs (REV 2) PDF (1.6 MB) AN450306 Apr 2015
Power supply options for Tower® development plaftorm (REV 0.1) PDF (2.6 MB) AN464923 Sep 2014
Operation of the AFC in the NXP® MC12311 and MKW01 Sub-GHz Transceivers (REV 0) PDF (310.9 kB) AN498302 Sep 2014
Hardware Design Considerations for MC12311 and MKW01x Sub-GHz Devices (REV 0) PDF (1.3 MB) AN495829 Aug 2014
NXP® 802.15.4 MAC Security Setup (REV 0) PDF (98.9 kB) AN497317 Jul 2014
I2C non-blocking communication (REV 0) PDF (570.5 kB) AN480321 Oct 2013
Using Kinetis® DMA and GPIO to emulate timer functionality (REV 0) PDF (825.4 kB) AN441927 Sep 2012
Using CMSIS-DSP Algorithms with MQX and Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (618.3 kB) AN448920 Mar 2012
Low-Power management with MQX RTOS on Kinetis® MCUs (REV 0) PDF (251.8 kB) AN444730 Jan 2012
Prototyping with Tower® System MCU development board (REV 0) PDF (320.9 kB) AN439011 Nov 2011
Reference Manuals (3)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
MKW01xxRM - MKW01Z128 Reference Manual (REV 3) PDF (5.5 MB) MKW01XXRM19 May 2016
MKW01 Simple Media Access Controller (SMAC) - Reference Manual (REV 2) PDF (226.4 kB) MKW01SMACRM20 Feb 2014
KW01 Development Hardware Reference Manual (REV 1) PDF (1.2 MB) KW01DHRM23 Jan 2014
Users Guides (2)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
USB-KW019032 NXP® USB Dongle Development Board User's guide (REV 0) PDF (875.1 kB) USBKW019032UG15 Oct 2015
MKW01 Demonstration Application User’s Guide (REV 2.1) PDF (1.7 MB) MKW01DAUG10 Jun 2015
Fact Sheets (1)
Name/DescriptionModified Date
Kinetis® W Series, KInetis KW0x Wireless MCUs - Fact Sheet (REV 2) PDF (224.4 kB) KW0XFS04 Nov 2015
Ordering Information
ProductStatusStatusBudgetary Price excluding tax(US$)Core TypeOperating Frequency (Max) (MHz)On-chip SRAM (KB)Total Flash (KByte)USBIntegrated wireless radioPackage typeAmbient Operating Temperature (Min-Max) (°C)Transmit Current (mA)Receive Current (mA)RX SensitivityRadio Protocol Supported
MKW01Z128CHNActive10K @ US$2.04ARM Cortex-M0+4816128sub 1GhzLGA-40 to 85
MKW01Z128CHNRActive10K @ US$2.04LGA
Package Information
Package DescriptionOutline VersionPackingProduct StatusPart NumberChemical ContentRoHS / Pb FreeChina RoHS LookupMSLPPT (°C)
MAPLGA 60 8*8*0.9P0.598ASA00302DMPQ - 260 TRAYPOQ - 1300 BRICKActiveMKW01Z128CHNMKW01Z128CHN.pdf3260
MPQ - 2000 REELPOQ - 2000 BOXActiveMKW01Z128CHNRMKW01Z128CHNR.pdf3260
Highly-integrated, cost-effective single-package solution for sub-1 GHz applications - Data Sheet kw0x
Known Spurious Signals in the NXP® MKW01 Sub-GHz Transceivers kw0x
Using the Kinetis® KW01 as the Receiver for the FXTH870xD TPMS Sensor kw0x
Implementing Data Whitening and CRC Verification in Software in Kinetis® KW01 Microcontrollers kw0x
Power Management for Kinetis® and ColdFire®+ MCUs mcf51qx
Power supply options for Tower® development plaftorm kw2xd
Operation of the AFC in the NXP® MC12311 and MKW01 Sub-GHz Transceivers kw0x
Hardware Design Considerations for MC12311 and MKW01x Sub-GHz Devices kw0x
NXP® 802.15.4 MAC Security Setup kw2xd
I2C non-blocking communication 56f803x
Using Kinetis® DMA and GPIO to emulate timer functionality kw2xd
Using CMSIS-DSP Algorithms with MQX and Kinetis® MCUs kw2xd
Low-Power management with MQX RTOS on Kinetis® MCUs kw2xd
Prototyping with Tower® System MCU development board kw2xd
MKW01xxRM - MKW01Z128 Reference Manual kw0x
MKW01 Simple Media Access Controller (SMAC) - Reference Manual kw0x
KW01 Development Hardware Reference Manual kw0x
USB-KW019032 NXP® USB Dongle Development Board User's guide kw0x
MKW01 Demonstration Application User’s Guide kw0x
Kinetis® W Series, KInetis KW0x Wireless MCUs - Fact Sheet kw0x
98ASA00302D kw0x
MKW01Z128CHN.pdf kw0x
MKW01Z128CHNR.pdf kw0x