Overview

Description

The ZWIR4512 enables secure low-power wireless IPv6 communication for sensors and small devices. Renesas provides a user-programmable, royalty-free 6LoWPAN stack with mesh routing capability with the ZWIR4512. 6LoWPAN is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard to build wireless, low-power IP-based sensor and device networks. These networks can easily be integrated into existing information technology infrastructure or can operate autonomously. 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 (trademark of Arm Ltd.) microcontroller and provides a rich set of GPIO and peripheral interfaces. Up to 192kB of flash memory and 32kB of RAM are available for the user application. Different low-power modes are provided to save energy in battery-operated devices. The modules provide superior radio properties without the need for complicated external RF design.

Features

  • Several 5V tolerant I/Os available
  • Low current consumption: 3.7μA Standby Mode, 13.5mA Receive Mode, 18.5mA Transmit Mode at 0 dBm
  • Two modulation schemes: BPSK (20kBps EU, 40kBps US) and O-QPSK (100kBps EU, 250kBps US)
  • Receiver sensitivity: up to -110dBm
  • TX output power: up to 10dBm
  • ETSI/FCC compliant
  • Serial command interface with built-in security and over-the-air update functionality
  • Royalty-free library bundle of custom firmware
  • 6LoWPAN communication library with mesh routing capability
  • IPsec & IKEv2 security libraries
  • Over-the-air update library
  • Several peripheral libraries

Documentation

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Datasheet - Short-form
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Guide
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Manual - Development Tools
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Schematic
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Technical Brief
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