Features
- Arm® Cortex®-M33: 160MHz
- 704KB SRAM
- Wi-Fi 6, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4/5 GHz, 1x1, 20MHz, MCS9 115Mbps, OFDMA, TWT
- WPA/WPA2- Enterprise/Personal, WPA2 SI, WPA3 SAE, and OWE
- O/QSPI Flash controller (XiP)
- QSPI PSRAM controller
- 2x SPI, 3x UART, 2x I2C, SDIO 3.0 (Device)
- 12-bit ADC, I2S, PDM, PWM
- TRNG
- Upto 28x GPIO
- Encryption: AES, DES/3DES, CHACHA, SHA1/224/256, RSA, DH, ECC
- Package: FCQFN: 66-pin, 5.6mm × 6.4mm, 0.4mm pitch, WLCSP: 70-pin 3.47mm x 4.06mm, 0.424mm pitch
- Operating temperature range: -40°C to 85°C
Description
The RA6W1 is a highly integrated ultra-low power Wi-Fi MCU integrating an Arm® Cortex®-M33 system processor with a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ax Wi-Fi subsystem, on-chip memory, flexible peripheral interfaces, and power management features. This provides a standalone single-chip solution that can support complex low-power IoT solutions that require Wi-Fi network connectivity. Extremely low-power operation is accomplished by dynamically disabling elements of the MCU that are not in use, thus allowing a near zero level of power consumption when not actively transmitting or receiving data. Such low-power operation can extend the battery life up to a year or more, depending on the application. Built from the ground up for the Internet of Things (IoT), the RA6W1 is ideal for door locks, thermostats, sensors, pet trackers, asset trackers, sprinkler systems, connected lighting, smart home, home appliances, video doorbells, wearables, and other IoT devices.
Parameters
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| Main CPU | Arm Cortex-M33 |
| Program Memory (KB) | 0 |
| RAM (KB) | 704 |
| Carrier Type | Reel, Tape & Reel |
| Supply Voltage (V) | 1.62 - 3.6 |
| I/O Ports | 28 |
| DRAM I/F | No |
| Temp. Range (°C) | Ta = -40 to +85 |
| Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) | 160 |
| Ethernet speed | No |
| EtherCat (ch) (#) | 0 |
| USB FS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
| USB HS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
| USB SS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
| SCI or UART (ch) | 3 |
| SPI (ch) | 2 |
| I2C (#) | 2 |
| CAN (ch) | 0 |
| CAN-FD (ch) | 0 |
| Wireless | Yes |
| SDHI (ch) | 0 |
| High Resolution Output Timer | No |
| PWM Output (pin#) | 8 |
| 32-Bit Timer (ch) | 1 |
| 16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) | 0 |
| Standby operable timer | Yes |
| Asynchronous General Purpose Timer / Interval Timer (ch) | 0 |
| 16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 4 |
| 24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 12-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 8-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 0 |
| Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch) | 0 |
| Image Codec | No |
| Segment LCD Controller | No |
| Security & Encryption | 128bit Unique ID, AES 128/192/256, ChaCha20, ECC/RSA-4K, HMAC, SHA224/256), TRNG, DLM |
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Additional Applications
- Smart Home Appliances
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- Wearables
- Access Control
- Smart Sensors
- Connected Agriculture
- IP Camera
- Smart Medical
- Industrial Sensors
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The RA6W1 is an ultra-low-power, highly integrated Wi-Fi 6 MCU combining an Arm® Cortex®-M33 processor, dual-band 802.11ax connectivity, on-chip memory, and flexible peripherals in a single device. Its dynamic power management enables near-zero consumption when idle, extending battery life for months or even years. Designed specifically for IoT, the RA6W1 delivers reliable, secure Wi-Fi connectivity for devices such as door locks, thermostats, sensors, wearables, smart appliances, video doorbells, and other always-connected applications.
The Renesas RA Family of 32-bit MCUs is designed to help device developers create the next generation of secure IoT devices. They are low power, have a wide variety of peripherals and connectivity options, and sport the latest HMI to help end customers have an immersive experience.
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Jan 28, 2022
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