NXP Wireless QN908X MCU families based on ARM Cortex-M4F

QN908x is an ultra-low power, high performance and highly integrated Bluetooth 5 certified Low Energy solution for Bluetooth Smart applications such as sports and fitness, human interface devices, and app-enabled smart accessories. It is specially designed for wearables with a small capacity battery.

QN908x integrates a BLE radio, controller and in-flash host software to offer a flexible and easy way to use a BLE SoC solution. It also includes a high performance MCU (ARM Cortex-M4F), on-chip memory, Fusion Sensor Processor (FSP), and peripherals to enable truly single chip wireless solutions.

Key features

• High performance radio with Bluetooth 5 certified
• Ultra Low transmit and receive current consumption
• HW accelerator (FSP) improves time and power efficiency
• Complete Enablement: FreeRTOS, MCUXpresso, Keil and IAR IDEs

Additional features

The QN908x MCU families features:

Power efficient

• 32 MHz (max) ARM® Cortex®-M4F
• Fusion Signal co-Processor (FSP) hardware acceleration for sensor fusion
• 3.5mA Rx current @DC-DC, 3V
• 3.5mA Tx current with 0dBm Tx power @DC-DC, 3V

Large and expandable embedded memory

• 512 kB embedded program flash and 128 kB SRAM
• Quad-SPI interface to external flash for XIP

Complete Bluetooth Low Energy protocol stack and application profiles

• Bluetooth Low Energy v5.0 certified
• BLE 2M PHY with Bluetooth 5 compatibility and qualified

High Integration

• 2x I2C, 2x SPI, 2x USART
• USB 2.0 FS device
• 8-channel 16-bit high resolution ADC
• Up to 8 touch buttons

Reliable and secure

• True Random Number Generator
• Cyclic Redundancy Check
• AES-128

Applications

• Wearables
• Health devices
• Sports and fitness trackers
• HID devices such as keyboards, mice, and remote control
• Smart home nodes
• Building and home automation
• Retail and advertising beacons