ZWIR4512
Secure Low-Power
Datasheet
Wireless IPv6 Module
Brief Description
Hardware Features
The ZWIR4512 enables secure low-power wireless
IPv6 communication for sensors and small devices.
IDT provides a user-programmable, royalty-free
6LoWPAN stack with mesh routing capability with
the ZWIR4512. 6LoWPAN is an Internet Engineer-
ing Task Force (IETF) standard for building wireless,
low-power IP-based sensor and device networks.
These networks can easily be integrated into exist-
ing IT infrastructure or operate autonomously.
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License-free 868/915 MHz frequency bands
• ARM® Cortex™-M3 32-bit microcontroller
≤192kB flash and 32kB RAM for user applications
Unique EUI64 address
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4 channels in EU mode; 10 channels in US mode
19 (ZWIR4512AC1) or 21 (ZWIR4512AC2)
GPIOs with multiplexed peripheral functions:
. 2 x UART, SPI, 3 x ADC, 2 x DAC, 11 x PWM,
USB, CAN, I2C™ (NXP trademark), 8 x timer
Secure communication is provided by standard-
compliant implementations of the Internet Protocol
Security (IPSec) protocol suite and the Internet Key
Exchange Protocol version 2 (IKEv2), which enable
highly secure end-to-end communication, including
over unsecure network nodes.
The module is powered by an ARM® Cortex™-M3
(ARM, Ltd. trademark) microcontroller and provides
a rich set of GPIO and peripheral interfaces. Up to
192kB of flash and 32kB of RAM are available for
applications. Different low power modes are pro-
vided to save energy in battery-operated devices.
The modules provide superior radio properties with-
out the need for complicated external RF design.
. Several 5V tolerant I/Os available
• Low current consumption: 3.5 µA in Standby
Mode; 10.5 mA in Receive Mode; 16.0 mA in
Transmit Mode @ 0 dBm
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Modulation schemes
. BPSK (20 kBps EU, 40 kBps US)
. O-QPSK (100 kBps EU, 250 kBps US)
Receiver sensitivity: up to -110 dBm
• TX output power: up to 10 dBm (US Mode)
Firmware Features
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Serial command interface with built-in security
and over-the-air update (OTAU) functionality
Benefits
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Royalty-free library bundle for custom firmware:
6LoWPAN communication library with mesh
routing capability; IPSec and IKEv2 security
libraries; over-the-air update library; several
peripheral libraries
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Uniquely simple programmability
Standard-compliant security solution
No need for external microcontroller
Plug-and-play integration into local and wide-
area networks
Available Support
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No RF design required
2D barcode label containing MAC address
Superior radio propagation
ETSI/FCC certified
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Development Kit
Programming guide and application notes
Ethernet, USB and UART gateways
Free packet sniffer and example programs
demonstrating C-API usage
Typical ZWIR4512 Application Setup
Specific Devices:
LAN
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Windows® (Microsoft Corp. trademark) and
Linux® (Linus Torvalds trademark) support tools
ZWIR45xx
Device
ZWIR45xx
Gateway
Physical Characteristics
Off-the-Shelf
Components:
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Supply voltage: 2.0 V to 3.6 V
LAN
Router
Cloud /
Internet
Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C
Handheld
Device
30-pin edge-board contact package or
32-pin land grid array package
Computer
PAN WAN
© 2016 Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
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January 27, 2016